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How to Make a Control Plan in Manufacturing

ProjectManager.com

JUNE 6, 2024

A control plan is a document describing everything from measurements, inspections, quality checks or monitoring process parameters required at each phase of a process to ensure that the process outputs conform to the requirements. A control plan is more efficient when scheduled in project management software.

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Risk Response Plan in Project Management: Key Strategies & Tips

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

There is so much that can impact them; a storm cutting off the supply chain, equipment failure or a labor dispute are merely three possible situations in a seemingly endless succession of risks. It’s no wonder so much of project management is focused on risk! What is a Project Risk? Negative risk?

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The Risk Management Process in Project Management

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FEBRUARY 26, 2021

It sounds negative, but pragmatic project managers know this type of thinking is preventative. Issues will inevitably come up, and you need a mitigation strategy in place to know how to manage risks on your project. But how do you work towards resolving the unknown? What is Risk Management on Projects?

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10 Strategies for Successful Project Execution

ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

Is your organization failing to close the gaps between strategy and project execution? Fortunately, there are strategies ( and tools! ) Let’s review strategies and tools you can use, and learn how they can help you close that gap to promote successful project execution. Manage Team. Following processes.

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Importance of Scenario Planning and Analysis in Business

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MAY 16, 2024

Then we’ll explore scenario planning in business and project management before explaining the steps that must be taken to use this process. Scenario planning is a strategy used to consider possible future events for an organization or project to develop an effective and relevant long-term plan to respond positively to that change.

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How to Build a Risk Culture in Your Team

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AUGUST 22, 2023

What Is Risk Culture? Risk culture is simply an organization’s employee’s awareness, attitudes and behaviors towards risk and how they’ll manage it. An organization that has a risk culture simply means they’re prepared for identifying, managing and mitigating risks as issues arise in their work.

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Risk Mitigation Plan: Definition & Top Strategies

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Risk is always present. If we were to try and avoid all risks, it would be paralyzing—not to mention impossible. Project managers don’t have the luxury of locking the door, turning off the lights and hiding in a corner. As you might imagine, there’s a process in project management that addresses risk and how to deal with it.

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How to Control Schedule Conflict in Project Management

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MAY 24, 2023

The last thing a project manager wants is a schedule conflict. But a scheduling conflict is an eventuality in project management. While it’s the project manager’s job to ensure that the workflow is unobstructed, it’s also their responsibility to resolve scheduling conflicts when they arise—a problem that’s unavoidable.

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How to Create an Event Budget

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Prices for things change and there’s an inherent risk in putting together an event that can impact your budget. Creating and managing a budget is one of the most important parts of delivering a successful event. ProjectManager is online software that helps you track resources and costs in real time. Learn more.

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How to Write a Business Case (Template Included)

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JULY 5, 2022

A business case is a project management document that explains how the benefits of a project overweigh its costs and why it should be executed. How to Write A Business Case. The following four steps will show you how to write a business case: Step 1: Identify the Business Problem. What Is a Business Case?

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Project Time Management: Strategies, Tips & Tools

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Time is not on your side when it comes to project management. While project managers haven’t figured out how to bend time and space to their bidding, there are time management techniques that you can use to manage the time you spend on tasks. No, it’s not science fiction, it’s project time management.

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How to Be a Project Management Consultant

ProjectManager.com

JULY 20, 2023

Project management consultants don’t only add value to a project, but they can help introduce project management processes to any team. It’s a great career transition for current project managers to consider. What Is a Project Management Consultant? What Is a Project Management Consultant?

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Business Project Management Basics

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

While businesses run projects, they also have strategies and objectives that must be met. All of these things and more make them a perfect candidate for business project management. Let’s first explore the definition of business project management. What Is Business Project Management?

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What Is an IT Budget? IT Budgeting Basics (Template Included)

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Managing information costs and managing information security for those costs are part of making an IT budget. First, we need to understand what an IT budget is, how often they’re made and what is the best size for one. Planning and managing these resource costs in an IT budget can be facilitated by project management software.

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How to Write a Creative Brief

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In project management, the equivalent of an itinerary is a creative brief. Then we’ll break down the creative brief into its essential parts and show you how to write one to deliver project success. The author of a creative brief is usually the creative project manager, but in many cases, an outside consultant is hired to do the job.

