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How to Build and Implement a Project Strategy

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Project Management Office (PMO): A PMO is responsible for defining and maintaining the standards for an organization’s project management. They help with prioritizing projects, providing governance guidelines and ensure that projects are beneficial to the organization by aligning with larger strategic goals.

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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

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Scrum allows you to create flexible project plans that can be adjusted at any point without impacting your project or budget. On top of that, ProjectManager’s kanban boards automatically sync with timesheets, real-time dashboards and project reports that allow you to further zoom into your resource utilization and project costs.

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Cost Estimation for Projects: How to Estimate Accurately

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Cost estimation is the process that takes those factors into account, and calculates a budget that meets the financial commitment necessary for a successful project. Project cost estimation applies to everything from building a bridge to developing that new killer app. An Overview of Cost Estimation. Dynamic Tools.

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Construction Superintendent Job Description, Responsibilities and Salary

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OSHA, a US federal government agency recognized worldwide, offers safety and health fundamentals certification programs, and 10-hour and 30-hour cards. There are construction superintendent training programs that can certify you, which will show potential employers that you’ve been trained and vetted by an independent third party.

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What Is a Capital Improvement Plan & How to Create One

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A capital improvement plan (CIP) is used by organizations to make smart budgeting decisions on which large projects or purchases to pursue. This is a tool used more often by public entities such as local governments for major public expenditures. This is why you want to rank the projects by priority. Evaluation and Selection.

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Measuring the Project Management Maturity of Your Organization

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Portfolio, Program and Project Management Maturity Model (P3M3) by Axelos This wide-angle approach looks at the whole organization and its interdependent processes for an accurate maturity assessment. The goal is to improve organizational processes, but it also addresses project portfolio management.

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Organizational Process Assets: Definitions, Examples & Templates

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Officially defined by the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMI’s PMBOK) as “the plans, processes, policies, procedures and knowledge bases specific to and used by the performing organization,” operational process assets influence the management of a project.

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