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Old 09-17-2014, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by MotorCityImpala View Post
I am wondering if anyone has made or has available a Build Sheet or Progress Sheet to keep track of a projects goals? I have been a long time lurker and now I have a small budget to work with and I want to keep my goals realistic and be able to keep track of things. Has anyone done this and if so what method did you follow?

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Todd
You can do it in Microsoft Project, and link the excel spread sheet to project. I used to do this for my former job, when I was a project manager on fighter aircraft. The projects were never on time and always over cost. I knew the exact turn around time for each process, but it never worked out as planned. Sheet metal always took longer than planned, and it is based on each aircraft. This same example is applied on cars, because of the same processes. In Pro-touring, you see something new that looks cool. So, you want to spend more money than you planned.

Shoe box method works better! Pay cash for everything.. Just put all your bills in the box and forget about it. You won't want to know the actual cost when you are done.

Jeff
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