
Project Management
How to Master Interior Design Projects: Tips, Tools, and A Checklist for Success
No design idea is too complicated. No risks are frightening. And no client expectations are impossible when you master the art of project management in interior design. Yes, interior designers can weave magic and beauty into every space they touch. But within this creative realm, they face countless challenges that demand their expertise and resourcefulness. …
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Project Management 101: A Guide for Entrepreneurs
What do project managers and entrepreneurs have in common? It sounds like a setup for a business professor’s joke – but in seriousness, there’s a lot that both disciplines can learn from the other! Building a business is really just a series of small projects, all of which stand to benefit from the structure project …
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Project Closeout: The Final Piece of the Project Management Puzzle
Have you ever felt the thrill of crossing the finish line after a long, hard race? That’s the feeling many project managers yearn for when they reach the project closeout phase. Project closeout, the final phase in the project management lifecycle, is the process of finalizing and reviewing all project activities to ensure that all …
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Unlocking the Magic of Pilot Projects: Your Go-to Guide for Success
Imagine launching a full-scale project only to find out halfway through that it’s not as viable as you thought. You’ve invested time, money, and resources, only to see it crumble. Sounds like a nightmare, right? Well, that’s where pilot projects come in as your lifesaver. As you navigate the landscape of your industry, pilot projects …
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The Project Manager’s Essential Guide to Earned Value Management
Imagine standing at the helm of a project, steering it through the choppy waters of resource management, cost control, and tight deadlines. It’s a thrilling adventure, but at times, you may feel like you’re navigating uncharted territory. That’s where Earned Value Management (EVM) comes to the rescue! EVM is a powerful compass that can guide …
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Known Unknowns: A List of Common Project Assumptions (& What to Do About Them!)
“We should have known.” It’s such a common phrase to hear when reflecting on a project that’s gone over budget or schedule. Whether it’s materials arriving late, employees quitting, or prices soaring, so often a project goes off the rails because of something that might have been prevented. In the eager anticipation to get a …
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Collaborate, Communicate, and Conquer: Mastering Team Charters for Optimal Performance
The secret to a high-performing and cohesive team often lies in the clarity of purpose, well-defined roles, and strong communication. Team charters provide this foundation, creating a shared understanding of the team’s objectives, expectations, and processes. A team charter serves as a roadmap for your team’s journey, outlining each member’s purpose, goals, roles, and responsibilities. …
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Preventing Disaster: 9 Risk Mitigation Strategies and Examples for Your Business
The recent failure of Silicon Valley Bank (reportedly the largest institutional failure since the 2008 financial crisis!) is a stark reminder of one thing. When it comes to business management, it’s better to be safe than sorry. With the increasing complexity of global events beyond our control, it’s crucial to have robust risk management techniques …
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Finding the Best Construction Project Management Software: A Comprehensive Guide
Envision this scenario: You’re a construction project manager, juggling multiple tasks like a circus performer. You’ve got deadlines to meet, budgets to balance, and a communication nightmare on your hands. Suddenly, you remember hearing about a magical solution called construction project management software. With bated breath, you decide to give it a try, and poof …
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Tackling Project Risks: A Practical Guide to Building Effective Risk Registers
Project management is all about planning, executing, and controlling projects to achieve specific goals, right? Well, one of the most crucial aspects we need to consider as project managers is managing risks. As you can imagine, uncertainties and unexpected events can sometimes throw our projects off track or even lead to major setbacks. Now, addressing …
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Technical Project Management Made Easy: Top Skills, Books, and Tools for Success
What do building a bridge, launching a rocket, and developing software have in common? Correct! They all require technical project management to be successful. As a technical project manager, you’re the conductor of a symphony of engineers, developers, designers, and stakeholders, all working together to achieve a common goal. But how do you ensure your …
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A Guide to Better Budgeting & Forecasting Using Estimate at Completion (EAC) in Project Management
Managing a project from start to finish is a big undertaking for a project manager. One of the biggest challenges? Budgeting and forecasting! The uncertainty of costs and multiple variables can make budgeting for a project almost impossible. And that’s where Estimate at Completion (EAC) in project management comes in. EAC is an Earned Value …
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Mastering the Art of Virtual Project Management: Create Winning Teams from Anywhere
In an astonishingly short five years, Upwork’s (the world’s biggest freelancing platform) study forecasts that a whopping 73% of all departments will be composed entirely of remote workers. That is almost three out of every four divisions. As our world becomes increasingly connected, virtual project management is no longer just a trend; it’s quickly becoming …
