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Project Monitoring and Control: Tools & Steps

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Project monitoring and control is how a project manager ensures the plan they’re implementing with the project team goes off without a hitch. Project controlling involves a lot of steps to thoroughly monitor the project schedule, resources and costs. What Is Project Monitoring and Control?

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Project Management Basics: Definitions, Methods and Tools

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Regardless, we’re going to give you a brief overview of the major details involved in project management for actionable information. If you need more help with project management, check out all of our resources and project management tools for reaching your full potential. What Is Project Management?

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Closing A Project with MS Project

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The role of a project manager (PM) is not only to plan, execute, and track a project, but that of closing a project properly. I see many PMs use the MS Project software tool to work on a project over its life cycle, but most don’t use MS Project to close the project.

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Beginners’ Guide On How To Track Project Cost

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However, if you’re new to managing projects, keeping track of the money you spend might be a huge hassle. That’s why we made this budgeting primer: How to track project cost. Whatever size project or program you’re responsible for, our guide will provide the information and assistance you need to get going.

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The Importance of Operational Project Management for Businesses

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They also differ in that operations management is continuous, while project management is temporary, moving from one project to another. However, these two roles are closely related and work together from different perspectives. Projects are often closely tied to ongoing operations and must be managed to ensure success.

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How to Build and Implement a Project Strategy

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We’ll go over that and link to free project management templates that can help you in this process. What Is Project Strategy? Project strategy is made up of your plan and the tools that are used to complete the project. By creating a budget, the project manager can forecast the project costs.

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Microsoft Project Gantt Chart: A How-to Guide With Pros, Cons & Alternatives

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The Gantt chart is one of the most important tools in a project manager’s toolbox. One side is a spreadsheet that collects important project data and the other is a visual timeline that shows the entire project from start to finish. What Can You Use a Microsoft Project Gantt Chart For? That’s just one disadvantage.