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

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APRIL 18, 2024

Project management software is the most efficient way to create timelines to plan, assign and track their tasks. This Google Sheets timeline template can create a timeline in just four simple steps that won’t require any formulas or any advanced settings. Why Use This Google Sheets Timeline Template?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 13, 2024

I picked up a project from someone else not that long ago and I was three months into my management of it before I realized there wasn't a project charter. That meant there were some key things missing from the project's paperwork and the most important thing missing was which budget was going to pay for it. Let's define.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 22, 2024

Kanban which means signboard or billboard in Japanese is a visual work management system that uses boards and cards to manage tasks, workflows and projects of any kind. However, over the years, kanban boards spread across industries such as project management, construction and business, among many others. Download Excel File 1.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 30, 2024

Ever wondered what RAID is all about in project management? You'll hear project managers talking about their RAID logs as part of how to manage a project , or updating the RAID, but what does it all mean? My RAID log is THE most useful tool I use to keep my projects on track, and it will do the same for you.

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ProjectManager.com

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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ProjectManager.com

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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 12, 2024

Does your project team have a roles and responsibilities document that sets out what everyone does? I try to make sure all my projects have one. It's a really simple document that helps clarify how everyone is contributing to the project. Some people on the project team may have more than one role.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Excel project budget templates are one of the most popular tools to create a project budget. However, Excel isn’t the best tool for project budgeting as it doesn’t allow project team members to collaborate online, sharing files among team members it’s a time-consuming process, among other productivity drawbacks.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 17, 2024

ProjectManager is award-winning project and portfolio management software that has the features needed to manage sales order processing. Get your free Sales Order Template Use this free Sales Order Template for Excel to manage your projects better. Use this free sales order template for Excel that is fully customizable.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 26, 2024

We tend to spend lots of time talking about project set up, having a fully-thought through business case, or all the stuff you have to do while the project work is being done. But there’s another area that is arguably as important, if not more so than those: how to close a project. Trust me, I've been there.

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ProjectManager.com

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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ProjectManager.com

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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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

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

We’ll define those roles and link to some free templates to download, which will help users facilitate the order management process. Small businesses may get away with order management on spreadsheets, and there are free templates to help them do so below, but larger companies need software. What Is Order Management?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 21, 2024

This is true in other industries where maintenance planning is essential to successful projects and productivity. The ability to keep teams working at capacity, but not overworked and threaten burnout and poor morale requires project management software. Download a few free maintenance planning templates right now.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 22, 2024

Construction projects are often long and complicated endeavors. What’s included in the contractor payment schedule and the different types are a critical part of the professional relationship between the project owner and the general contractor. The contractor payment schedule is how contractors in construction projects are paid.

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2023

There was a question in our Facebook group recently: where can I get project management templates? And another question: where can I get free or cheap project management training materials? There are many premium project management templates available — including my template bundles and ebooks.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 14, 2024

Key performance indicators (KPIs) provide projects with a lot of data. You need a way to quickly and expertly evaluate whether project goals are being met. RAG status begins with understanding the acronym and how RAG status is used in project management. What Is RAG Status in Project Management?

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ProjectManager.com

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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ProjectManager.com

MAY 28, 2024

Buildertrend is construction project management software used by residential builders, from custom builders to specialty contractors and remodelers. This cloud-based solution helps to manage projects, reduce errors and increase customer satisfaction. Plan with dependencies, track baselines and filter for the critical path.

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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. Nothing makes you look less credible than saying, “Oh really? I thought so.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 10, 2024

Project managers are constantly making requests to the project management office (PMO). A project intake process is beneficial for an organization. We’ll explain why as well as what to look out for when evaluating those project requests. What Is the Project Intake Process? That’s normal.

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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. What Is Enterprise Project Management?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 29, 2023

I love a good template. So will SlideKit’s Google Slides templates make it easier for you to create impactful presentations more quickly? Summary review of SlideKit: If you find it hard to know how to best present your content on slides, then check out SlideKit. My first search, for ‘project plan’ turned up only 3 slides.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 26, 2023

A program is a set of connected projects that are under the oversight of a steering committee, which is the program governance body. Program governance is a critical component to successfully managing a program of projects. For example, our roadmap provides an overview of all the projects in a program on one visual timeline.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 11, 2024

This is managed by a warehouse management system, which we’ll explain, and detail how project management software can help improve that process. ProjectManager is award-winning project and portfolio management software that has multiple project views to help plan, schedule and monitor warehouse operations.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 4, 2024

Therefore, the company allows each of its departments to set its budgets, including a list of expenses and cost projections, which are then submitted to senior management for review. Project management software can help you organize your budget. Only by having objectives can you fund the projects to reach them.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 5, 2024

Learn how to create a maintenance schedule and download a free maintenance schedule template to get started. Project management software can help organizations keep to their maintenance schedule. The maintenance schedule template is fully customizable and can be easily edited to add or subtract columns to match any maintenance plan.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

Is your organization failing to close the gaps between strategy and project execution? Let’s review strategies and tools you can use, and learn how they can help you close that gap to promote successful project execution. What is Project Execution? Project Execution Steps. Execute Project Scope.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 11, 2024

There are many software solutions to make a Gantt chart, from simple data visualization tools to specialized Gantt chart software equipped with advanced project planning, scheduling and tracking tools. First, it lacks a table, spreadsheet or grid to show project task details like every Gantt chart does. What Is Confluence?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 18, 2023

In my experience, most project managers feel that they could ‘do’ lessons learned better. We all know that capturing lessons learned is an essential part of making sure that future projects go well, but sharing them seems to be something that we don’t feel we do particularly effectively. If not, get one on your project plan now!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 11, 2024

Change management is often part of a project manager’s role, but we don’t get a lot of formal training in how to make it happen. If your project doesn’t land well, the change isn’t adopted, people go back to old ways of working and the benefits are not realized. However, the risk of getting the change aspects wrong can be huge.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Construction project management has five phases, the same as any project. Then we’ll explain the difference between the construction phases and the project life cycle. To help you manage your construction projects better, we’ll even add a few free templates. Construction projects are carefully planned.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 16, 2024

Then we’ll explore scenario planning in business and project management before explaining the steps that must be taken to use this process. Scenario planning is a strategy used to consider possible future events for an organization or project to develop an effective and relevant long-term plan to respond positively to that change.

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