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Free Strategic Planning Templates for Excel and Word

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This is the start of strategic planning. Once the vision is defined, then the practical work begins, and strategic planning templates can facilitate that work. Why Should You Use Strategic Planning Templates? Using premade strategic planning templates is also helpful because there’s no busy work involved.

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How We Chose the Perfect Planning Poker Tool

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Planning poker® is a great technique for scrum teams. We use planning poker with these teams and as there are a lot of products to choose from, we spent some time testing different ones to find the perfect match. Later we also ordered the Planning Poker cards deck on Amazon. We tried 6 planning poker tools. What we tried.

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Stakeholder Mapping 101: A Quick Guide to Stakeholder Maps

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A stakeholder map is a visual, four-quadrant influence-interest matrix used to identify stakeholders and categorize them in terms of their influence and interest in the project. In other words, stakeholder mapping is the start of an effective communication plan. Try it for yourself today! What Is a Stakeholder Map?

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Henry Gantt’s Biography & Role in Gantt Chart History

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Then, set a baseline to capture your project plan and compare it to your actual progress in real time to stay on track. ProjectManager’s powerful Gantt charts help you plan, manage and track your projects in real time. Major Accomplishments Henry Gantt’s major accomplishment, one still influencing work today, is the Gantt chart.

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What Is a Stakeholder? Definitions, Types & Examples

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Stakeholders are very important because they can have a positive or negative influence on the project with their decisions. ProjectManager is a cloud-based work and project management software that has real-time dashboards that monitor six project metrics. Do this formally by creating a stakeholder communication plan.

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10 Strategies for Successful Project Execution

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After the project initiation and the planning processes, the execution of the project begins. Project execution’s key purpose is to complete the work defined in the project management plan and to meet key project objectives. You’ve planned for the project scope , collected requirements and defined it using a work breakdown structure.

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What Is Marketing Management? An Essential Introduction

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It involves market research, marketing analysis and marketing planning. In short, marketing management is when you plan, organize, control and implement the marketing programs of an organization. Project management software can help you organize all that research and build effective marketing plans. What Is Marketing Management?