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Some ways to keep the actual cost of a project within the planned cost include: careful planning and budgeting, regular monitoring and tracking of expenses, efficient resource management, and effective communication within the team. It's also important to have a contingency plan for unexpected costs.
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However, 47% of teams called meetings their #1 time-waster, so take their preferred communication requirements seriously. At the bottom, the project budget calculations include the total cost, planned and actual cost, remaining budget, and percent used to date. These calculations get their data from the task list.
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