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AUGUST 29, 2023

Everything you need to know about project management terms is here in one list! 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.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Monday is a matchup made for project management professionals. You can’t have both, so you want what’s best. We’ll help you pick between Asana vs. Monday. Asana vs. Monday are both similar project management tools. Let’s look at those features, pricing and other comparisons between Monday vs. Asana. What Is Asana?

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DECEMBER 5, 2023

Excel project budget templates are one of the most popular tools to create a project budget. However, Excel isn’t the best tool for project budgeting as it doesn’t allow project team members to collaborate online, sharing files among team members it’s a time-consuming process, among other productivity drawbacks.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

A program is a collection of projects that relate to one another, and are therefore managed together in order to achieve maximum efficiencies. The advantages of managing these similar projects make them stand better together than by themselves. Program Management vs Project Management.

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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. It’s essential to keep projects successful for any organization to thrive.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

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

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JANUARY 12, 2024

One way to make sure you’re supporting your team and project alike is with workforce planning. Then we’ll help you with the workforce planning process and explain the benefits of using workforce planning in your projects. Finally, we’ll see how project management software allows you to better manage your workforce.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

I wanted to share some tips from the fabulous women in project management whom I have interviewed on this blog. Looking back through the discussions we had, there is so much wisdom and what struck me was the total willingness to share. Can you make these work in your projects and career? 2: Delegate.

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

Construction project management has five phases, the same as any project. But there are major differences that are important to understand. Construction phases have different names and require different documentation to begin with. What Are the 5 Construction Phases?

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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. What Is Manufacturing Engineering? Learn more What Does a Manufacturing Engineer Do?

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

Over the course of this blog, we’ll discuss how ITSM is implemented, managed and delivered to meet the needs of an organization and how project management software can help facilitate those processes. What Is IT Service Management (ITSM)? To get a better grip on ITSM, think of all IT as being delivered as a service.

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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. But what is an organizational process asset (OPA)? 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?

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MAY 19, 2022

Is your organization failing to close the gaps between strategy and project execution? Let’s review strategies and tools you can use, and learn how they can help you close that gap to promote successful project execution. What is Project Execution? Fortunately, there are strategies ( and tools! )

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OCTOBER 6, 2022

One of the big challenges any organization faces is aligning its strategic planning and business goals with the projects it takes on. In small organizations, project prioritization isn’t always critical. On the other hand, in larger organizations, there can be a huge divide between strategic goals and the project portfolio.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

First, we need to understand what an IT budget is, how often they’re made and what is the best size for one. We’ll also discuss the importance of an IT budget, who’s involved in making one and what’s included so you don’t miss any crucial steps. What Is an IT Budget? But those devices don’t run for free.

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AUGUST 30, 2022

A program director is an essential position that oversees projects. But how do you go about hiring a program director that will do what you want and fit into your organization? What you need is a program director job description, detailed and tailored to seamlessly integrate with what you do and how you do it.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 4, 2023

When it comes to project management, autocratic decision making can be a valuable tool for achieving success. In this blog post, we’ll look at what autocratic decision making is, when you should use it in your projects, how it fits with leadership styles, strategies for successful implementation within the workplace, and more!

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

ProjectManager is not only powerful project and portfolio management software but also has over 100 free project and portfolio management templates for Excel and Word, including these strategic planning templates. You can manage resources, track time and manage tasks for all your projects in one place.

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The IIL Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Learning and Development (L&D) professionals have adapted to many different applications of AI in recent years. That said, there are benefits and drawbacks to even this advanced programming. Interactive voice recordings and call center responses may be needed in different languages. And just how you make those decisions.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

One of the measures of a successful project is not often talked about. Most know of the project management triangle of scope, time and cost. But few mention the importance of having project alignment. What Is Project Alignment? The project should always provide business results that align with the organization.

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MARCH 31, 2020

It speaks to the PMI’s A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) , which says all projects must be strategically aligned with the organization’s business strategy. But a strategic initiative is more than one project, it encompasses many projects working together to serve the needs of the larger corporation.

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JANUARY 20, 2023

Leadership can take many forms, from historical figures to project managers and business managers. But what are the qualities of a leader? Ask a dozen people what leadership looks like to them and you’ll likely get a dozen different answers. Here’s where things get tricky. Get started for free. Learn more 1.

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OCTOBER 27, 2021

It’s hard enough to manage one project. Every single project is really hundreds of smaller projects to control—it takes so much time and energy to deliver just one project on time and within budget! What Is Multi-Project Management? Multi-project management refers to programs and project portfolios.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

If you’re researching which project management software to use, you’ve probably already compared Asana vs. ClickUp. However, as project management tools, they both fall short. Asana’s timeline is no substitute for a Gantt chart and ClickUp is more focused on productivity than project management. What Is Asana?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 27, 2023

Category: Training for students preparing for Project Management Professional ( PMP )® and Certified Associates in Project Management ( CAPM )®: BrainBOK review. BrainBOK is an online, reasonably-priced project management training program and toolkit for students preparing for PMP ® and CAPM ® exams. for 60 days access.

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JULY 18, 2023

Most projects are hierarchical. There’s someone at the top of the project management team who answers to the stakeholders and directs the project manager and project team. That position is called a project executive. What Is a Project Executive? What Does a Project Executive Do?

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APRIL 13, 2022

Projects need management. Much of the focus of project management is obviously on methodologies that keep your project on time and within budget. That’s where project selection comes in. Project selection is all about picking the right project at the right time for your organization.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

One thing is certain: change is going to happen in your organization or project. What Is Change Management? The term change management refers to the actions, tools and models implemented to manage different types of change either at the project or organizational level. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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OCTOBER 25, 2023

But what is an asset in IT and what does IT asset management mean? We’ll define that term and the different types of IT assets, including what the life cycle of an IT asset looks like. 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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MAY 30, 2023

If you’re a general contractor working in construction project management, you’ll need to know about general conditions. If you’re a general contractor working in construction project management, you’ll need to know about general conditions. What Are General Conditions In Construction? We’ll get to that later.

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JANUARY 19, 2022

A workflow diagram lets you view the whole project in one flow chart. All of your tasks and how they move from one to the next are outlined in the project plan , of course, but having a visual is a quick and easy method to see the big picture. Every tool that helps define the project and make it more manageable is valuable.

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AUGUST 17, 2022

The project manager is on the ground, running the team and keeping the daily operations of a project running smoothly. But who looks after the project manager? In project management, that position is called a project director. Let’s take a look at a project director and learn what they do.

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MAY 17, 2023

Before we cover task dependency mapping, let’s first understand what’s meant by dependency in project management and define the four different types of task dependencies. Once that’s clear, we’ll explain a dependency map and why it’s so important to projects. What Are Dependencies in Project Management?

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

ClickUp is project management software that promotes itself as “the one app to replace them all.” Its customizable features make it a good fit for agile project management, and it’s well-suited for distributed teams who are not working side-by-side in an office. Why Seek a ClickUp Alternative?

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The Lazy Project Manager

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The following article is the first of four in a series on ‘Project Business’ and is authored by Daniel Bévort. If you think about it, the construction, architecture and engineering part of it is just about the type of projects they do. It doesn’t matter what goods you sell. Project Business is the same.

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AUGUST 18, 2022

Tracking what you do is essential to proper execution. 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. What Is an Audit Trail? Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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DECEMBER 2, 2019

Managing a project requires juggling many different tasks at once—it’s no easy feat. But what if you had to manage multiple projects at once? That’s program management in a nutshell. A program is many projects linked together in order to match one overall business objective.

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