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JANUARY 2, 2024

Tactical planning is the practical counterpoint to strategic planning, which describes the overall direction of an organization. Tactical planning tells you how to get there. Let’s dive a bit deeper into the subject and explain how it differs from other types of planning, its benefits and more. What Is Tactical Planning?

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

This process goes beyond the mechanics of manufacturing, though that’s a crucial part of it, to include customer desires, the sourcing of raw materials and more. It aims to reduce waste, create better products and boost both customer satisfaction and company profits. Our real-time dashboards are ready when you are.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

Resources in construction are managed by construction resource management. There are many different types of construction resources beyond labor and we’ll define them as well as the process for construction resource management. What Is Construction Resource Management? The following is a list of them.

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APRIL 23, 2024

The goals of an operational project are to reduce costs, get work done more efficiently or produce a higher-quality product. Managers can plan on robust Gantt charts that link dependencies, filter for the critical path and set a baseline to track variance in real time. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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APRIL 3, 2024

Products go through many processes before they reach a customer. What is order fulfillment and how does it differ from order processing and order management? We’ll explain that, the order fulfillment process and list the different types of order fulfillment models. That’s called order fulfillment.

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JANUARY 12, 2024

If human resources are your most valuable resource, you better give them the attention they need to get their work done. One way to make sure you’re supporting your team and project alike is with workforce planning. Workforce planning is important and we’ll show you why. What Is Workforce Planning?

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Without a plan, projects are in trouble. Project planning is one of the first and most important aspects of project management. Using project planning templates can help you schedule tasks, estimate budgets and allocate resources. Why Use Project Planning Templates? Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

Information technology (IT) involves the use of computers, digital storage, networking and other physical devices, infrastructure and processes to create, process, store, secure and exchange electronic data. IT service management (ITSM) is the process of how those services meet the needs of the end users who employ them.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

When someone makes a request in the information technology (IT) world, whatever that might be, there’s a process involved to fulfill that request. This is called a service request and controlling that process is called service request management. It also includes the tools that are used to run this process.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Before we go into the process of IT incident management, let’s first understand what the term IT incident means and how IT incident management is defined. An IT incident is unexpected and tends to be disruptive to the operational processes of an organization. It can also reduce the quality of a service.

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OCTOBER 25, 2023

IT asset management is how businesses make sure those IT resources are being efficiently used. Then we’ll explain the IT asset management process, including what an IT asset manager does and more. Then we’ll explain the IT asset management process, including what an IT asset manager does and more. What Is IT Asset Management?

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JANUARY 23, 2024

This requires an organization with a well-developed project management process. In other words, you can look at an organization with strong project management maturity as one that’s managing the planning, execution and compilation of its projects well. This is done by using a project management maturity model.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

The balanced scorecard measures four aspects of a business or organization: finance, customers, business processes and learning and growth. Once you’ve made a balanced scorecard, you’ll need project management software to fulfill the strategic goals and the plan to get you there. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Many project management tools can help you plan, manage and track your projects. The Gantt chart captures the tasks, resources and dependencies of your project plan and is used in project management. ProjectManager’s robust Gantt charts help you plan, manage and track work in real time.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

It also links all four task dependencies to avoid costly delays, filters for the critical path to identify essential tasks and sets a baseline to track your planned effort against your actual effort. Trello has a built-in automation called Butler, which can reduce the number of common tasks through automation.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In this blog, we’ll go through a step-by-step guide on how to create a project timeline in Excel using various methods and then, we’ll explore other project scheduling tools that can help you create a project timeline such as Gantt charts, kanban boards or project calendars. We encourage you to download our free file below!

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MARCH 22, 2024

Payment is determined in the contract process, which includes the contractor payment schedule. This sets clear payment terms for the contractor and reduces the risk of them receiving late payments or even no payment at all. Construction projects are often long and complicated endeavors. They’re also expensive.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

However, problems occur when requests are submitted without a standardized process. To avoid that, you need an intake process. A project intake process is beneficial for an organization. We’ll also outline the project intake process, what should be included and who’s responsible for overseeing the process.

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MARCH 31, 2023

If you need more help with project management, check out all of our resources and project management tools for reaching your full potential. Projects have boundaries, such as the time, people and resources needed to complete the project. Typical resources include the workforce, work supplies and equipment. What Is a Project?

