ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

When to Use It: The Waterfall approach is great for manufacturing and construction projects , which are highly structured, and when it’s too expensive to pivot or change anything after the fact. The term scrum was introduced in a “Harvard Business Review” article from 1986 by Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonaka.

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The Lazy Project Manager

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The following article is the first of four in a series on ‘Project Business’ and is authored by Daniel Bévort. As such I am delighted to share these articles with you. Project Business is an industry just like Retail and Manufacturing because projects are their primary business function. Project Business is the same.

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Wrike

APRIL 15, 2023

Project management software has become a crucial part of the enterprise manufacturing environment. Enabling effective communication, collaboration, and resource management ensures that projects are completed on time and within budget. This can help prevent costly delays and ensure that projects are completed on time and within budget.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

This is a guest article by author Edoardo Binda Zane. We start with 5 steps for how to put a proposal budget together and then Edoardo shares a worked (fictional) example to show you what the budget would look like once it is completed. A proposal budget is similar to a project budget, but with a very different goal.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In my experience, those companies are proactive, project-led businesses like agencies, engineering, software and manufacturing firms. As well as a baseline, you can track SPI, EV, and progress against budget. You can manage a project budget in there. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management.

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LiquidPlanner

MARCH 14, 2017

I was recently consulting with a large made to order (MTO) manufacturing company that wanted to implement a software solution to improve throughput and on-time performance. According to a Gallup Business Journal article : 39% of projects fail due to lack of planning, resources, and activities. A Familiar Story. Plan the Network.

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Inloox

OCTOBER 18, 2022

This high-tech factory now produces batteries for the car manufacturer. The all or nothing problem becomes most apparent when considering the project budget. Instead, it did not open until 2020, at a total cost of over 6 billion euros. A project of similar scope was the first Tesla Gigafactory in Nevada.

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Project Bliss

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

They communicate with stakeholders and vendors, manage budgets, and ensure customer requirements are well understood and addressed. He oversees construction schedules, ensures all details are addressed, such as designs, permits, budgets. Read this article to better understand the difference between a scrum master and a project manager.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 18, 2023

In this article, we’ll dive deep into both approaches by looking at how they compare against each other as well as their associated costs. If your project budget is as stretched as your time, your sponsor is going to have to make a difficult call: is there money available to pay for the extra help? Pin for later reading.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Why do you think projects are still late and over budget when professional project management techniques have been around for years? Visual Project Management is a process that uses the visualization of the project delivery process to drive team behaviors: to collaborate and effectively manage projects to deliver on time.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 29, 2021

In this article we’ll look at common project risks so you can start filling up your risk log and making the right plans. Project Budget Risks. Project stakeholders are particularly sensitive to cost and potential overruns, especially is the project’s results impact their budget. Reduced budget. We have the solution!

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 13, 2022

Much of the focus of project management is obviously on methodologies that keep your project on time and within budget. ProjectManager has an article that provides a step-by-step guide to cost-benefit analysis that goes into this in-depth. Projects need management. But you don’t want to initiate a loss leader. Scoring Models.

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MPUG

JANUARY 23, 2023

It involves a series of steps: idea generation, market research, design, prototyping, testing, manufacturing, and marketing. It requires a strong understanding of customer needs and market trends, the competitive landscape and knowledge of engineering and manufacturing processes.

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TrustRadius Project Management

OCTOBER 27, 2022

A good chunk of the ERP market is dominated by buyers from manufacturing companies. Budgeting for them is like throwing money around in the dark, and the decision-making process doesn’t end there. At the end of the article, we also list all applicable product categories related to an ERP. What is Your Budget?

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TrustRadius Project Management

OCTOBER 27, 2022

If you want to learn more about ERP capabilities, you can see Oracle Netsuite’s feature list as well as Oracle’s article background ERP software. A good chunk of the ERP market is dominated by buyers from manufacturing companies. . At the end of the article, we also list all applicable product categories related to an ERP.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 21, 2023

That’s how you stay on schedule and keep to your budget. The fact that it builds on that with multiple project views, such as kanban boards, task lists and calendars, a collaborative platform and the flexibility that makes it ideal for construction, manufacturing, IT, professional service and really any industry only sweetens the deal.

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Proofhub

MARCH 2, 2021

The shorter development-oriented cycles are known as sprints; the developers focus on improving the service or product during these manufacturing periods. Minimize Wastage In the initial days, most startups are tight on their budget with a small team, which can handle only a specific number of tasks.

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MPUG

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This article originates from a combination of events. First, our last article touched on waste in the context of lean. Engineers use specifications to define and constrain the product or system under development and to be manufactured. This is the nature of specification interpretation. Perhaps another piece in the future.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

In this article, we will demystify ERP by exploring its functionality and highlighting its importance in modern business. These modules can be categorized into areas such as finance, manufacturing, human resources, sales and marketing, and supply chain management. For example, imagine a manufacturing firm that implements an ERP system.

