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Kanban History: Origin & Expansion Across Industries

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Kanban history has informed everything from manufacturing to software development. For those unsure what kanban is, we’ll first explain the kanban system and then go into kanban history from its development to its uses in manufacturing, project management and software development. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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Order Fulfillment: Process, Models & Documentation

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Companies will have their order fulfillment either as an in-house department or they might outsource the process to a third-party logistics (3PL) company. Managing the various stages of order fulfillment can be more efficiently facilitated through project management software.

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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

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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. If you’d like to use kanban boards for managing tasks, projects or workflows you’ll need project management software like ProjectManager. What Is Kanban? What Is Scrum?

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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

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We’ll go through some of the most popular project management methodologies, which are applied in many sectors such as software development, R&D and product development. When to Use It: The practice originated in software development and works well in that culture. Get work management software that fits with every methodology.

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Production vs. Manufacturing: Key Differences

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ProjectManager is award-winning software that has robust Gantt charts that help organize production, resources and costs and track work in real time. You’ll also list the raw materials and logistics involved, including processes used to add efficiencies and how you’ll identify issues and bottlenecks, which can delay schedules.

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Servant Leadership in PMO Management: A Path to Success

The IIL Blog

We’ve taken many different and evolving approaches to driving lean into our processes. Our team leans into this philosophy, strives to innovate, and reduce waste, while delivering more value to business partners of the PMO team. This may involve evaluating project management software, communication tools, and data analytics platforms.

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How to Improve the Warehouse Operations of Your Organization

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Project management software can help manage the warehouse operations process to reach its objectives. ProjectManager is award-winning project and portfolio management software with powerful kanban boards that help control the inventory life cycle. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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