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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Without a plan, projects are in trouble. Project planning is one of the first and most important aspects of project management. Using project planning templates can help you schedule tasks, estimate budgets and allocate resources. Download one or all and get your next project started right.

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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. But how do they know what to work on?

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JANUARY 11, 2024

Managing resources effectively is one way to deliver your projects on time and within budget. Project managers use a technique called resource smoothing. There are many benefits to resource smoothing, which we’ll explain, and then provide the steps so you can use in your project. What is resource smoothing?

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DECEMBER 19, 2023

Construction sites are busy with subcontractors and other crews working on various smaller projects that will lead to the final build. One of the tasks of the general contractor is to track those work hours to manage labor costs and keep everyone paid. Timesheets are used to record the time spent on tasks, projects or clients.

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

Finally, we’ll offer links to a few free construction project management templates to help manage industrial construction projects. Industrial construction is the building of structures such as factories, power plants, warehouses and other highly specialized facilities. What Is Industrial Construction?

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MAY 24, 2023

The last thing a project manager wants is a schedule conflict. But a scheduling conflict is an eventuality in project management. Before you can control a scheduling conflict, you have to understand what it is. Before you can control a scheduling conflict, you have to understand what it is.

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MARCH 20, 2024

Construction projects are structured with schedules, budgets and resource allocation. Many people work on them, from general contractors overseeing subcontractors to architects and, of course, the project owner. A preconstruction meeting ensures that all those parts are working together on a common goal.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

10 Key Construction Job Titles As we mentioned, it takes a lot of professionals to plan, manage and complete a construction project. Project management software helps them work more efficiently. ProjectManager is award-winning project management software that helps you plan, manage and track construction projects in real time.

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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 14, 2023

That’s because making a building or a structure is complicated and goes through many phases. Then, subcontractors build it and vendors are responsible for the resources. A construction superintendent is a professional who helps to manage projects and makes sure that they’re running as planned. Many things.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

Managing the workforce in a construction project is a complicated endeavor. There are so many different subcontractors and all have to work together to deliver the project on time and within budget. The purpose is to help those projects be delivered on time and within budget. What Is Construction Resource Management?

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The Gantt chart has become a staple of project management. ProjectManager is award-winning project and portfolio management software with Gantt charts that would make Henry Gantt proud. Our Gantt charts are more than horizontal bar charts that organize tasks across project phases. It’s the name of Henry Gantt (1861-1919).

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MAY 17, 2023

Not all tasks are the same. This is called task dependency. Task dependency mapping is a technique to make those task dependencies clear to avoid costly delays. Once that’s clear, we’ll explain a dependency map and why it’s so important to projects.

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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? Projects are made up of deadlines.

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APRIL 19, 2023

There’s more than one way to manage a construction project. Along the way, we’ll explain why lean construction can benefit your project and how the right project management software can help you take advantage of lean construction. From the world of manufacturing comes an approach called lean construction.

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OCTOBER 3, 2023

Projects don’t end with the final deliverable. This is doubly true with construction projects in what’s called post-construction. Finally, we’ll show how using project management software can help with post-construction. Project management software will help make this process more efficient. What is post-construction?

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Once the strategic plan is clear across the entire organization, project management software will help plan, manage and track those projects to successful completion. ProjectManager is award-winning project and portfolio management software that helps you create timelines and budgets for your organization’s projects and processes.

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JULY 14, 2021

Have you ever gotten stuck trying to schedule a project? It’s the project management equivalent of writer’s block, and it can majorly slow down your planning. The good news is, there is no shortage of methods designed for tricky scheduling situations—whether it’s a lack of information, inspiration or anything else.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

The project budget is developed during the planning phase of a project. It’s a document that captures the total costs required to complete a project over a specified timeframe. The more accurate your forecast for project costs, the more likely you’ll be able to deliver a successful project and make a profit.

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OCTOBER 11, 2023

If you’re a construction project management company looking to hire a site engineer you’ll need to have a thorough job description to caption the right candidate. They are also responsible for organizing and supervising the construction project. Get started with ProjectManager today for free. Learn more What Does a Site Engineer Do?

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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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AUGUST 15, 2023

A team meeting is a scheduled event in which people involved in a project will get together and have a conversation about topics related to that work. There can also be action items, which are tasks that should be completed prior to the next meeting. What Is a Team Meeting? After the meeting, the real work begins.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

There’s a lot of money involved in these capital projects and that means getting the funding and allocating the finances wisely. Let’s take a look at capital projects, explore the idea of a capital asset and delve into the process of capital planning. What Is a Capital Project? Capital projects involve capital assets.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Before you start a project, you have to think about time. To accomplish this, one must create a schedule. A schedule is key to project planning, but schedules are really just a framework. Once you act on it, executing your project task by task, the schedule changes.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Projects need approval before they can be executed. A project charter is a project planning document that sells the project to stakeholders and sponsors. But there are a lot of elements to any successful project charter. So, what is a project charter, exactly? What Is a Project Charter?

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JANUARY 10, 2023

Project meetings often feel as if they’re in the way of your work. But meetings are critical for project planning and team collaboration. That’s why there are so many project meetings and each has its own focus and importance. What Are Project Meetings? It all depends on the urgency and type of meeting being held.

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JANUARY 3, 2024

Managing more than one project at a time creates a lot of problems. How can you allocate resources wisely across all those projects? How can you keep the projects aligned with the strategic goals of the organization? That and more is what enterprise project management does. What Is Enterprise Project Management?

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JANUARY 31, 2024

Coming up with long-term goals for a business or organization is just the beginning of a five-year project. Once you’ve made a balanced scorecard, you’ll need project management software to fulfill the strategic goals and the plan to get you there. What Is a Balanced Scorecard?

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Construction projects are notoriously difficult, and they’re known for encountering delays. If any discipline needs a well-thought-out schedule, it’s construction project management. The construction schedule is the backbone of any successful project management for construction. Get Info and Tools.

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MARCH 7, 2023

It’s another project where you have to manage time, cost and scope (and don’t forget quality) to deliver on a deadline. We’re also the online hub for everything project management-related. You can read weekly blogs, guides and download free event planning templates for Excel and Word.

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MARCH 24, 2021

A project list is the starting point for any project management process. They’re a great way to take what seems an insurmountable amount of disparate tasks and organize them. A project list can be as simple as a to-do list or a corral for many projects. What Is a Project List? Why Make a Project List?

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MARCH 8, 2022

Resource management is one of the most important aspects of project management. That’s because projects need resources and those resources must be managed. Project resources are all the raw materials, equipment and human resources necessary to execute project tasks. What Is Resource Management? Learn More!

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

Timelines are the backbone of any project. They’re an incredibly useful visual tool that lays out your tasks in chronological order. This helps managers create schedules, prioritize work and organize tasks. In other words, they help you to define the duration of the project from start to finish.

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MARCH 14, 2023

Project managers understand this and work hard to create change management plans that ensure their projects run smoothly. Project management software helps, too, but if you’re not ready to upgrade, we have some free change management templates that can help you manage change.

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JUNE 13, 2023

Planning is the bedrock of project management. As you execute the needed tasks, you’ll reach your objective by producing the final deliverable. 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. What Is Microsoft Planner?

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JULY 12, 2022

If you’re not in construction, you might assume that projects start with bulldozers, front loaders and cranes rolling onto the site. As the name implies, preconstruction is the phase that occurs before the build, and it’s critical to the success of the construction project. But first, let’s start with a definition.

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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 chart software is used in the project planning phase of project management to schedule tasks and is useful throughout the life cycle of a project.

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