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MARCH 6, 2025

A pilot project is a small-scale, preliminary study or test run of a new concept, process, product or service before full-scale implementation. Whether used to test a new software system, launch new infrastructure or develop a new process before full adoption, it still requires project management software to reap all those benefits.

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Most think of dwellings, but when driving past road crews tearing up the streets, thats also an example of a construction project. It refers to the process of building, renovating or remodeling homes and other living spaces. Here are some examples. Examples include the following. These are some examples.

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To ensure that nothing is left out of this process, readers can also download a free method statement template to help them get started. A method statement is a document that outlines the step-by-step process for completing a specific task or activity in a project while ensuring safety, quality and compliance with regulations.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

That’s why a production budget is essential. But what is a production budget and what should be included in one? We’ll answer those questions and then show you how to make a production budget so you’re always producing what your customers want. What Is a Production Budget? They are part of the larger operating budget.

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Some of these are called organizational process assets. These organizational process assets are critical to a project’s success and its operations. To make sure you understand what organizational process assets are, first, we’ll define the terms and explain their importance. What Is an Organizational Process Asset?

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JULY 24, 2024

For example, it helps with selecting, defining and delivering projects. Project Management Project management is the process of planning, organizing and managing resources to deliver a project on time, within budget and meeting quality expectations. A program manager oversees this process.

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This requires first understanding what service design is and how the process works. It’s a collaborative process that aims to improve and innovate service offerings by understanding customers’ needs, expectations and pain points and aligning them with the capabilities and goals of the organization providing the service.

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Project management software is encouraged, but for those not ready to upgrade, we’ll offer some templates to help with the processes involved in project management for professional services. Examples of professional services include accounting, advertising and marketing, consulting, IT professional services and legal services.

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Project cost management software is a tool designed to help project managers and teams plan, estimate, budget and control costs throughout the project life cycle. Cost Estimating: This lays the foundation for the project budget by providing a detailed breakdown of anticipated expenses and ensuring that all potential costs are considered.

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Figuring out what to spend its capital on, such as capital spending on long-term assets, is part of capital budgeting. First, we need to define capital budgeting, what a capital budget is and why it’s important. Then we can go through the capital budgeting techniques and the steps to a capital budgeting process.

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Do you need to write a budget proposal report? We start with the 5 easy steps to plan and write your budget proposal. Then I’ll show you a worked example (from a fictional proposal but you will be able to see how to apply this to your project). Why is a budget proposal important? I’ll show you how.

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JULY 10, 2024

Of course, a change champion isn’t the whole picture in a change management process, but they’re vital for change. A change champion is a person who inspires, facilitates and leads the successful change management process from an organization’s current state to its future, desired state. What Is a Change Champion?

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To help illustrate that, well offer problem statement examples and even a problem statement template that you can for yourself. Whether in project management, business process improvement, product development or research, using a problem statement ensures a focused and strategic approach to finding solutions.

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A work-in-progress (WIP) report is one of the tools used to track the budget. This then informs how the budget is managed and will be used to generate reports to track the percentage complete of the construction project. It allows them to see what percentage of the project has been completed and how much of the budget has been spent.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Let’s take a look at capital projects, explore the idea of a capital asset and delve into the process of capital planning. We’ll end with a few examples of capital projects to make the concept more understandable. Capital planning is the process of budgeting for resources that will be used in the future to fulfill long-term plans.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A budget is a document that’s mainly used to break down the costs of executing a project or running the operations of a business for a period of time and define a maximum spending limit for the procurement of resources. Online templates can be helpful, but ProjectManager makes it easier to track budgets in our software.

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For example, this Google Slides timeline template can easily be shared with all members of an organization who can then view or collaborate in real-time depending on their user permissions. This data can then be visualized on real-time data project dashboards which show timeline, budget and workload management information.

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There are many ways to approach budgeting. Two of the more common approaches are bottom-up budgeting and top-down budgeting. Knowing which is right for you starts with understanding both of these budgeting approaches. Then we’ll show you how to make a budget using both so you can make an informed decision.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Delivering a project is a process, and organizing the activities in that process is how projects are successfully delivered. Then we’ll list some of the professionals who can benefit from the swim land process map, what should be included in one, and, finally, provide a free download of a swimlane chart.

