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What Is Program Governance? Importance & Benefits

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A program is a set of connected projects that are under the oversight of a steering committee, which is the program governance body. Program governance is a critical component to successfully managing a program of projects. But what does program governance mean and why is it so important? What Is Program Governance?

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Organizational Process Assets: What does that even mean?

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One key tool to success is understanding how to use organizational process assets effectively. But what is an organizational process asset (OPA)? OPAs and the PMP exam Let’s face it: I first came across the term OPA while reviewing PMP exam training material. What are Organizational Process Assets? What is not an OPA?

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Project Intake Process: Prioritizing Project Requests & Proposals

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However, problems occur when requests are submitted without a standardized process. To avoid that, you need an intake process. A project intake process is beneficial for an organization. We’ll also outline the project intake process, what should be included and who’s responsible for overseeing the process.

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The 5 Phases of the Construction Process (Templates Included)

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Project management software is used by construction project managers to plan, manage and track the project. ProjectManager is award-winning project management software that has powerful Gantt charts that break the project into five construction phases. The construction bidding process will also begin at this point.

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Capital Projects: Capital Planning, Budgeting and Funding

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When governments or corporations make large investments, they don’t do so without serious planning. Let’s take a look at capital projects, explore the idea of a capital asset and delve into the process of capital planning. These capital projects can be infrastructure-based, such as roads and railways, when launched by the government.

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10 Best Buildertrend Alternatives of 2024 (Free + Paid)

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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. Users have found this process laborious.

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Process Implementation: A Quick Guide

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As a business grows, it needs to look at new processes or ways to improve the processes it has in place. Whatever the objectives, process implementation is how they achieve these goals. If you’re looking to improve your business processes , you need to know what process implementation is and why it’s so important.

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