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Why Projects Continue to Overshoot Budgets More Than You Know Picture this—you have a project worked out to the nth degree. On paper, everything seems fine, but somewhere during the process, costs get totally out of hand. Next thing you know, the budget you were so sure about is way short. Ring a bell? You are not alone. A report by the Project Management Institute explains that about 50 percent of all global projects exceed the budgeted costs, and unknown costs occur as one of the main causes. That's where Cost Management Software comes in handy. Rather than relying on chance with your project money, it provides lucid visibility, more intelligent tracking, and live updates. Simply put, it's having a financial security blanket that catches problems before they become budget catastrophes. The Quiet Drain on Finances: How Budget Overruns Start Small but End Big Most budget overruns don’t happen overnight. They sneak in slowly—maybe a resource cost wasn’t estimated properly, or m...

Let's Get Real: Estimating Projects Shouldn't Feel Like Guesswork You know, you sit in one of these project kick-off meetings, and you say, How are we even getting these numbers? -- never mind, you are not the first. It can be said that one of the most difficult things in the operation of a project is the estimation part of the project, and once this part goes out of hand, everything appears to be in the same boat as well. Here's a not-so-funny (but a little scary) fact: The Project Management Institute estimates that almost 30% of projects don't make it because they were based on bad cost estimates. That's tons of time, money, and effort wasted—because the numbers weren't good to begin with. That is precisely why there are Project Estimation Tools . These tools aim to remove the stress and the uncertainty from planning. They enable your team to predict costs, resources, and timelines more confidently and more clearly. Simply put, they enable you to plan better ...