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Kanban History: Origin & Expansion Across Industries

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Kanban history has informed everything from manufacturing to software development. The kanban tool has become commonplace in project management and its uses continue to expand. While kanban systems were once analog, they have since moved into the digital space and are often found in project management software.

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Project Estimation Techniques: A PM’s Handbook

Teamweek

“ I’ve done this a million times–let’s skip estimating just this once.”. You rush through the beginning estimates only to miss deadlines, blow budgets, and draw raised eyebrows from clients. In this guide we’ll cover: What are project estimation techniques? What are project estimation techniques?

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What is Project Management

MPUG

This would have required Noah to plan and coordinate the construction of the ark, as well as gather the necessary resources and manage the logistics of boarding the animals onto the ark. In this way, Noah’s Ark could be seen as a large-scale project that required careful management in order to be successful.

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Time and Materials Contracts: The Definitive Guide [w/ Template]

Teamweek

A time and materials contract is a legally binding agreement that establishes a project’s cost based on the time taken and the material prices used to complete it. construction contracts, product development contracts, and accounting contracts. Estimate a project timeframe: Create time estimates for each task.

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Creating a Comprehensive Project Budget Plan for Financial Control

Wrike

Understanding the Importance of a Project Budget Plan Projects of any size require financial planning and control to avoid cost overruns and ensure that the allocated funds are used efficiently. It acts as a control mechanism, so that the project team adheres to the allocated budget and avoids unnecessary expenses.

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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

What happens if you shift focus from "accurate estimation" to "reliably shipping by a date"? . If your project has no uncertainty, there is no need to estimate. Turns out in the real world there is no such project. All estimates have precision and accuracy. Accuracy - how close is the estimate to the actual value?

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. requires making estimates) ? Use of Benefits of Tools for Project Risk Management,” T. 255, April 2010.