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JANUARY 9, 2024

Managing the workforce in a construction project is a complicated endeavor. 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.

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DECEMBER 27, 2023

It can be used to communicate what’s needed in the project, the costs associated with the activities and the management of payments. But what is a schedule of values and why is it such an essential construction project management document? ProjectManager’s Gantt charts manage your human and nonhuman resources.

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Project Risk Coach

JANUARY 1, 2019

In this article, I'm sharing my most popular blog posts of 2018. Here were the top countries: United States Australia The United Kingdom India Canada Most Popular 2018 Blog Posts You may have noticed that I wrote more about project risk management than ever with a sprinkling of general project management articles.

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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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DECEMBER 26, 2023

Program governance is a critical component to successfully managing a program of projects. We’ll answer those questions and explain what a program governance plan is and the key components to a program governance framework. Program management software is essential to proper program governance. What Is Program Governance?

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JANUARY 16, 2024

When you’re a project management office (PMO) or program or portfolio manager, you’re going to have to deal with multiple projects in various stages of the project pipeline. We’ll get to that in a moment as well as define project pipeline management. ProjectManager’s roadmaps help you manage your project pipeline.

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OCTOBER 18, 2023

Keeping tabs on the performance of your project is an essential part of project management. Tracking project performance gives project managers the data they need to keep the actual effort of the project aligned with the planned effort and deliver the project on time and within its budget. Project management software can help.

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 4, 2023

In the world of project management, troubled projects can be a source of frustration, stress, and disappointment for both teams and stakeholders. In this blog post, we will explore some of the key factors that can lead to project trouble and discuss strategies to mitigate their impact.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 20, 2024

To help you once you break ground on your construction project, we’ll throw in some free construction project management templates on estimating, scheduling and budgeting. Project management software acts as the glue that holds the project together by managing tasks and balancing the team’s workload.

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APRIL 19, 2024

Kanban and scrum are agile project management methodologies that can be used for similar purposes, but each has its unique pros and cons. As a project manager, it’s important to understand the difference between kanban and scrum so you can determine the best approach for your team. What Is Kanban? What Is Scrum?

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Whether you call it project financial management or project accounting, managing a project’s finances is essential to delivering a successful project. There’s a lot of planning, managing and tracking involved. But what exactly is financial project management? What Is Project Financial Management?

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The ability to measure progress is how project managers keep projects on track. But if you’re working in an agile environment, the Gantt chart isn’t the right tool for your iterative approach to project management. A burn up chart is a tool used in agile project management to measure progress. What Is a Burn Up Chart?

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AUGUST 23, 2023

When managing a project, there will inevitably be changes or other issues that impact the project. To prevent going off schedule or overspending, project managers are always balancing the project management triangle, which is made up of the three main project constraints. What Is the Project Management Triangle?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

A project charter is a project planning document that sells the project to stakeholders and sponsors. If you’re new to project management , a project charter template can set you up to make sure you’re hitting all the major points. A project charter is the statement of scope , objectives and people who are participating in a project.

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JANUARY 18, 2023

In order for those surprises to impact the construction plan as minimally as possible, the industry uses something called a construction change order. We’ll answer those questions as well as outline the process when managing construction change orders. It’s a document that defines a change in the scope of work.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 1, 2024

Asana is project management software that offers a variety of easy-to-use tools like timelines, task lists and kanban boards which are mainly used for managing simple projects, everyday tasks and team workflows. It’s a good alternative for small teams that need to manage their workload and collaborate online. Not really.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 23, 2023

Project health refers to the status of one’s project in terms of its overall functionality and whether it’s progressing as planned towards a successful delivery. Just as a doctor takes a person’s temperature or blood pressure, project managers need to check on their project’s health. Learn more.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 23, 2024

When you’re a PMP, program manager or portfolio manager, you need to deliver all those multiple projects on time and within budget. This requires an organization with a well-developed project management process. This is done by using a project management maturity model. What Is Project Management Maturity?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Being able to manage non-functional requirements is something you’re probably going to have to help users with, as in my experience, they tend to default to thinking only about features. Second, they help to ensure that the project team can balance scope, timescale, budget, and resources to get them an output they will find acceptable.

