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How to Create a Project Initiation Document (Template Included)

ProjectManager.com

JULY 26, 2023

This allows the project manager to get buy-in from the project’s key stakeholders and ensure all the research has been done to move into the planning phase without any hiccups. That’s why a project initiation document (PID) is so important. What Is a Project Initiation Document (PID)?

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How to Reduce Project Costs: 7 Actionable Tips

Teamweek

JUNE 3, 2024

Scope creep is one of the main reasons why projects exceed their budgets. It happens when a project’s scope keeps expanding without proper control, resulting in higher project costs. This article aims to help project managers who are burdened with monitoring project scope and reducing project costs.

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10 Do’s & Don’ts of Project Cost Management

nTask

MARCH 2, 2022

Unexpected costs, events, and miscalculations can take your project down the hill in no time. This is where project cost management jumps in. Cost management helps you to mitigate the risk of any surprise costs and budget constraints. What is Project Cost Management? Let’s Begin!

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Mastering Project Cost Management: A Step-by-Step Guide

Scoro

JULY 2, 2024

It’s easy to get behind on managing project costs amid all your other day-to-day responsibilities, especially if you have a lot of projects going at the same time. But if you don’t have a handle on cost management, you’ll likely experience overservicing, delivery delays, and less profitable projects.

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Guide to Effective Project Cost Management

EasyProjects

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Whether it’s designing a new product or improving upon an existing work process, nothing matters more than how much it will cost the company in the end. This is where project cost management comes into play. For this reason, a budget must be determined to ensure that the allocated project costs stay in line.

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Project cost management software: What to look for

Wrike

JULY 16, 2024

While this might initially make sense, the real struggle comes as you scale. Try Wrike for free Book a demo Why it pays to manage all your project costs in a single tool When you look for project cost management software, you’ll notice there are lots of different kinds of tools out there.

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Everything You Need to Know About Project Cost Management in 2022

nTask

MARCH 30, 2022

According to a report generated by PMI , 14% of the IT projects surveyed and started by companies in the organizational paradigm are deemed failures. Today, we will discuss project cost management, the benefits associated with it, and the steps involved in the overall cost management process. So, let’s begin.

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Project Cost Management: The Ultimate Guide

Teamweek

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Even when you tell yourself that “this time is going to be different,” — but project costs somehow still manage to get out of control? Only 43% of projects are “mostly or always” completed on budget. Let’s talk about project cost management. ??. What is project cost management?

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Project Monitoring and Control: Tools & Steps

ProjectManager.com

JUNE 28, 2023

What Is Project Monitoring and Control? Before we get to the steps to monitor your project, let’s put the concept into context. There are five phases in the project management process: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling and closing. Earlier detection means earlier mitigation.

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11 project risk examples: Watch out for these common pitfalls

Planio

MARCH 11, 2024

Whether you’re launching a new product, migrating an IT server, or remodeling an operational process, project uncertainty contributes to 66% of projects failing (or partially failing) every year. But the problem is that risks aren’t always obvious or apparent — until you’re knee-deep trying to slog your way out of one.

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Project Intake Process: Prioritizing Project Requests & Proposals

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 10, 2024

The project intake process is a way to standardize the steps involved in requisition, assessing and accepting, declining or deferring incoming requests or new projects. It’s used by PMOs to manage the requests they get from the many projects they’re overseeing. Project management software takes templates to the next level.

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Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM): Understanding ROM Estimates

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 19, 2022

No one needs to tell you that projects cost money. But how much they’ll cost is an open question. The closer you can come to an accurate forecast of project costs, the more likely you’ll deliver a successful project. Rough order of magnitude (ROM) can help you better estimate project costs.

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Measuring the Project Management Maturity of Your Organization

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 23, 2024

In other words, you can look at an organization with strong project management maturity as one that’s managing the planning, execution and compilation of its projects well. This is true across all industries, from construction to manufacturing, professional services to IT and, really any organization that is managing projects.

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How to Use Resource Tracking Software for Projects

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

When you initially learn about resource tracking, you might wonder how it differs from project management. While there are similarities between the two, resource tracking helps support the project management process. Resource Tracking Resource tracking monitors how resources are assigned and used throughout a project.

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The only must-have project documents you need (with 9 templates)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 13, 2024

Having said that, the business case could be as simple as an email to an exec asking for permission to go forward with an initiative. Once the business case is approved, you can move forward into the Project Initiation phase. Once the business case is approved, you can move forward into the Project Initiation phase.

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Project Cost Estimation: Overview of the Process, Main Challenges, and Recommendations

Epicflow Blog

JULY 5, 2022

Estimation of project cost is one of the core practices of the project initiation stage, which becomes the basis for the approved project budget. At the same time, the forecasted cost should not be too overestimated or underestimated. What helps make cost estimation simple and efficient?

