Homeowners and businesses spend an annual rate of $623 billion on construction projects, according to the August 2013 edition of "U.S. Census Bureau News." The U.S. Bureau of Statistics divides ...

Efficiency is everything to a small business. And yet, only 23 percent of organizations use standardized project management practices across the entire organization and while project performance has ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Suzanne is a content marketer, writer, and ...

As an entrepreneur and business owner, you need to ensure that projects throughout your organization are running smoothly. While you may not be the project manager in your own organization, per se, ...

Construction projects require a range of inputs, from labor to various types of materials and tools. Identifying the exact cost of all inputs for specific jobs can be challenging. Costing techniques ...

Organizations aim to improve their processes’ efficiency and effectiveness by reducing waste, which creates a need for experts in project management frameworks and process improvement techniques such ...

When you hear the term “project management,” you don’t typically think about the value it can bring to your business development work. You might think about a large-scale IT implementation or the ...

Apply these six techniques to get an over-budget project back on track Your email has been sent Controlling a project budget is difficult, especially when budget reports are released after you need ...

Leaders in many organizations mistakenly think that project managers are solely responsible for implementation success or failure. On the surface, such myopic and shortsighted views may appear true -- ...

There is a lot of talk around project management across all industries. In fact, according to Quora.com, the US alone has approximately 290,000 people that hold the PMP® (Project Management ...