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\nAre you facing pressure to reduce your project budget?Then let me tell you the options you have, to respond.Everyone is feeling the rising cost of doing business. I'm seeing it in my own business and I am sure you're seeing it in...\nAre you facing pressure to reduce your project budget?

Then let me tell you the options you have, to respond.

Everyone is feeling the rising cost of doing business.
I'm seeing it in my own business and I am sure you're seeing it in yours.

Why?
- Exchange rates
- Fuel prices
- Levies
- The cost of labor
- IT costs

Project Budgets
And all this will inevitably put pressure on your project budget. Resources will diminish, and scrutiny will increase. The penalties for over-runs, from attention to blame, will rise.

What does all this mean for you?
As soon as I hear the word cost, three others come into my mind:
- time
- quality
- scope
If you need to manage cost more tightly, your levers are in the other three.

You have a choice. To reduce your project budget, you can:

1. Reduce the time pressure.
With an extended deadline, you have more time to find cost-effective solutions.

2. Reduce the quality specification.
Working to lower standards can readily reduce the cost. The risk with this is the reputational risk of reducing quality.
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3. Reduce the scope of your ambition.
This is sometimes the easiest way to cut costs. Do less and deliver less functionality.
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So, when your client or your boss asks you to cut the cost of your project, what should you say?
A belligerent 'no' will mark you as inflexible, unsure of yourself, or lacking imagination. Instead, take a two-step approach, offering choices for how to reduce your budget.

Step 1: Point out that they can trade contingency for risk.
Identify where there is a budget contingency in your plan.
For each area, highlight how much you could save, and what the risks are that go with it.

Step 2: Explain the mutual constraints of cost, time, quality, and scope.
Discuss the choices they each offer.

Remember, for a good project manager, 'we can't...' is anathema.
You will always want to replace it with 'we can, if...'

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