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Project Financial Management: Managing Project Financials

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Our real-time dashboards give project managers a high-level overview of project costs whenever they want them. Dashboards have easy-to-read graphs and charts that track five other project metrics, too. ProjectManager’s live dashboard captures project costs in real time.

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Risk Management Process Explained (+resources, templates)

PM Basics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

I’ve been managing software development projects for more than 11 years. Risk management is arguably the most crucial piece in my project management approach. Therefore, I spent lots of time and effort creating a practical risk management process. You’ll get the whole risk management process below.

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Monte Carlo Risk Analysis in Project Management

Project Pulse Journal

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

By: Dr. Michael Shick, MSPM, PMP, CSM Are you a project manager struggling to predict the risks in your projects accurately during planning? Do you find yourself overcome by the inherent uncertainty of project variables like cost or schedule and worried about how they might impact your project's success?

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How to Start a Project in 10 Steps

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

After you do all this, you’ll have the duration of the project. Estimate Your Project Costs Project costs refer to the financial investment for delivering the project. Every task will have associated costs, such as team member salaries, equipment rentals, raw materials and more. Here are some others.

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Create & Manage a Project Budget Using Software

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 21, 2022

With these features, you can simply update and add items as they arise throughout the project. ProjectManager is cloud-based software that allows you to plan and track project costs in real time. Get more control, data and visibility for your project and budget. What Is a Project Budget? Learn More!

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Top 10 Project Management Qualifications

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

Project Planning Project planning is organizing tasks, the resources needed to complete them, costs and schedules to deliver a product or service by the deadline. Project planning is the second stage in project management, after initiation and before execution, monitoring and controlling and closing.

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11 Examples of Project Risks And How to Avoid Them

Teamweek

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

We often plan a project with this overly optimistic mindset — never considering the myriad of project risks out there. Before you know it, you’re mid-project and starting to feel the heat. Source Most projects “fail” for similar reasons. The most common types of risks can be filed under the label: “$#!%

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16 Bid Proposal Templates for Word and Excel

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

It can be customized as a proposal for a construction, IT, marketing, engineering or business project. The template delivers the rationale for the project by formally communicating to sponsors or a boss the good reasons to initiate the project to solve a specific problem or exploit a business opportunity.

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How to Measure Project Profitability

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

As projects are all about the bottom line, you can imagine the importance of project profitability in project management. Being able to determine beforehand whether a project will turn a profit is how organizations can decide which projects to initiate and which ones to skip. What Is Project Profitability?

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What Is Project Accounting? Principles, Methods & More

ProjectManager.com

JUNE 22, 2022

Let’s look at what a project account is as well as its principles and methods. What Is Project Accounting? Project accounting refers to all elements related to financial transactions in a project. This includes everything from project costs, billing and revenue. Project Accounting vs. Financial Accounting.

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Project Documentation: 10 Essential Project Documents

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 29, 2022

These documents, such as the project plan, project schedule or project budget, define activities, procedures and guidelines to be followed by the project team. Project documentation has several purposes, such as project planning, cost management or risk management. Risk Register.

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What Is a Cost Baseline in Project Management? A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Like any project management baseline, a cost baseline is used to compare actual spend versus cost estimates. Ideally, the cost estimates and actual project costs numbers should match or, better yet, the actual costs should be lower than the cost baseline. How to Create a Cost Baseline.

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Project Management Basics: Definitions, Methods and Tools

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 31, 2023

Project Life Cycle The project life cycle describes the five phases all projects go through. Project managers should be very knowledgeable in each of these 10 project management knowledge areas so they can guide teams through the project life cycle and make sure the triple constraint is well balanced.

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Risk Management Plan Example (Comprehensive Guide+Tempalte)

PM Basics

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In this article, you’ll find the real-life project risk management plan example. It comes from my practical experience working on software development projects. Below the example, you’ll find all the required information and resources to create your Risk Management Plan quickly and for free. Monitoring Risks.

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Resource Forecasting Guide for Project Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

It facilitates effective resource allocation and leads to the success of projects. Additionally, these are some of the critical benefits of resource forecasting in project management, which we’ll discuss below. They could be under-skilled or overqualified, affecting delivery or overall project cost.

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The 10 Project Management Knowledge Areas (PMBOK)

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

PMI has divided the large field of project management into 10 more digestible parts, which it calls the 10 project management knowledge areas in its A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). These are the chronological phases that every project goes through. What holds a project together?

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Project Management Process Groups: A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Project management software helps project managers stay on top of each of these process groups. The project management process groups are the following. Initiating Phase. In this phase, project managers discuss the business value of the project, as well as if the project is feasible. Cost control.

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What Is Alternative Analysis in Project Management?

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 9, 2021

An alternative analysis is the evaluation of the various routes you can pursue to achieve the goal of a project or a particular project management objective. These factors can be operational, such as cost, risk and effectiveness, as well as the potential shortfalls of those operational factors. Assess the Alternatives.

