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APRIL 25, 2024

Before getting into kanban history, it’s important to understand what kanban is. Kanban is a scheduling system used to optimize workflow and has, since its inception, grown into a project management methodology employed across many industries. Kanban history has informed everything from manufacturing to software development.

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MARCH 13, 2024

When managing a project you can import timesheets to capture labor hours and costs into your ERP, but this is not the most efficient way to track those resources. Being able to plan, manage and track those resources to meet the needs of a business is called project ERP or enterprise resource planning (ERP) project management.

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MAY 1, 2024

The kanban methodology was first developed as a lean manufacturing system to help with production planning , scheduling and control. The kanban methodology was first developed as a lean manufacturing system to help with production planning , scheduling and control. Kanban is all the rage in project management. What Is Kanban?

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APRIL 22, 2024

If this is your case, a personal kanban board could help you plan, schedule and track all these tasks so you can manage your workload without feeling overwhelmed. It’s Friday evening, 6:00 pm and you’re watching the clock while stuck in a meeting that feels like it’ll never end. You’re so busy that in reality, you get nothing done.

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MARCH 1, 2024

In this blog, we’ll show you how to make a Gantt chart in Asana and we’ll do an in-depth analysis of its features, benefits and limitations. In this blog, we’ll show you how to make a Gantt chart in Asana and we’ll do an in-depth analysis of its features, benefits and limitations. What Can You Use an Asana Gantt Chart For? Not really.

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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. Then we discuss how you can schedule recurring tasks in ProjectManager so you never have to worry about missing one again.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Power BI allows you to import data from a variety of file formats and sources such as Microsoft Excel, SAP, Oracle, Google Analytics and other software and applications, which makes it a versatile tool that most organizations can use for data analysis. But is Power BI good for project management? Does Power BI Have a Gantt Chart?

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

When doing process manufacturing, it’s important to follow specific steps. Once planned, set a baseline so you can track the project’s variance in real time to keep to your schedule. The use of automated production and predictive maintenance also adds to the benefits. What Is Process Manufacturing?

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APRIL 24, 2024

Along the way, we’ll explore why order processing is important for businesses and the challenges they face. Throughout the project, track the order to ensure it’s delivered on time and monitor costs and planned versus actual progress to stay on schedule. Learn more Why Is Order Processing Important for Businesses?

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

At the end of the blog, we’ll provide links to some related construction project management templates that can help you with your construction phase plan. Our powerful Gantt chart organizes tasks into a schedule, all of which can be seen on a visual timeline, with milestones and all four types of task dependencies linked.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

Check out our list of the best Procure alternatives of 2024 and find the right construction project management software for you. Why People Seek a Procore Alternative When looking for a Procore alternative, construction professionals want features that can help them manage projects. Procore falls short in many ways. Our list goes from best to good.

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DECEMBER 21, 2023

Organizations define a high-level view of their direction with a strategic roadmap. This strategy roadmap is used to show where the organization is, where it wants to go and how it plans to get there. Let’s explain what a strategic plan is in more detail and highlight the benefits of using one. What Is a Strategic Roadmap?

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FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Delaying any of them delays the overall schedule. A CPM schedule or critical path method schedule uses the critical path when scheduling a project. Using a CPM schedule gives project managers valuable insights into the planning phase of their projects. What Is a CPM Schedule? What Is a CPM Schedule?

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DECEMBER 19, 2023

But do you know what a construction timesheet is and why it’s important? Learn more Why Are Construction Timesheets Important? They’re the most accurate way to record the hours worked by a construction worker, which is important for billing or insurance claims. This is done with a construction timesheet.

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MARCH 31, 2023

Learn more The first project management basic is the definition of a project, which allows us to understand what project management is and why it’s so important for any type of organization. Each task and phase of the project has a due date, which means your project has a schedule. What Is a Project?

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OCTOBER 18, 2023

It allows project managers to gauge the actual performance of the project and see if that aligns with the planned performance, such as meeting schedule milestones and costs associated with the project budget. ProjectManager is award-winning project management software that has real-time dashboards that track project scope, cost and schedule.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Once you have a schedule and budget, set the baseline and you’ll be able to track planned progress and costs against actual progress and costs to help you meet deadlines and not overspend. A strategy map is a simple graphic that illustrates the logical, cause-and-effect relationships between an organization’s strategic objectives. Learn more.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2022

I wanted to share some tips from the fabulous women in project management whom I have interviewed on this blog. 1: Book Virtual Meetings on a Schedule. I think it is important to ensure that they take place on fixed days at fixed times, but also spontaneously when there is something out of the norm. 2: Delegate.