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AUGUST 29, 2023

Plus we’ve added handy links to help you dive deeper into different topics with videos, articles and even our round-up of all resources so you can put these important terms into practice with your projects. Baseline A baseline is an estimate of the project’s scope, schedule and costs that is created during the planning stage.

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JANUARY 25, 2024

That process is called project cash flow. It’s part of the financial planning for a project or an organization’s upcoming projects. But even if your project doesn’t involve contractors, you can still use project cash flow analysis to quantify the resources used in the project. Projects cost money.

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DECEMBER 26, 2023

We’ll answer those questions and explain what a program governance plan is and the key components to a program governance framework. The program governance will account for both tangible and intangible assets of the organization by creating a set of processes, guidelines and tools used to manage a program. What Is Program Governance?

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JANUARY 26, 2024

Our Gantt chart beat both Asana and Microsoft Project, doing what there’s can do and more, such as linking all four types of task dependencies to avoid costly delays, filtering for the critical path to identify essential tasks and setting a baseline to track planned progress and costs against actual progress and cost. Premium plan: $10.99/user/month,

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AUGUST 31, 2022

But focusing only on money disregards the processes that contribute to profits. Companies use this metric to reduce wasted time, effort and/or materials. Redundant processes are eliminated as is any waste found in the processes. Resource utilization seeks to reduce waste in production and operations.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Planning a project, setting up a schedule and assembling a skilled team only sets the stage for productive work. If you want to manage work effectively and efficiently, you need to understand workflow tools, such as workflow management software , and set up a workflow system that lets you continue improving the workflow process.

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DECEMBER 19, 2023

Construction timesheets give project managers and supervisors valuable insights into resource management. They might see where more or less construction employees are needed and then allocate these resources accordingly. Construction timesheets can be used when planning projects to analyze labor trends from past projects.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

These teams drive economic growth by producing strategies, designs, process improvements and products that bring value to both consumers and companies—as well as create competitive advantages for manufacturers. This blog touches on many of the topics explored in the white paper. As of 2020, the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll explore the top project management pitfalls and discuss strategies to steer clear of them. Managing a successful project means doing a whole lot more than coming up with a good plan and making sure the work gets done on time. The communication can’t end when your planning does, though.

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

When building, industrial construction floor plans are very important because they need to promote smooth foot traffic and coordinate manufacturing and distribution. The permitting process is also different. This energy needs to be then delivered outside of the building, all of which creates a complicated and long process.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

It does this by systematically eliminating waste in the value stream of the lean manufacturing process. That means that every process in the overall business value stream is improved by applying the principle of greater value, reduced waste. Here are some: Greater visibility into the manufacturing process.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

Researching the feasibility of the project, planning for its success, scheduling tasks, organizing resources and building a budget are all important. Getting the most out of your team, making sure they have the necessary resources to match their capacity at a specific point in the project is key to maximizing productivity.

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MARCH 9, 2022

It helps manufacturers reduce flow times in their production systems response times from suppliers to customers. This produces less waste and reduces inventory costs, as you only use what you need in the production process. Processing waste. If you’re looking to implement a JIT manufacturing process, follow these steps.

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MAY 13, 2021

Project managers are trained to plan schedules and allocate resources to meet deadlines and stay within budgets. Companies employ contract managers to manage this often-complicated contract process. Contract management is the process of managing contracts. It also helps to reduce the financial risk for the organization.

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JULY 20, 2022

Just as we only look at the building and often neglect the foundation that supports it, the architectural design process is the bedrock of construction project management. It’s a lengthy process that follows the construction project from inception to completion. What Is the Architectural Design Process? Learn more.

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MAY 18, 2022

This creates better products, as well as the process that is used to create them. One thing is constant however, and that’s the need for automation software in order to streamline processes and achieve greater efficiency. There are also areas that can be reduced and in doing so will add efficiency. for specific applications.

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APRIL 11, 2024

But as you dive into the intricate web of tasks, deadlines, and resources, you find yourself grappling with a myriad of challenges. Without streamlined communication channels and efficient collaboration tools, even the most well-planned projects can quickly spiral out of control. Does this sound familiar?

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APRIL 28, 2020

Project management is made up of processes. Project managers and their teams depend on those processes to ensure that a project runs smoothly. But what about those processes? Too often processes are relied on as if they were somehow perfect and cannot be touched. What Is a Process Improvement Plan?

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