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..."In every company I have ever worked in, this is derived from a "man-day" rate applied to every member of the team. Multiply that by the anticipated number of days that each person will spend on the project and you have your anticipated spend. Ea…
Correct me if I'm wrong, but let's say your project's budget was approved given that the benefit/cost ratio has put it within the top X favorable strategic initiatives. If your projected costs increase, the ratio of benefit to cost will become less…
Was this a serious blog? Or are you making the point that tracking spend is important?
Hi Chris.
Budgets sure are frustrating! I share your sentiments. But I think you miss the point that the budget (the initial and expected investment) is, more often than not, the single deciding factor in the business case that will allow a project…
You must consider that with capital expenditures, a company must secure funds according to the project(s) cash flow requirements to minimize the financing cost. If there is a change in the budget requirements for what ever reason, the finance depart…
I find it hard to understand sometimes, why we pay so much attention to project budgets. Masters theses have been written on the subject of tracking and controlling the project budget.
But why, I have to ask, is that budget, so damned important?
In…
Back in the early nineties I reached a point where I had just one more promotion to shoot for before reaching the end of the (technical) ladder. And there was only one place available in the entire company. So either I stagnated or changed direction…
How are things going now? Did you obtain the buy-in that you need from your Sponsors and finalize your project team?
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- Swiftcover.com
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- Project Manager
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- Cobham
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- Surrey
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- UK
- Industry:
- Insurance, Software, Internet
- Professional PM certifications:
- Yes
- Years in Project Management:
- 7-15
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Chris Davies's Blog
Tracking project spend is a waste of time
I find it hard to understand sometimes, why we pay so much attention to project budgets. Masters theses have been written on the subject of tracking and controlling the project budget.
But why, I have to ask, is that budget, so damned important?
In the IT world, costs usually fall into two categories - hardware and people. You may budget for new servers, cabling, PCs etc and be pretty accurate. You will also need to provide an estimate of the development costs, right? In every company I have ev… Continue
But why, I have to ask, is that budget, so damned important?
In the IT world, costs usually fall into two categories - hardware and people. You may budget for new servers, cabling, PCs etc and be pretty accurate. You will also need to provide an estimate of the development costs, right? In every company I have ev… Continue
Posted on November 13, 2009 at 10:11am — 5 Comments
Project management vs Paper management
Back in the early nineties I reached a point where I had just one more promotion to shoot for before reaching the end of the (technical) ladder. And there was only one place available in the entire company. So either I stagnated or changed direction. I approached my boss and told him I wanted to go into project management.
"Oh, you don't want this job," he told me emphatically.
The problem was, his job was not project management, but IT team management. We had component-based teams and he ran… Continue
"Oh, you don't want this job," he told me emphatically.
The problem was, his job was not project management, but IT team management. We had component-based teams and he ran… Continue
Posted on November 5, 2009 at 7:24am —
Agile development survey
I received an email yesterday inviting me to complete a "State of Agile" survey. I had a little time available so I started merrily clicking on radio buttons, pleased to be contributing to the broader knowledge base of the Agile community.
But then I stopped. Why? I started to realise that the answers I was giving to very black-and-white questions were going to give a false impression of the state of our organisation when it comes to Agile development. Rather than skew the results of the survey… Continue
But then I stopped. Why? I started to realise that the answers I was giving to very black-and-white questions were going to give a false impression of the state of our organisation when it comes to Agile development. Rather than skew the results of the survey… Continue
Posted on October 29, 2009 at 6:28am —
Requirements gathering workshops
Today I ran the second in a series of requirements gathering workshops. Afterwards, I drove back to the office and realised that I was not as satisfied with the results as I had been with the first session.
After a little self-analysis, I came to the conclusion that I was particularly happy with the first session because we generated a lot of Post-It notes. The second session merely filled in some of the gaps and completed the breadth of the requirements. I think!
I am still conc… Continue
After a little self-analysis, I came to the conclusion that I was particularly happy with the first session because we generated a lot of Post-It notes. The second session merely filled in some of the gaps and completed the breadth of the requirements. I think!
I am still conc… Continue
Posted on October 28, 2009 at 2:45pm — 2 Comments
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