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Best Project Cost Management Software

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Projects live and die on many hills, but the one stakeholders are usually most passionate about is cost. Project cost management software is an essential tool from construction to IT and professional services. Having the right project cost software could differentiate between financial control or chaos.

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Mastering the project life cycle: Your complete guide (+ examples)

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The project life cycle , just like a good story, has a beginning, a middle, and (hopefully) a happy end. The beginning involves the ever-so-important planning; then comes the middle, where teams complete various tasks to move the project closer to completion; and finally, an end to review what went well and what didn’t.

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Project Management Basics: Definitions, Methods and Tools

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Now that we’ve determined what a project is, we can define project management as a discipline. What Is Project Management? Project management is a discipline that consists in using project management methodologies, tools and techniques to manage the project life cycle, which is a set of stages that are common to every project.

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Project Documentation: 10 Essential Project Documents

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Project managers know the importance of having project documentation. Project documents must be accurate and constantly updated to keep current with the project. Creating and managing project documentation throughout the project life cycle is critical for project success, but where to start?

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Resource Analysis in Project Management: Steps & Free Templates

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There are also schedule compression techniques that involve reallocating resources, such as fast tracking, performing sequential tasks in parallel to reduce project duration, and project crashing, which reduces project duration by adding additional resources to critical path tasks.

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7 Free Resource Management Templates

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This resource management template is critical to the planning phase of any project. The resource plan template for Excel must be regularly reviewed and updated throughout the project life cycle as changes occur and impact the plan. But it’s not a one-and-done activity.

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Have You Left Anything Out of Your Project Management Plan?

Project Risk Coach

Project Scope Management Plan Define how you will plan, execute, and control scope. Project Time Management Plan Define how you will plan, execute, and control the schedule. Project Cost Management Plan Define how you will plan, execute, and control the budget. Determine your project life cycle.

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