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). What Is Tactical Planning?

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 17, 2024

There’s a digital copy, where products are digital, made on demand and delivered instantly to customers. Built-to-stock is when a product is made and warehoused in anticipation of demand. Built-to-order creates products when an order has been received. It’s fulfilled in a variety of ways. We’ll get to that next.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 11, 2024

Products can be manufactured, but they don’t end up in a customer’s hands until they’ve been stored in a warehouse. This is managed by a warehouse management system, which we’ll explain, and detail how project management software can help improve that process. ProjectManager’s Gantt charts help plan warehouse operations.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 27, 2024

Kanban in manufacturing and production has many uses, which we detail below, as well as how it relates to lean and just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing. Kanban is a visual method for managing workflow and production. The kanban cards move across the kanban board as they go from one production stage to the next. What Is Kanban?

Manufacturing 349

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 6, 2024

Project management has wrought much change. From plotting Gantt charts by hand to the modern day explosion of project management software solutions, everything is different – including the nature of work itself. Then all is quiet until the boss approaches her desk with yet another project. To illustrate, Roger L.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 10, 2024

Order management is a large endeavor that includes warehouse employees and managers, resource planning and often third-party logistics and shipping partners. They should be happy with the product, of course, but also with how the company handled their order and delivered it. Customer satisfaction is also an objective.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 25, 2024

The kanban tool has become commonplace in project management and its uses continue to expand. For those unsure what kanban is, we’ll first explain the kanban system and then go into kanban history from its development to its uses in manufacturing, project management and software development. Kanban as a name came later.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2024

Every project is different. Project strategy is the plan that defines a project, which is why project management strategy is so important. To better manage projects, one must clearly understand project strategy, who’s responsible for it in the organization and the steps to create a project strategy.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 30, 2024

If you’re researching which project management software to use, you’ve probably already compared Asana vs. ClickUp. However, as project management tools, they both fall short. Asana’s timeline is no substitute for a Gantt chart and ClickUp is more focused on productivity than project management. What Is Asana?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 12, 2024

When a project is planned, a set of steps are outlined to deliver a product or service. Think of resource requirements as the fuel that drives all project activities. Once one understands what resource requirements are in project management, next there is estimating what those resources will be and managing them.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 12, 2024

One way to make sure you’re supporting your team and project alike is with workforce planning. Workforce planning is important and we’ll show you why. Then we’ll help you with the workforce planning process and explain the benefits of using workforce planning in your projects.

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LiquidPlanner

OCTOBER 11, 2018

All projects—especially large, complex projects—need clear priorities. You can count on technical projects, no matter how well-planned, to involve change orders, re-prioritization and the regular appearance of surprises. Related: How to Better Prioritize Work and Projects. Easier said than done. Assess value.

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ProjectManager.com

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. First, let’s define what a production order is and why it’s so important to the manufacturing process. We’ll also throw in some free production planning templates.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Trello vs. Asana is a likely matchup for anyone looking for the right project management software. They’re both well-known and popular project management tools. Yes, Trello has project management features and Asana has a timeline and other tools to help manage tasks and teams. Trellis was the codename for the project.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Managing a program or portfolio of projects involves many things, but utmost importance should be given to resource management, especially organizational resources. Resource planning, resource allocation and resource utilization are all under the umbrella term of organizational resources. That is, money that keeps projects operating.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Many project management tools can help you plan, manage and track your projects. If we compare Gantt charts vs. kanban boards we’ll find both are valuable to your project in different ways. A Gantt chart is a graphical representation of a project schedule from start to finish. What Is a Gantt Chart?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 31, 2024

Coming up with long-term goals for a business or organization is just the beginning of a five-year project. Once you’ve made a balanced scorecard, you’ll need project management software to fulfill the strategic goals and the plan to get you there. ProjectManager’s Gantt charts turn your balanced scorecard into actionable plans.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 2, 2024

Jira is project management software designed for agile software development teams. It has tools that allow you to plan sprints, track the completion of tasks, balance your team member’s workload and create product roadmaps. In addition to the kanban board , Jira only offers one more project management tool: the timeline view.

