In the creative industry (think marketing, advertising, branding, and PR agencies, among others), two key roles often shape the outcome of a project: the account manager and the project manager.

Account managers have long been seen as essential. But in many cases, they’re unintentionally creating friction instead of ...

Julia is a writer in New York and started covering tech and business during the pandemic. She also covers books and the publishing industry. Cassie is a former deputy editor who collaborated with ...

Mikeie Reiland is a staff writer for Education at Forbes Advisor. Before coming to Forbes Advisor, he wrote magazine journalism for publications like the Oxford American, Bitter Southerner, and Gravy.

The term “project accounting” sounds simple enough. It’s essentially the practice of accounting on the basis of individual projects. In practice, though, it’s so much more. If you do it correctly—and ...