The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

hours, personnel needed, and/or tasks) to ensure that a project can be completed on time and within budget. Change Control A formal process of documenting, reviewing, approving, and managing a change to a project’s scope, schedule, budget, or quality parameters. Capacity Planning To identify the number of resources (e.g.,

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nTask

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Moreover, since the concept of resource planning is generating so much noise, the project management has responded in kind and that’s why the qualifications regarding the people that are considered experts in the field have evolved and become more complex. And it is closely linked to the development of schedules and cost plans.

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MPUG

MAY 15, 2023

Ultimately, project closure will have close connections to the procurement efforts. We will explore the beginning phases of procurement as it relates to project management and the project manager’s role in the next few sections. Bid Review and Award Procurement starts with whom to select.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 13, 2024

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. Project management can create a lot of paperwork, and it's not always the stuff you want or need. In this article we'll define what you really need and how to use it.

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MPUG

JUNE 19, 2023

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. In this article, we will define change orders and provide steps for how to integrate change orders in Microsoft Project.

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Scoro

MAY 30, 2024

Ever wonder why some of your projects easily meet your target profit margins while others don’t even come close? You might be struggling with accurate cost estimates. They’re the foundation for setting realistic budgets, avoiding costly overruns, and ensuring your projects stay on track financially.

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Wrike

AUGUST 25, 2023

In today’s fast-paced business world, the ability to effectively coordinate projects is crucial to delivering timely results. Project coordination involves bringing together various aspects of a project, from planning and organizing to managing teams and resources.

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nTask

JANUARY 4, 2021

There are two main types of project termination. These types include “natural project termination” and “unnatural project termination”. Natural termination of a project refers to those projects that reach the project close because the aims of the project have been completed.

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Proofhub

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

For some, it is the team who works hard day and night to deliver every deliverable and deadlines within the project to make it successful. And for the rest, it takes the best of both (management and teamwork) to make a project successful. We will take a closer look at the various aspects of project management. Appreciable?—?Break

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Function Point

APRIL 5, 2023

Budget: Reach an agreement on the project costs, realistic expectations, and deliverables before starting the work. Key stakeholders: Include contacts of personnel who will be involved in the review and approval process. 4 Tools to create compelling creative briefs and profitable projects 1.

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Teamweek

JULY 29, 2022

Cost estimations. Approximating the cost of a project is one of the first (and most important) steps in project estimation. Cost is one of the three most significant constraints in project management, linked closely to time and scope. Team members, tools, and software carry your project to completion.

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MPUG

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Please find below highlights from Nenad Trajkovski’s session “Project for the web – Project creation through Scheduling” being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. First, let me tell you what Microsoft Project for the web is not. I will use software development. Adding Task Cost.

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Scoro

APRIL 5, 2023

This article will help first-time agency owners identify and establish key processes to increase productivity and efficiency. This includes different software, tools, and methods that help business owners to plan, coordinate, implement, and analyze their projects. Scoro helps you manage both your internal and external costs.

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MPUG

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

We surveyed MPUG members asking, “What is your biggest frustration, issue, bug, or pain point with the Microsoft Project tool?” ” The results are in… We’re addressing these frustrations with sessions, articles and live discussion with partners and Microsoft. MS Project files (.mpp) Compatibility Issues!

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PM Basics

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In this article, you’ll find the real-life project risk management plan example. It comes from my practical experience working on software development projects. Software Project Risk Management Plan Example. Project Documentation Review. During a review of the Release Plan.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 20, 2020

In an attempt to contain the virus, countries like China, Italy, Spain and more have closed borders and curtailed travel. Schools have closed, and sports leagues have ended their seasons early. The Best Tools for Working from Home Due to COVID-19. Pocket lets you save articles whenever you come across something interesting.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

This article will explain project contingency, how to calculate contingency and how to manage it within the scope of your projects. What is project contingency? Contingency can be defined as additional resources put aside to address potential risk and uncertainty in a project. Does the funding include contingency?

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Online PM Courses

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Project Cost Management often puts people off. But there’s little your project sponsor, your client, or their Finance Director care about more than your budget and how closely you can stick to it. Project cost over-runs are common. The governance considerations for project cost management.

