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JANUARY 16, 2024

Projects have a beginning, middle and end. That’s called the project life cycle. When you’re a project management office (PMO) or program or portfolio manager, you’re going to have to deal with multiple projects in various stages of the project pipeline. What is a project pipeline?

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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.

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JANUARY 10, 2023

Project meetings often feel as if they’re in the way of your work. But meetings are critical for project planning and team collaboration. That’s why there are so many project meetings and each has its own focus and importance. What Are Project Meetings? Types of Project Meetings. 10 Key Project Meetings.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

There are many things that are needed when managing a project. These organizational process assets are critical to a project’s success and its operations. An organizational process asset is a tangible resource that’s used to guide the management of an organization’s projects and operations.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

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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MARCH 7, 2024

Then we’ll detail the key components that make up a thorough organizational strategy and throw in some free templates to get you started. Our roadmap is a Gantt chart that visually represents all of your strategic goals and related projects, including the steps necessary to accomplish them. What Is Organizational Strategy?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

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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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. A preconstruction meeting ensures that all those parts are working together on a common goal.

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AUGUST 1, 2023

There are many ways to manage a project. While project management software is the gold standard, there are many free project management templates for Google that you can download to plan, manage and track your projects. They cover all phases of the project through its life cycle.

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APRIL 23, 2024

Some projects are done internally within an organization. This is called operational project management. To better understand operational project management requires defining what an operational project is, how it differs from strategic projects and what operational project management is.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Then we’ll outline what’s included in the project order so you know how to make one run production more efficiently. We’ll also throw in some free production planning templates. All this is part of the larger manufacturing process that can be controlled with project management software. Production order status: In preparation.

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AUGUST 15, 2023

Stakeholders are people with a vested interest in the project. They are going to want to know how the project is progressing and whether it’s scheduled to deliver on time and within its budget. Project managers need to manage their stakeholders expectations. Anyone with a vested interest in the project is a stakeholder.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Once the vision is defined, then the practical work begins, and strategic planning templates can facilitate that work. ProjectManager is not only powerful project and portfolio management software but also has over 100 free project and portfolio management templates for Excel and Word, including these strategic planning templates.

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JANUARY 25, 2024

Projects cost money. Those funds have a life cycle of their own and project managers must understand how those costs come in and out of the project and organization. That process is called project cash flow. We’ll look at project cash flow, what it is and how to calculate and manage it. What Is Project Cash Flow?

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MARCH 19, 2024

Projects need resources, often consistently. Suppliers and contractors deliver those products and services that help fulfill the project. A request for quote is when a company solicits suppliers or contractors to submit a price quote for what their product or service will cost for a particular task or project.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Planning a project only gets you so far. That’s where Excel report templates come in. Project reports are tools that project managers use to extract valuable project data. Excel report templates are a great tool to determine how you’re doing and keep your stakeholders updated.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

The project budget is developed during the planning phase of a project. It’s a document that captures the total costs required to complete a project over a specified timeframe. The more accurate your forecast for project costs, the more likely you’ll be able to deliver a successful project and make a profit.

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OCTOBER 18, 2023

Keeping tabs on the performance of your project is an essential part of project management. Tracking project performance gives project managers the data they need to keep the actual effort of the project aligned with the planned effort and deliver the project on time and within its budget.

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JANUARY 24, 2023

If there’s one thing you can be certain of when managing a project, it’s change. Although it’s impossible to predict the future, with these free risk management templates, you can better prepare for the unexpected and be more apt to keep your project on track. However, templates can only do so much.

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MARCH 27, 2024

To further illustrate kanban in manufacturing, we’ll show a visual example of it at work and outline the key advantages of using this scheduling system as well as how project management software can advance its benefits. Many project management software products have kanban features. What Is Kanban?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 9, 2022

Stakeholders are important to every project. They are impacted by the project, be they investor or customer. Let’s take some time to define what a stakeholder is, examples of stakeholders and free stakeholder templates that can help with stakeholder management. The stakeholder has a vest interest in the project.

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JANUARY 5, 2022

If you’re in this spot, then you may seek out some task, cost and time tracking templates for Excel. And, if you want even more Excel spreadsheets and free templates, check out our templates hub. Dashboard Template. ProjectManager’s free dashboard template has several widgets that monitor metrics in your work.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Construction sites are busy with subcontractors and other crews working on various smaller projects that will lead to the final build. Following that, we’ll go step-by-step on how to make a construction timesheet and provide you with a free template to download to help you get started with your construction timesheets.

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AUGUST 22, 2023

There are no guarantees that starting a project will ensure that it’s delivered successfully. There are many ways a project can fail. To avoid failure, it’s important to understand failure and know the signs that your project is in danger. What Is Project Failure? Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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MARCH 8, 2024

An army of subcontractors each with their own specific discipline complete construction projects. We’ll also note the difference between an RFI in construction and other construction project management documents before going into the construction RFI process, the different types of RFIs and more. But how do they know what to work on?

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JANUARY 11, 2024

Managing resources effectively is one way to deliver your projects on time and within budget. Project managers use a technique called resource smoothing. There are many benefits to resource smoothing, which we’ll explain, and then provide the steps so you can use in your project. What is resource smoothing?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

A PMO, or project management office, can be an internal department or an external group or agency that defines and maintains the standards for a company’s project management. However, all three can use PMO templates to support project programs and portfolios. We’ve collected 15 free templates that are suitable for a PMO.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The Gantt chart has become a staple of project management. To further illustrate what a Gantt chart is, we’ll give you an example and link to a free Gantt chart template for Excel that you can download and use right away. Our Gantt charts are more than horizontal bar charts that organize tasks across project phases.

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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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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Whether you call it project financial management or project accounting, managing a project’s finances is essential to delivering a successful project. But what exactly is financial project management? Then, to help you get started, we’ll have a few free financial management templates you can download.

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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. Organizational resources are concrete materials and tangible assets that support the program or portfolio of projects, including practice improvements and service delivery.

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AUGUST 23, 2023

Project risk. Just the word risk can evoke the same kind of primal, fight-or-flight fear in project managers. But risk shouldn’t be feared, it’s just another part of the project to manage. All projects have some element of risk while other projects are inherently high-risk. (We’re

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APRIL 29, 2022

Project managers know the importance of having project documentation. Project documents must be accurate and constantly updated to keep current with the project. Creating and managing project documentation throughout the project life cycle is critical for project success, but where to start?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 10, 2023

Keeping track of problems on projects is really important if you want to come across as a professional project manager. I use an issues log (it’s an Excel spreadsheet) to make sure I record, remember and manage all the issues on my projects. I can filter it by issue status or by issue owner, and I like how flexible it is.

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JANUARY 2, 2024

This concept is an important part of project portfolio management (PPM) and project management offices (PMOs). This can apply to a business or a project team. To organize and manage this process, businesses employ project management techniques and tools, such as project management software.

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

Finally, we’ll offer links to a few free construction project management templates to help manage industrial construction projects. Being able to manage all these elements, including scheduling and the costs involved in industrial construction requires project management software. What Is Industrial Construction?

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APRIL 15, 2021

Documentation is required in any project, but even more so when it comes to construction project management. Construction projects demand regular, detailed reporting during execution, so you can review and analyze your progress. This data is delivered in the form of a construction daily report. Click to learn more!

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