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For example, commercial construction can be classified into three subcategories of retail, office, multifamily and industrial construction. To further illustrate what industrial construction is, we’ll offer five examples and some of the challenges inherent in the construction sector. The permitting process is also different.

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Or some other criteria as defined in your project management process internally, that specifies what Red means for you. For example, maybe the testing phase has uncovered more bugs than you were expecting and that’s going to delay go live. If you’re running over budget, you need approval to increase your budget.

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Well answer that, show what should be included and even add a feasibility report example to show what it would look like in a real-world scenario. It also considers workforce skills and internal process alignment. It also highlights constraints like budget limitations, regulatory restrictions or workforce capacity.

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Helps Establish Selection and Prioritization Criteria for Projects Using an impact and effort matrix can significantly enhance the selection and prioritization criteria during the project intake process by providing a clear framework for evaluation. Impact Effort Matrix Example Let’s imagine that Acme Corp.

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MARCH 9, 2022

Let’s take some time to define what a stakeholder is, examples of stakeholders and free stakeholder templates that can help with stakeholder management. For example, a stakeholder can be the owner or even the shareholder. Stakeholder Examples. Let’s take a look at some of the more common stakeholder examples. Learn More!

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For example, project management software offers much more advanced task management features, such as Gantt charts, kanban boards, dashboards and more. Kanban boards, on the other hand, are perfect for managing the various stages of a workflow or process. They’re ideal for teams with recurring tasks that they execute regularly.

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Workload analysis is part of the larger workload management and is an ongoing process throughout the execution of the project. Workload analysis comes into play most with two scenarios: optimizing current business processes and planning new projects. When a project is approved, there’s likely already a plan and budget in place.

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JULY 11, 2023

Every business, even a not-for-profit business, needs a budget. A business budget can be looked at as the fuel that drives the business. To understand what that means, we first have to define what a business budget is, which we’ll do in a moment. What Is a Business Budget? There’s no setup required.

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We’ll go over that and add a free change impact assessment template to facilitate the process. Organizations use the change impact assessment process to understand how changes will affect people, processes, projects, etc. What Is Change Impact Assessment?

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Architects are one of the large group of professionals who are part of the construction project management process. Architectural project management software also provides transparency into project timelines, budgets and progress, which helps manage client expectations and builds trust.

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DECEMBER 27, 2023

The schedule of values (SOV) is a construction document that’s part of the payment process when working on a project. There are complicated projects and the contractors use the schedule of values to help stay on budget and not eat into their profit margin. What Is a Schedule of Values? Let’s go into those in more detail.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In this blog, we’ll explore the process, pros, cons and benefits of making a Gantt chart in Google Slides and other similar alternatives to help you decide which is the best Gantt chart software for your projects. For this Google Slides Gantt chart example, we’ll use a rounded rectangle shape.

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APRIL 2, 2025

Theres a change order process to manage when there are requests for something new or altered in a construction project. Then well break down the components of variation orders and illustrate how they work in a real-life situation by providing an illustrated example. A variation order is also instrumental in managing change.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

There are so many different subcontractors and all have to work together to deliver the project on time and within budget. There are many different types of construction resources beyond labor and we’ll define them as well as the process for construction resource management. What Is Construction Resource Management?

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From examples of project activities in a business versus operational activities to strategies for balancing projects and operations simultaneously — this article will help you understand the differences and consider the similarities. Ops managers want (and seek) stability so they can manage process performance.

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However, problems occur when requests are submitted without a standardized process. To avoid that, you need an intake process. A project intake process is beneficial for an organization. We’ll also outline the project intake process, what should be included and who’s responsible for overseeing the process.

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Production tracking is a method of monitoring, controlling and managing the production process. The objective of production tracking in manufacturing is to have a real-time overview of the production process. Project management software can facilitate this process. What Is Production Tracking?

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For example, there are project management tools that are designed to manage simple projects and complex projects. For example, straightforward task management tools or more robust products such as resource and budget management. These software solutions are designed to cater to specific use cases, industries and team structures.

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