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Mastering the project life cycle: Your complete guide (+ examples)

Resource Guru

The project life cycle , just like a good story, has a beginning, a middle, and (hopefully) a happy end. The beginning involves the ever-so-important planning; then comes the middle, where teams complete various tasks to move the project closer to completion; and finally, an end to review what went well and what didn’t.

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Project Management Basics: Definitions, Methods and Tools

ProjectManager.com

Now that we’ve determined what a project is, we can define project management as a discipline. What Is Project Management? Project management is a discipline that consists in using project management methodologies, tools and techniques to manage the project life cycle, which is a set of stages that are common to every project.

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Project Cost Management: The Ultimate Guide

Teamweek

Even when you tell yourself that “this time is going to be different,” — but project costs somehow still manage to get out of control? Only 43% of projects are “mostly or always” completed on budget. Let’s talk about project cost management. ??. What is project cost management?

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Construction Cost Management: Managing Construction Costs

ProjectManager.com

Construction costs are one of many metrics that a general contractor has to keep an eye on. There are others, of course, such as the schedule, quality, safety and much more. But if the construction cost goes over budget, that’s coming out of the contractor’s pocket. That’s why construction cost management is so important.

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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

ProjectManager.com

Of course, that’s true in any project, but it’ll come fast and furious in a scrum environment. On the other hand, tasks can be added to a kanban board at any point of the project life cycle. Not only must the scrum master live up to their name, but the team requires a level of experience, too.

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Project Selection: Use These 8 Selection Methods for Better Strategic Results

ProjectManager.com

The project selection process will help you run a more efficient project. By doing the due diligence beforehand you can avoid a lot of the inefficiencies that might slow down a project or worse during execution. This method is about reducing the project cost by shortening the time necessary to complete the project.

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A Complete Guide to PMIS

ProjectManager.com

PMIS is made to support all aspects of project management and the information they monitor or collect. Integration and Ease of Use: Some PMIS will access data from different projects for multi-project analysis, integrating with other systems, such as payroll, inventory, etc. PMIS Throughout the Project Life Cycle.