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NO MAN'S LAND
100
Labor Projections
This tool helps TPMA gauge future capacity
100
High probability projects
Projects we think we have a great chance of winning
100
Billable Rate
Cost of labor plus overhead plus profit determines this for each person at TPMA
100
EVERYONE
Person is responsible for entering hours into the labor projections spreadsheet
100
950
It is the project number for Administrative time in QuickBooks
200
Budget Estimator
Use this tool to develop your proposed fee or you may lose money
200
rock star tour bus
The kind of vehicle in which Tom Miller rode to Fort Wayne, with the founder of voicemail
200
assigned hours
In addition to assigned tasks and billable rate, the budget estimator shows this for each team member
200
Project Manager
Before launch, this person provides team members with assigned hours by week for the duration of the project
200
Limited Liability Corporation
It is abbreviated LLC in our name
300
Overhead hours
In addition to tracking project work, TPMA staff enter these type of hours in their labor projections
300
Brock
Project managers currently sent high probability updates to this staff member
300
Aiken, South Carolina
Tom Miller proposed to Marcianne in this favorite South Carolina city, also home to a repeat client
300
16
The number of new staff members hired this year, not including interns
300
5 hour energy
This can be found in Tom Miller’s glove box and will keep you awake on long drives
400
Project Plan
Along with Budget Estimator, a project manager should use this tool to make labor projections for a project
400
55
Individual capacity is measured based on a 40 hour work week while capacity for high probability projects are measured based on this many hours per week
400
Scope Creep
This happens when the Project Manger allows the client to add tasks not included in the contract, budget and project plan
400
Project Plan and Budget Estimator
Tools used by a Project Manager to calculate labor projections
400
your supervisor
Overhead hours entered in labor projections should first be approved by this person
500
Contingency Allowance
A safety net built into budget estimator to account for unanticipated costs on a project
500
is sole source, on a shortlist of 3 or fewer firms, inside intelligence?
Two of the three criteria for labeling a project as highly probable
500
Hours, Travel, and Labor Projections
The three tabs in the budget estimator
500
Project Manager and Business Development Manager
They share responsibility for a detailed and accurate budget estimator during the proposal development process
500
16
This is the number of new staff members hired this year, not including interns but including those who start in November 2014.
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