Category: project manager

Whether you’re starting to work on a project plan or need to explain the project in broad terms to your stakeholders, you need a project brief to define all the main points. It’s the best way to inform and communicate…

There are a lot of project management software tools to choose from, and there are a few that truly seem to dominate the space, like Oracle’s Primavera P6. How can you find the project management solution that fits your organization,…

Getting goods to customers involves a lot of coordination. There are demands to meet and raw materials to procure—not to mention scheduling the manufacturing of the commodity to deliver it in time and meet customer needs. Using our free production…

When you start the planning process for a project, one of the first things you need to think about is: what can go wrong? It sounds negative, but pragmatic project managers know this type of thinking is preventative. Issues will…

When managing a project, you must be constantly vigilant that time, cost and scope stay in check. Any one of them going awry can wreak havoc on your schedule and send you off-track—or worse. Each one deserves its own article,…

A project isn’t complete until all the work is done. But what do you do when there are straggler tasks that fall outside of the boundaries of the contract? How do you keep track of these items and ensure they’ll…

Use our free stakeholder analysis template to help you identify and manage the stakeholders in your project. It features all the details you need to understand and communicate better with your stakeholders. Stakeholders have a vested interest in the project.…

Whether it’s a meeting or you’re just trying to organize your tasks, you need some documentation to know what is being asked, who is tasked with executing it, when it’s due and so much more. Download our free action item…

To start your small business journey off on the right foot, download our small business plan template and break down your idea into actionable components. Before you can start your business, you need to find your niche, seek out financial…

An event is a project. You have to plan, execute and close within a specific timeline and a limited budget. In order to have a successful event, you need an event plan to coordinate all the elements so that they…