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Top 15 Project Management Software for Nonprofit Organizations
Reducing human suffering. Increasing awareness of social issues. Creating a safer environment. Promoting education… This is just a short list of missions that usually drive nonprofit organizations. In order to achieve social impact, nonprofit organizations are placing a greater emphasis on project management as an essential tool. This is because effective nonprofit project management demands …
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From Planning to Execution: A Complete Guide to Marketing Campaign Management Mastery
In today’s fast-paced marketing landscape, businesses face numerous challenges in managing their marketing campaigns. Feeling overwhelmed by coordinating multi-channel campaigns, grappling with effective data usage, or lacking a well-defined strategy and goals is not uncommon. If you’re nodding in agreement, rest assured that you’re not alone. Fortunately, there’s a way to bring clarity and structure …
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How to Ace your Next Website Project with Website Project Management
Your website is one of the most critical assets your business can have. It’s your home on the internet. An opportunity to brand your business. And when done correctly, it can help your business establish and nurture relationships with their clients long before you ever work together. At the same time, making a website is …
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Mastering Healthcare Project Management: Tips and Examples
Meet Emma, a healthcare practitioner with years of experience in the industry. Recently, she got to lead a major project at the hospital where she works. As excited as she is about the project, Emma quickly realizes she has no training in healthcare project management. Despite her expertise in healthcare, she feels uncertain and overwhelmed. …
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Adapt and Refine: How Progressive Elaboration Can Benefit Your Business
Businesses thrive and survive off the back of effective project management. Success for companies of all sizes, from small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to solo entrepreneurs, boils down to it. Often working with limited resources, tight budgets, and high stakes, finding the right balance between flexibility and control is crucial. That’s where progressive elaboration comes …
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Mastering the Art of Timely Project Completion: How to Understand, Prevent, and Manage Project Delays
Imagine this: You’re a project manager, and your team has been working tirelessly for months on a high-stakes project. The deadline is fast approaching, and suddenly you hit a roadblock. Perhaps a key resource becomes unavailable, or a critical task takes longer than anticipated. Sound familiar? Welcome to the world of project delays. In the …
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Streamlining Your Social Media Efforts: A Guide to Effective Project Management
In an ever increasingly digital world, social media has emerged as a game-changer for businesses of all sizes. The meteoric rise of platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and TikTok has transformed the way businesses communicate, engage, and build relationships with their customers. With millions of people worldwide actively participating in social media, it has …
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The Ultimate Guide to RAID in Project Management
Project managers are used to having a lot on their plates. Planning the project. Organizing tasks. Leading a team. Overseeing the time. Monitoring progress. Communicating. Managing risks. Are you tired yet? Learning new methodologies and managing documentation can become yet another thing on a project manager’s long list of responsibilities. It’s up to the manager …
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Navigating the Real Estate Maze: Your Practical Guide to Project Management
Stepping into the world of real estate can be thrilling yet daunting, particularly when it comes to managing projects that can make or break your investment. Effective project management is the key to unlocking success in this intricate landscape. Our practical guide equips you with the necessary knowledge to navigate the complexities of real estate …
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Project Management Experience Uncovered: From Skills to Certifications and Beyond
Are you an aspiring project manager eager to dive into the world of project management but need help figuring out where to start? Or are you a seasoned professional looking to refresh your knowledge and explore new methodologies? No matter your background, this article is designed to set you up with essential insights and perspectives …
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Crashing in Project Management: How to Do It and Why It Matters
Let’s picture a high-speed chase in an action movie. The hero needs to catch the villains before they get away, but time is running out. So, the hero pushes his car to the limit, swerves through traffic, and takes risks he wouldn’t normally consider… In project management, crashing is like that – a desperate, high-pressure …
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Go Productive: 6 Best Tools for Personal Project Management
Tired of juggling multiple spreadsheets, to-do lists, and sticky notes to manage your projects? Dreaming of a tool that can help you stay organized, focused, and on top of your game? Making the transition from scattered project management to streamlined workflows can seem like a daunting task. But the good news is – you can …
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Need help scheduling your project? Try the Precedence Diagramming Method.