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NimbleWork

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

These are typical for large-scale projects with fixed budgets, timeline and expectations. This has allowed the car manufacturer to maximize production volumes (inspired by Agile) while minimizing risks associated with shipping innovative new autonomous driving capabilities to the market.

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LiquidPlanner

DECEMBER 7, 2022

This article offers several solutions to this challenge, providing prioritization, process and people tips and how technology can be leveraged. In fact, you or the HR department probably has a training budget that can be tapped for this purpose. The Promise.

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Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

From understanding the concept to addressing market dynamics, this article will explore all aspects of PLM and provide valuable insights for businesses aiming to excel in this field. They must strive to achieve this while carefully managing their resources and budgets. This is where the actual manufacturing process takes place.

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Wrike

JANUARY 18, 2024

In this article, we will discuss process flow and how this concept boosts efficiency and keeps your business running in tip-top shape. While manufacturing processes require raw materials and equipment, IT processes need specified requests for support. Let’s imagine that a manufacturing firm is producing a complex product.

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MPUG

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Countless studies over the last four decades point to similar findings: Approximately 50% of projects you undertake will be late and/or over budget, and approximately 25% will be cancelled. It crosses all industries, from manufacturing to financial services. The success of a project depends on people, not on technology or tools.

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Wrike

JULY 24, 2023

They analyze data, identify bottlenecks, and implement process improvements, such as lean manufacturing techniques or automation. Production Operations Management Production operations management is a type of operations management that primarily focuses on optimizing the processes involved in manufacturing goods.

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Project Bliss

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Project planning includes solidifying the project scope (what’s included in the project), identifying what activities need to be carried out to complete the project, identifying the resources needed, budgeting the costs, among other activities. You also need to know if the project is going over budget so you can address it.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 25, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Are there projects missing deadlines, going over budget, or failing to meet expectations within your organization? This project office is important for organizations managing multiple projects simultaneously as it helps to ensure their completion on time, within budget, and within the scope required.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

This article explores the various facets of the AEC industry and delves into emerging trends and the potential obstacles that lie ahead. Contractors: Coordinate and manage the construction process, so that the project is completed on time, within budget, and according to the specifications provided by the architects and engineers.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 15, 2024

This Article allows you to explore these methodologies in-depth, tailor them to fit your unique project needs, and wield them to achieve unparalleled project outcomes. The Kanban Board originates from Toyota's manufacturing system in the late 1940s, where it is a part of the Lean Manufacturing principles by Taiichi Ohno.

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Wrike

APRIL 22, 2023

It involves managing resources, timelines, budgets, and risks to achieve specific goals and objectives. With the ability to track progress in real time, communicate with team members and vendors, and monitor budgets and timelines, project management software is the missing piece of the puzzle needed to manage complex projects.

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MPUG

AUGUST 31, 2020

For most projects, we undertook massive reactionary workarounds just to move work forward, not to mention operating with a non-functioning budget and dealing with falling mortar rounds. Could it be that human nature is now making many smaller projects fail, and letting larger ones go astronomically over budget? Please chime in below!).

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MPUG

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

It also is sometimes referred to as lean production or lean manufacturing. Maybe we have a budget as part of our quote; it may have originated from the sales staff, but is it connected to the work? Lean breaks down as: Muda- Waste in doing the work. Mura – Unevenness of operation-for example schedule or work pace. Business Case Nope.

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MPUG

MARCH 30, 2020

For example, if you had three American companies in the same business of manufacturing motorcycle tires and each had 4,000 employees which included 100 IT people, their PMOs would still be different. This article is meant to give some guidance for starting a PMO and eventually growing into a Strategic PMO (SPMO).

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The Strategic Project Manager

JANUARY 9, 2024

Financial Acumen – Understanding financial statements, managing budgets, and making financially sound decisions are fundamental. PM roles vary in terms of budget, analytical, planning, people management, and other dimensions of responsibility. Now all of these assume that the PM is gaining all of these different experiences.

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 25, 2024

In this article, you'll gain insights into aligning projects with broader strategic goals, prioritizing customer needs, and adapting to market trends—all essential for achieving sustainable growth and long-term success. Product management empowers project managers to understand the value proposition of products to be delivered.

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Project Bliss

MAY 10, 2017

Traditional waterfall planning and execution can lock down budgets and team resources on a set plan that might not deliver value for 18 months. This Forbes article “ The Benefits Of Using Agile Software Development ” lists quite a few. They took lean manufacturing principles and applied them to software development.

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Proofhub

APRIL 26, 2022

Toyota, the largest automobile manufacturer in Japan, invented the Kanban system in the early 1940s. There are many options available today, but take into account your workflow requirements, budget, ease-of-use, and scalability before you put your hard-earned money into the tool and reap its benefits. What Is a Kanban Board?

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