ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Before we get into the management of a residential construction project, we’ll explore the meaning of residential construction and examples of the two major types of residential construction. We’ll also define the key areas of residential construction and how residential construction differs from commercial construction.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Manufacturers make things, and how much they make is determined by demand and the supply of raw materials. 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. We’ll also throw in some free production planning templates.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 25, 2023

IT asset management is how businesses make sure those IT resources are being efficiently used. But what is an asset in IT and what does IT asset management mean? 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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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 2, 2024

Tactical planning is the practical counterpoint to strategic planning, which describes the overall direction of an organization. Tactical planning tells you how to get there. This concept is an important part of project portfolio management (PPM) and project management offices (PMOs).

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 10, 2024

But the only reason it feels effortless is because of order management. We’ll explain what order management is and explore how an order management process is conducted. There are, of course, people behind the order management process. What Is Order Management?

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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. One key tool to success is understanding how to use organizational process assets effectively. But what is an organizational process asset (OPA)? Think intranet or policy library.

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ProjectManager.com

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. It’s a good alternative for small teams that need to manage their workload and collaborate online. Not really.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

What do you need to know to succeed at project management? While there’s some truth to that joke, it’s not helpful to the student or the experienced professional who is looking for a way to understand the myriad responsibilities of being a project manager. What is PMBOK in Project Management? Project Integration Management.

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ProjectManager.com

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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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 15, 2021

If you’re a manufacturer, you need to know about supplier relationship management (SRM). That’s why managing your relationships with suppliers and vendors is critical to keeping a manufacturing enterprise viable. What Is Supplier Relationship Management? SRM is used by professionals involved in managing supply chains.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 16, 2020

Project management planning is made up of many parts. There’s the schedule, the stakeholder matrix, the managing of resources. Speaking of the latter, there’s the matter of how you’re going to procure resources that require vendors of goods and services. That’s procurement management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 24, 2022

This is the time that project managers wrap up the work. Create and circulate the project closure document. This is a document that summarizes how the project went. Basically, it’s a document that compares what you planned to do with what was actually done and explains the variances if there are any (there will be – trust me).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 25, 2020

Are you biased as a project manager? In this article we’ll talk about the different types of bias in project management. A project manager is the linchpin of a successful project. Her leadership and guidance is of paramount importance during planning and execution. Anchoring bias in project management.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 26, 2024

This must be all planned. Project management software can help plan and organize tasks to ensure the project meets all project and regulatory requirements. ProjectManager is award-winning construction project management software with robust Gantt charts that assign tasks to teams and create timelines.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

There are many things that are needed when managing a project. Front of mind are resources and intangible things like leadership, experience and general know-how. These organizational process assets are critical to a project’s success and its operations. But there are also tangible items that are just as important.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 1, 2019

This article reviews and explains the 10 project management Knowledge Areas from the PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition. All the things you need to know and do for successful risk management, for example, are bundled under the Risk Management Knowledge Area. So how many knowledge areas are there in project management?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 26, 2021

Outside of the project team, there are materials and supplies necessary to create the project deliverables. A Request for Quote (RFI), sometimes called a request for quotation or an invitation for bid (IFB), is part of the process of securing procurements for a project. Contracting with suppliers requires negotiating and paperwork.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This is called a service request and controlling that process is called service request management. We’ll explain in more detail what service request management is and what a service request is, including examples to make it clearer. Then we’ll outline the steps of service request management from submission to follow-up and a lot more.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 31, 2023

Welcome to project management 101. Project management can seem like a daunting discipline, but once you get a grasp of the fundamentals and combine that with some intuition, you’ll be on your way to leading successful projects, no matter your situation. What Is Project Management? Get started for free today.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

And it’s not what project management is supposed to be. Here’s how to make that happen so you can move on to your next project knowing you’ve left this one behind all tidy. It is a record of the project management process. The closure document talks about what you did and how that compared to what you set out to do.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 15, 2022

The big risk as a project manager is that you hit all the project management success criteria: being on time and on budget, but what you deliver doesn’t meet the customer’s requirements. A project quality management plan can help with that. In this article, we’ll talk about how to write one and why you should.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Have you ever started a project and thought: how is all this going to come together? It’s a question I get asked a lot by the project managers I mentor, because frankly, the beginning of a project is an unsettling time. And in PMI terms, that means doing project integration management – a non-job jargon term if ever there was one.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 18, 2022

If so, then you know how frustrating and even maddening it can be to try to work on something without having a good understanding of what is required. By the end of this article, hopefully, you will have a better understanding of how to approach requirements gathering (which we should really call eliciting requirements) for your next project!

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

To keep to your schedule and manage costs, you need to gather and process project data throughout the five PMBOK project management groups. What Are the 5 PMBOK Project Management Process Groups? Project managers use the five project management phases to structure projects and lead them from beginning to end.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Projects create deliverables, which are simply the results of the project or the processes in the project. Project deliverables are such outputs as the project plans , project reports and even meeting minutes. Other types of project reports which show how work is proceeding versus project plan estimations.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

One way to achieve these goals is through operations management. Learn what operations management is and its key functions. Operations management can be applied to any industry and will help you better run every aspect of your business. What Is Operations Management?

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 12, 2022

As the name implies, preconstruction is the phase that occurs before the build, and it’s critical to the success of the construction project. As with everything in construction project management, there’s a process, meetings, checklist and more. The client learns what they need to do and how much it’s going to cost.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Having many projects to manage in a portfolio can be daunting. You need to strategize and plan your resource allocation to ensure that every project has what it needs when it needs it. There are many ways to do this and one of which is lean portfolio management. What Is Lean Portfolio Management? Learn more.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 3, 2022

Your project management plan is more than just a schedule of work. Although I am guilty of using ‘plan’ and ‘Gantt chart’ interchangeably. A project management plan is a document that sets out how you are going to do what you’re going to do. It’s a guide to how the project will be managed.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 9, 2021

How do you make sure that the goods are of the type you need, the quantity agreed upon and for the price that meets your financial constraints? It’s a way to reach an agreement about the outside services required in the project to make sure you can schedule them to fit into your project plan on track. Click to learn more!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 18, 2023

In my experience, most project managers feel that they could ‘do’ lessons learned better. And it isn’t surprising – managing lessons learned properly is hard to do well on a project. Lessons learned help you manage a project more effectively, because you learn from what happened in the past. What are lessons learned?

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ProjectManager.com

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. What is a Program Management Plan?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 11, 2023

Have you ever looked at a bridge, building or structure of any kind and wondered, “how did they do that?” ” They did it with construction management. In order to control all those moving parts, construction professionals use construction management for all project delivery methods.

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The IIL Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

Legal representation appeared in procurement management and became one of the knowledge areas that is needed in most companies for successful project delivery. If a project team incorrectly uses AI and creates a product for a customer, then the customer could be exposed to lawsuits as well.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

If any discipline needs a well-thought-out schedule, it’s construction project management. 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. Yes, construction scheduling is time-consuming.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

This is called supply chain planning. Let’s take a closer look at supply chain planning and what it means for your business planning. Let’s take a closer look at supply chain planning and what it means for your business planning. What Is Supply Chain Planning? This reduces the effects of demand volatility.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 19, 2023

There’s more than one way to manage a construction project. Along the way, we’ll explain why lean construction can benefit your project and how the right project management software can help you take advantage of lean construction. ProjectManager has Gantt charts to manage your lean construction.

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