Project management can make tasks of any scale more streamlined and efficient. But as a project grows in size and complexity – or perhaps you have multiple projects to schedule? – a visual tool to help you understand the dependencies between tasks becomes more important. That’s where Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM) comes in. PDM is …
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Elevate Your Project Coordination: Unlock the Secrets to Project Management Success
Are you on a quest to master project coordination and achieve unparalleled project success? Look no further. In this guide, we’ll explore the ins and outs of project coordination and share valuable insights to help you elevate your skills to new heights. So, sit back, relax, and let’s unlock the secrets to project management success …
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Simplify Complex Projects with Visual Project Management
Have you ever been in a meeting that started with promising ideas only to devolve into confusion? Is it challenging to digest a three-page project status report on a weekly basis? Are you constantly trying to keep a dozen balls in the air without dropping any? When traditional methods fail, you have no other choice. …
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From Roles to Results: How Proper Team Structure Can Drive Project Performance
Team projects are an essential aspect of modern business, allowing a group of individuals to work together towards a shared goal. Whether launching a new product or service, executing a marketing campaign, or developing a new software application, a team project can be a highly effective way to achieve successIt’s also important to consider each …
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Quick Guide: How to Calculate BAC in Project Management
Tired of the chaos that comes with managing project expenses? Drowning in a sea of costs, desperately trying to stay within budget? Luckily, there is a simple yet powerful tool to transform the way you manage your project’s financial health. Introducing BAC, or Budget At Completion, the best shortcut to keeping your project in check. …
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Upgrade Your Workflow: The Best Trello Alternatives for 2023
Project management can be a real challenge, especially when you have a lot of tasks and team members to juggle. Trello has become a popular tool among businesses of all sizes for helping to popularize Kanban boards and because it’s free to start using. It’s easy to use and doesn’t require any prolonged onboarding pain, …
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How to Create an Organized Project Management Calendar for your Projects
Deadlines. Milestones. Resources. Dependencies. There are so many factors that go into planning a successful project. But how to organize all of these things into one comprehensive view? That’s where project management calendars come in. A project management calendar is a tool that can help project managers plan and schedule any events related to a …
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A No-Stress Guide to Event Project Management + Checklist
Have you ever attended an event and wondered how it all came together so perfectly? The answer is event project management. When we talk about project management for event planning, we’re talking about the process of planning, maintaining and organizing a successful event. This includes everything from managing the team, planning logistics, and communicating with …
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Stay Ahead: Top 6 Project Management Podcasts You Can’t Miss
The freedom to tune in and switch off anytime, anywhere. The intimacy of voice. The possibility to interact through comments and feedback. Podcasts combine all these features, helping listeners enjoy their favorite programs online. No wonder podcasts have grown into a best friend next door – who meets you every day or every week – …
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7 Reasons Why Project Management Tools Are Essential for Remote Work
In today’s rapidly changing work landscape, remote work has become increasingly popular. One study shows that 84% of professionals consider remote work options before taking on a job opportunity. As remote work grows, project management tools become essential for ensuring that remote teams can collaborate and work together effectively. Why are project managemnt tools necessary …
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Scary to-do list? Here’s how to prioritize tasks at work.
Let’s talk about the entrepreneur’s greatest rival. Whether scratched into a notebook or ticked off with a task management tool, almost all of us face the same problem: the to-do list that never ends. That’s because there are always new ideas for an entrepreneur or business owner! Processes that could be improved. Automations that would …
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Prioritizing Deep Work: The Benefits of No-Meeting Days for Your Team
Introduction: Attending endless meetings can often top the list of all the challenges that come with modern-day work-life. From back-to-back video calls to long hours spent sitting in conference rooms, it can feel like a never-ending cycle of non-productive time that can disrupt your day and leave you feeling exhausted. This is where the idea …
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Kick off Your Project with This Project Management Checklist
Ready to take your project management game to the next level? Your ultimate guide is here – a project management checklist to serve as a GPS. It’ll ensure you never miss a beat on your journey to project completion. In the fast-paced world of today, it’s easy to make mistakes or miss critical details. But …
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How to Use OKRs to Fast Track Success (With Examples!)
Have you ever watched a business scale and achieve huge success, seemingly overnight? It’s hard to not to marvel and wonder, “How did they DO that?! Because oftentimes, within our own organizations, it’s a different story entirely. Maybe it’s patterns of long meetings where everyone makes themselves part of the problem, not the solution, a …
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Unlocking the Secret Weapon: How a Project Manager Checklist Can Skyrocket Your Success
Have you ever started a project and felt completely overwhelmed by the never-ending list of responsibilities? As a project manager, this feeling can be amplified tenfold. With so many moving parts and deadlines to meet, it’s no wonder that managing a project can be challenging. But fear not because there’s a secret weapon that can …
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Project vs Task Management: Key Differences and Strategies for Success
Are you feeling overwhelmed with managing your team’s workload? Do you find it difficult to distinguish between project management and task management? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. In this article, we’ll explore the key differences between project vs task management. This will help you gain a better understanding of how to effectively manage your team’s …
