There’s never enough time when managing a project. That’s why we make schedules—to try and control time, just enough to get your deliverable by the deadline. Sometimes, however, things go awry. Changes in a project are common of course, but…
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Project managers are responsible for tasks across every part of a business. They have to schedule work, manage people, manage budgets and wrangle technology—just to name a few. If you had to boil it down and define the core function…
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Projects are made up of a large number of tasks, and keeping track of those tasks is a primary role of a project manager. Sometimes, the tasks in a project all run smoothly and independently of each other, and there…
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Timelines are key to scheduling any project, and Jennifer Bridges, PMP, shows you how to make one. Here’s a shot of the whiteboard for your reference! In Review – How to Make a Timeline: Almost everything we do involves a…
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When you’re managing resources a work schedule is crucial to keep track of progress and status, Jennifer Bridges, PMP, recommends building one with an employee scheduling tool. Here’s a shot of the whiteboard for your reference! In Review – How to…
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Do you sometimes wish you had a magical schedule maker that would do all the work of laying out your tasks, assigning team members and noting the duration of those tasks? Maybe something that would then allow you to monitor the…
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There are many ways to track a project, depending on your goals for a successful outcome. Leadership coach Susanne Madsen explains how asking the right questions can greatly improve how you track and manage your projects. Here’s a copy of…
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Avoid the common time-wasters in your project and move into a more efficient schedule by watching Jennifer Bridges, PMP, and following her advice. Here’s a shot of the whiteboard for your reference! In Review: How to Carry Out a Project…
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Watch Devin Deen, project management expert, chart the critical path of a project using the “Activity on the Arrow” diagramming technique. This will help you measure the planned versus actual project schedule and identify any risks associated with getting your project…
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In this training video, Devin Deen demonstrates the activity-on-the-node diagramming technique to calculate slack in a project schedule. Here’s a shot of the whiteboard for your reference! In Review: How to Find Slack in a Project Schedule Devin explained the “Activity on the Node”…
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Creating a realistic schedule is one of the first things any project manager needs to have in place to insure success going forward. In this video Devin Deen, content direct, ProjectManager.com, shows you the four steps you’ll need to know to achieve this….
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Many organizations have several projects going on at once. That means thorough project resource planning is important because usually, your team members are active on several different projects, all at the same time. Why is this a problem? Well, scheduling becomes complicated…
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Scheduling is one of the first and most important aspects of getting your project started on the right track. In the following video, Jennifer Bridges, PMP, explores the right way to schedule a project’s activities, estimates, dependencies and resources. Here’s…
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