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APRIL 5, 2024

What Is a Maintenance Schedule? Implementing a maintenance schedule will solve problems before they can risk breaking down machinery and stopping production, which leads to delays and added costs. Gantt charts can schedule maintenance tasks, allocate resources and track costs. Set up recurring tasks for maintenance activities.

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MARCH 12, 2024

Once one understands what resource requirements are in project management, next there is estimating what those resources will be and managing them. Once one understands what resource requirements are in project management, next there is estimating what those resources will be and managing them. That’s a lot of variables.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

It’s a document that captures the total costs required to complete a project over a specified timeframe. The more accurate your forecast for project costs, the more likely you’ll be able to deliver a successful project and make a profit. A budget proposal is a document that estimates the cost of executing a potential project.

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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. What Is a Contractor? ProjectManager connects your office to the job site in real time. Learn more What Is Contractor Management?

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DECEMBER 19, 2023

One of the tasks of the general contractor is to track those work hours to manage labor costs and keep everyone paid. But do you know what a construction timesheet is and why it’s important? What Is a Construction Timesheet? But they’re also ideal at managing labor costs and informing time-tracking reports.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Of course, your education and experience will impact many construction job titles you’d be eligible for, which is why we’ve listed the most common construction job titles. Below, you’ll find the top 10 construction job titles. We’ll provide a short description and add what the average salary is for each.

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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? What Is a Schedule of Values?

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APRIL 17, 2024

To better understand what a sales order is, we’ll define the term, list what should be included and outline the sales order process. What Is a Sales Order? The sales order process, which we’ll cover in a bit, needs management to ensure that vendors and customers get what they want. We’ll get to that next.

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APRIL 19, 2023

Let’s explore lean construction, defining what it is and its key principles. What Is Lean Construction? The goal is to improve construction while keeping costs down and improving value for the customer depending on their needs. Reliable work on a construction site requires aligning the supply chain to always have what you need.

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DECEMBER 29, 2023

What Are Organizational Resources? Construction Construction has organizational resources that range from the workforce, which includes the contractors, subcontractors and any other crews working on the job site, machinery, funds, vehicles, etc. To manage organizational resources well you need project management software.

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

To further illustrate what industrial construction is, we’ll offer five examples and some of the challenges inherent in the construction sector. What Is Industrial Construction? Being able to manage all these elements, including scheduling and the costs involved in industrial construction requires project management software.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Manufacturing engineering is what keeps those integrated systems operating. After defining what manufacturing engineering is, we’ll look at the professionals who work in that discipline, the manufacturing engineers. Then, for those looking to employ a manufacturing engineer, we have a sample manufacturing engineer job description.

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APRIL 19, 2023

In this article, we’ll cover what you need to know about the different categories of PDUs and how many you need to get, plus some simple and free ways to earn PDUs in 2023. What is a PDU ? Do you need to earn PDUs to maintain your PMI certification? You’re in the right place! Ready to get started? Let’s dive in!

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MARCH 7, 2023

It’s another project where you have to manage time, cost and scope (and don’t forget quality) to deliver on a deadline. You can read weekly blogs, guides and download free event planning templates for Excel and Word. Just as you’d bid for any project, you have to propose why you’re the best contractor to do the job.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

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. 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. Learn more.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

What Is Construction Resource Management? It works towards meeting the project’s objectives as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible. You can even use our secure timesheets to track labor costs. When selecting which materials to use, cost and quality are both going to play a significant role.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

When I run project management rooms on Clubhouse or open my DMs for questions on Facebook or LinkedIn, one of the most common questions is: What certificate should I get? What are the benefits of being a PMI member? Project management can be a lonely job, and membership helps it feel less so. How much does PMI membership cost?

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JANUARY 25, 2024

Projects cost money. Those funds have a life cycle of their own and project managers must understand how those costs come in and out of the project and organization. We’ll look at project cash flow, what it is and how to calculate and manage it. What Is Project Cash Flow? That process is called project cash flow.