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MARCH 29, 2023

Production scheduling is part of the pipeline that starts with sourcing and planning. Is it the most important part? Every part is important! But for now, let’s focus on production scheduling. We’ll define both production scheduling and a production schedule and define what production scheduling is not.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

First, let’s define what a production order is and why it’s so important to the manufacturing process. Learn more Why Is It Important to Use Production Orders? Production orders are important because they make sure a manufacturer has the amount of product that the market demands. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

Plus, we have a mobile app, which Microsoft Project doesn’t, and can even seamlessly import and export Microsoft Project files. Microsoft Project is a popular project management software that has the tools that project managers need to manage teams and projects. There are problems in the battle of Microsoft Project vs. Asana.

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AUGUST 24, 2022

Our interactive Gantt charts filter for the critical path and set a baseline to measure your progress in real time to help you stick to your manufacturing schedule. In this blog, we’re discussing the process once you have an idea for the product you’re going to manufacture. Manufacturing Cycle Definition.

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APRIL 3, 2024

ProjectManager is award-winning project and portfolio management software with customizable kanban boards that can manage the workflow of the order fulfillment process, even automating simple or repetitive tasks. Attach customer orders to kanban cards that can then be prioritized, tagged, scheduled and more. What Is Order Fulfillment?

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MARCH 28, 2023

This is an important step before manufacturing and must be thoroughly understood. Learn what process planning is, including why it’s so important and the different types there are. When working in a job shop that produces one-of-a-kind products or where the same product is mass-produced, process planning is incredibly important.

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OCTOBER 25, 2023

By keeping track of assets with IT asset management, the work is more efficient and frees teams to focus on more important work. By keeping track of assets with IT asset management, the work is more efficient and frees teams to focus on more important work. But what is an asset in IT and what does IT asset management mean?

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

That’s why manufacturing operations management is so important—it keeps the lights on. But it goes beyond this to include manufacturing processes such as work-in-progress (WIP), inventory management, production scheduling, capacity planning, demand forecasting and much more. Naturally, there are many.

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AUGUST 25, 2022

Before we identify the five most important resource management tools, we need to define resource management and the software that’s used during projects to control them. Scheduling, budget and alignment with corporate strategy are all critical parts that make up a well-executed resource management plan.

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DECEMBER 14, 2022

Being able to balance the resource load across your team is important. Resource leveling works at balancing schedules and budgets with resources, breaking things down into time and available resources. You’ve heard it countless times; teams are projects’ most valuable resource. They do the work. What Is Resource Loading?

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

That’s why Monday vs. Asana is such an important battle. They have features, such as project tracking, workflow automation and other standard project management software features. Which one to choose? You can’t have both, so you want what’s best. We’ll help you pick between Asana vs. Monday. It’s difficult. Fair enough. What Is Asana?

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

In this blog, we’ll focus on the best Clickup alternatives for project management to help you find the best option for you and your team. ClickUp is project management software that promotes itself as “the one app to replace them all.” Why Seek a ClickUp Alternative? Although there is a free version, it has limited features.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

ClickUp and Monday are two of the more visible project management software products on the market. But is that because they’re good at marketing or a good project management tool? We set ClickUp vs. Monday in a battle royale and may the best app win. Looking at the match of Monday vs. ClickUp, both contenders come out of their corners strong.

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AUGUST 5, 2021

One of the ways that you can determine if the project is behind or ahead of schedule is called schedule control. Project planning, scheduling and control all go together when managing a project to stay on time and meet your deadlines. What Is Schedule Control? Why Is Project Schedule Control Important?

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MARCH 22, 2023

It involves phases that include planning, scheduling, control and maintenance in service of producing quality and quantity on time and within the budget. This is done by putting time and effort into production planning, production scheduling, production control and equipment maintenance. What Is Production Management?

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

ProjectManager is award-winning project management software that has powerful Gantt charts that help you schedule your tasks, link all four types of task dependencies and even filter for the critical path to identify the essential tasks. ProjectManager has Gantt charts that can turn a decision into a scheduled plan.

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APRIL 18, 2023

It’s important to understand the differences, especially if you’re involved in the manufacturing industry. The goal of production planning, scheduling and controlling is to find the most efficient avenue to deliver the product or service you’re making to deliver it to the market or your customers.

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MARCH 1, 2023

Manufacturing is based on delivering quality and quantity products to the market on schedule. Manufacturing KPIs are key performance indicators and we’ll go into greater detail about the definition and why manufacturing KPIs are so important. What Are Manufacturing KPIs?

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MAY 9, 2022

Everything starts with careful planning, which sets the stage for the execution phase where estimations, plans and schedules guide the project team as they complete tasks and deliverables. Project evaluation is also critical to keep stakeholders updated on the project status and any changes that might be required to the budget or schedule.

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