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The secret weapon to precise project planning: Parametric estimating (with examples!)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

What is parametric estimation? Parametric estimating is a form of project estimation that works for time, resource and cost estimates. It uses parameters (characteristics) to create estimates based on what you already know, so in that respect it’s useful for a project manager because it’s reliable.

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Project Review Process: A How-to Guide

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Any project manager with even a little experience knows that rarely are plans executed without a hitch, which is why a project review process is an essential part of the monitoring and control phase of the project life cycle. Project management software helps to gather this data. It’s like an instant status report whenever you need it.

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Business Process Improvement: Steps & Methodologies

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As such, business processes need to be constantly evolving to adapt and bring satisfaction to the customer as efficiently as possible. Organizations are continually looking for leadership team that’s experienced in business process management (BPM). Before we can improve the business process, we must first understand it.

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Quantity Takeoff in Construction: Process, Benefits and More

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General contractors have to accurately estimate the amount of those items to keep their profit margin. They do this through the process of a quantity takeoff. What is quantity takeoff and when should this process happen in the construction project management cycle? Our Gantt charts do more than schedule work and resources.

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Best Project Cost Management Software

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Project cost management software is a tool designed to help project managers and teams plan, estimate, budget and control costs throughout the project life cycle. Cost management is a cornerstone of project management and touches on resource management, cost control, cost estimating and much more.

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Acumatica Construction Edition: Key Features and Integrations

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While construction general contractors can use Acumatica’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) software to manage operations, they’ll need integrations to share construction project data. It isn’t, however, a tool equipped to manage complex schedules, allocation of resources and data on tasks. This can be done with integrations.

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Free Time Management Worksheets & Templates

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Archiving timesheets gives managers historical data on labor costs that can help better estimate time and costs for future projects. Timesheets are more than tools to facilitate the payroll process. The right-hand timeline is then automatically populated with this data. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.