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Construction Delivery Methods: A Quick Guide for Projects

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 4, 2022

Finally, we’ll describe some of the more popular construction delivery methods and how construction project management software can help deliver success no matter which construction delivery method you choose. A construction delivery method is a procedure by which a construction project goes from initiation to close.

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What Is a Post-Implementation Review in Project Management?

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 23, 2024

Learn more Post-Implementation Review Process: 11-Step Checklist To get the most out of your project, you want to employ a post-implementation review process. While this can start at any time after the initial project has been completed, starting it sooner than later makes sure that the project details are still fresh in the team’s mind.

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Project Budget Template for Excel

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

You can also assign labor costs to team members, and that potential cost is automatically calculated as you assign them tasks and work hours. Plus, as the project unfolds, our real-time dashboards can track project costs and compare them against your initial planned costs, so projects don’t ever have to go over budget.

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Capital Budgeting: Definitions, Steps & Techniques

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The following capital budgeting techniques can help decision-makers remove projects that don’t meet their minimum performance threshold and provide a comparison to rank one project against the others. It has nothing to do with the value of the project, but the timeframe of the return on investment.

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5 Main Challenges of Project Portfolio Management

WorkOtter

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

For enterprise players, this equates to millions of dollars in unrealized potential, wasted resource time, and potentially impacts other important initiatives tied to company goals. Ineffective Risk Management Risks are inevitable in project portfolio management, especially when overseeing multiple complex projects simultaneously.

PMO

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Project Budgeting: An Interview with Sol Benady

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Make sure the assumptions you are making are sound and you aren’t caught out partway through the project. Have a risk budget. One thing that’s important to have is a risk budget. There will be scope creep and things that happen during the project that are not expected. Explaining ‘Run Rate’.

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10 Essential Excel Report Templates

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Below are 10 essential Excel report templates that you can use now to get valuable data on your project. These Excel report templates cover everything from status reports to risk registers for a clear view of how your project is doing. The free project dashboard template is a high-level view of your project.

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Top Project Metrics You Need to Track

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

They can also be used to keep project stakeholders informed, though they’re usually only interested in two project metrics: time and cost. Project management software makes gathering and calculating project metrics easier.

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Project Estimate Template

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 8, 2021

Estimating might not be an exact science, but it is one of the most important aspects of planning for a project. It’s how you build a budget by figuring out as best as possible what your project costs will be, including resources and how long you’ll need them for. ProjectManager.com’s Project Estimate Template.

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Powering Success: The Impact of Project Management in the Energy Industry

The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Failure to deliver projects on time and within budget can have severe consequences such as: Disruptions to service : Delayed or incomplete projects can lead to power outages, water shortages, or other disruptions to essential services. Financial losses : Overruns in project costs can strain budgets and reduce profitability.

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How to Create a Project Initiation Document (Template Included)

How to Reduce Project Costs: 7 Actionable Tips

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Project cost management software: What to look for

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Project Cost Management: The Ultimate Guide

Project Monitoring and Control: Tools & Steps

11 project risk examples: Watch out for these common pitfalls

Project Intake Process: Prioritizing Project Requests & Proposals

Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM): Understanding ROM Estimates

Measuring the Project Management Maturity of Your Organization

How to Use Resource Tracking Software for Projects

The only must-have project documents you need (with 9 templates)

Project Cost Estimation: Overview of the Process, Main Challenges, and Recommendations

Project Financial Management: Managing Project Financials

Risk Management Process Explained (+resources, templates)

Monte Carlo Risk Analysis in Project Management

How to Start a Project in 10 Steps

Create & Manage a Project Budget Using Software

Top 10 Project Management Qualifications

11 Examples of Project Risks And How to Avoid Them

16 Bid Proposal Templates for Word and Excel

How to Measure Project Profitability

What Is Project Accounting? Principles, Methods & More

Project Documentation: 10 Essential Project Documents

What Is a Cost Baseline in Project Management? A Quick Guide

Project Management Basics: Definitions, Methods and Tools

Risk Management Plan Example (Comprehensive Guide+Tempalte)

Resource Forecasting Guide for Project Managers

The 10 Project Management Knowledge Areas (PMBOK)

Project Management Process Groups: A Quick Guide

What Is Alternative Analysis in Project Management?

Construction Delivery Methods: A Quick Guide for Projects

What Is a Post-Implementation Review in Project Management?

Project Budget Template for Excel

Capital Budgeting: Definitions, Steps & Techniques

5 Main Challenges of Project Portfolio Management

Project Budgeting: An Interview with Sol Benady

10 Essential Excel Report Templates

Top Project Metrics You Need to Track

Project Estimate Template

Powering Success: The Impact of Project Management in the Energy Industry

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