Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 14, 2022

A statistical model for estimating isn’t normally something I’d put in the ‘make my job easy’ box, but I might just have found one that works. He’s taken the PERT (Project Evaluation and Review Technique) estimating approach to the next level by letting you add a dash of professional judgement in with the numbers.

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APRIL 22, 2024

This is due to their versatility and ease of use and are now used by anyone, including individuals who need to manage their tasks. Traditionally, kanban boards were physical but now there are many kanban software alternatives you can choose from to make digital and online kanban boards. Here’s how it looks.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

That’s why a production budget is essential. But what is a production budget and what should be included in one? We’ll answer those questions and then show you how to make a production budget so you’re always producing what your customers want. What Is a Production Budget? Project management software can help.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

There are many ways to approach budgeting. Two of the more common approaches are bottom-up budgeting and top-down budgeting. Knowing which is right for you starts with understanding both of these budgeting approaches. Then we’ll show you how to make a budget using both so you can make an informed decision.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Figuring out what to spend its capital on, such as capital spending on long-term assets, is part of capital budgeting. First, we need to define capital budgeting, what a capital budget is and why it’s important. Then we can go through the capital budgeting techniques and the steps to a capital budgeting process.

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MARCH 21, 2022

Whether you’re a numbers person or not, as a project manager, ownership of a budget is usually a key part of your job responsibilities. Creating and managing a project budget can be a daunting task, but it can be easy if you use the right project budgeting software. What Is a Project Budget? Learn More!

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APRIL 9, 2024

Now, kanban boards can be found in many project management software tools, though one can also use spreadsheet software such as Excel or Google Sheets. Use Google Sheets to make a kanban board that can do some of the basic actions of kanban software. For advanced kanban software features, use ProjectManager instead.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

A project timeline is a project scheduling tool that’s used to estimate the total duration of a project from start to end by mapping tasks, deliverables and milestones in chronological order. Before learning how to make a project timeline in Excel, let’s review the final product to better understand how this tool can help you.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A marketing budget is how marketers know how much they can spend on their campaign. Understanding how to create a marketing budget is a key element of any marketing plan. Once you’ve made the marketing budget, you have to track it to ensure you stay within your marketing budget. Learn more.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

It’s resource planning software that is perfect for professional services and firms that would benefit from the transparency of seeing where time is being spent. I’ve spent a long time looking at a number of resource management and capacity planning software tools and I loved this one. Hosting model: Cloud only. People planner.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 28, 2024

Buildertrend is construction project management software used by residential builders, from custom builders to specialty contractors and remodelers. Below is a comprehensive list of 10 of the best Buildertrend alternatives to help general contractors find the software that suits their needs.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 10, 2022

Now we’ve approved the budget and the project has started, how much will it really cost? What has that done to the budget? How much will we have spent on this work by the time this project is finished? Estimate at completion (EAC) in project management tells you how much the project will cost when the work is finished.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Project documentation, such as the project budget, project schedule or project plan, is critical for the successful delivery of projects. While Word isn’t project management software , it’s a tool that you might need to use at some point to create project reports or other types of documents. Microsoft Word is one of those tools.

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JUNE 6, 2023

Without funding and the proper budgeting process, projects in any industry grind to a halt. Budgeting is how those funds are spent. But first, let’s define what a budget is and explore the types of budgets and methods for making a budget. What Is a Budget?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 22, 2024

Incorporating the construction payment schedule with the execution of the project can be seamlessly achieved with project management software. ProjectManager is award-winning project and portfolio management software with robust Gantt charts that plan, manage and track schedules in real time. Each has its advantages and disadvantages.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Rough order of magnitude (ROM) can help you better estimate project costs. But what is ROM and how can you calculate ROM estimates? We’ll explain the process, define the term and detail the steps for making a rough order of magnitude estimate. But how accurate is a ROM estimate? What Is a ROM Estimate?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 14, 2021

What is a ROM estimate used for? A rough order of magnitude estimate is used to give you a very high level view of potential project costs. Ideally, you’d be able to provide a definitive estimate, carefully created from loads of input from subject matter experts and plenty of research on past projects and their budgets.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 21, 2019

Good cost estimation is essential for keeping a project under budget. Many costs can appear over the life cycle of a project, and an accurate estimation method can be the difference between a successful plan and a failed one. Estimation, however, is easier said than done. An Overview of Cost Estimation.

