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What to Do if Your Project Runs Over-Budget, and How to Prevent It
Categories: Project Management TrainingLearn more: What to Do if Your Project Runs Over-Budget, and How to Prevent ItGoing over budget in project management is a dreaded situation for project managers and business owners alike. However, a 2020 study by Wellingtone showed that only 27% of projects go over budget; 43% of them mostly or always accomplish projects within the budget. As the numbers prove, cost overruns are completely preventable as long as…
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Project Manager Roles and Responsibilities for Software Projects
Categories: Project Management TrainingLearn more: Project Manager Roles and Responsibilities for Software ProjectsSoftware project management is a specialized field that has become more important in recent years. With the increased reliance on software products, there’s been more emphasis put on ensuring that projects are completed on time and with as few bugs as possible. If you want to get into software project management, it’s essential to understand…
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EVM – Earned Value Management
Categories: Project Management TrainingLearn more: EVM – Earned Value ManagementEarned value management (EVM) is a standardized method used by project managers to track and predict progress and performance. It came into being in the 1960s within the U.S. Department of Defense as a way to manage defense programs and has since become an integral part of project management across a wide range of industries.…
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How to Delegate for Project Management
Categories: Project Management TrainingLearn more: How to Delegate for Project ManagementDelegation in project management is one of the most powerful ways to free up your time and energy to focus on what matters most. You’ll have more time for planning while providing growth opportunities for your team members. When you have good manager delegation skills, it can be an excellent way for your team to…
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Top 10 Main Causes of Project Failure
Categories: Project Management TrainingLearn more: Top 10 Main Causes of Project FailurePost-project kickoff we all want to have a smooth experience and hope for the best outcome. But, hope is not enough. Being aware of how a project can slide off track and knowing what signs to look for to prevent this entirely is the responsibility of the project manager seeking a high success rate. Sometimes…
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Basecamp vs. Slack in 2022
Categories: Project Management TrainingLearn more: Basecamp vs. Slack in 2022Basecamp and Slack are two popular tools for managing projects. Basecamp is a project management and team communication tool, while Slack aims to be your whole-team chat room. While they differ in design and feature sets, you can use both to organize teams and communicate with team members. Let’s compare these two project management tools…
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Best Smartsheet Training & Tutorials 2022
Categories: Project Management TrainingLearn more: Best Smartsheet Training & Tutorials 2022Smartsheet’s flexibility makes it powerful project management tool for teams in marketing, IT, business operations and many others. While fairly intuitive to set up and use, project managers can get the most value from Smartsheet by investing time in training and tutorials. Table of Contents Top 5 Smartsheet Tutorials Smartsheet Learning Center Smartsheet University Help…
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Differences Between a Scrum Master & Project Manager
Categories: Project Management TrainingLearn more: Differences Between a Scrum Master & Project ManagerThere are no project managers in teams that use scrum. Instead, the responsibilities of a project manager are distributed across the team. However, people outside the project management discipline often use the terms “scrum master” and “project manager” interchangeably. To clarify the jobs and help you visualize how this works, let’s first talk about scrum.…
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Establishing Trust with Your Team
Categories: Project Management TrainingLearn more: Establishing Trust with Your TeamTrust is important in all relationships; professional and team relationships are no different. Trust is the underpinning of honest, open communication and transparency. Project managers are the primary communicator across the team, vendors, stakeholders, and leadership, making communication that can be trusted critical to project and program success. The Importance of Trust in Project Management…
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RFQ, RFP, RFI: What’s the Difference?
Categories: Project Management TrainingLearn more: RFQ, RFP, RFI: What’s the Difference?At some point, most organizations will need to acquire vendor support. To obtain the support, organizations will issue various request documents to gather information and evaluate available vendors’ qualifications and pricing. This discovery process is launched when the organization issues a Request for Information (RFI), Request for Proposal (RFP), or a Request for Information (RFI).…
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