Remove 2019 Remove Blog Remove Estimate Remove Monitoring
article thumbnail

11 Must-Have Project Management Excel Templates (Updated Sept. 2019)

ProjectManager.com

This is a key element of planning, but it is also critical to estimating project costs and setting up a realistic schedule. And, again, the action plan can be uploaded seamlessly into ProjectManager.com, so you can then use all our great features to visualize workflow with kanban boards and monitor progress with our real-time dashboard.

2019 209
article thumbnail

Understanding Critical Path in Project Management (Example Included)

ProjectManager.com

Monitoring the Critical Path with ProjectManager.com. Monitoring the critical path is a way to make sure your project stays on schedule. This can be difficult if you’ve not built a birdhouse before and have nothing to base your estimates on. This post was updated November 2019.

Aerospace 364
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Cost-Plus Contract: How to Use One

ProjectManager.com

This variation is often seen when contractors are hired for a very specialized task and can accurately estimate labor costs. They make budget estimates difficult: Cost-plus contracts are best suited for projects with flexible budgets. One recent example was between NASA (National Aeronautics Space Administration) and Boeing in 2019.

article thumbnail

What Is Microsoft Project? Uses, Features and Pricing

ProjectManager.com

The newest version is Microsoft Project 2019, which runs only on Windows 10. There is also an on-premise solution, which again offers a three-tier plan for payment: $620 for Project Standard 2019, $1,030 Project Professional 2019 (both of which cover only one PC per person), and a Project Server—which requires a quote for accurate pricing.

2019 230
article thumbnail

How to Manage Your Team’s Workload

ProjectManager.com

Workload planning is a way to keep the team working while monitoring their progress over the course of the project. It provides a framework of what tasks need to be done, who on the team is supposed to be working on those tasks and then comparing the actual workload to the estimate for the project at this point in its life cycle.

article thumbnail

Sample Project Plan For Your Next Project

ProjectManager.com

List all your tasks in order of importance and from that list make an estimate as to how much money and time will be needed to complete the project. So, the project plan is more than just a plan on how to execute the project but as close to a realistic snapshot of the project in its entirety that you can estimate.

Planning 339
article thumbnail

12 Resource Allocation Tips for Managers

ProjectManager.com

This isn’t merely checking your estimates against actual progress in the project, though that is important, too. When you do this, you’re skewing the project estimate and messing with the effectiveness of long-term planning. Remember when we mentioned comparing your estimated to actual utilization? Have a Routine.