In this Part 2, we’ll look at one of those things that many project managers either hate to do or are not very good at….managing the project financials. It doesn’t take too much to do it right, but if you work smarter, not harder, you can often get your project team members to help you keep that budget in line with the expectations for the project. Ok, the title is a little over the top – we’re never actually going to let the team manage the project budget – but if we work smarter, then we can change the way they manage their work and in turn they will be helping us keep the project financials in line. How? Let’s examine…