ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Gantt charts are powerful planning tools in project management, but they’re also notoriously difficult to make. There is, however, a simple Gantt chart that can be made in a variety of ways that can be essential when scheduling a project. However, a simple Gantt chart might be just what you need to plan a project.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 29, 2022

Project managers know the importance of having project documentation. Project documents must be accurate and constantly updated to keep current with the project. Creating and managing project documentation throughout the project life cycle is critical for project success, but where to start?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Capital budgeting is a process by which investments in large-scale projects are analyzed, evaluated and prioritized. The use of capital budgeting offers an objective view that helps managers figure out how to invest capital in order to increase business value but also helps the overall health of the company. Capital is money.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 11, 2021

What Is a Project Calendar? A project management calendar is one of many formats for displaying a project schedule. In this case, the format is one we’re all very familiar with—regardless of our expertise with project management, we’ve all seen a calendar. What Is on a Project Calendar?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 14, 2022

You’ve heard it countless times; teams are projects’ most valuable resource. But a project manager has to connect each team member to that work. Resource loading is a process to keep team members fully engaged throughout the project. You can view resource loading on a daily, weekly, monthly or project basis.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 12, 2023

There are many project management software products available on the market. Many of them are good and only some are great. Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC) is a project, program and portfolio management software. They are Primavera schedule, task scheduling, Primavera portfolio and risk management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 27, 2023

Category: Training for students preparing for Project Management Professional ( PMP )® and Certified Associates in Project Management ( CAPM )®: BrainBOK review. BrainBOK is an online, reasonably-priced project management training program and toolkit for students preparing for PMP ® and CAPM ® exams.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 23, 2023

Recently I audited the Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management course from University of Virginia Darden Business School. It’s one of the most popular project management courses on Coursera. Who is the Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management course for?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

IT financial management (ITFM) covers the costs of keeping our network, servers and devices running. IT financial management is a bit more complicated than that and we’ll explain by more thoroughly defining the term. Then we’ll list the professionals who are tasked with IT financial management and their key objectives.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Finally, we’ll offer links to a few free construction project management templates to help manage industrial construction projects. Finally, we’ll offer links to a few free construction project management templates to help manage industrial construction projects.

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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

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

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. What Is an RFI in Construction?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Whether your project team has adopted a remote working style, or you’re considering the possible benefits and pitfalls (perhaps of going back to office-based working), read on. Below, we’ll go over three of the most important areas to focus on when managing a remote team successfully. More people than ever are working from home.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Managing information costs and managing information security for those costs are part of making an IT budget. An IT budget consists of all the IT spending for an organization over one year. Planning and managing these resource costs in an IT budget can be facilitated by project management software.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 2, 2023

Resource optimization is key to delivering a successful project. Resources, of course, are anything used to execute the project, including human resources and non-human resources. Resource management techniques keep a project on schedule. What Is Resource Optimization? Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 25, 2023

A Project managers can’t do it alone. When the project is larger and more complex, the organization often employs someone called a project officer. This person is tasked with helping ensure the project is delivered successfully. What Is a Project Officer? A project officer assists the project manager.

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ProjectManager.com

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. If either applies, read on. What Is a Technical Project Manager?

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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. How Online Gantt Charts Differ from Static Ones.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 22, 2021

They were all on paper back then, and learning to deal with the style of questions and the time management required to get through the exam was as important as knowing your way around the manual. These days, the best exam prep I can suggest for PRINCE2 certification is to use online exam simulators.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 31, 2023

If you’re working in project management, then you know about Monday.com. You’re probably getting a ton of online ads. The company has invested a ton of money in its marketing to people working on projects. Monday.com bills itself as a work management tool. But for our discussion, it all boils down to one question.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 18, 2022

We curated our template page to select 10 of the essential manufacturing templates for Excel that all manufacturers can benefit from. We curated our template page to select 10 of the essential manufacturing templates for Excel that all manufacturers can benefit from. The Gantt chart is the cornerstone of any project schedule.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Sometimes projects can seem a bit overwhelming. Not only are you feeling that the project is like a cat you can’t get in the carry case to take the vet, but there are a ton of other complicating factors. Tera Simon spoke about this at the Digital Project Management Summit a few years ago. Numerous moving parts.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 8, 2023

This statistic emphasizes the necessity of providing a consistent and integrated experience across several channels, allowing businesses to capitalize on growth prospects. Apply this in your projects Map out the customer journey today and what an exceptional customer experience would look like. year on year [iii].

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 21, 2023

Most project managers can’t imagine running a project without Gantt charts. This tool has been in the project management toolbox for so long that it predates computers. Gantt charts are ideal for knowing what’s going on in a project, communicating with teams and avoiding resource overload.

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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.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 5, 2022

This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management. When I did my Foundation and Practitioner exams, I only used the two official PRINCE2 handbooks: Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2. and the partner book: Directing Successful Projects with PRINCE2. PRINCE2 Handbook.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 3, 2019

You’re probably here because you’re looking for Microsoft Project for Mac. Unfortunately Microsoft Project, also known as MS Project, wasn’t designed for Mac computers, so it won’t work on any version of Mac OS. Best of all, it’s free (well, for 30 days, but after that you’ll be convinced of its value).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Projects can be a hotbed of conflict. From the difficult stakeholder who wants to undermine the project’s success to a disagreement about a feature of a deliverable, project work lends itself to workplace conflict situations. And project managers contribute hugely to that because we go out and look for it.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 11, 2020

We surveyed 220 project managers to better understand what it’s like to work in project delivery. In this original research, we share some brand new project management statistics. Sixty percent of project managers are using hybrid methods to deliver their projects. Agile ) methods together.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 4, 2023

All projects use reporting to monitor progress and performance, but in construction, reporting is especially important. Construction reports are more varied and chart everything from project status to incidents and compliance. The foremost importance of construction reporting is keeping the project on track.

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The IIL Blog

MARCH 12, 2024

By Nicholas Mendez March 13, 2024 Are you ready to take your project management career to the next level? In today’s rapidly evolving professional landscape, staying competitive and advancing your career in project management requires more than just experience and skills.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 30, 2021

I get asked about project success criteria a lot – in fact, it’s one of the most searched terms on this site. So I thought it was about time that I pooled all my resources into one definitive guide to project success criteria. Let’s start with a definition of project success criteria. How to define success criteria.

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The Lazy Project Manager

JANUARY 13, 2021

Over half of all large companies use some form of employee monitoring, and with remote work, more and more of them turn to attention tracking software that detects eye movements or screen monitoring software that reports everything on your screen. While the answer to all of these should be a resounding “yes!”, Are we being productive?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 30, 2020

We’ve learned a lot over the past year about social distancing, hand washing, and, if you want to keep productivity chugging along, you need project management software. Task Management Focused: Tools that target your work, organizing it and monitoring your progress to keep you on schedule. All Around Project Management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 19, 2020

Are you looking for an online tool that offers powerful Gantt chart templates and all the other bits you need for collaboration like file sharing, exporting and resource management? Hosting options: Online solution (desktop) only. GanttPRO is Microsoft Project good. The mobile app is under development.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Whether you need to define communication objectives, or identify stakeholders and channels, you can use this communication plan template to schedule project communications and establish a feedback loop that keeps everyone up to date. Communication is the backbone of any project. Related: Project Planning Software.

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