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15 Free IT Project Management Templates for Excel, Word & More

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 31, 2023

IT teams plan hardware and software installations, upgrades and rollouts, and the tools they use are specific to working with infrastructure, information systems and computers. These IT project management templates are essential to get those jobs done properly. Try these 15 free IT project management templates today.

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How to Create a Project Execution Plan (PEP) – Free Template Included

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JANUARY 6, 2022

A project execution plan is a document for executing projects that helps you strategize, come up with project management processes and put the whole thing into action. Needless to add, it’s an essential project management document. A project execution plan is a document used to define how you will execute a project. Learn More!

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How to Write a Business Case

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The need for a business case is that it collects the proposal, outline, strategy and marketing plan in one document and offers a full look at how the project will benefit the organization. Compile the data and present your strategies, goals and options. Marketing strategy. Don’t forget to include a risk management plan.

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Project Kickoff Meeting: How to Write a Kickoff Meeting Agenda

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DECEMBER 2, 2021

Project managers put a lot of time and effort into researching the viability of their project. A kickoff meeting is usually led by the project manager. In the meeting, the project manager explains the project scope, background information and project timeline to the team. That’s why a kickoff meeting is so important.

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Marketing Implementation 101: How to Implement Your Marketing Plan

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Your marketing plan defines the strategies that your organization will use to reach target customers, outperform competitors and position your brand. That requires work, of course, and a lot of coordination between departments, which can be streamlined by project management software. What Is a Marketing Plan?

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Benefits Management for Projects: How to Make a Benefits Management Plan

ProjectManager.com

MAY 11, 2021

Identifying, describing and measuring these benefits is called benefits management. Having a benefits management plan lets project managers maximize these outcomes for the organization and stakeholders, and it’s part of any successful project management plan. What Is Benefits Management? Try it for yourself today!

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How to Hire a Program Director (Job Description Included)

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AUGUST 30, 2022

A program director is a part of the upper-management tier in an organization. They do everything from monitoring the budget to creating community programs to supervising other managers and developing better business practices. For example, in project management, a program director defines the programs and their objectives.

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What Is a PMO Director? Role, Responsibilities & Salary

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

PMO stands for project management office and it’s responsible for the project management standards in an organization. The two others are the program management office and the portfolio management office. For example, our roadmap is a Gantt chart project view that shows all the projects in the PMO on one timeline.

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Harnessing the Effectiveness of Gantt Charts in Risk Management

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JULY 29, 2023

In today’s fast-paced business environment, effective risk management is crucial to the success of any project. One tool that has proven to be immensely valuable in this regard is the Gantt chart. These charts allow project managers to see how different tasks relate to each other and when they need to be completed.

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Project Management Triangle: A Quick Guide

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AUGUST 23, 2023

When managing a project, there will inevitably be changes or other issues that impact the project. To prevent going off schedule or overspending, project managers are always balancing the project management triangle, which is made up of the three main project constraints. What Is the Project Management Triangle?

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Best Cost Control Techniques

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Whether you’re managing a project in construction or manufacturing, keeping costs down is paramount. This is why in project management and business in general cost control is so important. Learn how cost control can help you better manage construction or manufacturing projects. It’s as simple as that.

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Project Manager Job Description (with free copy+paste examples!)

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JUNE 15, 2021

Project managers are the point person in charge of a specific project or projects within an organization. We regularly feature project management resources to help train PMs to land jobs in the industry or develop better skills in their current role. What Does a Project Manager Do? How Much Does a Project Manager Make?

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Operations Management: Key Functions, Roles and Skills

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

One way to achieve these goals is through operations management. Learn what operations management is and its key functions. Operations management can be applied to any industry and will help you better run every aspect of your business. What Is Operations Management? Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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Process Implementation: A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Then, you’ll find out how project management software can help you reduce waste and save time. Business goals are achieved through a structured plan with clear guidelines for how the strategy will be executed. Gantt charts organize the steps on a visual timeline to show the project in one place.

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What Is Positive Risk on Projects?

