Everyone can relate to a project taking longer than expected and unfortunately it appears to be the norm nowadays. Whether you're a for-profit company or a nonprofit organization, a detailed and digestible project analysis is vital. Not only for your own planning, but for grant applications, lenders, board approval, and anyone else being asked to put money behind the idea.

For nonprofits and other resource-limited organizations, grant funding is often the difference between launching a program and shelving it. A single award can pay for the staff position that makes a service possible, the equipment that expands capacity, or the pilot that proves a model works. Grants are a vital source of capital, and for many organizations they are the primary one. But the money arriving in the bank account is only the beginning. What happens after the award