Epicflow Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Strategic planning and its implementation determine the success of any endeavor: whether it’s starting a business or building a house of your dream – you’ll have more chances for success if you have a well-thought strategy and know how to execute it. . A Project Implementation Plan: A General Overview . Project Plan.

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Resource Guru

MARCH 31, 2023

You’ve created a meticulous project plan. You’ve got a project dream team behind you. Answer: the execution. Project execution is perhaps the most difficult stage of the project life cycle. So let’s take a look at what you need to know about the project execution phase.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Gantt charts are powerful planning tools in project management, but they’re also notoriously difficult to make. There is, however, a simple Gantt chart that can be made in a variety of ways that can be essential when scheduling a project. However, a simple Gantt chart might be just what you need to plan a project.

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ProProfs Project Management

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Do you know most of the organizations have a 70% project failure rate? . Usually, it is considered that low budget is a prime reason why maximum projects fail, but that’s not true every time. According to a report from Gartner , projects funded over 1 million dollars have a 50% higher failure rate than ones budgeted below $350,000.

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LiquidPlanner

APRIL 2, 2020

When I joined LiquidPlanner as the Director of Marketing toward the end of 2019, I was pleased to find that our blog features many strong, independent, and talented female authors. Not for how companies are run, how projects are led, or even how tasks are executed. I hardly ever meet project managers just doing one project.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 12, 2024

When a project is planned, a set of steps are outlined to deliver a product or service. Resource requirements need to be identified and allocated for those steps to be executed. Think of resource requirements as the fuel that drives all project activities. What Are Resource Requirements in Project Management?

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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

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Roadmaps are Gantt charts, but Gantt charts are difficult to make in Excel and even harder to update without using project management software. ProjectManager is an award-winning project management software that makes it easy to build and edit roadmaps. These tasks are smaller steps that are executed by teams within the organization.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 2, 2024

It’s about execution and, therefore, critical to achieving your strategic goals. This concept is an important part of project portfolio management (PPM) and project management offices (PMOs). This can apply to a business or a project team. The top is the board of directors, chief executive or managing director.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Project documentation, such as the project budget, project schedule or project plan, is critical for the successful delivery of projects. Because of that, as a project manager, you should be familiar with tools to create your project documents. Microsoft Word is one of those tools.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

A project timeline is a project scheduling tool that’s used to estimate the total duration of a project from start to end by mapping tasks, deliverables and milestones in chronological order. Why Should You Make a Project Timeline In Excel? ProjectManager’s Gantt charts are more useful than a project timeline in Excel.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 4, 2024

Therefore, the company allows each of its departments to set its budgets, including a list of expenses and cost projections, which are then submitted to senior management for review. Project management software can help you organize your budget. Executives still have the final word on the budget so they can have a centralized strategy.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 21, 2024

This is true in other industries where maintenance planning is essential to successful projects and productivity. The ability to keep teams working at capacity, but not overworked and threaten burnout and poor morale requires project management software. What do we mean when we say maintenance planning? They’re not efficient.

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nTask

MAY 27, 2019

Productivity blogs & other related content gained infamy with the advent of the internet. An average manager, professional or an ordinary white collar guy reportedly has a lot to deal with, but not a proper plan to execute his weekly rituals. Our Obsession with Productivity Blogs. Use Case: The nTask Blog.

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Wrike

MARCH 8, 2021

Project execution is a must-have skill for beginning project managers. Although it’s simple once you understand it, the process of creating a project execution plan can be complex. Although it’s simple once you understand it, the process of creating a project execution plan can be complex.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 26, 2023

A program is a set of connected projects that are under the oversight of a steering committee, which is the program governance body. Program governance is a critical component to successfully managing a program of projects. For example, our roadmap provides an overview of all the projects in a program on one visual timeline.

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ProjectManager.com

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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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Whether you’re making the move to Agile project management in your development group or creating an Agile process for your in-house project management methodology, chances are you’re going to have to sell this change to executives in your organization. Align Agile project management with your organization’s strategy.

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Online PM Courses

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

When we did our roundup of the 50 best Project Management Blogs in 2017 it quickly became one of our most popular posts. You folks do like reading about project management! So, here then is our list of the 52 best Project Management Blogs for 2019. How do People Consume Project Management Blogs?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 6, 2024

While Tableau doesn’t have project management features, you can still use it to make a Gantt chart. In this blog, we’ll learn how to make a Gantt chart in Tableau and explore its key features and limitations. ProjectManager’s Gantt chart is a robust project planning, scheduling and tracking tool. Does Tableau Have a Gantt Chart?

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Wrike

APRIL 19, 2023

A project executive summary is a brief overview of a project’s objectives, methodology, and results. It’s a critical communication tool that allows stakeholders to quickly understand the essential aspects of a project. Let’s examine the steps of creating an effective summary template.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 28, 2024

Notion is work management software that helps teams from across industries such as product development, engineering or marketing to facilitate team communication, manage tasks and create simple project timelines. While Notion has project management features, is there a Notion Gantt chart? We’ll get to that in a moment.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 22, 2024

Kanban which means signboard or billboard in Japanese is a visual work management system that uses boards and cards to manage tasks, workflows and projects of any kind. However, over the years, kanban boards spread across industries such as project management, construction and business, among many others. Download Excel File 1.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 1, 2024

Asana is project management software that offers a variety of easy-to-use tools like timelines, task lists and kanban boards which are mainly used for managing simple projects, everyday tasks and team workflows. ProjectManager’s Gantt chart offer more project management features than an Asana Gantt chart. Not really.

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ProjectManager.com

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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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 2, 2024

Jira is project management software designed for agile software development teams. However, a Jira kanban board can also be used for managing simple workflows, tracking project progress and improving team collaboration by organizations in other industries. Does Jira Have a Kanban Board? Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Over the course of this blog, we’ll discuss how ITSM is implemented, managed and delivered to meet the needs of an organization and how project management software can help facilitate those processes. Naturally, these processes can be executed with greater efficiency when project management software is used.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Creating a schedule of values is important for the project owner, contractor and subcontractors alike. It can be used to communicate what’s needed in the project, the costs associated with the activities and the management of payments. The schedule of values is an itemized list of all the project activities.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

A project description seems self-explanatory, but don’t underestimate a well-written project description as it sets your project up for success. It acts as a communication tool for stakeholders and shares the project vision in a clear and actionable fashion. What Is a Project Description?

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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 29, 2023

Managing a program or portfolio of projects involves many things, but utmost importance should be given to resource management, especially organizational resources. Organizational resources are concrete materials and tangible assets that support the program or portfolio of projects, including practice improvements and service delivery.

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ProjectManager.com

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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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

MARCH 22, 2024

Construction projects are often long and complicated endeavors. What’s included in the contractor payment schedule and the different types are a critical part of the professional relationship between the project owner and the general contractor. The contractor payment schedule is how contractors in construction projects are paid.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Having many projects to manage in a portfolio can be daunting. You need to strategize and plan your resource allocation to ensure that every project has what it needs when it needs it. This will give you an idea if it’s the right strategy to execute your portfolio management. What Is Lean Portfolio Management? Learn more.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 19, 2024

Projects need resources, often consistently. Suppliers and contractors deliver those products and services that help fulfill the project. A request for quote is when a company solicits suppliers or contractors to submit a price quote for what their product or service will cost for a particular task or project.

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Project Risk Coach

MARCH 28, 2023

As the project management landscape becomes increasingly complex, effectively identifying, assessing, and managing risks has become critical for project managers. The PMI-RMP certification covers various domains, each with its set of tasks and enablers that project managers can leverage to manage risks effectively. Domains (e.g.,

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