Projects we think we have a great chance of winning
What are high probability projects
100
Cost of labor plus overhead plus profit determines this for each person at TPMA
What is Billable Rate
100
Person is responsible for entering hours into the labor projections spreadsheet
Who is EVERYONE
100
It is the project number for Administrative time in QuickBooks
What is 950
200
Use this tool to develop your proposed fee or you may lose money
What is Budget Estimator
200
The kind of vehicle in which Tom Miller rode to Fort Wayne, with the founder of voicemail
What is a rock star tour bus
200
In addition to assigned tasks and billable rate, the budget estimator shows this for each team member
What are assigned hours
200
Before launch, this person provides team members with assigned hours by week for the duration of the project
What is the Project Manager
200
It is abbreviated LLC in our name
What is Limited Liability Corporation
300
In addition to tracking project work, TPMA staff enter these type of hours in their labor projections
What are Overhead hours
300
Project managers currently sent high probability updates to this staff member
Who is Brock
300
Tom Miller proposed to Marcianne in this favorite South Carolina city, also home to a repeat client
What is is Aiken, South Carolina
300
The number of new staff members hired this year, not including interns
What is 16
300
This can be found in Tom Miller’s glove box and will keep you awake on long drives
What is 5 hour energy
400
Along with Budget Estimator, a project manager should use this tool to make labor projections for a project
What is Project Plan
400
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
What is 55
400
This happens when the Project Manger allows the client to add tasks not included in the contract, budget and project plan
What is Scope Creep
400
Tools used by a Project Manager to calculate labor projections
What are the Project Plan and Budget Estimator
400
Overhead hours entered in labor projections should first be approved by this person
Who is your supervisor
500
A safety net built into budget estimator to account for unanticipated costs on a project
What is the Contingency Allowance
500
Two of the three criteria for labeling a project as highly probable
What is sole source, on a shortlist of 3 or fewer firms, inside intelligence
500
The three tabs in the budget estimator
What are Hours, Travel, and Labor Projections
500
They share responsibility for a detailed and accurate budget estimator during the proposal development process
Who are the Project Manager and Business Development Manager
500
This happens when the Project Manger allows the client to add tasks not included in the contract, budget and project plan