While shrinking margins and high competition are impacting the construction industry these days, there are opportunities for companies to do things more efficiently, says Christopher Cook, a construction project manager with more than 40 major projects under his belt and author of “The Entrepreneurial Project Manager.” One of the changes [...]
In a recent survey of 350 lawyers across Canada and the United States, Robert Half’s Future Law Office 2020 report reflected on the top four issues that respondents believe will impact the legal industry over the next five years. The survey revealed these issues: View Moira Alexander’s article as it’s [...]
Budget overruns are a project manager’s nightmare. These budget management strategies will keep your project budget under control — and your stakeholders happyBudget overruns are a litmus test for project success or failure. Few companies have an unlimited budget, so the first thing project stakeholders look to in determining whether [...]
Project managers who follow these seven high-level project management tips will achieve on-time, on-budget, goal-focused delivery of high-profile projects, thereby increasing their project success rates and career prospects.According to Project Management Institute’s 2017 “Pulse of the Profession” global survey, organizations are wasting $97 million for every $1 billion invested due [...]
If projects are perpetually over budget, it could signal bigger underlying problems that need addressing ASAP. Let's take a look at two out of the many possible causes of continuous project budget overruns, and then explore how to address each one. View Moira Alexander’s article as it’s published on Source [...]
[ad_1] Budget overruns are a project manager’s nightmare. These project budget management strategies will keep your project budget under control — and your stakeholders happy. Budget overruns are a litmus test for project success or failure. Few companies have an unlimited budget, so the first thing project stakeholders look to [...]
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If your accounting department is still seen as a back-office expense, one you pay for because well, you have to, then you’ve missed out on one of the biggest business shifts in recent years: accounting’s rise as a true strategic partner. The finance and accounting function is shifting from the [...]
