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Project Estimating: The Only Guide You Need

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Frankly it’s too hot, but it has made me realize one thing: I am no good at estimating. In fact, I’ve always known that I’m not good at estimating. The only thing I can estimate is time. And as a project manager, I’ll take that. Making an educated guess about project tasks is a good skill to have. Why estimate?

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15 Free PMO Templates for Excel and Word

ProjectManager.com

A PMO, or project management office, can be an internal department or an external group or agency that defines and maintains the standards for a company’s project management. However, all three can use PMO templates to support project programs and portfolios. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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Project Intake Process: Prioritizing Project Requests & Proposals

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Project managers are constantly making requests to the project management office (PMO). A project intake process is beneficial for an organization. We’ll explain why as well as what to look out for when evaluating those project requests. ProjectManager’s Gantt charts help you estimate costs and create budgets.

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How to Build and Implement a Project Strategy

ProjectManager.com

We’ll go over that and link to free project management templates that can help you in this process. What Is Project Strategy? Project strategy is made up of your plan and the tools that are used to complete the project. The following professionals will handle the actual creation of the project strategy.

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Resource Forecasting Guide for Project Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

But unfortunately, many resource managers have to rely on approximation and guesswork because they don’t have the right tools and techniques. In the dynamic business environment, companies need accurate estimations for timely decision-making and futureproofing workforce availability against market volatilities.

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Measuring the Project Management Maturity of Your Organization

ProjectManager.com

These responsibilities usually fall under the purview of a project management office (PMO) and can be facilitated by using project management software. ProjectManager is award-winning project management software that gives you the project management tools you need to improve processes.

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Project Cost Management – The Essential Things to Know and Do

Online PM Courses

Project Cost Management often puts people off. But there’s little your project sponsor, your client, or their Finance Director care about more than your budget and how closely you can stick to it. Project cost over-runs are common. The governance considerations for project cost management.