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PSMJ Resources Blog: Do Small Projects Need Schedules?

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Do Small Projects Need Schedules? Is it really critical that small projects have a schedule? Here are some of the most important reasons that schedules are developed: 1) First and foremost, you always want to get the work done on time. Without a schedule, it gets done when it gets done. quality, speed, and profitability.

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Home Building by the Numbers

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The Shinn Group’s long-running Fin-Op analysis, backed by decades of data, offers builders a road map to profitability and a benchmark of performance. Predicting Profit: How to Know Your Margin Before You Close. Predicting Profit: How to Know Your Margin Before You Close. What makes a builder consistently profitable?

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5 Marketing Responsibilities for Every Project Manager

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project managers as is the ability to adhere to schedules, oversee a. Manage Proposals: Proposals are mini-projects, with a schedule, a. work and the firm’s finances in great enough detail that they can. Corporate Finance Associates blog. 5 Fundamental Finance Tasks for PMs. ► 2007. (8).

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PSMJ Resources Blog: Effective Project Managers Need Authority

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Each time a PM, without this level of authority, is asked to do something by the client, there will be a schedule delay caused by the PM having to ask permission, or wait and analyze before committing the firm’s resources. The PM must understand finance and serve as the last bastion of the firm’s cash flow picture.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: 7 Steps for Iterative Planning

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By using repeat, or “iterative,” planning, you can improve the overall project schedule. Define the major (10 to 12) schedule milestones. Outline all of the already-known tasks in the initial schedule for all of the project phases (preliminary design, code review, cost estimate, etc.). ► 2007. (8).

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PSMJ Resources Blog: Stress Busters for Your Project Team

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Satisfying clients, making a profit, hitting deadlines, meeting professional standards, and avoiding liability actions all create stress on A/E/C project teams. Project managers that master these normal stress inducers report lower turnover, higher productivity and profits, and increased work satisfaction among their team members.

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Winners of 2012 Best A/E/C Employer Award Named in San Francisco

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Best A/E/C Employer Award winners not only have highly engaged employees, but they keep their employees engaged by providing them with the kinds of professional career opportunities that come from a growing, profitable firm. Corporate Finance Associates blog. Do Small Projects Need Schedules? ► 2007. (8).