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Exploring Estimation Approaches: What is the Right Fit for Scrum Teams!

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Estimation is a complementary practice Scrum Teams use in Product D evelopment. The purpose of estimation is to provide a rough idea of how much effort, time, and budget are needed to complete specific features or PBI- Product Backlog Item of the product.

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Organizational Resources Basics: Managing Company Resources

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To start, resources can include labor, management, expertise, equipment, finances, energy, land and time. Forecast the Future Resource Requirements of Your Organization To achieve your strategic goals you need to have an accurate estimation of what you need to get there. What Are Organizational Resources?

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Industrial Construction: Examples of Industrial Projects

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There’s a boiler that heats water to produce steam, turbines to expand the steam to create mechanical energy and a generator that converts that mechanical energy from the turbine into electricity energy. This energy needs to be then delivered outside of the building, all of which creates a complicated and long process.

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Will a Project Management Certification Help Your Career?

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Knowing how to plan, manage and monitor progress is important and can make the difference between meeting your goals for the year and not. There are ways to continue your professional development at low or zero cost but you have to spend time and energy seeking them out. Related: 6 Top PM Books for Engineers and Manufacturers.

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Project Management Process Groups: A Quick Guide

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The business case includes the estimated costs and benefits of the project. The project manager is responsible for leading the project planning phase and making accurate estimates on time, budget and resources. Planning, executing or monitoring process groups, ProjectManager’s task list keeps you informed.— Learn More!

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What Is a Capital Improvement Plan & How to Create One

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You can link dependencies to avoid delays, filter for the critical path and set a baseline to monitor your planned effort against your actual effort to keep on schedule. A financing plan will have to be created, estimating the overall cost of each project. Related: Free Estimate Template for Excel. Evaluation and Selection.

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What Is Oracle Primavera Cloud? Uses, Features & Pricing

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Portfolio management: OPC offers a portfolio view of all projects and programs to help users manage multiple projects’ pipelines, estimated budgets and capital spend requirements. It’s made for large and small projects alike and has been used in industries ranging from construction to manufacturing, energy and IT.