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Capital Budgeting: Definitions, Steps & Techniques

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Figuring out what to spend its capital on, such as capital spending on long-term assets, is part of capital budgeting. First, we need to define capital budgeting, what a capital budget is and why it’s important. Then we can go through the capital budgeting techniques and the steps to a capital budgeting process.

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Resource Analysis in Project Management: Steps & Free Templates

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Anyone working on a project should understand the definition of resource analysis, the various types of resource analysis and the steps that need to be taken when applying resource analysis to a project. When resources are managed effectively, the project has a greater chance of being delivered on time and within budget.

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Organizational Project Management (OPM) Basics

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Let’s start by digging deeper into the definition of organizational project management and the various components that make it up. Project Management Project management is the process of planning, organizing and managing resources to deliver a project on time, within budget and meeting quality expectations.

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What Is an IT Budget? IT Budgeting Basics (Template Included)

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Managing information costs and managing information security for those costs are part of making an IT budget. First, we need to understand what an IT budget is, how often they’re made and what is the best size for one. What Is an IT Budget? An IT budget consists of all the IT spending for an organization over one year.

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Project Budget Template for Excel

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A project budget contains the financial details of your project, including the estimates of all the money you need to layout to lead a successful project, from resources to materials. Monitor project expenses with this Excel budget template. The budget is the life’s blood of your project, so you need to monitor it accurately.

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Project Crashing in Project Management: Definition & Best Practices

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This is when the triple constraint usually comes into play; scope, time and budget. Sometimes you can use either, but if the project is already over-budget and you don’t have funds, then fast tracking is the likely option. Create a Budget. If one falls behind, the others have to make up the slack. Make Your Choice.

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Tracking Budget Variance in Project Management

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Those disruptions can play havoc on a project’s budget. Therefore, project managers are always tracking budget variance to deliver projects without breaking the bank. We’ll define project variance below as well as what a budget variance analysis is. What Is Budget Variance?

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