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JUNE 20, 2023

What Is a Construction Submittal? We’ll define the term and explain its importance. We’ll outline the various types of construction submittals and the process to help for your next project. A construction submittal is provided by subcontractors to the general contractor. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Projects cost money. But what’s harder to discern is if the project is worth the investment. That’s where the cost performance index comes in. We’ll discuss what the cost performance index does and how it does it below. What Is the Cost Performance Index (CPI)? Project costs can vary.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

But who makes the decision on the quantity of output and how that information is delivered is processed through what’s called a production order. First, let’s define what a production order is and why it’s so important to the manufacturing process. What Is a Production Order? Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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OCTOBER 10, 2023

Who the Generative AI for Project Managers course is for I think most project managers, in all levels of job, would benefit from this training, unless you class yourself as a total AI expert already. It’s not aimed at any particular job type or role, and you don’t need any project management experience. Is the course worth your time?

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APRIL 10, 2024

We’ll explain what order management is and explore how an order management process is conducted. What Is Order Management? What Is Order Management? More than that, kanban cards can be set for recurring tasks, track cost, manage resource scheduling and compare planned versus actual progress to help you meet deadlines.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

This best Procore alternative has much of what people like about that construction software at a competitive price and ease of use that users have flocked to. This best Procore alternative has much of what people like about that construction software at a competitive price and ease of use that users have flocked to.

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APRIL 26, 2023

We’ll explain what construction specifications are, why they’re so important and detail the different types. What Are Construction Specifications? Cost, quantity and drawn materials aren’t included in the construction specifications but serve as complementary assets. There are many types of specifications in construction.

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

What Are the 5 Construction Phases? Understanding what goes into each of the five construction phases is the first step to controlling your project. At this point, there will be a selection of the project delivery method, construction cost estimating and permitting. Construction projects are carefully planned.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

What we might take for granted actually involves a great deal of work and investment. IT financial management (ITFM) covers the costs of keeping our network, servers and devices running. What Is IT Financial Management (ITFM)? They’re tasked with the financial health of the business in terms of its IT systems.

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JANUARY 12, 2024

What Is Workforce Planning? What Is Workforce Planning? It’s used to avoid gaps in your workforce coverage and determine what skills are needed where and when, at the right cost, to help the project or projects succeed. Workforce planning is important and we’ll show you why.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

What Is a Construction Gantt Chart? Learn more What Can a Gantt Chart Be Used for in Construction? We’ll show you how to make a Gantt chart in ProjectManager and why construction Gantt charts help deliver projects on time and within budget. A construction Gantt chart is simply a Gantt chart used in construction.

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OCTOBER 19, 2022

No one needs to tell you that projects cost money. But how much they’ll cost is an open question. The closer you can come to an accurate forecast of project costs, the more likely you’ll deliver a successful project. Rough order of magnitude (ROM) can help you better estimate project costs. What Is a ROM Estimate?

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MARCH 21, 2023

The best things in life are free, but manufacturing goods cost money. The cost of production of those products isn’t as straightforward as it might seem. Let’s take a closer look at the cost of production, what types there are and how to measure the cost of production. What Is Cost of Production?

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JULY 22, 2023

First, let’s look at what professional development is. What are some examples of professional development? Grab my free career development planner that will help you think through: Where you want to go in your career How you can get there What professional development you need to do. But the budget is tight.

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MAY 19, 2021

What is a Construction Bid? The construction bid shows potential customers that your organization is the right contractor for the job—meaning building and/or managing their building or structure. The construction bid is what is sent to the customer as the final, fixed price for the whole job. Know the Competition.

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JANUARY 31, 2023

These IT project management templates are essential to get those jobs done properly. With our free IT project plan template , IT project managers can organize tasks, costs and resources with scheduled deadlines and deliverables. They can manage time, costs and resources.

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APRIL 4, 2023

We’ll explain what a bill of quantities is, why it’s so important to construction project management and detail what should go into one. We’ll explain what a bill of quantities is, why it’s so important to construction project management and detail what should go into one. What Is a Bill of Quantities?

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AUGUST 4, 2022

Before we look at the various construction delivery methods, we need to first make sure we’re clear on what a construction delivery method is. Before we look at the various construction delivery methods, we need to first make sure we’re clear on what a construction delivery method is. What Is a Construction Delivery Method?

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JULY 13, 2022

Material takeoff is part of a detailed and effective construction cost estimate. The more accurately you can forecast your construction project cost, the better. Let’s explore what is material takeoff and why it’s so important in construction project management. What Is Material Takeoff (MTO) In Construction?

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