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Green Project Management

MARCH 13, 2024

Planned Obsolescence involves designing products to quickly break or become obsolete in the short to mid-term, with the general goal of encouraging sales of new products and upgrades. This business model thrives on consumer dissatisfaction and the constant need for newer, shinier products.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The Gantt chart has become a staple of project management. Scientific management is a theory that analyzes and synthesizes workflows to improve economic efficiency, especially in labor productivity. ProjectManager is award-winning project and portfolio management software with Gantt charts that would make Henry Gantt proud.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 21, 2023

Why is it that some days you just aren’t that productive? Maybe your productivity saboteurs are at work. There are plenty of things at work that make it hard for you to progress your projects – the skill is in being able to identify and tackle them so you can keep moving forward. Make the most of your calendar. Get enough sleep.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 4, 2022

When you’re making a product, how do you ensure that all the desired capabilities are included in the final deliverable? That’s why a project requirements document (PRD) is so important. It communicates this information to everyone on the product team. What Is a Product Requirements Document (PRD)?

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Manufacturers have to do more than produce a product, they also have to manage their operations. Then, we’ll wrap up with how project management software can help with manufacturing operations management. It aims to reduce waste, create better products and boost both customer satisfaction and company profits.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Businesses aren’t projects but they share many commonalities. While businesses run projects, they also have strategies and objectives that must be met. All of these things and more make them a perfect candidate for business project management. Let’s first explore the definition of business project management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 14, 2024

As project managers, most of us know how important it is to make sure that what we deliver is actually useful and used by the people we deliver it for. Change management is arguably the most important thing to securing a successful delivery, but most organizations don’t have change managers so project managers have to do it all.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 3, 2024

Products go through many processes before they reach a customer. Once a product has been manufactured, how does it reach the customer? There are occasions when a customer will return a product for several reasons, so a return transaction is also part of the order fulfillment process even if it’s not always enacted.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

One of the questions I’m asked often when I’m mentoring project managers, is what is the difference between quality assurance and quality management? It is made up of three elements: Quality planning Quality control Quality assurance. It is made up of three elements: Quality planning Quality control Quality assurance.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 12, 2024

I can’t be the only one who thinks that with better productivity tools for teams, we’d be more… productive. Today I present to you 7 productivity tools for teams that you’ve never heard of (maybe – there are some on the list that you might have come across, but I couldn’t leave them out). Easy to use, your team will love it!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

PRINCE2® is a project management method. It’s structured, and experience-based, created from the lived experience of thousands of project managers and successful projects. PRINCE2® stands for Projects IN a Controlled Environment (Version 2). It’s tailorable and suitable for projects of all sizes, large and small.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Construction project management relies on good planning, experienced contractors and powerful construction project management software. While Procore is a known name in construction project management, many construction managers are looking for a Procore alternative. Procore falls short in many ways.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 20, 2024

Construction projects are structured with schedules, budgets and resource allocation. Many people work on them, from general contractors overseeing subcontractors to architects and, of course, the project owner. ProjectManager has workload charts to keep teams productive. What Is a Preconstruction Meeting?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 26, 2024

Asana is a popular work management software that helps teams collaborate on tasks and projects. Microsoft Project is a popular project management software that has the tools that project managers need to manage teams and projects. There are problems in the battle of Microsoft Project vs. Asana.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 21, 2023

We all want to be productive in the office, but what does that actually mean? To help you get on track with your productivity goals, we’ll look at some practical examples of how you could use your time efficiently, with case studies and real-life tips. What does productivity mean? Being busy is not the same as being productive.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Monday is a matchup made for project management professionals. Asana vs. Monday are both similar project management tools. They have features, such as project tracking, workflow automation and other standard project management software features. Not convinced that ProjectManager is a superior project management tool?

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Manufacturing is all about production. Having that production work more efficiently will help manufacturers make more products and get those products to their customers faster. Finally, we show how project management software can help with manufacturing. What Is Cycle Time In Manufacturing?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Making more than the market will support is going to lead to extra costs in production and warehouse that can bust the bank. That’s why a production budget is essential. But what is a production budget and what should be included in one? What Is a Production Budget? Project management software can help. Learn more.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 28, 2024

Notion is work management software that helps teams from across industries such as product development, engineering or marketing to facilitate team communication, manage tasks and create simple project timelines. While Notion has project management features, is there a Notion Gantt chart? We’ll get to that in a moment.

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