Most projects don't blow their budgets in one dramatic moment. They slip an hour here and an hour there, across a dozen tasks and a handful of people, until the margin you quoted has quietly vanished. Worst of all, most teams only discover the damage weeks later, when the timesheets are in and the invoice has already gone out.

This seminar is for founders, agency owners and project managers at small and growing teams who live and die by their estimates. In 30 minutes we'll unpack the real cost of an hour and why so few teams actually know theirs, the silent ways scope and time creep past an estimate without anyone noticing, and why reviewing budgets monthly means you're always finding problems after they've become expensive.

You'll leave with a practical playbook: how to track time against estimates rather than just tracking time, how to spot a slipping project while it can still be saved, practical tips to build efficiency and accountability in your team and most importantly, how to have the budget conversation with clients before it becomes an apology. No jargon, no fluff, just the habits that keep small and growing teams profitable.

Presented by Ben Jarris, with 30+ years experience managing teams of 10 to 5000 people, and the Australian team behind McFly, the project management and time tracking platform built after one too many projects went over budget without warning.