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10 Free Manufacturing Excel Templates

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Manufacturing requires a lot of attention to detail and coordinating various moving parts to deliver the final product. In order to accomplish those goals and meet a tight deadline and an even tighter budget, you need these 10 free manufacturing Excel templates. The Gantt chart is the cornerstone of any project schedule.

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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

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So for the sake of argument, let’s compare them head to head, and may the best project management methodology win! Kanban is from Japan, originating in the factories of the Toyota car company in the 60s as a lean manufacturing tool for workflow and inventory management. What Is Kanban?

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How to Build and Implement a Project Strategy

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Project Management Office (PMO): A PMO is responsible for defining and maintaining the standards for an organization’s project management. They help with prioritizing projects, providing governance guidelines and ensure that projects are beneficial to the organization by aligning with larger strategic goals.

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Measuring the Project Management Maturity of Your Organization

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For these reasons and more, being able to measure the project management maturity of your organization will help you run a better organization and deliver on your goals and objectives through the completion of successful projects. Improving an organization’s project management maturity will reap many rewards.

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10 Best Procore Alternatives of 2024 (Free + Paid)

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This Procore alternative is used by architects, builders, engineers, designers, manufacturers, 3D artists and production teams. This process can help construction companies improve their profitability but is also geared towards wholesalers, distributors, retailers, merchants, web traders and manufacturers. Capterra review: 4.3

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14 Common Project Risks (+ more)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Monitoring the project’s finances and cost throughout the project lifecycle is a key responsibility. Project stakeholders are particularly sensitive to cost and potential overruns, especially is the project’s results impact their budget. Here is a list of common project cost risks.

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The Meta City, Remote Work, & the Strategic Project Manager

The Strategic Project Manager

It is influencing manufacturing, distribution, financing, marketing and sales. Rather, there seems to be a pull to the “middle” – to places like Kansas City, Texas, and other across the US for its manufacturing and distribution businesses, which are at its core. The four key forces are 1. Demand Conditions, 3.