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Project Initiation: How to Start Your Project Off Right

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Great projects often start with great hopes and expectations. But if a project isn’t initiated correctly, then those hopes and expectations aren’t anchored in a solid foundation, and your project can drift off course and head for disaster. You must anchor your project at the outset by providing it with structure.

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The 5 Phases of the Construction Process (Templates Included)

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We’ll define in depth each of the five construction phases: initiation, pre-construction, procurement, construction and post-construction. Then we’ll explain the difference between the construction phases and the project life cycle. To help you manage your construction projects better, we’ll even add a few free templates.

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What is the Project Life Cycle and How to Use It Better?

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The project life cycle describes the stages a project goes through as it progresses from start to finish. A well-defined life cycle brings order and structure to the project. This article will demystify the project management life cycle and help you run better projects.

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10 Strategies for Successful Project Execution

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Let’s review strategies and tools you can use, and learn how they can help you close that gap to promote successful project execution. We’ll hear from experts and review key takeaways that project leaders can immediately put into practice in their programs and projects. What is Project Execution?

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Software Project Management: Why It’s Different

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Every project is different, of course, but the differences when managing software development projects are especially so, due to its distinct life-cycle processes. What Is Software Project Management? Software project management is the planning, managing and tracking of software development projects.

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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

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Scrum works within an agile project management framework, though there have been attempts to scale Scrum to fit larger organizations. The term scrum was introduced in a “Harvard Business Review” article from 1986 by Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonaka. Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM). Kanban Methodology.

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Batch Production: Examples, Advantages and Disadvantages

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Also, initial outlays of batch production equipment and technology can be costly as they need to be specifically designed to perform a range of functions. Mass production is continuous and consistent quality is a challenge due to the high-speed, high-volume nature of this production management approach.