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MAY 9, 2024

Therefore, project managers are always tracking budget variance to deliver projects without breaking the bank. There’s a section explaining the importance of tracking budget variance in project management and different project aspects to consider when tracking budget variance. Those disruptions can play havoc on a project’s budget.

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APRIL 23, 2024

This is called operational project management. To better understand operational project management requires defining what an operational project is, how it differs from strategic projects and what operational project management is. What Is Operational Project Management? That doesn’t mean they’re the same.

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APRIL 25, 2024

Kanban history has informed everything from manufacturing to software development. The kanban tool has become commonplace in project management and its uses continue to expand. While kanban systems were once analog, they have since moved into the digital space and are often found in project management software.

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MAY 2, 2024

We’ll also explain how warehouse optimization fits into warehouse management, why it’s important and the benefits of optimizing warehouse processes. Warehouse optimization is the process of managing the day-to-day operations of a business’ inventory and storeroom to get the most out of its available space and resources.

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APRIL 5, 2024

Project management software can help organizations keep to their maintenance schedule. ProjectManager is award-winning project and portfolio management software with multiple project views that help keep maintenance schedules on track. Don’t leave anything out that requires regular maintenance.

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APRIL 18, 2024

When managing teams, it’s essential to create timelines to track their progress as they execute their tasks. Project management software is the most efficient way to create timelines to plan, assign and track their tasks. More powerful than Google Sheets is project management software.

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JANUARY 12, 2024

Finally, we’ll see how project management software allows you to better manage your workforce. Strategic workforce planning is used by an organization or its project management office (PMO) to achieve its long-term plans. Effective resource capacity planning addresses the short-term requirements of workforce planning.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

Managing the workforce in a construction project is a complicated endeavor. Resources in construction are managed by construction resource management. There are many different types of construction resources beyond labor and we’ll define them as well as the process for construction resource management.

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APRIL 16, 2024

Get your free Timeline Template Use this free Timeline Template for Excel to manage your projects better. Static timelines are only a weaker version of a collaborative Gantt chart which is an integral project management tool. Download Excel File Even though Excel can be helpful in some scenarios, the platform can only do so much.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

Construction project management relies on good planning, experienced contractors and powerful construction project management software. While Procore is a known name in construction project management, many construction managers are looking for a Procore alternative. Procore falls short in many ways.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

Everyone wants their projects to be “quality” but I often get asked about how to manage project quality in real life. You probably already know that you need a quality management plan , and that management, assurance and control are the pillars of doing it right. Make sure you have a list of project requirements.

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MARCH 20, 2024

To help you once you break ground on your construction project, we’ll throw in some free construction project management templates on estimating, scheduling and budgeting. Project management software acts as the glue that holds the project together by managing tasks and balancing the team’s workload.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Microsoft Power BI is a data analysis software that allows you to use various tools such as spreadsheets, pie charts, stacked bars and other types of diagrams to visualize project or business data, including the Power BI Gantt chart. But is Power BI good for project management? Does Power BI Have a Gantt Chart?

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APRIL 11, 2024

The better the warehouse management, the greater the company’s success. After defining warehouse management and its importance, we’ll focus on its key areas and what the operation life cycle looks like. What Is Warehouse Management? Warehouse management is the process by which the day-to-day operations of a warehouse are run.

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DECEMBER 29, 2023

Managing a program or portfolio of projects involves many things, but utmost importance should be given to resource management, especially organizational resources. To start, resources can include labor, management, expertise, equipment, finances, energy, land and time. What Are Organizational Resources?

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APRIL 17, 2024

Configure-to-order is when a product is assembled to meet unique customer requirements. Finally, engineer-to-order is when there’s some degree of product design required once the order has been received. The sales order process, which we’ll cover in a bit, needs management to ensure that vendors and customers get what they want.

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AUGUST 18, 2023

While there are similarities between a project manager and a project portfolio manager, they’re different positions with different responsibilities. Let’s take a look at what a project portfolio manager is, what skills and education the position requires and end with a sample job description to help you fill that position.

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APRIL 24, 2024

While order processing seems to work fast and without issue, a lot is going on in the background to ensure the seamless management of placement, picking, sorting, packing and shipping. Order processing, which includes sales order processing and purchase order processing, is the managing and fulfillment of customer orders.

