ProjectManager.com

APRIL 16, 2024

Excel is a versatile spreadsheet tool that can create a variety of graphs, charts and forms, including timelines for projects. Why Should You Create a Project Timeline in Excel? The best part is that it’s helpful for any type of team or organization that’s executing a plan regardless of its industry.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Asana is a likely matchup for anyone looking for the right project management software. They’re both well-known and popular project management tools. Asana, on the other hand, is a simple-to-use work management tool. ProjectManager has Gantt charts, unlike Trello and Asana, to better manage projects.

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ProjectManager.com

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. Kanban is a visual method for managing workflow and production. What Is Kanban?

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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. Certainly, Asana is simple to use and pleasing to the eyes, while ClickUp is similar to Asana, but with software development tools. However, as project management tools, they both fall short.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Microsoft Power BI is a data analysis software that allows you to use various tools such as spreadsheets, pie charts, stacked bars and other types of diagrams to visualize project or business data, including the Power BI Gantt chart. But is Power BI good for project management? Does Power BI Have a Gantt Chart?

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ProProfs Project Management

JUNE 25, 2019

What factors are really essential for successful project implementation for an IT team? Is it: Creating the perfect project plan? Communicating with teams seamlessly? Managing risks as and when they are encountered? Stakeholder Management. Project Plan. Change Management. Risk Management.

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ProjectManager.com

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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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 6, 2024

While Tableau doesn’t have project management features, you can still use it to make a Gantt chart. The result will be a Gantt chart diagram that shows your project schedule and basic details such as project task names, duration and due dates. This isn’t ideal when the success of the project is on the line.

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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. Which one to choose? It’s difficult. Fair enough.

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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

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

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. Asana’s Gantt chart is a lightweight alternative to more complex Gantt chart software.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 22, 2024

I mentor project managers, and the types of problems that people come up with on calls are not technical issues for the most part. Or “resources” as we unkindly call people in project management. Securing the right resource (and enough of it) is a huge headache for PMO leaders and project professionals.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 5, 2024

Project management software can help organizations keep to their maintenance schedule. ProjectManager is award-winning project and portfolio management software with multiple project views that help keep maintenance schedules on track. A maintenance schedule ensures those tasks are done regularly.

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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 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. Learn more What Is Asana?

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 24, 2024

While order processing seems to work fast and without issue, a lot is going on in the background to ensure the seamless management of placement, picking, sorting, packing and shipping. Order processing, which includes sales order processing and purchase order processing, is the managing and fulfillment of customer orders.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

A project timeline is a project scheduling tool that’s used to estimate the total duration of a project from start to end by mapping tasks, deliverables and milestones in chronological order. Why Should You Make a Project Timeline In Excel? ProjectManager’s Gantt charts are more useful than a project timeline in Excel.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Gantt chart is one of the most important tools in a project manager’s toolbox. One side is a spreadsheet that collects important project data and the other is a visual timeline that shows the entire project from start to finish. What Can You Use a Microsoft Project Gantt Chart For?

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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. The only difference from a Gantt chart used in any other industry is that it manages construction tasks.

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ProjectManager.com

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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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? Customer satisfaction is also an objective.

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ProjectManager.com

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.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 7, 2024

It’s not only communicative but helps management develop strategic plans so the company can accomplish its goals. It’s not only communicative but helps management develop strategic plans so the company can accomplish its goals. What Is Organizational Strategy? Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 3, 2024

Managing more than one project at a time creates a lot of problems. How can you allocate resources wisely across all those projects? How can you keep the projects aligned with the strategic goals of the organization? That and more is what enterprise project management does.

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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 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.

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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

APRIL 11, 2024

The better the warehouse management, the greater the company’s success. After defining warehouse management and its importance, we’ll focus on its key areas and what the operation life cycle looks like. What Is Warehouse Management? Warehouse management is the process by which the day-to-day operations of a warehouse are run.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Gantt charts are powerful planning tools in project management, but they’re also notoriously difficult to make. There is, however, a simple Gantt chart that can be made in a variety of ways that can be essential when scheduling a project. However, a simple Gantt chart might be just what you need to plan a project.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 5, 2024

A calendar is a great planning tool for tracking tasks and deliverables’ due dates, especially when executing large projects that span across months. They’re useful throughout the project scheduling process and are easy to use. Plus, most people understand them, which makes them a fundamental tool for project managers.

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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. One of the tasks of the general contractor is to track those work hours to manage labor costs and keep everyone paid. Timesheets are used to record the time spent on tasks, projects or clients.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The Gantt chart has become a staple of project management. Henry Gantt was an American who worked as a mechanical engineer and management consultant. He’s best remembered for the tool that bears his name and his works in the development of what’s called scientific management.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 17, 2024

The sales order process, which we’ll cover in a bit, needs management to ensure that vendors and customers get what they want. But first, it’s important to have software that can manage the sales order process to ensure that goods are delivered on time and paid for as determined in the sales order terms. We’ll get to that next.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 14, 2024

If you’re searching for a project management job, you’ve no doubt come across a range of different job titles. The ‘project manager’ job descriptions have a wide variety of roles and duties, which can make it hard to know what’s right for you. That’s what a project is.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Creating software is a complex, layered endeavor. All that means there are many points in the project’s life cycle in which something can go wrong. A test case is an essential part of software development to make sure a product or a feature is working properly. What Is a Test Case In Software Development?

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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. A balanced scorecard is a strategic management performance metric. It’s a common management tool worldwide, used across industries, including government and nonprofit organizations. What Is a Balanced Scorecard?

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