What Is a Business Case? A business case is a project management document that explains how the benefits of a project outweigh its costs and why it should be executed. Business cases are prepared during the project initiation phase and…
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If you’ve worked with Microsoft Project before, then you are familiar with its powerful project planning capabilities but also its many, well… frustrations. For one thing, it’s hard to share MPP files, which are too large for email and only…
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Projects need approval before they can be executed. A project charter is a project planning document that sells the project to stakeholders and sponsors. If you’re able to show its viability and return on investment, the work will get the…
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Here’s the good news: an executive summary is short. It’s part of a larger document like a business plan, business case or project proposal and, as the name implies, summarizes the longer report. Here’s the bad news: it’s a critical…
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Ugh, another meeting. That’s how people think. Meetings are boring, pointless wastes of time that take one away from actually doing their work. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Meetings can be productive if they stick to an…
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Manufacturing requires a lot of attention to detail and coordinating various moving parts to deliver the final product. To accomplish those goals and meet a tight deadline and an even tighter budget, you need these 18 free manufacturing Excel templates….
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Project management professionals know the good, bad and ugly of Microsoft Project Server. On the one hand, it has powerful project management capabilities, but on the other hand, Microsoft Server can be expensive, difficult to use and not collaborative. However,…
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Microsoft understands that project management is a critical function of many organizations. That’s why there are so many Microsoft project management software. But what is the right Microsoft project management tool for your organization? The question may make you feel…
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Throughout the life of a project, you must report on a wide variety of information. This information will be compiled into different reports and passed along to managers, investors, clients and other stakeholders. From there, reports can be used to…
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Projects are constantly changing. Whether you’re a developer, general contractor, manufacturer, professional services provider or IT director, keeping track of those changes is essential to managing project assets. Version control in project management is the process that manages and tracks…
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You’re probably here because you’re looking for Microsoft Project for Mac. Unfortunately, Microsoft Project, also known as MS Project, wasn’t designed for Mac computers, so its desktop-based editions (Microsoft Project Standard and Microsoft Project Professional) won’t work on any Mac…
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Changes, whether personal or professional, are never easy to navigate. This is where a transition plan can help provide structure to the chaos. A transition plan is used in many industries. In project management, a transition plan can help a…
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When you initially learn about resource tracking, you might wonder how it differs from project management. While there are similarities between the two, resource tracking helps support the project management process. Let’s establish the basics before we move on. Resources…
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