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12 Ways to Manage Project Quality Without Drama

Rebel’s Guide to PM

That’s just a guideline: use whatever your company software development lifecycle specifies or what works until you have working software you are happy to ship. Tip: Make sure you have the project management tools and testing software that make your life easier. Tip: Avoid scope creep!

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10 Essential Excel Report Templates

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Project management software is the next step to gaining greater efficiency in managing your project, but if you’re not ready for that, Excel report templates will help. Excel Report Templates for Project Management. Project Dashboard Template. ProjectManager software delivers more than any template.

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What Is a Product Breakdown Structure (PBS)? Templates & Examples Included

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Once you’ve done the work of a product breakdown structure and the related product documentation, you can feed that information into project management software and jumpstart your project plan. This includes the hourly rates of team members, the materials, equipment and anything else you’ll use to execute the project.

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Construction Delivery Methods: A Quick Guide for Projects

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We’ll then explore how to choose the right construction delivery method for your organization and project. Finally, we’ll describe some of the more popular construction delivery methods and how construction project management software can help deliver success no matter which construction delivery method you choose.

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Choosing Project Management Software: The Complete Buyer’s Guide

Workzone

Choosing project management software has become a monumental project by itself. The number of project management software solutions available has exploded in recent years. Finding a project management software isn’t hard. Does the software you’re using meet your unique processes?

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Crisis Management: How to Lead During a Crisis

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Then on the project side, Jennifer recalled one in which the market was doing poorly. That resulted in costs going up for the work. Related: The Basics of Project Cost Management. It impacted the scope of the project. Who are numbers people who can analyze the different scenarios and the cost-benefit analysis?

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5 Notorious Failed Projects & What We Can Learn from Them

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Betamax was an innovative product, and it even got to market before VHS. But soon the market had options that were cheaper and better than Betamax, making it a failed project. Sony’s mistake was thinking that the project was complete once the product went to market. The problem here is a project that isn’t following regulations.