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AUGUST 23, 2023

Project risk. Just the word risk can evoke the same kind of primal, fight-or-flight fear in project managers. But risk shouldn’t be feared, it’s just another part of the project to manage. All projects have some element of risk while other projects are inherently high-risk. (We’re

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What Is a Program Manager? (Job Description Included)

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OCTOBER 21, 2022

In project management, a program is a set of related projects that are executed simultaneously by organizations to make the most out of their resources and maximize their return on investment (ROI). Program management requires company-wide collaboration and lots of planning. A program manager oversees this process.

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How to Make a Marketing Plan Like a Project Manager

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 9, 2020

No matter how great the product or service, it will wither on the vine and die if no one knows about it. And any project manager can tell you that without a plan, a project is aimless and destined for failure. Like any project plan , a marketing plan is an outline for a strategy for a campaign of a certain length in duration.

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Using a Risk Assessment Matrix for a Qualitative Risk Analysis

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

All projects have risks, but not all risks are the same. There are many potential risks that can affect a project and you need to have a risk management process in place to manage them. This risk management process consists of risk identification, assessment, mitigation and monitoring.

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What Is a Capital Improvement Plan & How to Create One

ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2022

That creates a dilemma: how to spend their budget. How do you go about creating a capital improvement plan document? How do you go about creating a capital improvement plan document? Can project management software facilitate this work? How to Create a Capital Improvement Plan. Learn more.

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How to Make a Procurement Management Plan

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 16, 2020

Project management planning is made up of many parts. There’s the schedule, the stakeholder matrix, the managing of resources. Speaking of the latter, there’s the matter of how you’re going to procure resources that require vendors of goods and services. That’s procurement management. This process needs to be managed.

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Resource Management: Process, Tools & Techniques

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 8, 2022

Resource management is one of the most important aspects of project management. That’s because projects need resources and those resources must be managed. What Is Resource Management? Resource management is the process of planning, scheduling and allocating resources to complete a project. Learn More!

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IT Service Management (ITSM): Frameworks, Processes & Phases

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 24, 2023

IT service management (ITSM) is the process of how those services meet the needs of the end users who employ them. Over the course of this blog, we’ll discuss how ITSM is implemented, managed and delivered to meet the needs of an organization and how project management software can help facilitate those processes.

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Cost Estimation for Projects: How to Estimate Accurately

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 21, 2019

Projects bring risks, and risks bring unexpected costs. This includes any technology implications, system configurations, schedules, strategies and relations to existing systems. Don’t forget support, security, risk items, testing and production, deployment and maintenance, and any similar legacy systems.

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Top Project Metrics You Need to Track

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Then we’ll explain what a project metrics dashboard is and why it’s one of the essential project management software features. They are data sets, formulas and calculations that provide measurements to chart progress, success and much more. Project management software makes gathering and calculating project metrics easier.

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Secrets to Effective Supply Chain Planning

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

But charting the flow of supply and demand sometimes feels impossible. The goal of supply chain planning is to meet the demand of customers while avoiding product overstock and other inventory management inefficiencies that bite into profits. The supply chain manager oversees the entire logistical aspects of the supply chain.

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The Art of Mastering Project Surprises: Easy Strategies for Managing Unplanned Work

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Art of Mastering Project Surprises: Easy Strategies for Managing Unplanned Work By: Steve McBroom, Founder, Traxidy (Click to follow me on LinkedIn) In this post, we will review the importance of working through project issues and the associated unplanned project tasks, as they arise, and provide effective strategies to manage them.

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Project Procurement Management: A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

That’s what procurement management is all about. What Is Procurement Management? Procurement management refers to all the actions and strategies related to the cycle of identifying, evaluating and selecting suppliers of production inputs. ProjectManager helps you manage all aspects of your project, including procurement.

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15 Free PMO Templates for Excel and Word

ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

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. These templates cover everything from Gantt charts, project planning, resource allocation, status reports on project data and so much more.

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What Is Lean Portfolio Management? A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Having many projects to manage in a portfolio can be daunting. There are many ways to do this and one of which is lean portfolio management. Let’s first define lean portfolio management and then delve into how it works. This will give you an idea if it’s the right strategy to execute your portfolio management.

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