Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Shiny new tech is always a topic of conversation, and there’s a lot of chatter around AI in project management at the moment. For project managers , in particular, smart glasses have the potential to change the way you juggle tasks, access and visualize data, and communicate with teammates and stakeholders.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 18, 2022

Regarding project management, an audit trail is a way to deliver projects on time and within budget. An audit trail isn’t only used in project management and it serves many industries. That can be brokerage transactions in finance, medical records in healthcare and process documentation in project management. Learn more.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Finally, we’ll show how using project management software can help with post-construction. Post-construction is a phase in construction project management that spans the time between the end of the physical construction and when the project is turned over to the project owner. What Is Post-Construction? We list and define them below.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 19, 2023

All Ways of Working PDUs count towards Project Management Professional ( PMP )® maintenance, even if they are in a subject that feels more aligned to a different certificate, like the scheduling or risk credentials. More formal coaching arrangements also work – record the hours you spend coaching others or receiving coaching.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 21, 2024

The ability to keep teams working at capacity, but not overworked and threaten burnout and poor morale requires project management software. ProjectManager is award-winning project and portfolio management software that helps plan and manage resources in real time. Of course, one must have the funds to invest in a CMMS.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

I’m often asked what tool I use or recommend for keeping tasks in order and managing projects, so I recorded a behind-the-scenes look at how I use Infinity. It’s the tool that runs my blog, membership community and personal tasks. See behind the scenes of how we use Infinity for project management and other work organization.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 26, 2022

This can be accomplished through a variety of means, such as live streaming the event, playing a recorded video presentation that can be viewed whenever a participant wants or even through audio calls. It’s presented in real time, though is often also recorded so people can view it later. Record Your Virtual Event. Google Meet.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 9, 2023

Timesheet management is an essential part of human resources and business management. Time management is also critical to project management. Using an employee timesheet is only part of timesheet management. What Is Timesheet Management? Learn more Why Is Timesheet Management Important?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 11, 2021

Construction worksites are a busy place, and everything that happens on one needs to be detailed and recorded daily. These reports need to be thorough and accurate to give a consistent record of all that took place each and every day of the project. The daily report is also a record of what was done by who in the project.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 15, 2021

Documentation is required in any project, but even more so when it comes to construction project management. This is daily construction log is usually handled by the site manager and will be repeatedly created and delivered over the course of a project. Additionally, a construction daily log protects workers and managers on the site.

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Workzone

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Project management is no exception, and there’s tons you can learn and share by browsing project management blogs across the web. It can be nearly impossible to sort through it all, which is why we’ve collected our favorite project management blogs and put them all in one place. Guerilla Project Management.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

ClickUp and Monday are two of the more visible project management software products on the market. But is that because they’re good at marketing or a good project management tool? But are either of these true project management tools? In the bout of ClickUp vs. Monday, the project management winner is an outsider.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The construction phase plan is a critical construction project management document that helps to ensure a safe project. At the end of the blog, we’ll provide links to some related construction project management templates that can help you with your construction phase plan. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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Wrike

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Record lessons learned?? But the benefits of recording project management lessons learned speak for themselves: you can identify b e st practices for future use, shar ing them with the rest of the company so everyone can learn from other s ‘ experiences. How To Identify & Record Project Management Lessons Learned.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 4, 2021

The following are our top 8 Microsoft Excel construction templates for better construction project management. Our construction project estimate template cuts down on the guesswork and breaks a project down into more manageable phases. From there, a construction project manager only needs to answer questions about each expense.

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The IIL Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Smaller companies that would not otherwise hire a professional voice actor might now be able to offer audios of their blogs and training projects because of the lower costs of AI voices. Interactive voice recordings and call center responses may be needed in different languages. No need to have the voice actor re-record it.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 6, 2023

PMO stands for project management office and it’s responsible for the project management standards in an organization. The two others are the program management office and the portfolio management office. Either way, it’s run by a PMO director. There are different types of PMOs, all headed by a PMO director.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 22, 2022

Project accounting, as with general accounting, is a method by which project managers can manage project finances. Project accounting is not the same as balancing your checkbook or even seeking the service of a certified public accountant as it’s unique to project management. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Everything you do when managing a project is partially if not entirely a communicative process. Managing those tasks is a constant communicative effort with your team. And you’re going to want to record the measurement process after you close out the project. You can get inundated with data when you’re managing a project.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

A website or blog to post episodes and recaps. It’s best to record episodes are far in advance as you can (for podcasts that have evergreen content) to avoid any scheduling or technical issues that may interfere with putting out new episodes. Branding: a logo and a square cover image for the podcast apps and iTunes store.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Education PDUs are those earned from formal and informal learning across the three areas of the PMI Talent Triangle: Technical, Leadership and Strategic and Business Management skills. Leadership and Strategic and Business Management PDUs count for every certification you hold. Education PDUs. Don’t have a mentor? I can help with that!

