ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Project documentation, such as the project budget, project schedule or project plan, is critical for the successful delivery of projects. Because of that, as a project manager, you should be familiar with tools to create your project documents. Microsoft Word is one of those tools.

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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? Once you create this Excel project timeline, you can use this template to estimate future project timelines using project tasks and due dates.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 13, 2023

Planning is the bedrock of project management. Many use Microsoft products to organize and manage their work. But does Microsoft Planner have a Gantt chart? It’s not that you can’t get things done without a Gantt chart, but a Microsoft Planner Gantt chart would be an essential tool for any large, complex project.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Trello vs. Asana is a likely matchup for anyone looking for the right project management software. They’re both well-known and popular project management tools. Yes, Trello has project management features and Asana has a timeline and other tools to help manage tasks and teams. Trellis was the codename for the project.

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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 8, 2024

ClickUp and Monday are two of the more visible project management software products on the market. But is that because they’re good at marketing or a good project management tool? But are either of these true project management tools? In the bout of ClickUp vs. Monday, the project management winner is an outsider.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 22, 2021

As projects grow in complexity and workforces expand globally, the need for online project management tools is no luxury. Microsoft has thrown its considerable weight into the ring with Microsoft Project. While MS Project has become an industry-standard in project management, it comes with problems.

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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. However, as project management tools, they both fall short. Asana’s timeline is no substitute for a Gantt chart and ClickUp is more focused on productivity than project management. That’s fair. What Is Asana?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 17, 2024

For many projects, basic scheduling techniques are fine. There’s no point in making your schedule more complicated than it needs to be, especially if your project is straightforward with secured resources and a degree of flexibility. Critical path method Do you really know the critical path of your projects? There is no float.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 11, 2022

If you’re in the market for a software tool that can help simplify task management, then you’ve probably explored Microsoft Planner. It’s a task management tool that’s part of the larger Microsoft universe, which includes Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Project. How Microsoft Planner Works.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 12, 2023

There are many project management software products available on the market. Does Oracle Primavera Cloud have the features and price point you’re looking for, does it address the work you need to do and are there Oracle Primavera Cloud alternatives that do the job better and less expensively? What Is Oracle Primavera Cloud?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 23, 2021

As projects grow in complexity and workforces expand globally, the need for online project management tools is no luxury. Microsoft has thrown its considerable weight into the ring with Microsoft Project. Why People Seek a Microsoft Project Alternative.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 23, 2021

As projects grow in complexity and workforces expand globally, the need for online project management tools is no luxury. Microsoft has thrown its considerable weight into the ring with Microsoft Project. Why People Seek a Microsoft Project Alternative.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

You probably think of Slack as being used for time management, not project management, but when integrated with ProjectManager, you get the best of both worlds. ProjectManager is award-winning task management software that empowers teams to plan, manage and track their projects in real time with robust Gantt charts. What Is Slack?

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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

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. Procore falls short in many ways.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 3, 2022

Workfront positions itself as a “project management platform that keeps teams and enterprises running efficiently.” Even though the software is well-known, people who have used it or those looking for project management software are searching for Workfront alternatives. But does it? Well, there must be a reason. How Workfront Works.

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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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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Every project, regardless of the industry, uses a methodology to estimate time and cost to better plan projects. Parametric estimating is a method to estimate cost, duration and effort on a project. A parametric estimation requires historical data which can be many things such as old projects that are similar can be used.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 7, 2022

Monday.com is a popular project management software that targets both seasoned and novice professionals. Because shopping for a work or project management software that suits your needs can be overwhelming, we’ve researched and ranked the best Monday.com alternatives. How Monday.com Works. Why Seek a Monday.com Alternative?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 9, 2021

Are you looking for a robust, scalable PPM solution that can manage the whole project life cycle and show you what’s being worked on at any one time? In this review of Sciforma, I’ll share the pros and cons of this enterprise-centric project and portfolio management tool. Product: Sciforma. Pricing: Licenced per user, per month.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The Gantt chart is an essential tool for successful project management. A Gantt chart, in essence, serves as both a spreadsheet and a bar chart for your project. It compiles your project tasks on a timeline and is a great way to organize and control your project. But once Gantt charts went online, all that changed.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 16, 2023

Gantt charts are a type of bar chart that’s used in project scheduling. If you’re not using a Gantt chart to schedule your tasks and see your entire project on a visual timeline, then you’re at a disadvantage. That’s because the Gantt chart for Excel details the structure of a project that moves forward linearly, phase by phase.