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Take the Guesswork Out of Project Planning with Parametric Estimating
Are you looking for a reliable and accurate way to estimate the cost, schedule, or other project variables before they begin? Parametric estimating can be extremely useful. It uses statistical data and analysis to accurately predict what will happen and help find opportunities and risks. It’s like having a project management crystal ball. And best …
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Risk Response Strategies: Your Project Manager’s Guide to Navigating Uncertainty
No project is without risk, but some projects are riskier than others. As a project manager, you need to be able to find risks, evaluate them, and come up with plans for how to deal with them. This can be a daunting task, but never fear. This guide will help you navigate the world of …
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Project Governance: A Framework for Success
It’s not uncommon for a project sponsor to hand over the reins to a project manager and become occupied in other matters, then only chime in at the end when presented with a bill. Yet, it’s nearly impossible for a project manager to deliver value when crucial people like the stakeholders and sponsors aren’t interested …
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Reducing Risk and Maximizing Success: How to Tackle Cost Variance in Project Management
As a project manager, you know that keeping your projects on track and on budget is crucial to their success. One of the key tools at your disposal for doing so is cost variance analysis. But what exactly is cost variance, and how can you use it to your advantage? In this blog post, we’ll …
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From Chaos to Control: Managing your Design Project
Are you a project manager struggling to keep your design projects on track? Do you feel overwhelmed and need help managing all the different elements of your projects? If so, you’re not alone. Design project management can be challenging, especially if you’re new to the role. But don’t worry – we’re here to help. This …
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Time Saving Secrets That Will Make You Cheer: How to Use the Critical Path Analysis in Project Management
When you’ve got a project that’s brimming with hangups, where team members quit, materials arrive late and bottlenecks delay production, it’s really easy to throw money at it with the hope to speed things up. This may provide some momentary relief as the clock ticks and the deadline looms nearer. As so many have learned …
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Incident Management 101: The Lowdown on Navigating Project Bumps
Imagine you’re working on a large software development project, and one of the developers reports a critical bug in the code. This incident must be dealt with immediately, as it could significantly affect the project timeline and budget. So, what do you do? This is where the incident management process comes in. In project management, …
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A Recipe for Success: Crafting a Winning Statement of Work
Have you ever tried to cook an elaborate meal without a recipe? It can be overwhelming and lead to disastrous results. The same is true for project management – a project will likely falter without a clear plan and expectations. That’s where a statement of work (SOW) comes in. Like a recipe guides a chef, …
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How to Work Smart (Not Hard) With a Priority Matrix
Do you ever spend an entire morning doing something completely pointless, like cleaning up dog food spilled across the kitchen floor? And then, when you leave for work, nothing is accomplished. You haven’t worked out, checked emails, or even had breakfast. If this is one isolated episode, that’s one thing. But sometimes entire days proceed …
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Bye-Bye Stress: How to Stay on Top of Your Project Schedule
You may have heard the saying, “Failing to plan is planning to fail.” This statement couldn’t be more true when managing a project. A well-defined and carefully executed project schedule is key to the success of any project. But what exactly is project schedule management, and why is it so important? In this blog post, …
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A Guide to Effectively Executing Cost Benefit Analysis: Why Project Managers Should Take Notice
Whether you’re an experienced project manager or a newbie just getting your feet wet in the wide world of project management, cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is something you will inevitably have to tackle. And if you plan on tackling it well, then this comprehensive guide is for you. Cost-benefit analysis is one of the most important …
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A Business Requirement Document: The Secret Ingredient to Every Successful Project
A project may look straightforward enough at the very beginning. Until you start asking questions. Maybe initially the client asks you to build a widget, and says that it needs to be green. Ok, you think, clear enough. But then in the second and third rounds of discussions, you begin to see the bigger picture. …
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Cost Breakdown Structure: The Backbone to Budgeting in Project Management
Sometimes in a project, the budget drips out like a leaky faucet, in steady, predictable amounts. At other times, the pace of the budget is more like a roller coaster. There are long stretches where almost nothing is spent, followed by short, fast intervals that consume huge portions of the budget in one go. Understanding …
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Get Your Software Project Moving: From Concept To Completion
Have you ever opened an app or tried to use a piece of software and thought, “What the heck is this?” Maybe the user interface was confusing, or the code was buggy, or the software didn’t even work at all. Chances are, the developer or team behind it didn’t do a good job managing the …
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Resource Leveling: Staying Afloat in a Sea of Tasks
You’re in the middle of a project and things are going smoothly. The team is hitting their milestones and everyone is working together like a well-oiled machine. But then you get the dreaded call. One of your team members is sick and won’t be able to work for the next two weeks. You can already …
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Resource Scheduling Methods, Guidelines & Strategies that Every Project Manager Needs to Know!
Have you ever had a client whose head is in the clouds? Maybe she wants a new porch, a hot tub and a brand new kitchen, all in under a few weeks. Or has a client ever come to you in the middle of a complex project, asking you to speed things up and complete …
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Ready to Take Control of Your Projects? Learn How Process Automation Can Help!
