Welcome to ProjectManager’s project management blog, where you’ll find dozens of blogs covering the key concepts that you’ll need to learn to become a master of project planning, scheduling, monitoring and closing.
In the world of project planning, there’s no shortage of tools to help you organize, schedule and deliver work. Microsoft Project Professional, in particular, is one of the most well-known project management solutions on the market. It is designed for…
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Coordinating a construction project involves multiple teams, vendors and phases that must stay aligned to deliver on time and within budget. Construction workflow management helps bring order to this complexity by organizing tasks, tracking progress and ensuring everyone knows what…
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What project management is good at is making the complex simple, or at least manageable. That’s done by using project management tools such as project network diagrams. A project network diagram helps project managers simplify a complex project plan, enabling…
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Project portfolio management software differs from project management software in that the former has to oversee many projects while the latter only involves one project. That’s going to require specific project portfolio management tools that can manage all those projects…
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Businesses are data-driven. By collecting and analyzing data they can make more insightful decisions about their business, whether they work in manufacturing, construction, professional services, IT or any industry. Power BI is a tool that delivers that information. What is…
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Asana is a popular work management software that helps teams collaborate on tasks and projects. Microsoft Project is a popular project management software that has the tools that project managers need to manage teams and projects. If you’re looking at…
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Microsoft Teams strives to improve the heart of every successful project: good communication and team collaboration. Stakeholders, managers and teams must set expectations, deliver directions and collaborate for greater productivity. Whether people are under one roof or distributed across the…
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The popularity of applications to help teams organize their tasks, resources and more has reached a point where every major software company has a list-making product. So it’s no surprise that there’s a Microsoft Lists, but is MS Lists the…
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The stage is set. Primavera P6 vs. Microsoft Project. Two heavyweights in the project management software division. To make the Primavera vs. Microsoft Project fair, we’ll define both, explain what they’re used for and where one surpasses the other. These are…
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Managing deadlines is one of the hardest parts of running projects, especially when teams are spread across multiple tasks and locations. Project time tracking gives managers visibility into where hours are going and helps teams stay focused on priority work….
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Microsoft Project Online will not be available to new users after October 1, 2025 and will be officially retired for legacy users on September 30, 2026. If you need to collaborate on MPP files in the cloud, sign up for…
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Creating a construction company organizational chart is one of the most effective ways to visualize how your business operates. Whether you run a small local contractor or a large general construction firm, having a clear picture of the roles and…
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The Gantt chart is one of the most important tools in a project manager’s toolbox. One side is a spreadsheet that collects important project data and the other is a visual timeline that shows the entire project from start to…
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