Projects are all about delivering a product or service. Whether you’re working in project management, manufacturing, supply chains or inventory management, you need to deliver something valuable to your customers. This is why lead time is so important. There are…
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A project roadmap is the best way to summarize your project’s what, why and how into an easy-to-understand format that can be shared with anyone. A project management roadmap is a unique tool with a different purpose than similar project…
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Project managers put a lot of time and effort into researching the viability of their project. But all that work is pointless if they don’t communicate the purpose of the project to their team and clients. That’s why a kickoff…
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A project has a beginning and an end, but without an objective, it’s a rudderless ship. To steer your project successfully and land in a safe harbor, you’re going to have to define your project objectives. What Are Project Objectives?…
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A program is a group of related projects that are managed together to reap the maximum amount of benefits. These are long-term projects and represent a major strategic investment for an organization. A program roadmap is a tool that allows…
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Having a successful marketing campaign involves the coordination of many different departments. Marketing plans manage research, design and copywriting, digital and print production, plus so much more. These separate departments all have to work together, sticking to a shared schedule…
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Organizations have strategies to achieve their long-term goals, whether that’s to increase sales, launch a new product or build new facilities. Projects help execute those strategic plans, and organizational project management is the framework that aligns that work to the…
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Both projects and business processes consist of a series of activities that need to be planned, scheduled and tracked. A workflow diagram is one of the tools project managers and team leaders can use to map out tasks and workflows….
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The better team members know their roles and responsibilities, the better a project will run. The last thing you want on a project is confusion, so communicating role distinctions early on in the project is crucial. A RACI chart allows…
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One of the main responsibilities of any project manager is to track project resources so they’re available whenever they’re needed. To do so, they must measure resource utilization. By calculating resource utilization, project managers and employers have a better idea…
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Organizational change is hard. It’s like turning a giant boat. Organizations aren’t usually thought of as flexible. They need a change champion to help them make that change. Of course, a change champion isn’t the whole picture in a change…
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Change is inevitable, but successful change requires management, communication and planning. Change management communication is a key process to ensure that change is implemented properly by making sure everyone understands that change. The change management communication plan facilitates change management…
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Companies specializing in professional services are often employed to shepherd organizational change. That doesn’t mean there isn’t resistance to change. Resistance to change is almost always hand-in-hand with change as it’s human nature. How can professional services or anyone combat…
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