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the sheer amount of tasks and projects that need to be done? The deadlines looming, the hours I’ve worked and it still doesn’t seem like there is enough time in the day? If this sounds familiar, then it’s time for you to take a step back, take a deep …
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Project Best Practices: How to Use Smoothing in Resource Management
Project planning is a long process. Even after huge milestones are met, things are usually still in a tangle. Getting everything firmly into place requires several more yanks with a fine tooth comb. Gathering all the requirements and then defining the project’s scope is a significant threshold, for sure. Yet, during the process of allocating …
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Hopping From Lily-pad to Lily-pad: Managing a Project End-to-End
Have you ever set your mind to complete a DIY home remodel, and the very next day you started ripping out tiles and pulling up carpeting? When you’re really excited about an undertaking, the inclination to dive right in is almost irresistible. Yet, when a project executes before outlining the budget, the requirements and the …
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How to Avoid Scope Creep and Gold Plating in Project Management
Most of us learn about scope creep and gold plating the hard way. Maybe it’s a home remodel, and the project manager agrees to “just” add another sconce in the bathroom, which leads to a costly electrical repair and fifteen hours of work. Or an enthusiastic developer builds a close relationship with the client, and …
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Enterprise Project Management: Keep your team on track
You know the feeling. You’re in charge of several projects at work, and things are starting to slip through the cracks. The team is getting bogged down in details, progress is stalling, and you’re starting to feel the pressure. What you need is a way to keep your team on track and focused on the …
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Coloring Inside the Lines: Scope Management in Project Planning
As too many project managers have learned, the “just” request is the kiss of death. “Can you just do me a quick favor?” “Can you just make a small change here?” Because no request is ever “just.” You agree to change the font on a webpage or retouch some trim on a remodel and next, …
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How to Calculate BCWP in Project Management
As a PM, you’re tasked with getting the job done on time and within budget. So, how do you assess whether things are on the right track? One of the most popular approaches is to calculate BCWP. In this article, we’ll explain what that is, why BCWP is important, and how you can calculate BCWP …
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Everything You Need to Know About Resource Leveling and Resource Smoothing
What if you were hired for a job, and it turned out the workload varied wildly from week to week. One week, you might have to put in 70 hours of hard, manual labor. Then next week, you’d mostly stand around and do nothing. In the following week, you’d be back to working 70 hours …
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How to Create Opportunities and Drive Results: 8 Examples of SMART Goals for Project Managers
Have you ever sat through a company goal-setting session and come out feeling less motivated that you did going in? Maybe you came up with a list of personal goals that looked something like this: Network more. Be a better communicator. Stop going over budget all the time. When you shared the goals, everyone approved. …
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Sick and Tired of Missing Deadlines? How to Use the Monte Carlo Analysis in Project Management
Have you ever promised someone you’ll meet them for dinner at 7:00, and a little voice inside your head knows it’ll be a close call? Suppose it’s a Saturday, and you have a pile of errands to run: change the oil, get gas, buy groceries, drop your coat at the dry cleaner, turn in library …
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How to Handle Scheduling Conflicts Like a Pro.
If you’re a project manager, then you know that scheduling conflicts are an unavoidable part of the job. But that doesn’t mean they’re not disorienting. Trying to keep everyone in sync while also getting the job done on time can feel a lot like herding cats. Not only do you have to worry about conflicting …
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Six Sigma Simplified: Ditch the Waste and Streamline Your Projects
Efficiency is the name of the game in project management. After all, if a project is taking too long, it’s likely going to cost more money than necessary. Six Sigma is a methodology that can help you streamline your projects and get them done faster – without sacrificing quality. The name “Six Sigma” is a …
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Looking to stay ahead of the curve? Check out these 9 project management trends…
Disruption is the name of the game today. Technology has made it easier than ever before for businesses to enter new markets and create new products and services. This increased competition is good news for consumers, but it can be tough on businesses that are trying to keep up. To stay ahead of the curve, …
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Wanna Really Make Things Cruise? How to Use Crashing and Fast Tracking in Project Management
Have you ever hit snooze so many times in the morning that you had to skip the normal routine of taking the bus to work, and order a Lyft instead? Maybe to save additional time, you ditched the breakfast plan to have hot oatmeal, and rather ate a breakfast bar on the way to work. …
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Is Your Marketing Information Management a Hot Mess? Here’s How to Clean It Up.
Most businesses these days are data-driven. But what happens when the data you need is scattered all over the place? That’s where marketing information management (MIM) comes in. MIM helps you gather and organize all of your marketing data, so you can make informed decisions about your business. But implementing MIM can be tricky. There …
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Project Management
All You Need to Know About Procurement: Strategies, Issues & Documents
Have you and your spouse ever purchased groceries without communicating with one another, and each of you ended up buying a gallon of milk? Supposing you have a large kitchen with two refrigerators, you may not even realize this double purchase. The result is a whole lot of wasted milk. This example represents the sort …
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Project Management
Wheedling the Mules & Winning Buy-in: Change Management in Project Planning
Have you ever gone to your favorite diner, expecting your usual bacon, eggs, toast and coffee, and the same friendly banter with your favorite waiter, only to discover that they’d changed the menu and she’d up and quit? This kind of upset is enough to throw off your entire day. We’re creatures of habit, and …
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Project Management
Getting Started with Bottom Up Estimating – Your Essential Guide
If you’re a project manager, then you know that estimating the cost is essential to the success of any project. After all, how can you plan and budget for a project if you don’t have a good sense of how much it’s going to cost? There are a number of different methods that project managers …
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Project Management
Learning to Roll with It: Wave Planning in Project Management
