Every project is different. While they all have a timeframe and end with a deliverable, they require unique methodologies and steps to reach their goals. Project strategy is the plan that defines a project, which is why project management strategy…
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When a project is planned, a set of steps is outlined to deliver a product or service. Resource requirements need to be identified and allocated for those steps to be executed. Think of resource requirements as the fuel that drives…
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A calendar is a great planning tool for tracking tasks and deliverables’ due dates, especially when executing large projects that span across months. They’re useful throughout the project scheduling process and are easy to use. Plus, most people understand them,…
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Construction procurement can maximize a construction project’s efficiency. While construction project management includes all project plans and schedules, without the goods and services provided by procurement in construction, it’s an idea, not a structure. The importance of proper construction procurement…
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There’s much to plan in construction. While the building gets the attention, there are equally important functions happening outside of the final product. For example, the construction site. This is where all the work takes place, and that work can…
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Gantt charts are powerful planning tools in project management, but they’re also notoriously difficult to make. There is, however, a simple Gantt chart that can be made in a variety of ways that can be essential when scheduling a project….
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A project timeline is a project scheduling tool that’s used to estimate the total duration of a project from start to end by mapping tasks, deliverables and milestones in chronological order. Gantt charts are the most commonly used tool to…
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Organizations are always looking for ways to improve. It’s how they stay relevant and, more importantly, profitable. But you don’t get better just by desiring it. It takes strategy, and then a model to implement that strategy. No surprise, there…
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If human resources are your most valuable resource, you better give them the attention they need to get their work done. One way to make sure you’re supporting your team and project alike is with workforce planning. Workforce planning is…
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Project managers are constantly making requests to the project management office (PMO). That’s normal. However, problems occur when requests are submitted without a standardized process. There shouldn’t be many ways to receive requests. To avoid that, you need an intake…
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Managing a program or portfolio of projects involves many things, but utmost importance should be given to resource management, especially organizational resources. Resource planning, resource allocation and resource utilization are all under the umbrella term of organizational resources. What Are…
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Your team is your most valuable resource when executing a project. The ability to know who you need and when you need them for the project is what workload analysis is all about. As you can imagine, workload planning is…
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Organizations define a high-level view of their direction with a strategic roadmap. This strategy roadmap is used to show where the organization is, where it wants to go and how it plans to get there. But the strategic goals and…
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