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Your Go-To Guide For Construction Project Management
Like other disciplines, construction project management (PM) deals with the standard scope, time, and budget concerns. However, there are several aspects that make managing a construction project unique compared to the likes of a software development or writing project.
Read MorePosted by Craig Hyslop on 6 November 201811 Must-Have Project Management Skills You Need To Succeed (For PMs, By PMs)
There’s no question that project management continues to be a growing and important profession. Knowing which project management skills to focus on can make a huge impact on your career. That’s why we reached out to veteran PMs across multiple industries to curate the essential project management skills list below.
Read MorePosted by Craig Hyslop on 18 October 2018Project Management Methodologies: Comparing the Top 5
The project management discipline has a number of tried-and-true approaches for keeping things on track. But which one is right for your organisation?
Read MorePosted by Craig Hyslop on 20 September 2018How To Define Strategic Projects & Project Manager Responsibilities
Projects, and the people that manage them, are change makers. Without them, you can expect to continue along your same growth (or lack of growth) trajectory. The only way an organization can make dramatic, game-changing performance improvements is by successfully completing projects—they are the best way to actualize goals and unite the efforts of many.
Read MorePosted by Kevin Senior on 30 August 20184 Hacks for Speeding Your Company’s Team Projects
Team projects are an important part of many businesses. Often multiple people with different expertise are necessary to bring a project to the best conclusion. Unfortunately, the larger the scale of a project, the more potential there is for it to experience delays. Procrastination may not be the problem, it may just be that employees are diverted due to more imminent deadlines.
Read MorePosted by Kevin Senior on 10 October 2017Projects Out of Control? 4 Great Fixes
In this post-recession working world, many companies are still trying to do more with few employees. This reluctance to hire more workers means that every employee may be required to do more work in the same number of days. This can make it very difficult to keep all of your projects and other work on track and on time.
Read MorePosted by Kevin Senior on 3 October 2017Project Management Software’s Effect on Your Profession
The core purpose of project management software is to make everyone’s job easier. While using such a software will no doubt improve the efficiency of a company operating in any field that relies on fluid communication and organisation, how it achieves this will vary according to the mechanics and practices of your business. Here are some of the ways that project management software influences different kinds of work.
Read MorePosted by Kevin Senior on 23 January 20176 Project Management Mistakes – And How to Avoid Them
Project Management, sounds easy enough right? Just keep track of the work of a bunch of staff members, communicate with clients and create nice looking report – easy.
Read MorePosted by Kevin Senior on 19 September 2016How to manage data on a big project like the Olympics
The Olympics project only happens every four years, but involves thousands of people exchanging information across the world. In 2016 the Olympics involves people from 206 countries, 10,500 athletes, more than 25,000 journalists, heads of state and thousands of tourists who will be attending the Olympics and visiting Rio for the first time. Not to mention the thousands of local people making it all happen in Rio.
Read MorePosted by Jacqui Hogan on 17 August 2016What Businesses Want from Project Management Software
In their report on the 2015 project management (PM) software marketplace, software review experts Software Advice, found that among first-time buyers of a Glasscubes-style solution, the three most important drivers for the move away from manual methods (such as email and office suites like Microsoft Office) were the need for better organisation, the streamlining of processes, and transparency for project tracking.
Read MorePosted by Kevin Senior on 18 April 2016 -
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