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Runn Software Review

Rebel’s Guide to PM

You’re a professional services firm, but PSA tools just aren’t robust enough to manage the resource requirements for in-flight projects and the pipeline for workload management. It’s resource planning software that is perfect for professional services and firms that would benefit from the transparency of seeing where time is being spent.

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What Is Lean Project Management?

ProjectManager.com

This is commonly called lean project management. What Is Lean Project Management? Lean project management focuses on delivering a manufacturing project with more value and less waste. It does this by systematically eliminating waste in the value stream of the lean manufacturing process. The Definition of a Lean Project.

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What Is Lean Portfolio Management? A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

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. We’ll also explain when to use lean portfolio management and how project management software can help you manage your portfolios better. Learn more.

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SmartSuite Review [2022]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It’s a work management tool designed for today’s virtual workforce, with automations and an simple-to-use interface that makes doing your job easier. Summary review of SmartSuite: If you’ve always thought managing on spreadsheets wasn’t enough but haven’t found an alternative, check out what SmartSuite can do. Smart docs tool view.

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Visual Project Management [Book Review]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

He has split the graphical and visual tools available to you into three categories. Here are the 3 categories of visual tools you can use on your projects, according to Williams. Visual Thinking Tools that Support Project Management. Visual Project Reporting Tools. Visual Project Collaboration Tools. Category #1.

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Agile Beyond IT: Lean Thinking

The IIL Blog

It traces its roots to Lean, which is also foundational to other modern management theories. Lean’s primary focus is delivering value quickly and eliminating waste. Toyota was a Lean pioneer. Lean is a set of principles. The “House of Lean” is often used as a metaphor. Value Value is the roof of our House of Lean.

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What Is Kanban? Meaning, Definitions & Best Practices

ProjectManager.com

In fact, kanban has grown so much in popularity, there are now countless project management tools to help people plan and prioritize tasks on kanban boards, which are visual panels with virtual cards that can be moved around by the user to arrange orders of tasks or to-do items. Kanban is all the rage in project management. What Is Kanban?