ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Missing a meeting or an important task that comes up every week or month. In project management, overlooking recurring tasks can quickly send a project off-track or a team member could miss an important update. Having recurring tasks as part of project management software is essential. But meetings are important.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 20, 2023

When viewing construction, one commonly recognizes three sectors: residential, commercial and infrastructure. Finally, we’ll offer links to a few free construction project management templates to help manage industrial construction projects. ProjectManager’s Gantt chart helps you manage your industrial construction projects.

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Construction Transportation Manufacturing Energy 343

ProjectManager.com

MAY 3, 2023

Task prioritization is a powerful tool when executing a project. But project managers understand that applying task management and time management methods will both boost team morale and productivity. Let’s go into how to prioritize a team’s task list to ensure nothing crucial to the project is neglected.

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ProjectManager.com

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.

Budget 368

Budget PMO Defining Estimate 368

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 7, 2023

Planning an event can range from a meeting at work to a convention and everything in between. 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. That’s easier said than done.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Project scheduling is an incredibly important process that transforms your project plan into an actionable schedule with prioritized tasks. Hopefully our Ultimate Guide to Project Scheduling helped you get a grip on the basics, but if you need more project scheduling tips, take a moment to watch our videos.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

Is your organization failing to close the gaps between strategy and project execution? Let’s review strategies and tools you can use, and learn how they can help you close that gap to promote successful project execution. What is Project Execution? Project Execution Steps. Execute Project Scope.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Your team is your most valuable resource when executing a project. The ability to know who you need and when you need them for the project is what workload analysis is all about. As you can imagine, workload planning is essential for project success. Project management software helps with workload analysis and capacity planning.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 10, 2024

One way to enhance the efficiency of the order management process is through an order management system. This tool gives real-time visibility into orders and gives vendors the tools to manage their customers in one place. Piece picking is where each warehouse employee collects products one at a time.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 23, 2024

Some projects are done internally within an organization. This is called operational project management. To better understand operational project management requires defining what an operational project is, how it differs from strategic projects and what operational project management is.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

There was a time when digital projects were novel and digital project management tools were new. As more people are using digital project management tools, a whole generation has grown up in a digital environment. We’ll explain what you need to know with examples and list some commonly used tools in digital project management.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Sometimes the whole picture isn’t clear when you’re planning a project. But with a traditional project management methodology, such as waterfall, you set everything up first and then you’re stuck with it. But the waterfall methodology is only one way to manage a project. What Is Rolling Wave Planning?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

We explain what each is and offer a salary average to see how much you can expect to earn or pay for one of these construction management roles. 10 Key Construction Job Titles As we mentioned, it takes a lot of professionals to plan, manage and complete a construction project. Construction roles are very rewarding.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Gantt charts have been a fundamental project management tool for over a century, and it’s easy to understand why. They provide a visual overview of project tasks and the timeframe in which they need to be completed. On the left, there’s a typical spreadsheet. One phase must be completed before the next phase can begin.

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Construction Software Review Planning Estimate 354

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

One of the disadvantages of teamwork is that people might not work as hard since they feel like they are carrying less of the load. Accountability is split between everyone and you might end up with the bystander effect : no one does anything because they feel someone else will step in. People might not work as hard. It takes longer.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 31, 2023

IT projects are unique. These IT project management templates are essential to get those jobs done properly. ProjectManager has dozens of free project management templates for Excel and Word that IT managers need when working on web development, software development, mobile app development, network configuration and so much more.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 30, 2021

The construction project manager role is a unique position, though it shares many of the attributes associated with any kind of project manager. If you’re looking for an experienced construction project manager, you need to understand their job. What Does a Construction Project Manager Do? Balancing the budget.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 17, 2023

ProjectManager is more than great project management software, it’s a depository of dozens of free Word and Excel templates for business that you can download right now. One for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Then on top there are also two categories: one for positive and another for negative.

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ProjectManager.com

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. There can be a minor mishap, or a major one.

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ProjectManager.com

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. One such solution is the workback schedule. This is best executed with the help of project scheduling software. Everything looks simpler on paper.

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ProjectManager.com

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. The following is a list of them.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 13, 2021

How do you meet your deadline while managing all that risk? Let’s take a look at the basics, what a construction project manager is responsible for, and how to deliver a successful project. This includes designating someone on the crew to own the issue and address it. The answer is construction risk management.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 9, 2023

Projects are planned and scheduled, but that’s just the preamble to the real work. Executing projects to meet deadlines without overspending the budget requires a project manager to understand resource availability. Resources are anything used to deliver project tasks including materials, equipment, labor and more.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 2, 2021

Task management is essential to project management, teamwork and simply getting work done. Productivity is lost if a team loses control of their tasks and deadlines. Teams use task management software to execute tasks on time, within budget and with the right resources. Projects change, and as they do, so does the workflow.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Projects don’t end with the final deliverable. There’s paperwork to sign off on, teams to be released and more administrative loose ends to tie up. 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.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Similar to a journey, projects have a beginning and an end. Just like a trip, most projects wouldn’t set off without first having an itinerary. In project management, the equivalent of an itinerary is a creative brief. But not all projects use a creative brief; they’re found only in specific disciplines. Learn more.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

There are many ways to approach marketing your product or service, but they all share one thing in common— they need an implementation plan. That means securing the resources, creating a schedule for marketing activities, and so on. Every task has a due date and is part of a larger schedule. What Is a Marketing Plan?

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ProjectManager.com

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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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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Ganttic

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Effective project management is the backbone of successful businesses and initiatives. However, even the most seasoned project managers can find themselves entangled in the web of common pitfalls that hinder progress, derail timelines, and threaten project success. What are the Most Common Project Pitfalls?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 25, 2023

Time, cost and scope have to be controlled to successfully complete a project. How COQ does this, especially in project management, is what we’ll define. Whether you’re manufacturing products or delivering a service, project management software can help you with the cost of quality. What Is Cost of Quality (COQ)?

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 27, 2021

Without knowing what your project success criteria are, can you truly say your project is successful? Everyone wants their project to be successful, but few take the time to define what that means. Let’s say you’ve delivered a product or service on time and within budget—is that success? Start a free trial today!

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Proofhub

JANUARY 23, 2024

However, many complained of missing important family moments because of unrealistic deadlines. Quiet quitters withdraw from participating in meetings or work activities. In fact, a study by Pew Research proved that it is one of the main reasons employee productivity has rapidly declined in remote work culture.

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LiquidPlanner

MARCH 16, 2022

Project management is a lot more complicated than relying on the luck of the Irish to ensure people are working on the right priorities at the right time. As we all know – relying heavily on luck can have serious ramifications to our project plan. Reuse project plans. Here’s our short list: 1.

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Proofhub

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

As a project leader, you’re faced with the mammoth task of being the intermediary between clients and your team. As such, you must ensure that both parties are happy with the way the project is going. One particular area that clients and project teams tend to be at loggerheads is that of project deadlines.

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LiquidPlanner

MARCH 29, 2022

6 ways to stay in control when your project isn’t. In celebration of National “ I Am In Control Day ” we thought it would be fun to explore the dynamics of “control” that we experience as project managers. The holiday was commemorated because there was an assassination attempt made on Ronald Reagan, the president of the U.S.

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

There are peaks and troughs in every workload, but when you’re struggling to keep all the balls in the air, how do you manage competing priorities? I’ve had many times in my career where each of my project sponsors believes their work is the priority. Why is it important to manage competing deadlines?

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