LiquidPlanner

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

We do a lot of projects that are innovative (for us), and my development colleagues always seem reluctant when it comes to project planning. They won’t give me timescales that will help me plan. How do you deal with a team that refuses to estimate how long tasks will take? It is difficult to estimate when the task is too big.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Construction projects come big and complex as well as small and simple, but one thing they all share is a construction phase plan. The construction phase plan is a critical construction project management document that helps to ensure a safe project. What Is a Construction Phase Plan? Learn more.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 21, 2021

This work can take many forms, such as updating project documents, maintaining equipment, submitting expenses, etc. Stakeholder management includes sending regular updates, scheduling meetings, hosting calls, creating documents, etc. All projects require thorough documentation in the form of project reports. Updating Reports.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 21, 2019

Good cost estimation is essential for keeping a project under budget. Many costs can appear over the life cycle of a project, and an accurate estimation method can be the difference between a successful plan and a failed one. Estimation, however, is easier said than done. An Overview of Cost Estimation.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 6, 2023

This can be either by adding efficiency to the company’s operations or aligning with its strategic plan. It views a project through the lens of how it connects to the overall strategic plan of the company. A strategic project is connected to a company’s larger strategic plan. Not necessarily.

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Project Risk Coach

MAY 3, 2021

Do you ever feel like the Lone Ranger when working on cost estimates? Let's explore how to engage your team members and subject matter experts to improve your cost estimates. So, let's look at three techniques to use with your teams: Brainstorming Delphi Technique Nominal Group Technique 3 Team Techniques to Improve Cost Estimates 1.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 3, 2022

Construction estimating is one of the most important parts of landing a construction project. That’s why you need construction estimating software to make your forecast as accurate as possible. Making the decision to get construction estimating software is the easy part. What Is Construction Estimating?

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The purpose of estimation in Scrum is to size higher ordered Product Backlog items so they can be completed within a single Sprint. The primary objective of estimation in Scrum is to size these items so they are small enough to be completed within a Sprint. (See We should never confuse estimation as an end in itself.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2022

It’s not uncommon for organizations to have more plans than they have funds. A capital improvement plan can guide an organization when it’s trying to figure out which large projects or purchases in which they should invest. But what exactly is a capital improvement plan? What Is a Capital Improvement Plan?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 3, 2022

Your project management plan is more than just a schedule of work. Although I am guilty of using ‘plan’ and ‘Gantt chart’ interchangeably. A project management plan is a document that sets out how you are going to do what you’re going to do. So what does go in the project management plan ? Project definition.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 12, 2024

When a project is planned, a set of steps are outlined to deliver a product or service. Once one understands what resource requirements are in project management, next there is estimating what those resources will be and managing them. One must consider costs when estimating and managing project resource requirements.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 28, 2023

Before they go into production, therefore, they must engage in what’s called process planning. Learn what process planning is, including why it’s so important and the different types there are. Then find out the steps to process planning and see what a manufacturing process plan is and why it’s beneficial to production.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 28, 2024

Expensive plan: Buildertrend isn’t cheap. Even when billed annually, its top-tier plan is just shy of $1,000 a month. Plan with dependencies, track baselines and filter for the critical path. The Gantt chart is only one of multiple project views, which all share plans and update simultaneously. Capterra review: 4.1

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The best a project manager can do is develop an accurate time estimate for how long it will take to satisfactorily complete the project. Time Estimation Matters. Looking into the future to determine how much time it will take complete project tasks allows for an estimation. Don’t Fall for the Planning Fallacy.

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Project Risk Coach

APRIL 5, 2021

Have you left anything out of your project management plan? Check out this checklist to help you identify the baselines and plans that will be most helpful to each of your projects. As I define a project management plan, I strive for clarity, brevity, and simplicity. schedule baseline) Subsidiary plans (e.g.,

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 20, 2024

To help you once you break ground on your construction project, we’ll throw in some free construction project management templates on estimating, scheduling and budgeting. Everyone involved in the construction planning should attend the preconstruction meeting. The preconstruction meeting can also reveal holes in the construction plan.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 6, 2021

That process is called manufacturing resource planning (MRP II), and it’s a method that used to work more effectively. Well, that’s because manufacturing resource planning (MRP II) evolved from materials requirements planning (MRP I), an earlier resource planning system. What Is Materials Requirements Planning (MRP I)?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 8, 2024

This construction document helps subcontractors understand what they need to do if they have any questions. We’ll also note the difference between an RFI in construction and other construction project management documents before going into the construction RFI process, the different types of RFIs and more.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 6, 2021

Planning a project involves a lot of coordination of time, tasks and costs. It can feel like an insurmountable job, but just remember that plenty of projects are planned and executed every single day. One way to start organizing all those disparate pieces is by using plan templates. Action Plan Template.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 14, 2021

Operations continue to become more complex, and this means production requires more thorough planning. A production plan is the best way to guarantee you deliver high-quality products/services as efficiently as possible. What Is Production Planning? This change demands fresh production planning. Click to learn more!

