People often think of productivity on an individual scale: how can I be more productive? But most of us work for organizations, and if the organization isn’t productive, then you can’t be productive either. Can there really be a magic…
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Workload management is a critical part of executing any project; projects are executed by people and as a project manager, you must ensure that your team’s workload is balanced. Project teams look to project managers to clarify what they should…
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Product management is a way to organize the development, position and pricing of your product. It helps you manage every step of the process that sees your product go from concept to market. As you might imagine, having project management…
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IT projects are unique. IT teams plan hardware and software installations, upgrades and rollouts, and the tools they use are specific to working with infrastructure, information systems and computers. These IT project management templates are essential to get those jobs…
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If there’s one thing you can be certain of when managing a project, it’s change. If only you knew ahead of time what those issues would be, you could better address them. Although it’s impossible to predict the future, with…
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Businesses need all the help they can get. These 15 free Word and Excel templates for business help with everything from cost-benefit analysis to timesheets. Business templates are a great way to work consistently and not have to reinvent the…
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More likely than not, you’ve created an action item without realizing it. If you’ve ever written a to-do list, you’ve made yourself a set of action items—errands to run, household chores to complete, people to contact, etc. In project management,…
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Project meetings often feel as if they’re in the way of your work. If you’re not working from an agenda or you don’t manage those meetings, that can be true. But meetings are critical for project planning and team collaboration….
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It’s happened to all of us. Missing a meeting or an important task that comes up every week or month. Once we’re deep in our work, it can be hard to remember recurring tasks. In project management, overlooking recurring tasks…
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You’ve heard it countless times; teams are projects’ most valuable resource. They do the work. But a project manager has to connect each team member to that work. Resource loading is a process to keep team members fully engaged throughout…
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Never overlook quality. If you get your deliverables completed on time but not up to the expectations of your stakeholders, you’re in trouble. An approval workflow can help ensure quality and it can even streamline processes when it’s part of…
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The bottom line is often emphasized when talking about how to keep a business solvent. But focusing only on money disregards the processes that contribute to profits. Operational efficiency is another way to look at work when you’re delivering a…
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When you’re managing a project, you have to track your team’s progress while they execute their work to stick to your schedule. This is done with task management, and one of the cornerstones of task management is knowing the percent…
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