article thumbnail

15 Free IT Project Management Templates for Excel, Word & More

ProjectManager.com

These IT project management templates are essential to get those jobs done properly. ProjectManager has dozens of free project management templates for Excel and Word that IT managers need when working on web development, software development, mobile app development, network configuration and so much more.

article thumbnail

What Is a Project Director? Role, Responsibilities and Salary

ProjectManager.com

The project manager is on the ground, running the team and keeping the daily operations of a project running smoothly. But who looks after the project manager? In project management, that position is called a project director. Project management tends to be a hierarchical methodology that has numerous tiers of command.

Finance 279
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Agency capacity planning: 11 steps to better margins

Resource Guru

Set clear objectives Define your capacity planning objectives. Resource utilization analysis Use your resource management tool to analyze resource utilization rates and identify areas of overallocation or underutilization. Make sure your agency traffic managers are involved throughout the process.

article thumbnail

How to Plan Successful Projects With The Critical Path Method

Planio

For most project managers, it’s not the beginning or end of a project that’s difficult to plan for - it’s the “messy middle.” It can be a lot of work to plan out your critical path, but the result is often less risk and time wasted on non-value-adding tasks, and ultimately a greater chance of project success. Clear priorities.

article thumbnail

Flat Rate vs. Hourly: A Guide For Agencies

Teamweek

For example, a web development agency charges $8000 for a website. For example, a website development agency may charge $120 per hour for a website build instead of a flat fee of $8000. You take on most of the risk. Fixed-rate projects are OK if you can manage the risk. Let’s dive in!

article thumbnail

Time and Materials Contracts: The Definitive Guide [w/ Template]

Teamweek

To get a clearer picture of how T&M pricing works, here’s a quick example: A client hires a web development agency to help create a new website. The graphic designer and developers take 80 hours to complete the project. They rely on well-defined scopes and set conditions. Less risk of reduced profits.

article thumbnail

A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding Program Management for Agile Teams

nTask

Well, if you are reading this article then you probably have a fair degree of knowledge about how project management processes work in any industry. This is one step ahead of projects because we are going to be looking at simultaneous processes that make up for program management experience. So, what is program management?

Agile 78