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Workamajig

AUGUST 6, 2019

Mastering the art of creating a project budget is a crucial skill for any agency. Learn how to create a project budget in our new article. So much of your success as an agency depends on getting the project budget right. Underestimate it and you risk not having enough money to accomplish the project goal.

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Workzone

MAY 24, 2019

For instance, imagine your last software development project took 16 months to complete. The assumption that this project will be simpler than the previous ones. If you’re using project management software, and you’ve completed similar projects in the past, you can easily use these as the basis for realistic estimates.

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 7, 2024

Functions Associated with Projects A system for value delivery encompasses a range of knowledge areas associated with the project lifecycle, including initiating, planning, executing, and closing (PMBOK, 2017). This article serves as a simple statement; a reminder of the actions taken within company operations and projects.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 5, 2024

PMBOK 7 talks about the 8 project performance domains. This article reviews and explains the 10 project management Knowledge Areas from the PMBOK® Guide -- Sixth Edition. Cost Management Cost management is basically managing funding for project activities. I would count money as a resource as well.

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Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to assess risks, their impacts, and handling strategies for software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods.

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Teamweek

APRIL 22, 2024

Time tracking software for architects can help avoid these issues with automatic timers, invoicing, and reporting features. We’ll explore and review each platform, with key features, pros and cons, integrations, and pricing. What is the best time tracking software for architects?

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Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to manage the risk encountered on software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 22, 2021

To utilize project resources effectively and ensure that they meet their anticipated performance goals, project managers play the role of both people manager and functional manager. Project resource management techniques address how resources need to be managed while working in different project situations. Facilities.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

The naturally occurring work effort in the development of a software feature - even if we've built the feature before - is an irreducible uncertainty. The risk is created when we have not accounted for this natural variances in our management plan for the project. Accuracy - how close is the estimate to the actual value?

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TrustRadius Project Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

*This article has been updated on February 21, 2019 based on new research conducted by the TrustRadius team*. Before undertaking any development project, the most important decision to make is how to approach the project as a team. Making this decision can get heated due to the two major development methodologies at play.

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PM Basics

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Projeudget Template includes planned expenses for all project activities, including wages, materials, fees, risk reserves, etc. Project Budget is created based on Activities List. A Mindset That Helps Creating an Accurate Project Budget. We’ll review the project budget example in just a minute. Software Licenses.

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MPUG

JULY 30, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Rich Murphy’s showcase session, Triskell Software for Enterprise Governance, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. Kyle: Hello everyone, and welcome to today’s MPUG vendor showcase session, Triskell Software for Enterprise Governance.

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MPUG

JULY 30, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Rich Murphy’s showcase session, Triskell Software for Enterprise Governance, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. Kyle: Hello everyone, and welcome to today’s MPUG vendor showcase session, Triskell Software for Enterprise Governance.

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Project Pulse Journal

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

This is particularly useful in a process that cannot easily be predicted due to the intervention of random variables. This supports your project’s objectives with the identified variables. The variables could range from project costs and timelines to resource availability and productivity rates.

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MPUG

JANUARY 27, 2022

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Sam Bell’s course, Critical Path Modeling Using Microsoft Project (Lesson 3: Leveling and Resolving Resource Conflicts), being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. Been doing project management work for over 35 years. Again, this is a software project by sample.

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Paymo App

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

If you’re here, it means that you’re looking for time tracking software that you will use yourself or with your team. Harvest – a time tracking and invoicing tool to ease project delivery and billing. Also, keep a close eye on any special offers from time to time. Key Criteria for Choosing Time Tracking Tools.

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MPUG

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Dale Howard’s Understanding the Cost Model in Microsoft Project webinar being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. Everybody keep in mind that Microsoft Project is not accounting software; it is a project management tool.

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nTask

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Closed Sales Opportunities: It tells the number of open sales opportunities that are now closed by your sales team. This could be either due to prospect lost or sales win. This is a helpful measure to know what time your sales team takes to close a prospect and gives a brief picture of the sales department’s progress.

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Wrike

APRIL 12, 2017

This two -day course is designed for beginner project managers trying to manage projects on top of their regular job responsibilities. Learn how to avoid missed deadlines, combat the most common problems for projects, plan and estimate project cost, allocate resources, manage multiple projects, and keep projects on track.

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