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15 Project Management Challenges & How to Overcome Them

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Project management is all about solving problems before they happen. That’s why you make a plan, schedule tasks and monitor the work to make sure you’re staying on track. But even the best planning isn’t going to avoid challenges throughout the project. If you can balance these three constraints you’ll deliver a quality project.

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Top 10 Project Management Qualifications

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Having PMP certification is an industry standard to show that you’ve learned the basics and know the various project management methodologies. Video: Project Management Qualifications Overview Learn about the top-10 project management qualifications in this tutorial video featuring Jennifer Bridges, PMP.

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Schedule of Values in Construction (Example & Template Included)

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We’ll get into the benefits of a schedule of values in a moment, but the use of this project document helps with financial control, payment management, project monitoring and documentation throughout the project. Then add all the line items to get your total project cost.

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How to Build and Implement a Project Strategy

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Create a Project Budget The project budget will determine the resources, which is the estimated costs of the project. By creating a budget, the project manager can forecast the project costs. Here, you’ll see KPIs such as project cost, time and progress displayed in easy-to-read graphs and charts.

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7 Budget Templates for Business & Project Budgeting

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The project budget is developed during the planning phase of a project. It’s a document that captures the total costs required to complete a project over a specified timeframe. The more accurate your forecast for project costs, the more likely you’ll be able to deliver a successful project and make a profit.

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Resource Requirements in Project Management: A Quick Guide

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Therefore, a project manager must use resource-tracking tools to monitor and control resource requirements. This will enhance the resource management plan and allocation of those resources as you can adjust to respond to changes in your project. We publish weekly blogs, tutorial videos and, of course, free templates.

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Cost Management Basics

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The cost management process begins in the planning phase of the project, where the costs are approved by executives before being implemented. Then, when the project is executed, the expenses are carefully monitored and recorded to make sure that they’re aligned with the cost management plan.