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 20, 2021

Today we’re going to sidestep the philosophical, though, and instead focus on agile planning in project management, and specifically, creating an agile project plan. What is Agile Planning? However you choose to implement the agile principles, there is one thing all approaches have in common: an agile plan.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The project budget is developed during the planning phase of a project. It’s a document that captures the total costs required to complete a project over a specified timeframe. 7 Budgeting Templates for Business and Project Budgeting Below are seven budget templates that you can use for estimating your project’s costs.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 9, 2024

Construction resource management is the process of planning and managing resources on a construction site. The goal of construction resource management is to deliver successful projects as planned, but it does this by maximizing the utilization of resources and reducing waste. What Is Construction Resource Management?

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 16, 2024

The best part is that it’s helpful for any type of team or organization that’s executing a plan regardless of its industry. Once you create this Excel project timeline, you can use this template to estimate future project timelines using project tasks and due dates. It was created using the same process we’ve just gone through.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 26, 2024

If they don’t use it, the organization doesn’t receive the planned benefits. And if the planned benefits aren’t delivered, the whole project was kind of pointless, right? A good project closure document helps that immensely. If your project customers can’t understand or work with what you have given them, they won’t use it.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The answer is a cost management plan. What is a Cost Management Plan? A cost management plan is a method of strategizing the planning and execution of a project’s budget. However, without a proper cost management plan in place, both of those things will falter—costing you and your organization immensely.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 28, 2024

Expensive plan: Buildertrend isn’t cheap. Even when billed annually, its top-tier plan is just shy of $1,000 a month. Plan with dependencies, track baselines and filter for the critical path. The Gantt chart is only one of multiple project views, which all share plans and update simultaneously. Capterra review: 4.1

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 15, 2024

Project planning, execution, monitoring and controlling are often the focus of project management. Project completion is the final phase of a project’s life cycle, which starts with initiation and moves through planning, execution, monitoring and controlling to project completion. That’s a mistake. What Is Project Completion?

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Scrum.org

MAY 5, 2022

According to the 2020 Scrum Guide, “Product Backlog items that can be Done by the Scrum Team within one Sprint are deemed ready for selection in a Sprint Planning event.” One way is to estimate Product Backlog item (PBI) size. This week, I’d like to dive a bit deeper into the most popular estimation technique: relative estimation.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 6, 2022

Coming up with a great idea is only the beginning: t o realize it, you need a project execution plan (PEP). A project execution plan is a document for executing projects that helps you strategize, come up with project management processes and put the whole thing into action. What Is a Project Execution Plan (PEP)?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Construction project management relies on good planning, experienced contractors and powerful construction project management software. Worse, all those features add to the complexity of the software as there are countless pricing plans and different offerings. 5 Capterra review: 4.1/5

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 17, 2024

The transaction between buyer and seller is documented at every stage, and this paperwork serves a purpose. One of those business documents is a sales order. To distinguish between other transactional documents, we’ll define a sales invoice and purchase order and how they differ from sales orders. What Is a Sales Order?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

That’s because now comes the planning. No plan has ever just materialized fully formed on your desk. What you need is project planning software that gives you the tools to gather and organize all the dissipate information you need to manage. What Makes a Project Plan? Sample Project Plan.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 27, 2023

But what is a schedule of values and why is it such an essential construction project management document? The schedule of values (SOV) is a construction document that’s part of the payment process when working on a project. Then there’s financial planning and cash flow management. What Is a Schedule of Values?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A budget is a document that’s mainly used to break down the costs of executing a project or running the operations of a business for a period of time and define a maximum spending limit for the procurement of resources. Estimated Cost: Here you can list the dollar amount of each cost you’ve previously identified.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 7, 2020

An ideal plan includes setting expectations, including how to develop, manage, execute and control the project schedule. While not an essential part of every project, any complex one should have a schedule management plan to keep you on track. Key Elements of a Project Schedule Management Plan. Updating the Schedule.

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Leading Answers

AUGUST 25, 2020

Project managers generally like plans and estimates so we can forecast when things should be done and how much they may cost. " So, when project managers hear about ideas such as "let's stop estimating," it can trigger a knee-jerk reaction. It sounds lazy and avoiding the hard work of having to estimate.

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