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Strategic Project Management: Planning Strategic Projects

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Projects are often viewed as standalone events. Projects are often part of an organization’s larger goals and objectives. Strategic project management understands this. We’ll also outline the roles of those involved in strategic project management as well as best practices to help you align projects with business strategy.

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12 Free Project Planning Templates for Excel and Word

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Without a plan, projects are in trouble. Project planning is one of the first and most important aspects of project management. Using project planning templates can help you schedule tasks, estimate budgets and allocate resources. Download one or all and get your next project started right.

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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. There’s a lot of money involved in these capital projects and that means getting the funding and allocating the finances wisely. We’ll end with a few examples of capital projects to make the concept more understandable.

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The Gantt Chart in Construction Project Management: Understanding the Best Planning & Scheduling Tool

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Gantt charts have been a fundamental project management tool for over a century, and it’s easy to understand why. They provide a visual overview of project tasks and the timeframe in which they need to be completed. ProjectManager’s construction Gantt charts help you plan, manage and track projects in real time.

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Understand Digital Debt, Form a Team, Set Goals, and Plan Roadmap for Transformation

Develop a roadmap for transformation with defined projects, cost estimates, and governance. Strategic planning ensures successful outcomes. Define future digital vision with measurable goals. Refine hypotheses and conduct market analysis.

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Project Plan Template

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Download this free project plan template to scope out your work and break it down into manageable components; then schedule and assign the tasks needed to complete your project. A project plan is the foundation of all the work you do in leading a project to a successful completion.

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Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management: UVA Darden Course Review

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Recently I audited the Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management course from University of Virginia Darden Business School. It’s one of the most popular project management courses on Coursera. Who is the Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management course for?

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Modern Data Architecture for Embedded Analytics

Every data-driven project calls for a review of your data architecture—and that includes embedded analytics. 9 questions to ask yourself when planning your ideal architecture. Before you add new dashboards and reports to your application, you need to evaluate your data architecture with analytics in mind.

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The Definitive Guide to Embedded Analytics

Inside you will learn: How embedded analytics has become essential to business applications When to buy an embedded analytics solution and when to build one How to go-to-market, from pricing and packaging to external promotion How to build a business case and sell the project internally The future of embedded analytics …plus so much more.

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Alternatives to PPM Tools for Today's Anywhere Workforce

The right project portfolio management tools should have all the features necessary to plan and execute in one place, giving PMOs the visibility they need to ensure project success. This means moving beyond what most basic PPM tools offer to a tool that better fits their needs and sets them up for long-term success.

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From Planning to Results, How to Choose a Tool to Manage Marketing Projects

With increased channels, tools, and pressure to achieve goals, your work management platform must be able to: Manage complex projects within tight time frames. Harness data from all channels to make decisions in real time. Prove ROI to the broader business. Download the eBook today!

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Task Management For Project Managers

How can project planning that stretches over months or years remain relevant and account for new ad-hoc activities that arrive every day?

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Why and How to Earn Your PMP® Credential

Gaining your Project Management Professional (PMP) certification can be very beneficial for any project manager. Most successful PMP candidates treat preparing for the PMP exam as a personal project. As such, it requires careful planning and a structured approach.

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Unlocking Business Agility: Leveraging the Power of Strategy Execution

True business agility is impossible if execution is disconnected from strategic planning. Download this eBook to learn about the 12 key imperatives every organization must address, and discover how they impact the capabilities you’ll need to effectively deliver execution across all investments.

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Turning Metrics into Dollars: How to Turn Your Analytics Data into a Real Financial Model for your Startup

Speaker: Tristan Kromer, Lean Agile Coach, Kromatic

Early stage startups in particular may not need a four year business plan, but they need to start building out a model which will show how they can someday be profitable. Learn how margin of error impacts financial projections. You'll learn: How to turn basic dashboard metrics into a financial model.