Do you ever decide to take a trip, and suddenly find yourself thinking through every detail, right down to where you’re going to eat meals and what toiletries to pack in your suitcase? It’s easy to get ahead of ourselves sometimes. As the Birds sang in their #1 Hit back in 1965, “to everything there …
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Project Management
What is a Project Scope Document (and How to Create Your Own)
You might be thinking, what is a project scope document? And do I really need one? The short answer is: a project scope document is essential to the success of any project, and yes, you definitely need one. A project scope document is a living document that outlines the scope of a project. It defines …
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Project Management
Issues vs Risks in Project Management: A Breakdown and Analysis
Every project manager knows that “things” are going to happen, regardless. A project consists of many moving parts. It’s about building something new, or establishing a new process, and operates within the constraints of time, money, and resources. Plus, it requires coordinating a checkerboard of activities. And so snafus, unforeseen occurrences, problems, issues, and even …
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Management
How to Accurately Estimate Costs & Budget for Your Project’s Success
If you’re a project manager, then you know that one of your most important duties is to estimate the costs and budgets for your projects. Without accurate estimates, it’s nearly impossible to ensure that your project stays on track and within budget. Yet, many project managers still struggle with this important task. In this blog …
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Project Management
The Pitfalls of Trying to Hard: Gold Plating in Project Management
Have you ever had clients who fret and fuss over every detail? Just so you can sleep at night, you probably find yourself tending to their every need. Or have you ever dealt with the fallout of a disappointed client? None of this is ever any fun. In order to avoid these scenarios, every seasoned …
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Project Management
Quick and Easy Definitions of Agile, Scrum & Sprints
Have you ever worked on a project that was way behind schedule, way over budget, and ultimately resulted in a mediocre product? If so, you’re definitely not the only one. Many frustrated managers have scrutinized fizzled projects, and conclude they’re often a symptom of a broken methodology. And they’ve worked to develop new and improved …
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Project Management
Reaching Higher Levels of Maturity: An Essential Look at The Project Management Maturity Model
In nature, organisms grow. This growth is characterized by an increase in size or mass, or both. Essentially it’s the ability of an organism to adapt to and thrive in its environment. This could be through developing new capabilities or becoming more complex. You could say that maturity is the pinnacle of growth. Maturity is …
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Project Management
Project Integration Management: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?
If you’re reading this you’re probably familiar with the basics of project management. But just in case you’re new to the term, project integration management is the process of bringing all the elements of a project together into one cohesive whole. It’s the job of the project manager to make sure that all the different …
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Management
The Top 5 Books For Decision Making: Decision Making Tools For Project Managers
Making decisions is one of the most important skills a project manager can possess. Being able to make decisions quickly and efficiently is essential. If you can’t do that, your projects are likely to fail. There are a lot of books out there that claim to be able to help you improve your decision-making skills. …
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Project Management
Who Else Wants Results? The Rich Reward of Outcome-Based Project Management
It’s so exciting to win a big project. You’re as pleased as punch that the client has picked you to be the project manager, and the team is full of positive anticipated outcomes. However, as you look around the office, you may see outdated systems, software that’s full of glitches or a culture that values …
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Project Management
Double Your Income With a Workflow Audit
We’ve all read a three-star Google review that goes something like: “Great product, once it finally arrived. And the website is a mess. Took me forever to place the order.” For any type of business, building a great product is a significant milestone. It can take years. Yet even when the product or service has …
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Project Management
Why you should use Kaizen for your Project Management Team
If you want to be at the top of your game, you need to continuously improve. This is true for life as well as businesses. Kaizen is built on the idea that small changes lead to big improvements over time. The beauty of Kaizen is that it can be tailored to fit any type of …
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Project Management
Don’t Let Asset Management Problems Derail Your Project
Imagine this: You’re a project manager tasked with overseeing a new project. The project is already behind schedule and over budget, and the last thing you need is a delay caused by poor asset management. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what you’re facing. Inaccurate tracking of replacement parts has resulted in a shortage of crucial supplies, and …
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Agile Methodology
The 12 Agile Principles: Optimizing Your Project Process
It would be to the benefit of you and your team to get acquainted with using Agile and the underlying concepts behind it. Ultimately, it will help you optimize your project process by ensuring that everyone is on the same page and working towards the same goal. The goal of this article is to clear …
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Project Management
A Step-By-Step Guide To Creating Your Next Project Roadmap.
Project roadmaps are a useful weapon in the arsenal of good project managers. While getting into the nitty-gritty and fine-tuning your plan down to the minute tasks is critical, the importance of how you present your overall picture of the project should not be understated. In fact, if you want to be able to really …
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Project Management
Navigate Any Project Management Situation By Adapting Situational Awareness
Situational Awareness for project managers Have you ever managed a project that just couldn’t get off the ground? You followed all the project management steps, but somehow things still went wrong. In many cases, the problem isn’t that you didn’t manage the project correctly – it’s that the situation called for a different approach. If …
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Project Management
How to Remove Project Blockers and Achieve Your Goals: Problem-Solving Strategies for Businesses
Do you feel like you’re constantly running into roadblocks on your projects? Are you struggling to find a way to get around them and achieve your goals? You are not alone. Many businesses face project blockers that prevent them from reaching their objectives. In this article, we will discuss the most common project blockers and …
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Project Management
The Project Management Guide to Dependencies. Everything you need to know about dependencies in project management.
