{"id":10024,"date":"2020-12-11T07:05:44","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T05:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/?p=10024"},"modified":"2025-01-16T12:02:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T10:02:07","slug":"how-to-design-a-cost-management-template-read-more-in-this-article","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/digital-marketing-blog\/how-to-design-a-cost-management-template-read-more-in-this-article\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Design A Cost Management Template?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Whether you are creating a new product, designing a facility or altering a key process, it\u2019s challenging to forecast \u2013 as well as manage – project costs effectively. In fact, the job of cost management is so challenging that almost half of all large IT projects run – on average \u2013 45% over budget and 7% over time.<\/p>\n

\u00a0What Is Cost Management?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The term \u2018cost management<\/a>\u2019 refers to the activities which concern the planning and controlling of a project\u2019s budget. Effective cost management makes sure that a project is completed on budget and is according to its planned scope. As one assesses the success of a project – at least – in part by its cost performance, cost management is a prime determining factor of project outcome.<\/p>\n

Cost management actions are conducted during the entire project life cycle, from planning as well as budget allocation to regulating costs during project execution and assessing a project\u2019s cost performance when the project is complete.<\/p>\n

Although cost management<\/a> involves a whole group of activities<\/a>, it is often referred to in terms of more specific functions, such as:<\/p>\n