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JUNE 28, 2023

Projects are divided into phases to make them more manageable. Project monitoring and control is how a project manager ensures the plan they’re implementing with the project team goes off without a hitch. Project managers can get a high-level view of their project by toggling over to the real-time dashboard.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

There are many ways to avoid project failure, one of which is using project management software. ProjectManager is award-winning project management software that empowers teams to plan, manage and track projects in real time. ProjectManager has Gantt charts to plan, manage and track projects in real time.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 10, 2023

If you’re not working from an agenda or you don’t manage those meetings, that can be true. But meetings are critical for project planning and team collaboration. Let’s take a look at 10 different types of project management meetings and define them, and we’ll start with the definition of what a project meeting is.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 16, 2023

Contractor management is a process to manage the contractors and make sure they’re doing what they need to do, when they need to do it and meeting quality standards. Being able to manage outside contractors is facilitated by the use of project management software. Learn more What Is Contractor Management?

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

After the project initiation and the planning processes, the execution of the project begins. Project execution’s key purpose is to complete the work defined in the project management plan and to meet key project objectives. During this phase a project leader will focus on these key processes: Managing people.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Projects are planned and then life happens. Ideally, project managers know better than to execute their project plans without a performance measurement baseline. The performance measurement baseline (often abbreviated as PMB) is part of the project plan that sets the scope, budget and schedule.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 22, 2024

Because the construction payment schedule is linked to the project schedule, it should be part of any project plan. Incorporating the construction payment schedule with the execution of the project can be seamlessly achieved with project management software. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Construction projects come big and complex as well as small and simple, but one thing they all share is a construction phase plan. The construction phase plan is a critical construction project management document that helps to ensure a safe project. What Is a Construction Phase Plan? Learn more.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Managing a program or portfolio of projects involves many things, but utmost importance should be given to resource management, especially organizational resources. Resource planning, resource allocation and resource utilization are all under the umbrella term of organizational resources. What Are Organizational Resources?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Gantt charts have been a fundamental project management tool for over a century, and it’s easy to understand why. The only difference from a Gantt chart used in any other industry is that it manages construction tasks. ProjectManager’s construction Gantt charts help you plan, manage and track projects in real time.

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AUGUST 15, 2023

Project managers need to manage their stakeholders expectations. Stakeholders are going to want regular updates and project managers can use these stakeholder presentations to manage their expectations. ProjectManager has reporting features to manage stakeholder expectations. What Are Stakeholder Expectations?

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Then we’ll explain what a project metrics dashboard is and why it’s one of the essential project management software features. Project managers use project metrics to compare their actual effort against their plan so they know if they’re on schedule and keeping to their budget. What Are Project Metrics?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 24, 2023

If there’s one thing you can be certain of when managing a project, it’s change. Although it’s impossible to predict the future, with these free risk management templates, you can better prepare for the unexpected and be more apt to keep your project on track. Risk Register Template Planning for risk is how you manage risk.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Construction project management has five phases, the same as any project. To help you manage your construction projects better, we’ll even add a few free templates. Construction projects are carefully planned. Project management software is used by construction project managers to plan, manage and track the project.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 4, 2021

Whether you’re starting to work on a project plan or need to explain the project in broad terms to your stakeholders, you need a project brief to define all the main points. Here, you’ll determine the objectives, goals, scope, major deliverables, milestones, process and resources. All of which is key to managing a successful project.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

Knowing how to start a project is one of the most critical skills for any project manager. But even the most complex project can be broken down into simple steps to help make it more manageable. Once that is done, you’ll need project management software to start, execute and deliver the project. Learn more 1.

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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.

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MAY 24, 2023

The last thing a project manager wants is a schedule conflict. But a scheduling conflict is an eventuality in project management. While it’s the project manager’s job to ensure that the workflow is unobstructed, it’s also their responsibility to resolve scheduling conflicts when they arise—a problem that’s unavoidable.

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