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MARCH 6, 2024

While Tableau doesn’t have project management features, you can still use it to make a Gantt chart. Unfortunately, if you make a Gantt chart in Tableau, you won’t be able to use any of the project management features you’d find in more powerful Gantt chart software. Does Tableau Have a Gantt Chart?

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MARCH 27, 2024

To further illustrate kanban in manufacturing, we’ll show a visual example of it at work and outline the key advantages of using this scheduling system as well as how project management software can advance its benefits. Kanban is a visual method for managing workflow and production. What Is Kanban?

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JANUARY 23, 2024

When you’re a PMP, program manager or portfolio manager, you need to deliver all those multiple projects on time and within budget. This requires an organization with a well-developed project management process. This is done by using a project management maturity model. What Is Project Management Maturity?

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DECEMBER 26, 2023

Program governance is a critical component to successfully managing a program of projects. Program governance is a practical way for an organization’s program to deliver success by guiding it and providing good management. Program management software is essential to proper program governance. What Is Program Governance?

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

Finally, we’ll offer links to a few free construction project management templates to help manage industrial construction projects. This is why industrial construction has special conveyance requirements, such as 24/7 shipping and receiving and accessibility to air and rail transport or major highways.

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APRIL 4, 2024

Choosing the best kanban software for your team might be overwhelming, especially if you’re not sure of what features to look for. That’s why we’ve reviewed Trello’s kanban board and identified its key features, pros and cons to help you better understand how it compares to other kanban software. Does Trello Have a Kanban Board?

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APRIL 10, 2024

But the only reason it feels effortless is because of order management. We’ll explain what order management is and explore how an order management process is conducted. There are, of course, people behind the order management process. What Is Order Management? Customer satisfaction is also an objective.

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MAY 1, 2024

Kanban is all the rage in project management. 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.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Asana vs. Monday is a matchup made for project management professionals. Asana vs. Monday are both similar project management tools. They have features, such as project tracking, workflow automation and other standard project management software features. Which one to choose? You can’t have both, so you want what’s best.

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MARCH 8, 2024

We’ll also note the difference between an RFI in construction and other construction project management documents before going into the construction RFI process, the different types of RFIs and more. These are mostly used by the client who is requesting a detailed understanding of the requirements to finish the project.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

If you’re researching which project management software to use, you’ve probably already compared Asana vs. ClickUp. Certainly, Asana is simple to use and pleasing to the eyes, while ClickUp is similar to Asana, but with software development tools. However, as project management tools, they both fall short. What Is Asana?

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AUGUST 30, 2023

The former requires a flexible manufacturing system that maintains quality and speed to market while cutting costs. The latter requires inventory control, lead times and reducing the material costs and waste. ProjectManager has kanban boards to manage your discrete manufacturing. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Many project management tools can help you plan, manage and track your projects. We’ll even do a side-by-side comparison of Gantt vs. kanban and throw in a couple of free templates so you can kick the tires of both and see if they’re a good fit for managing your project. What Is a Gantt Chart?

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

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. Then, we’ll look at the role of a business project manager and the types of projects that a business will manage. What Is Business Project Management?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Do you have a release manager on the team? It wasn’t until I worked in IT as a project manager that I had a lot of contact with the release management process. In this article, I’ll explain what a release manager does and what skills you need to make a success of this role. What does a release manager do?

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Manufacturers have to do more than produce a product, they also have to manage their operations. That’s why manufacturing operations management is so important—it keeps the lights on. Of course, there’s more to manufacturing operations management than that. What Is Manufacturing Operations Management?

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

There are many things that are needed when managing a project. An organizational process asset is a tangible resource that’s used to guide the management of an organization’s projects and operations. Our cloud-based software means you can access project documents anywhere and at any time.

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OCTOBER 6, 2022

There are several project management certifications that you can get to become a project management professional. To determine which one is best for you, you’ll need to think about things such as your project management skills, the career path you want to choose or your desired project management methodology specialization.

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MARCH 22, 2024

One goal of the contract negotiations between the project owner and the general contractor is to draft a mutually beneficial contractor payment schedule that aligns with the project requirements and protects all the parties involved. Terms: Define the payment terms, as in any penalties or invoicing requirements.

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