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MPUG

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Are you tired of drowning in spreadsheets and struggling to translate project data into meaningful insights? As a project manager, clear and concise communication is crucial for success. Enter Power BI, Microsoft’s game-changing data visualization tool designed to empower you to tell your project story effectively.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 2, 2021

Task management software is crucial for managing projects big and small. You need to be able to coordinate the work of all the project team members who are tackling the project from their own specific angles. There are many tools on the market that help project managers with assigning tasks and team members with executing them.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 3, 2022

Construction estimating is one of the most important parts of landing a construction project. The hard part is knowing which is the right tool for you, one that can estimate and carry you through the project, monitoring those costs to keep you on budget. The following are some of the top names in construction project management.

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MPUG

MARCH 6, 2022

In any project management process, there is one shared concept — to define and set clear goals. Some projects may be simple without the need to track data in detail. As a result, PMO directors or PPM administrators should choose a project management system depending on their project portfolio management needs.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 6, 2023

There’s one thing that all businesses have in common with project management: money. Without funding and the proper budgeting process, projects in any industry grind to a halt. By understanding the budgeting process for business and project management , it’s easier to understand how to make a budget for your company or project.

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MPUG

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

During the many years I have spent in the project management field, I have come across many project managers (PMs) wondering why they need a project baseline. Many know at the start of a project the dates of submittals, project budget, project scope, and who will work on the tasks.

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MPUG

JUNE 26, 2020

Project Widgets has created powerful, easy to use “widgets” that extend the capabilities of Microsoft Project and make the overall project and portfolio management process more intuitive and streamlined. The Scenario Builder Widget allows you to create unlimited scenario versions of a project.

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MPUG

MAY 8, 2022

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Praveen Malik’s webinar, Ten Best Microsoft Project Tips, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. Welcome to the Ten Best Microsoft Project Tips and Tricks. Praveen has two decades of experience as a project management instructor and consultant.

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Binfire

JANUARY 3, 2019

Your most important duty as a project manager is to track the project’s progress relentlessly. That is why project tracking tools are so essential for project management. When it comes to project tracking, the definition gets a little bit murky. Are you tracking how each individual is doing in the project?

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MPUG

JULY 30, 2023

Project managers and PMOs that use Microsoft Project Desktop, Project Online, or Project Server do so because these tools offer the ability to precisely capture key project details like dates, dependencies, resourcing, and more. Every time the project changes, the PM needs to rebuilt the chart by hand.

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MPUG

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Before we begin entering actuals, we need a baseline schedule to which we will be comparing actual performance. The status date is the reference date through which project progress was recorded. The status date is the reference date through which project progress was recorded. Project can compute the rest.

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MPUG

JUNE 19, 2023

At the start of a project, we make our best educated guesses and assumptions, some of which we know will be incorrect. Through the process of doing the work, we learn more about the subject of our work and the processes we employ for our project objectives. Our customers will also know certain things that are not valid.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 6, 2022

Connectivity is key to productivity in project management. Airtable is one of the many project management software solutions that presents itself as the app to connect your data, workflows and teams. Why seek an alternative project management solution? There’s no way to have a general dialogue with the project team.

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MPUG

MARCH 28, 2023

Please find highlights from Satya Narayan Dash’s webinar – Practical Scrum Using MS Project Agile – being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. Today we will be delving into the practical application of Scrum using MS Project.

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