Dependencies are a concept that you will undoubtedly have come across in your experience as a project manager. They are an essential component of project management, but they can be one of the most perplexing topics for newcomers to understand. This guide will explain everything you need to know about dependencies in project management, including …
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Project Management
The 5 Most Frequently Used Project Management Methods and Styles (How to Choose the Right Strategies for Your Company)
Projects are the driving force of any business. They’re how you get things done, whether it’s creating a new product, launching a marketing campaign, or restructuring your company. And there are several different ways you can approach a project. There are a ton of options when it comes to project management methods and styles. And …
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Project Management
The Ultimate Guide to Project Management Office
Positive momentum in your company can lead to new opportunities and growth. It can also foster a sense of community and belonging among employees. And it can be a powerful force for good in your business. But with opportunity and growth comes change, and with change comes the potential for disorder. Successful companies need to …
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Project Management
How To Use Positive Risks To Leverage Success in Project Management
If you’re a project manager, chances are that you’ve dealt with plenty of risks in the past. After all, part of your job is to identify potential threats to the project and develop plans to mitigate them. But what about positive risks? While they may seem like an oxymoron, positive risks are a real and …
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Project Management
How Design Thinking Can Improve Your Future Projects
Anyone who’s been involved in project management for any length of time knows that it can be a real challenge to keep things on track and meet deadlines. Even the best-laid plans can go awry, especially when dealing with unpredictable variables like humans. But what if there were a way to come up with creative …
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Productivity
The Top 8 Ways To Improve Your Reporting For Project Management
Let’s face it: no one likes to do reports. They’re tedious, time-consuming, and often feel like a huge waste of effort. However, without reliable data, it’s impossible to make informed decisions about a project. Good reporting helps improve the decision-making process by providing accurate information about what’s happening on the ground. Good reporting helps improve …
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Leadership
Adopt the Perfect Leadership Style for Your Project’s Success
As a project manager, you’re in charge of creating success for your projects. The key to that success is in your ability to lead your team effectively, using a variety of different leadership styles to best fit the needs of your projects. In this article, we will discuss the different leadership styles of project managers …
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Project Management
What causes project failure? 12 common issues in project management and their solutions.
No one likes to admit failure, but it’s an essential part of any project. Without fail, there will be bumps in the road and challenges to overcome. The key is to learn from these failures and use them as a springboard for success. By understanding the root cause of failures, project managers can avoid making …
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Management
10 Essential Interpersonal Skills You Need For Project Management Success
@teamly For additional information on this topic, feel free to check out this Youtube video from our channel. Now, onto the main content… As a project manager, you know that success depends on more than just your technical abilities; the key to success is effective teamwork. And if you want to create an effective team, …
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Project Management
The 13 Rules for Highly Successful Projects
As anyone who has ever managed a project knows, there is no surefire recipe for success. However, certain tried and true principles can help increase the chances of success for any project manager. This article is about the 13 rules for highly successful projects that successful managers abide by: 1. Define the scope and objectives …
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Best Practices
Emotional Intelligence in Project Management: Why it matters.
You know that there are a million things that can go wrong during a project, and mismanaged emotions are frequently at the core of many of them. Emotional upheaval can quickly undo even the most carefully laid plans when employees or customers are unable to meet deadlines or are dissatisfied with the ultimate product. To …
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Project Management
The Top 15 Myths in Project Management
Let’s debunk some common project management myths so you can go into your next project with confidence, a good attitude, and prepared to succeed. Project management is one of the most important aspects of any business. It’s responsible for ensuring that all aspects of a project are completed on time and within budget. However, despite …
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Project Management
Why You Need to Consider Lead Time And Cycle Time For Your Project Management Strategy. Plus, 10 Tips to Reduce Your Project’s Lead And Cycle Times.
“Time is money,” right? When it comes to business, this adage couldn’t be more true. And that’s why if you are a business owner or a project manager, understanding the core concepts of time measurement is essential. In project management, two terms you’ll hear constantly are “cycle time” and “lead time.” What do they mean …
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Project Management
Don’t let your projects fall apart- Create a schedule risk assessment for peace of mind.
Have you ever been late on a project deadline? If so, you know that the consequences can be costly. Not only does your reputation take a hit, but you may also face financial penalties from your clients or employers. This only gets worse if you juggle multiple projects at the same time. Suddenly, something as …
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Project Management
10 Team Management Skills Every Leader Needs
Leading a team isn’t a walk in the park. You have to deal with different personalities, foster a cohesive team environment, and of course, make sure all the work gets done —without micromanaging. Fortunately, there are some key team management skills that can help you master these challenges. In this article, we’ll discuss what those …
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Project Management
Requirements Management: The Key to Project Success
As a manager, you undoubtedly understand that each of your company’s projects is influenced by the needs of your business and your stakeholders. Here’s an important tip, you should take these demands seriously and turn them into project guardrails. This process of identifying and managing your project’s needs is referred to as requirements management. In …
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Project Management
Discovery Phase in Project Management: What it is, why it’s important, and how to navigate it.