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 5, 2023

Let’s take a closer look at this often-neglected side of construction project management. Copies of the drawings are kept for historical records. Project management software helps you take this data and organize it. ProjectManager has Gantt charts that help you plan, manage and track construction projects.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 13, 2024

Being able to plan, manage and track those resources to meet the needs of a business is called project ERP or enterprise resource planning (ERP) project management. In short, it’s an ERP that uses project management features. However, a project ERP is concerned only with projects and resource management workflows.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 4, 2023

Construction reports can be written or generated by project management software, but they always are data-rich and usually illustrated by graphs and charts. While you could manually create construction reports, project management software is designed to do it faster and better. That doesn’t mean construction reporting is verbose.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2023

The quick definition is this: Document version control is the process of tracking and managing different versions (or drafts) of a document so you know which is the current iteration of a file. Version control is used for lots of project management documents as well as other assets. What is version control? So how do we do it?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Project managers use a decision log to keep stakeholders updated on who authorized a decision and how it came about. A decision log is a critical communication tool that all project managers need to understand. You can use project management software , templates or simply a notepad to track decisions. What Is a Decision Log?

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 22, 2020

Perhaps you used a new collaborative project management software to organize this project and your team was able to finish their work much faster than usual. If the new project management software helped your team, then it will likely help others! Project Manager: Enter the name of the person overseeing the project.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Simply put, a timesheet is how a team member records the time they’ve spent on a specific task. They can structure the workday and manage their tasks how they feel is best, as long as the deadline is met. All they have to do is record the effort. And best of all, little to no management oversight is required.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 7, 2023

Project managers are often faced with the challenge of managing complex projects and ensuring that they stay on track. I’ll confess: when I started out as a project manager, this was a piece of jargon that honestly didn’t mean much at all? But what is an organizational process asset (OPA)? Think intranet or policy library.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 17, 2020

One of the most asked question in my PSPO class is "What is the difference between Product Manager and Product Owner?", "Who has higher authority than the other?". There are many blogs, articles and youtube videos on the internet that compares Product Manager and Product Owner.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 6, 2019

We’ve all heard stories about an author, blogger or thought leader in your industry that manages to turn out multiple pieces of content each week. You could do live streaming on Facebook Live; or just record the videos using your webcam, and then upload them to YouTube and your social media profiles. Do Video Content Instead.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 15, 2019

A project manager is a professional. If you hold a qualification from the Project Management Institute (PMI) like PMP (Project Management Professional) or PMI-ACP (PMI Agile Certified Professional), CPD is mandatory. Without it, your project management certification will expire. Strategic and Business Management.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 17, 2024

The sales order process, which we’ll cover in a bit, needs management to ensure that vendors and customers get what they want. But first, it’s important to have software that can manage the sales order process to ensure that goods are delivered on time and paid for as determined in the sales order terms. We’ll get to that next.

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Proofhub

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Idea Management Team collaboration requires active participation and engagement from your employees. Hence, a humanistic approach is a great way to pursue high employee engagement and idea management. Empower Team Discussions, Brainstorming, and Resource Management Using ProofHub. Idea Management: What Is It?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 25, 2020

Mike Clayton has drafted a 7 step response plan for project managers* to prepare your projects and teams. I’ve made my project management bingo cards free so you can share those with your team and play on your conference calls. I’ve signed up for some online training (to do with blogging, not project management).

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 31, 2023

Welcome to project management 101. Project management can seem like a daunting discipline, but once you get a grasp of the fundamentals and combine that with some intuition, you’ll be on your way to leading successful projects, no matter your situation. What Is Project Management? Get started for free today.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2023

Project managers understand this and work hard to create change management plans that ensure their projects run smoothly. Project management software helps, too, but if you’re not ready to upgrade, we have some free change management templates that can help you manage change. Remember, this is a change request.

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