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Project Management Process Groups: A Quick Guide

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To keep to your schedule and manage costs, you need to gather and process project data throughout the five PMBOK project management groups. What Are the 5 PMBOK Project Management Process Groups? Project management software helps project managers stay on top of each of these process groups. Initiating Phase. Learn More!

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Project Boards and Project Steering Groups: An Introduction

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These are all functions of a project board (or steering group). Strong leadership in projects is important for success, so getting your project board and/or project steering group set up as soon as you can is a good start. In other words, this is the group that takes the tough decisions. What is a project steering group?

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What Is Preconstruction? Activities, Checklist & More

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The main reason for preconstruction is to ensure that you’re doing the due diligence before you start building. While it might be disappointing to do the due diligence and then not go forward with the project, it’s a lot less costly than abandoning the project as it’s being executed. Model Coordination.

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Asana Gantt Chart: A How-to Guide With Pros, Cons & Alternatives

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Asana is project management software that offers a variety of easy-to-use tools like timelines, task lists and kanban boards which are mainly used for managing simple projects, everyday tasks and team workflows. Asana’s Gantt chart is a lightweight alternative to more complex Gantt chart software.

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How to Manage Ad-Hoc Projects and Ad-Hoc Requests

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There is always the potential to get new data, project or product updates, reviews or any number of last-minute requests. Ad-hoc projects also focus on one goal (or group of people) and tend to use fewer resources, including team members. One best practice for managing ad-hoc projects is using project management software.

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Software Development Estimation: A Quick Guide

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Software development estimation is an essential part of many projects. Despite its importance, software development estimation is often overlooked. Let’s explore how software development estimation works and its techniques and tools. What Is Software Development Estimation? Learn more.

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The 12 Agile Principles: Definitions & How to Use Them

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Teams that work in an agile environment need flexible project management software. ProjectManager is cloud-based software that works with whatever methodology you choose. Working software over comprehensive documentation. Satisfy the Customer Through Early and Continuous Delivery of Valuable Software.