As a project manager, you may be tempted to rush through the discovery phase or entirely skip it. After all, it can feel like a lot of extra work with no immediate payoff. But this would be a mistake. The discovery phase is one of the most important parts of project management, and it’s essential …
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Project Management
Your Guide to Building a Stellar Cross-Functional Team
Look around. Command-and-control leadership culture is breaking down․ Communication barriers are crumbling. Companies are combating the silo mentality. Different minds playing different roles are being brought together. In present-day project management, there is hardly any going back. Today, when project managers are increasingly searching for productive team collaboration methods, it’s no surprise that cross-functional teams …
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Project Management
The Benefits of Project Portfolio Management For Your Business
Project portfolio management is a term that is often heard in the world of project management, but what does it actually mean? In short, portfolio management is the centralized management of all the projects your business is involved in. It allows for consideration of the bigger picture and optimizes and priorities based on return on …
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Project Management
7 Ways to Avoid Scope Creep In Project Management
In an ideal world, project managers put together a realistic timeline of project milestones that the whole team can complete with no changes to the deliverables during (or after) completion. However, as much as we prepare for any anticipated challenges along the way, project lifecycles never really go as planned, and the project manager is …
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Project Management
The 30 Best Project Management Blogs on the Internet
If you’re looking for project management tips, tricks, and how-to guides, you’ve come to the right place. The internet is packed with project management blogs that can teach you everything from the basics of project management to more advanced theories and methodologies. Finding a suitable mentor takes time as people have very different styles of …
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Project Management
The Ultimate Project Initiation Checklist (and 11 ways to create a compelling project charter)
Have you ever wondered how some people consistently get new projects—and nail them every time? One of the most influential aspects of a project being approved is how well a project manager is able to create and follow a project initiation checklist. This checklist is often something they’ve developed over their time of pitching projects …
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Project Management
Are You Leaving Money on the Table? 25 Powerful Strategies to Wow Your Clients and Keep Them Coming Back for More
Isn’t is a thrill when you land a big project with a new client? You run to the refrigerator, pop a bottle of champagne, and spend the rest of the evening soaking in the bliss of sheer success. But before long, the project is complete. All the final deliverables are sent. You and the client …
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Project Management
Your Advanced Guide to Project Handover (Checklist Included!)
Have you ever played ball with a kid? The best fun ever, right? Well, only if both of you know the basic rule – before throwing the ball, you should make sure the other one is in the position to catch it. The same is true for project handover. You don’t pass the project on …
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Project Management
Why Project Management in HR Matters (with examples!)
Project management in HR is important for the organization’s success, whether or not the HR team is composed of two members or 18. The Human Resources Department performs a myriad of essential functions for any organization. From recruitment, onboarding, employee performance and engagement, offboarding (and so much more!), the HR team has much to balance. …
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Project Management
Maximize Business Productivity With A Project Document Management System
Project documentation is a vital part of any business. It ensures that all employees are on the same page, projects are completed efficiently and effectively, and processes are standardized. Without a good system in place, employees will waste time trying to track down information, projects will be messier than they need to be, and company …
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Project Management
How to Manage a Multigenerational Workforce
@teamly For additional information on this topic, feel free to check out this Youtube video from our channel. Now, onto the main content… While the saying “Okay Boomer” may have kicked off what appears to be a war of generations, the truth is that generations have been butting heads for centuries. “[Young people] are high-minded …
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Project Management
4 Steps to Creating the Perfect Contingency Plan for your Projects.
Stop running project chaos and start planning for the unexpected… Contingency plans are intended to handle situations in which things fail to go according to plan. They let you keep pursuing your project’s objectives with confidence even when everything appears to be going horribly wrong. A contingency plan in project management is an important part …
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Project Management
How to Define Deliverables in Project Management (With Examples)
Have you ever written someone a letter and then it sat on your desk for a week because you didn’t get around to finding a stamp and putting it in the mailbox? It’s so easy to mentally check something off as “done” before it’s “done done.” Yet the intended purpose of something like a letter …
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Project Management
Guaranteed Requirements Gathering Techniques for Agile Teams
Have you ever had a requirement that was so vague it almost seemed pointless? And the team had to do all sorts of work trying to figure out what it meant. At other times, though, a requirement is so lengthy and specific it’s like reading a textbook. When gathering requirements is done well, it leads …
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Project Management
Time Saving Secrets: How to Use the Laddering Technique in Project Management (With Examples)
Have you ever had one of those days where you had around ten hours of work to do, and only four hours in which to do it? Even if you wear yourself out by going into speed-mo, there’s seemingly no way to get it all done. At times like these, it’s easy to just throw …
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Project Management
8 Project Management Books to Help You Scale Your Business
What is the one thing most project managers lack? Right! A chance to lift their heads from the day-to-day routine and see if others know a better way of managing projects. Surfing the net to find the exact book you need may take hours of your precious time. The good news is – we’ve done …