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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. Asana’s Gantt chart is a lightweight alternative to more complex Gantt chart software.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 7, 2024

This requires first an understanding of demand management and how it benefits business. Next, we’ll outline the demand management process to learn how to implement this planning methodology and how software can facilitate that process. Use the team page or the color-coded workload chart to monitor your team’s allocation.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 25, 2023

Whether you’re running a company or a project, you’re going to have to deal with a budget. A budget is the spending plan that you forecast using estimates of income and expenses. A budget report is a necessary tool to manage your finances and keep your business or project viable. What Is a Budget Report?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

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. ProjectManager is award-winning project and portfolio management software with powerful Gantt charts that help construction managers deliver projects on time and within budget.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 18, 2024

Project management software is the most efficient way to create timelines to plan, assign and track their tasks. More powerful than Google Sheets is project management software. ProjectManager is award-winning project and portfolio management software with Gantt charts that have timelines that do much more than static templates.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Microsoft Power BI is a data analysis software that allows you to use various tools such as spreadsheets, pie charts, stacked bars and other types of diagrams to visualize project or business data, including the Power BI Gantt chart. Here’s how you can make a Power BI Gantt chart from scratch in three simple steps.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 6, 2024

In this blog, we’ll learn how to make a Gantt chart in Tableau and explore its key features and limitations. The result will be a Gantt chart diagram that shows your project schedule and basic details such as project task names, duration and due dates. Does Tableau Have a Gantt Chart?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Frankly it’s too hot, but it has made me realize one thing: I am no good at estimating. In fact, I’ve always known that I’m not good at estimating. I can’t tell how hot it is apart from cold, fine or hot. I can’t tell you how far it is between here and Birmingham, or the dimensions of my front room. Why estimate?

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 28, 2024

Buildertrend is construction project management software used by residential builders, from custom builders to specialty contractors and remodelers. Below is a comprehensive list of 10 of the best Buildertrend alternatives to help general contractors find the software that suits their needs.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Microsoft Project Gantt chart is typically seen as the centerpiece of that project management software. We’ll highlight key features, show you how to build a Microsoft Project Gantt chart and identify some of the pitfalls of the Gantt chart for Microsoft Project. Microsoft Project is not known for its collaboration or ease of use.

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AUGUST 26, 2021

Creating a construction budget, therefore, is one of the most important pieces when developing a construction plan. How do you create a construction budget, anticipate the costs for a project and track them to make sure you’re not overspending? Let’s take a look at what goes into making a construction budget.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Tools that are embedded in construction project management software , such as Gantt charts and resource management, are key features to control the many phases of a construction product. Once you have that information, ask how long their part of the project is estimated to take. But they just facilitate the process.

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AUGUST 15, 2023

Let’s look at 15 project management challenges and how to deal with them. Each challenge comes with advice on how to overcome obstacles and take your project management career to the next level. To do that requires project management software that can monitor your progress and performance.

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APRIL 30, 2024

Choosing the best kanban software for your organization can be challenging due to the variety of options available, which offer different feature sets and price plans. One basic, simple-to-use kanban software that can help your team get started with the kanban methodology is Notion. Here are some of its main features.

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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. Resource requirements in project management allow project managers to know what they’ll need to execute their tasks and deliver the project on time and within their budget. It’s also money.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Using project planning templates can help you schedule tasks, estimate budgets and allocate resources. Project management software does more than a static Excel or Word template, but using these free 12 project planning templates for Excel and Word is a decent substitute. That’s how you deliver on time and within budget.

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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. Then we’ll outline what’s included in the project order so you know how to make one run production more efficiently. Due date: Finished product is expected to be in stores by Dec.

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APRIL 4, 2024

Choosing the best kanban software for your team might be overwhelming, especially if you’re not sure of what features to look for. That’s why we’ve reviewed Trello’s kanban board and identified its key features, pros and cons to help you better understand how it compares to other kanban software.

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DECEMBER 3, 2019

That’s why planning out your project budget is so important: it’s the lifeblood of the project. But first, we need to define what a project budget is. What Is a Project Budget? A project budget is the total projected costs needed to complete a project over a defined period of time. Why You Need a Project Budget.

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