Wed.Jun 11, 2025

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10 Free Project Forms & Formats for Excel and Word

ProjectManager.com

Managing a project efficiently often comes down to having the right tools at your disposal—and that includes documentation. Whether you’re planning, executing or closing a project, project management forms help standardize processes, track progress and ensure accountability. These essential documents streamline communication, guide workflows and provide a structured way to capture critical information at every stage.

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How to Set up a PMO (Project Management Office): A Step-by-Step Guide

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I love this topic because, like many of you; I was brand new to PMO Management when I was first offered a PMO. It was scary and you might not understand where to start. Yes, you can search up and down LinkedIn, and I can tell you that there is advice there for sure, but it is often not expert advice. I read it all the time, people telling you how to run a PMO and have zero or very limited experience doing it themselves.

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Fix Workflow Gaps With a Smarter Timeline Structure

Beyond the Chaos

A project kicks off, the team gets moving, and then something small throws it off—one step out of order, a deadline not flagged, or a dependency buried too far down the line. Suddenly, the schedule shifts, and no one’s quite sure where things stand. That’s when delays start to pile up and small missteps turn into bigger setbacks. It’s not always a people problem.

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Blocked Tasks? The 10-Minute Fix to Unstick Your Team & Keep Projects Moving

NimbleWork

Every project team has faced it: a task that sits untouched for days, waiting on missing information, delayed feedback, or unresolved dependencies. One blocked task may seem minor at first, but left unchecked, it can quietly derail your entire project, causing delivery timelines to slip, stakeholders to lose confidence, and team morale to sink. For Project Managers, Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, Product Owners, Delivery Managers, and Team Leads, learning how to quickly identify and resolve these

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Precision in Motion: Why Process Optimization Is the Future of Manufacturing

Speaker: Jason Chester, Director, Product Management

In today’s manufacturing landscape, staying competitive means moving beyond reactive quality checks and toward real-time, data-driven process control. But what does true manufacturing process optimization look like—and why is it more urgent now than ever? Join Jason Chester in this new, thought-provoking session on how modern manufacturers are rethinking quality operations from the ground up.

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Business Case Template: Comprehensive Step-by-Step Guidance

Alan Parker Blog

Transform your project ideas into clear, convincing, and well-supported proposals. Introduction to the Business Case Template Our Business Case Template serves as a detailed, systematic tool designed to help you structure, evaluate, and present your project proposals in a compelling, professional manner. Whether you’re seeking internal management approval, approaching external investors, or preparing an options appraisal for governance boards, this template guides you through every stage o

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Project risk management software: 7 options to compare

Wrike

Key takeaways: What does project risk management software help teams achieve? Project risk management software helps teams identify, assess, and respond to potential risks before they impact timelines, budgets, or outcomes. By standardizing processes and creating visibility, these tools support proactive decision making and reduce the likelihood of project failure.

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The EU Working Time Directive: What It Means for Compliance

Teamweek

Before 2019, time tracking was mostly about knowing who worked on what and for how long. Helpful? Definitely. Required by law? Not always. Then, a Spanish trade union challenged Deutsche Bank in court for not recording work hours properly. The case escalated to the European Court of Justice, and the ruling was crystal clear: EU employers must track daily working hours using a system that’s reliable, objective, and easy to access.

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Project Management Reports: Tools & Techniques for PMs

Celoxis

Project management reports should inform decisions, not just share updates—discover reporting tools & techniques that help project managers lead with clarity.

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Product Owner - Know the Customer

Scrum.org

As a Product Owner, one has to dive deep into Product Management in order to create Valuable and Useful products. One of the key aspects in Product Management is to “know thy customer”. Knowing, understanding the behaviours, attributes and traits of the customer can help the Product Owner greatly to know how a customer would respond to a product within a specific market segment.

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A New Look At Running Grants & Programs: Why Use A System When You Have Excel?

Speaker: Gareth Webb & Phil Selley, Founding Partners at Intouch Business

For many nonprofit organizations and NGOs, managing grants and monitoring projects with spreadsheets and manual processes feels familiar—but is it holding your organization back? As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.

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Lodgify Payments Is Live: Manage Your Rental Income Without Third-Party Tools

Lodgify

Many short-term rental hosts rely on third-party payment processors to get paid. That often meant juggling multiple dashboards, customer support teams, and surprise fees. But starting today, there’s a better way. Lodgify Payments—now officially live for U.S. hosts—brings an end-to-end financial experience directly into Lodgify, giving you more control, clarity, and confidence with every booking.

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Wenn systemische Anreize die Produktstrategie sabotieren 🇩🇪

Scrum.org

In Kürze: Wenn Anreize die Produktstrategie sabotieren – oder wie sage ich „Nein“ Erfahren Sie, warum viele Product Owner und Manager sich um das Falsche sorgen: Nein zu sagen, anstatt zu allem Ja zu sagen. Dieser Artikel zeigt drei systematische Ablehnungstechniken auf, die die Beziehungen zu den Stakeholdern stärken und gleichzeitig die Produktstrategie schützen, um zu vermeiden, dass organisatorische Anreize die Produktstrategie sabotieren.

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Effective Resource Forecasting: A Guide for Project Managers

WorkOtter

With this article, you'll understand how resource forecasting contributes to team and project health, and get relevant tips on how to get started with it.

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Team Building – How to Build Your Project Team

Online PM Courses

As project professionals, we often need to build and maintain effective teamwork. So, in this video, let’s look at how to do team building. The post Team Building – How to Build Your Project Team appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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Welcome to the Future of Hospitality: Smart Rooms Start Here

Speaker: Jady West, VP of Hospitality & Chris Bennett, Head of Sales & Engineering

The modern hotel room is no longer just a place to stay—it’s an experience to remember. Today’s guests expect seamless 5G connectivity, personalized comfort, and high-tech convenience. From AI-powered smart room controls to in-room entertainment and app-based services, technology is redefining hospitality from the inside out. In this new session featuring industry pros Jady West and Chris Bennett, we’ll explore how high-speed, high-bandwidth connectivity powers the innovations that are enabling