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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

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The name is apt, as the waterfall methodology is a process in which the phases of the project flow downward. When to Use It: The Waterfall approach is great for manufacturing and construction projects , which are highly structured, and when it’s too expensive to pivot or change anything after the fact. Try ProjectManager for free!

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Project Management Framework Types, Key Elements & Best Practices

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A project is executed by a team within an organization that has some sort of a project management framework established to enable the process. A project management framework is a framework that maps out the methods, processes, tasks, resources and tools needed to take the project from beginning to end. But it’s simple to untangle.

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6 Top Project Management Books for Engineers and Manufacturers

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To compile this list, we dug through Amazon listings, forums, blogs, and review websites to identify the best project management books specifically for those in the manufacturing and engineering industries. Critical Chain by Dr. Eliyahu M. Further Reading: 5 Reasons Engineers Need to Learn Project Management Skills]. Oberlender.

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What is Visual Project Management?

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Visual Project Management is a process that uses the visualization of the project delivery process to drive team behaviors: to collaborate and effectively manage projects to deliver on time. VPM treats project execution as a process, with principles and practices to create repeatable, scalable results. Few teams are there yet.

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Theory of Constraints: A Guide for Project Managers

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While the theory of constraints is typically used in manufacturing, it can be helpful in controlling most any project. There is always at least one constraint, and the theory of constraints uses what is called a focusing process to identify that constraint, and then restructures to address it. What Is the Focusing Process?

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How to Improve Demand Planning

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Trees were cut rapidly, new manufacturing plants were built, and more people were hired to meet the demand. But how can we forecast a new scenario at the beginning of a new product or process? Here is a representation of a manufacturing system along with purchasing lead time. Now we see the “bullwhip” effect.

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5 Insane Project Management Techniques in Today’s Market

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However, you may not have heard of some other PM techniques, such as, but not limited to Extreme Project Management , Rational Unified Process , and vice versa. RUP – Rational Unified Process: RUP is an alternate form of Waterfall. Researchers have also developed AUP; Agile Unified Process , which is a different form of RUP.