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Strategic Project Portfolio Management [Book Review]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Estimating for success Maybe best of all, Moore talks about range-based estimates – a topic I’m very interested in. Moore explains that estimates are biased towards the initial values because people don’t adjust their estimates again after making that initial decision. This book review first appeared in 2016.

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Software Review: ProjectManager.com [2016]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Click on Create a new Project and enter the project details – including the rate for resources and the project budget. Other Features: Timesheets and Budgets. There are also cost reports on time, expenses and the project budget that can be exported to Excel if you want to do more data manipulation.

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How To Be An Estimating Superhero

Rebel’s Guide to PM

A statistical model for estimating isn’t normally something I’d put in the ‘make my job easy’ box, but I might just have found one that works. He’s taken the PERT (Project Evaluation and Review Technique) estimating approach to the next level by letting you add a dash of professional judgement in with the numbers. OK, I get it.

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6 Real-World Benefits of Using Project Management Software in Manufacturing

LiquidPlanner

When Rob Welsh, a Development Process Manager at Lake Shore Cryotronics , went searching for a new project management tool, he was in the market for something that would help his team deliver projects on time and on budget. But, in 2016, he implemented LiquidPlanner on his team’s projects, and that’s exactly what he got.

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ERP Software Selection Guide

TrustRadius Project Management

You can also take a look at Enlyft’s list of ERPs and their estimated market shares here. Budgeting for them is like throwing money around in the dark, and the decision-making process doesn’t end there. What is Your Budget? What is Your Budget? Your budget is the number one concern for software buying.

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ERP Software Selection Guide

TrustRadius Project Management

You can also take a look at Enlyft’s list of ERPs and their estimated market shares here. . Budgeting for them is like throwing money around in the dark, and the decision-making process doesn’t end there. What is Your Budget? What is Your Budget? Your budget is the number one concern for software buying.

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5 Reasons Engineers Need to Develop Project Management Skills

LiquidPlanner

Project Management Institute’s (PMI) 2016 report The High Cost of Low Performance: How will you improve business results? The technical/rational skills of engineers are useful for solving technical or rational problems on engineering projects, such as cost estimation and adjustments, forecasting, quality assurance or scheduling.