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DECEMBER 5, 2023

Excel project budget templates are one of the most popular tools to create a project budget. However, Excel isn’t the best tool for project budgeting as it doesn’t allow project team members to collaborate online, sharing files among team members it’s a time-consuming process, among other productivity drawbacks.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2023

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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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Managing real estate projects is better served with real estate project management software than struggling with Excel spreadsheets or, worse, trying to stay organized on loose sheets of paper. What Is Real Estate Project Management Software? Identifying cost overruns early can help keep to the budget.

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JUNE 28, 2023

All are important, especially project monitoring. Project monitoring and control is how a project manager ensures the plan they’re implementing with the project team goes off without a hitch. Project controlling involves a lot of steps to thoroughly monitor the project schedule, resources and costs.

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JULY 31, 2024

There are many project management software products on the market and it can be difficult to decide which is the best choice. Both are project management software tools with similar features. Trello vs. Jira, may the best software win. Both software products are designed for agile project management, though not exclusively.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

That’s why a production budget is essential. But what is a production budget and what should be included in one? We’ll answer those questions and then show you how to make a production budget so you’re always producing what your customers want. What Is a Production Budget? They are part of the larger operating budget.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A budget is a document that’s mainly used to break down the costs of executing a project or running the operations of a business for a period of time and define a maximum spending limit for the procurement of resources. Google Sheets helps with collaboration but it isn’t a true project management software.

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AUGUST 26, 2021

Creating a construction budget, therefore, is one of the most important pieces when developing a construction plan. How do you create a construction budget, anticipate the costs for a project and track them to make sure you’re not overspending? Let’s take a look at what goes into making a construction budget. Learn More!

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JANUARY 4, 2024

There are many ways to approach budgeting. Two of the more common approaches are bottom-up budgeting and top-down budgeting. Knowing which is right for you starts with understanding both of these budgeting approaches. Then we’ll show you how to make a budget using both so you can make an informed decision.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

Project management software is a valuable tool for managing your project pipeline. ProjectManager is award-winning project and portfolio management software that has roadmaps to help you manage your project pipeline. Project Budget The project budget is the total amount of the project.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Projects are planned, but for those plans to achieve their goals and for future plans to be more successful, a project review is necessary. That doesn’t mean there’s only one way to do a project review. We define the term and list the types before going into how to conduct a project management review. What Is a Project Review?

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AUGUST 23, 2024

In short, a post-implementation review is a process to evaluate whether the objectives of the project were met. Post-implementation review is the last step in your project cycle and usually involves an independent party, which can act more objectively in making their determinations about how the project was run.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Like the general contractor, engineer or field crew, their work is made more efficient by the use of project management software. But is there project management software for architects? We’ve reviewed the best architecture project management software by features, price and the pros and cons of each.

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AUGUST 14, 2024

Executing a plan, whether a project or a larger organizational strategy, is pointless without monitoring its progress and performance. Download a free KPI dashboard template to try it out and experience those benefits firsthand or upgrade to project management software instead. What Is a KPI Dashboard?

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MAY 9, 2024

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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SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

We’ll answer that question and how project management software like ProjectManager uses version control to store and manage project changes. What Is Version Control in Project Management Software? Version control in project management is a tool to track changes made to project management software.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Project managers monitor resource rates and analyze resource utilization to make informed decisions on balancing workload to keep teams working at capacity, address shortages to ensure that resources are available when and where they’re needed and enhance efficiency. This helps project managers meet project goals and objectives.

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JULY 11, 2023

Every business, even a not-for-profit business, needs a budget. A business budget can be looked at as the fuel that drives the business. To understand what that means, we first have to define what a business budget is, which we’ll do in a moment. What Is a Business Budget?

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JULY 12, 2022

The main reason for preconstruction is to ensure that you’re doing the due diligence before you start building. While it might be disappointing to do the due diligence and then not go forward with the project, it’s a lot less costly than abandoning the project as it’s being executed. Learn more. Model Coordination.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Every project is different, of course, but the differences when managing software development projects are especially so, due to its distinct life-cycle processes. What Is Software Project Management? Software project management is the planning, managing and tracking of software development projects. Learn more.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

They have features, such as project tracking, workflow automation and other standard project management software features. Of course, you can have the best of both worlds, with more powerful features and at a price point that fits your budget. It’s generally a more robust software than Asana. Fair enough. What Is Asana?

