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LinkedIn Learning

Budgeting Video Projects

via LinkedIn Learning

Overview

Explore the world of budgeting as this course lays out the nuts and bolts of budgets and proposals for video projects.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome and what you will learn in this course
  • Using the exercise files
1. Services Offered
  • Determining your capabilities
  • Identifying competitive advantages
  • Outsourcing and partnering
2. Setting Your Rates
  • Determining rates for services
  • Exploring material costs and overhead
  • Using a rate sheet
  • Remaining competitive
3. Scoping the Project
  • Exploring the triple constraint
  • Determining scope
4. Creating a Budget
  • What does a budget look like?
  • Estimating time
  • Understanding the work breakdown structure
  • Using peer and external reviews
  • Delivering the budget to the client
5. Building a Sample Budget
  • The sample project
  • Estimating pre-production
  • Estimating production
  • Estimating post-production
  • Finishing the budget
6. Creating a Quote or Proposal
  • Getting started
  • Refining the message
  • Using fixed-price contracts
  • Finishing the proposal
7. Payment Terms
  • Setting payment terms
  • Exploring time-based methods
  • Exploring performance-based methods
  • Setting penalties for late bills
8. Creating an Invoice
  • Understanding what goes on an invoice
  • Creating an invoice with Microsoft Word
  • Creating an invoice with Apple Numbers
  • Creating an Invoice with online accounting software
9. Billing Strategies
  • Delivering a bill
  • Dealing with collections
Conclusion
  • Final thoughts

Taught by

Richard Harrington

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