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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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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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APRIL 25, 2024

The kanban tool has become commonplace in project management and its uses continue to expand. For those unsure what kanban is, we’ll first explain the kanban system and then go into kanban history from its development to its uses in manufacturing, project management and software development.

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MAY 1, 2024

Kanban is all the rage in project management. In fact, kanban has grown so much in popularity, there are now countless project management tools to help people plan and prioritize tasks on kanban boards, which are visual panels with virtual cards that can be moved around by the user to arrange orders of tasks or to-do items.

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APRIL 4, 2024

Yes, Trello is software by Atlassian that offers five project management tools: kanban boards, project timelines, calendars, dashboards and tables. Trello’s tools and features are mainly geared towards marketing, product development and creative teams, but can also be used to manage tasks and workflows in other industries.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Every project is different, of course, but the differences when managing software development projects are especially so, due to its distinct life-cycle processes. What Is Software Project Management? Software project management is the planning, managing and tracking of software development projects.

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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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DECEMBER 23, 2019

The same can be said for the field of project management, where every constraint usually impacts another constraint, and every missed deadline puts the project off the delivery date by just a little bit longer. The waterfall methodology is a process where project activities are broken down into linear phases.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

If you’re looking to manage a project and facilitate better collaboration with your teams, chances are you’ve heard of and are thinking of trying Microsoft Project and Microsoft Planner. To help with that decision, we’ve set up a comparison with Microsoft Project vs. Microsoft Planner. What Is Microsoft Project?

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JUNE 11, 2019

Say Hello To These Gantt Chart Examples Finishing a project on time and on budget is every manager’s goal. Are you still struggling to figure out who’s responsible for what part of the project, and when? Is your client texting you incessantly for project progress update?

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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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DECEMBER 11, 2023

ClickUp is project management software that promotes itself as “the one app to replace them all.” It’s true that ClickUp offers many features including a Gantt chart in addition to a dashboard, list and calendar view. In reality, it doesn’t, especially when it comes to its project management software functionality.

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JUNE 13, 2023

Planning is the bedrock of project management. One of the most basic yet critical tools for doing this is the Gantt chart. Many use Microsoft products to organize and manage their work. But does Microsoft Planner have a Gantt chart? It’s specifically designed to help with work management.

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MAY 31, 2023

If you’re working in project management, then you know about Monday.com. The company has invested a ton of money in its marketing to people working on projects. But is there a Monday Gantt chart? Monday.com bills itself as a work management tool. Does Monday.com Have a Gantt Chart?

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JULY 1, 2020

Regular readers will know that I’m not at all experienced in formal Agile project management, but I know it is something that I need to know more about. Today I’m partnering with Eylean to give you an overview of three agile methodologies: Scrum, Kanban and Scrumban. Agile Methods: The Basics. Let’s dive in.

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APRIL 7, 2020

Managing a team is a balancing act. An agile workflow can help. For a long time the agile framework influenced teams outside of the software development sector from which it originated. People are evangelical about agile. There are those who are almost rigid in their adherence to the agile framework. It’s ironic.

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MARCH 25, 2022

What Is Agile Project Management? Agile project management is an iterative approach to delivering a project through short planning cycles called sprints. Agile project management allows teams to gather customer feedback as the project progresses.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Teamhood is a Kanban project management system for teams. It’s a visual, flexible tool that is perfect for small and medium businesses who want to improve how they manage projects. The software is aimed at firms who want to add agility to improve time to market. Let me show you how! Product: Teamhood.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2021

What Is a Project Management Methodology? A project management methodology is a set of principles, tools and techniques that are used to plan, execute and manage projects. Project management methodologies help project managers lead team members and manage work, while facilitating team collaboration.

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MARCH 2, 2022

It’s one of the most important aspects of planning for a project. The most popular tool to schedule projects is the Gantt chart , which lets you create a visual timeline for your project. Finding the critical path on a Gantt chart helps you achieve your project goals faster and more efficiently.

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MARCH 18, 2021

In this article we’ll look at the types of artifacts in project management, typical documents for each type. There’s also a checklist of project artifacts by phase at the end, which you can use as an aide-memoire for creating your own documentation. For example: a project management artifact is the project closure document.

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MARCH 31, 2023

Welcome to project management 101. Project management can seem like a daunting discipline, but once you get a grasp of the fundamentals and combine that with some intuition, you’ll be on your way to leading successful projects, no matter your situation. What Is a Project? What Is Project Management?

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OCTOBER 5, 2022

We talk a lot about project managers, but that title is more general than most might think. There are many different project managers, but today we’re interested in focusing on just one, the technical project manager. What Is a Technical Project Manager? If either applies, read on.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

There are many things that are needed when managing a project. These organizational process assets are critical to a project’s success and its operations. Then we’ll get into some examples to fully illustrate their meaning. Our cloud-based software means you can access project documents anywhere and at any time.

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JULY 20, 2023

In this article we’ll look at the types of artifacts in project management, typical documents for each type. There’s also a checklist of project artifacts by phase at the end, which you can use as an aide-memoire for creating your own documentation. For example: a project management artifact is the project closure document.

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JULY 31, 2019

More along the lines of project management, though, is the Agile Manifesto. Agile is a bit of a controversial topic in the field. Either way, agile offers a fast and nimble way to work that first benefited software development before expanding its reach to almost every industry. What Is Agile?

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JUNE 6, 2022

Visual project management is simply using graphics, pictures, graphs and charts to display project information. Mine is definitely lists, but I use a lot of visual tools like Vizzlo for creating images that help my stakeholders understand the project environment. Why visual project management matters.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

It would be nice to think that every company has a formal mentoring scheme , and that as a new project manager you can tap into the experience of more experienced people. As a result, people managing projects for the first time often find themselves making mistakes. Learn the vocab Project management has a lot of jargon.

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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. Portfolio Management. Product: Sciforma.

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OCTOBER 6, 2022

There are several project management certifications that you can get to become a project management professional. Choosing the right certification and training program for your project management career is an important decision. That’s why we’ve compiled the best project management certifications of 2022.

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

Sometimes the whole picture isn’t clear when you’re planning a project. But with a traditional project management methodology, such as waterfall, you set everything up first and then you’re stuck with it. But the waterfall methodology is only one way to manage a project. What Is Rolling Wave Planning?

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FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The best project planning software gives managers the means to build a project plan , manage team members, control costs and stay on schedule. To do that, it’s equipped with project scheduling, time tracking, task management and resource management features. Yes, project planning software is massive.

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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.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Uncertainty is a certainty in projects. Risks will arise and threaten the successful delivery of your project. That’s the first step in planning, managing and mitigating risk in your projects. That’s the first step in planning, managing and mitigating risk in your projects. There are four categories of risk.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Project management software has proven key in supporting people who work from home. Another definition is the use of different methodologies to achieve modern project goals. There are traditional methods such as waterfall methodology, and more flexible, agile approaches. Hybrid work is a flexible term, however.

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JUNE 15, 2022

Software development estimation is an essential part of many projects. Even before the planning stage , it’s critical to create an accurate forecast of the project’s duration, costs and more. Of course, this defines any project estimation. ProjectManager’s Gantt charts help you estimate time, costs and track progress.

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DECEMBER 13, 2022

Having many projects to manage in a portfolio can be daunting. You need to strategize and plan your resource allocation to ensure that every project has what it needs when it needs it. There are many ways to do this and one of which is lean portfolio management. What Is Lean Portfolio Management? Learn more.

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