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Tools that are embedded in construction project management software , such as Gantt charts and resource management, are key features to control the many phases of a construction product. You’ll also need to speak with the local code office and get a list of requirements and what inspections will be needed throughout the build.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

Construction projects are more likely to succeed with online project management software. Why should general contractor software be the same? This list of the best construction management software for small a business reviews project management solutions aimed at small contractors. They’re not.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

ClickUp and Monday are two of the more visible project management software products on the market. ProjectManager is an award-winning project and portfolio management software that has better features than either ClickUp or Monday and at a competitive price. While both are collaborative software tools, ClickUp has real-time chat.

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AUGUST 7, 2024

General contractors strive to maintain each job’s profit margin, so it makes sense that the construction project will be monitored closely to ensure it’s progressing as planned. A work-in-progress (WIP) report is one of the tools used to track the budget. This will eat into a general contractor’s profit margin.

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JULY 2, 2021

Teams use task management software to execute tasks on time, within budget and with the right resources. But there are a lot of task management software solutions to choose from, and it can be hard to know which is the best. What Is Task Management Software? So, what’s the best task management software?

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APRIL 9, 2024

Now, kanban boards can be found in many project management software tools, though one can also use spreadsheet software such as Excel or Google Sheets. Use Google Sheets to make a kanban board that can do some of the basic actions of kanban software. For advanced kanban software features, use ProjectManager instead.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

We’ll show you how to make a Gantt chart in ProjectManager and why construction Gantt charts help deliver projects on time and within budget. ProjectManager is award-winning project and portfolio management software with powerful Gantt charts that help construction managers deliver projects on time and within budget.

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JULY 30, 2024

Program managers can also use the program roadmap to track progress to ensure that all projects are staying on schedule, budget and keeping to quality standards. Project management software can help program managers create and manage program roadmaps. Tracking these costs is essential to keeping to each project’s budget.

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AUGUST 21, 2024

Project management software is encouraged, but for those not ready to upgrade, we’ll offer some templates to help with the processes involved in project management for professional services. This is done through project management processes, such as planning, scheduling, executing and monitoring projects. What Is Project Management?

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AUGUST 6, 2024

Planning, scheduling, monitoring and controlling are all key elements of project management that work to ensure the time spent and progress made over the life cycle of the project is as efficient as possible. Allocating resources helps to complete tasks on time and keeps the project on budget.

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MARCH 19, 2021

If you want to keep a construction project on track and meet your deadlines, you want construction scheduling software that is robust and dynamic. There are many construction scheduling software products on the market that sell themselves as the go-to tool for the construction project manager. But how do they measure up to the task?

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JULY 8, 2021

There are plenty of well-known project management solutions and many more lesser known software products on the market. Smartsheet is a work management software with the aim to get teams to collaborate. Also, as information is updated on one Smartsheet it is automatically updated throughout the software. What Is Smartsheet?

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APRIL 25, 2023

Whether you’re running a company or a project, you’re going to have to deal with a budget. A budget is the spending plan that you forecast using estimates of income and expenses. To ensure you’re keeping to that ever-important operating budget, you’ll be making a regular budget report as well as referencing financial statements.

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

We’ve learned a lot over the past year about social distancing, hand washing, and, if you want to keep productivity chugging along, you need project management software. They plan, execute, monitor and report on performance. ProjectManager.com is an award-winning software that organizes teams and projects from initiation to closure.

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JUNE 12, 2024

There are many free and paid software that can make a Gantt chart. They range from basic data visualization tools to specialized Gantt chart software with advanced project planning, scheduling and tracking features. In this blog, we’ll review the main pros and cons of making a Gantt chart in Google Docs. Customize it as needed.

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MAY 19, 2022

Let’s review strategies and tools you can use, and learn how they can help you close that gap to promote successful project execution. We’ll hear from experts and review key takeaways that project leaders can immediately put into practice in their programs and projects. And you’re not alone in this challenge. Manage Team.

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