Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 20, 2023

Why use a Terms of Reference document? A Terms of Reference document is a really versatile document. What is a Terms of Reference document? A Terms of Reference is a short document that sets out the scope, boundaries, resources, objectives and constraints for a particular activity. I’m glad you asked.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 29, 2024

Do you need to write a budget proposal report? We start with the 5 easy steps to plan and write your budget proposal. A proposal budget is similar to a project budget, but with a very different goal. A proposal budget is similar to a project budget, but with a very different goal. I’ll show you how.

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Project Risk Coach

MARCH 2, 2021

You look at your budget, but you don't have the funds to respond to these risks. Why Reserves are Needed During the course of a project, you and your project team identify risks which are referred to as known/unknown risks. The project manager adds the contingency reserve to the project budget, resulting in the cost baseline.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

We used to have meetings like that until we implemented a terms of reference for the meeting series. You can create a meeting terms of reference using the template structure below and streamline your committees. Quorum refers to the number of people present to make a decision. Ready to get started? Probably not.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 13, 2020

We start with 5 steps for how to put a proposal budget together and then Edoardo shares a worked (fictional) example to show you what the budget would look like once it is completed. Scroll to the bottom to download this article as a handy PDF so you can keep it for reference as you create your proposal.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

It’s used to evaluate progress to ensure that the project is on track with respect to its schedule, budget and deliverables. Gate Review The gate review, often referred to as a phase gate review or stage gate review , is a structured evaluation process that occurs at certain points, or gates, in a project’s life cycle.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The project management charter serves as a reference document. Remember, the sections outlined below should be short because they refer to more detailed project planning documents, such as a scope statement , project budget, risk management plan or request for proposal. Build the Project Budget.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

Its main purpose is to serve as a reference that is compared against the project performance once the execution phase begins. Cost overrun This is the actual cost that exceeds the estimated cost in the budget, also known as a cost increase or budget overrun. Learn more in our Ultimate Guide to Gantt Charts.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

This is when the triple constraint usually comes into play; scope, time and budget. It could refer to spending more money to get things done faster. It can also refer to pinpointing the critical path, providing greater resources there, without necessarily thinking about being efficient. Create a Budget. Make Your Choice.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 24, 2021

One of these formulas solves for Estimate at Completion — an important metric for monitoring a project budget. This term refers to the practice of estimating a project budget during the project’s life. Your EAC can then be compared to the originally projected budget. What is Estimate at Completion (EAC)?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 25, 2024

If the organization is still deciding if the project is a good fit for them, they often refer to it as relevant cash flow, which is used to describe the financial analysis of taking on the project. You can track your planned vs. actual costs to make sure you’re keeping to your budget. Our dashboard is ready when you are.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 4, 2021

Creating an accurate construction project budget is an essential part of the planning phase. This budget will dictate exactly how much can be spent on materials, supplies equipment and which contractors to hire. Because construction projects have so many moving parts, their budgets must be extremely detailed.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 24, 2024

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. It refers to the centralized management of one or more project portfolios to achieve strategic objectives.”

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

To do this requires planning, estimating, budgeting, funding, managing project expenses and billing. The budgeting part of project financial management is by far the most important aspect of this process. Project Costs Project costs refer to the total funds that a project requires. This money can be used to fund the project.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 23, 2024

Get your free Operating Budget Template Use this free Operating Budget Template for Excel to manage your projects better. And, just as in any project, there’s someone at the top responsible for planning and monitoring the project to ensure it’s delivered on time and within budget.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 18, 2021

You might also here artifacts referred to as templates, documents, outputs or deliverables, but in all cases they relate to the work of managing the project, not the thing you are creating as the output of the project. Here are some examples: Budget Milestone schedule Scope baseline Performance measurement baseline.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 17, 2022

Those constraints are threefold: Cost: The financial constraints of a project, also known as the project budget. As stated above, project managers can increase or reduce the cost, time and scope of a project with trade-offs to keep it on schedule and under budget. Create a project budget based on the estimated costs of the project.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In this blog, we’ll explore the most important project management key performance indicators, commonly referred to as project management KPIs or simply project KPIs and the benefits of using them during the project life cycle. You want to keep a close eye on your labor cost to see, are you over budget? Are you under budget?

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 12, 2022

The preconstruction phase in construction project management refers to the preliminary planning and engineering services that the construction company implements before construction begins. Preconstruction is important but so is having the right tools to create a schedule, assemble a team and develop a budget. Learn more.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The project is divided into tasks, which are scheduled with start dates and deadlines, as well as budgets for each task. This area involves the project budget, which means having good estimating tools to make sure that the funds cover the extent of the project and are being monitored regularly to keep stakeholders or sponsors informed.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 29, 2021

If they don’t do this regularly, odds are the budget will suffer and their project will fail entirely. It’s the project manager’s job to take all of these costs into account and create a flexible budget. Track your project’s costs in real time and deliver it under budget with ProjectManager. Try It Free!

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 15, 2020

They have to schedule work, manage people, manage budgets and wrangle technology—just to name a few. If you had to boil it down and define the core function of a project manager in just one sentence, it would be something like, “Project managers ensure work is finished on time and within budget.”. Enter Resources and Budgets.

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Project Risk Coach

APRIL 26, 2021

How many of your projects came in over budget? The sponsor increased the budget to $110,000. We give and we take, and we attempt to find ways to deal with the budget constraints we face each day. Adding, changing, or eliminating project activities without adjusting the budget is a formula for disaster. Great start!

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 22, 2019

Here’s a screenshot of the whiteboard for your reference. Looking at these two points, we’re dealing with a few variances: Time, which refers to the schedule. Cost, which refers to the budget. Scope, which refers to deliverables, products and services. We also want to look at the cost, specifically our budget.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 14, 2021

Ideally, you’d be able to provide a definitive estimate, carefully created from loads of input from subject matter experts and plenty of research on past projects and their budgets. And we haven’t yet received the mandate to do a deep dive into requirements and scope that would enable more accurate results from the budget forecasting.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Here’s a shot of the whiteboard for your reference! The days of technical, scope, scheduling, budgeting, assigning resources and delivering deliverables on time have evolved to include soft skills such as conflict resolution, leadership, and even trends towards more business management skills such as business modeling and strategic analysis.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Cost management is the process by which one plans and manages the budget of a business or project. In the case of a project, it helps the project manager estimate what the project will cost and set in place controls by which they can reduce the chance of the project going over budget. Cost Management Overview. They are outlined below.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 20, 2017

This paperwork can be called your scope statement or terms of reference, but more often it’s referred to as a statement of work (SOW). That means achieving the goals of the project within the time and budget approved by the stakeholders. Develop quality and evaluation criteria. Manage Scope to Keep Your Project on Track.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This is done at the initiation phase of the project and will be referred to throughout the project as a refresher. The project proposal will sometimes refer to the project description as an executive summary. Project Budget Template You’ll have to estimate the cost of the project in your project description.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 30, 2021

Is it delivery on budget? Perhaps budget is the most important thing to your stakeholders, and quality is taking a back seat on the project. These are the success criteria which you can refer to in project audits or the post-project review. Think about some of the projects that have hit the headlines recently (in any country).

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 23, 2024

Scheduling production, planning a budget and allocating resources only sets up manufacturing for success. Finally, we’ll add links to free project management templates to help manufacturers deliver on time and within budget. The production volume to be manufactured by an organization should be determined by its production budget.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 27, 2022

It’s not easy for construction companies to make accurate budget forecasts. But creating a detailed budget is key to successful construction project management. To create a realistic budget, you need to know the difference between these two costs. When it comes to budgeting, hard costs are easier to estimate.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Each task in your project plan will have project resources like people, time and a budget attached. In fact, the most common constraints in project management are referred to as the triple constraint ; time, cost and scope. Failure to do so is a sure way to fall off schedule and overspend your budget. Learn More.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 14, 2024

We’ve been referring to project managers and stakeholders as the main users of RAG statuses, but there are many people involved in the project who will want to use this technique. The section on the project health goes over budget, schedule, quality and scope. Download Excel File Who Uses RAG Statuses to Track Project KPIs?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Using a production order also helps manufacturers to optimize their expenses and improve budgeting. Using production orders, and archiving old ones, allows you to reference previous inventory costs to see what you spent in the past and make sure your future orders are within budget.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 9, 2019

But it’s important that you also have to understand what is meant by the word analyze in reference to project risk management. Here’s a shot of the whiteboard for your reference! Risk Analysis vs. Risk Identification vs. Risk Management. People frequently confuse risk analysis with risk identification and risk management. Procurements.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 10, 2023

This means that the initial estimate should be delayed if at all possible, or given as a broad range, and the problem of insufficient adjustment should be given real attention by management to ensure that estimates of key factors such as the portfolio budget really do evolve over time to reflect true values. (p.

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