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Version Control in Project Management Software

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Version control in project management is the process that manages and tracks those changes. What is version control in project management ? We’ll answer that question and how project management software like ProjectManager uses version control to store and manage project changes.

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How to Make a Control Plan in Manufacturing

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Having a control plan helps production achieve these goals. To do this, manufacturers must understand what a control plan is, the different types of control plans and the steps to make a control plan for manufacturing. What Is a Control Plan? There are also instructions on what to do if non-conformance is detached.

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Best Cost Control Techniques

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This is why in project management and business in general cost control is so important. To understand cost control, let’s first define it and then we’ll show the steps you can take to implement cost control. There are also a number of cost control techniques that can help, which we’ll also outline. What Is Cost Control?

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Shop Floor Management: Planning, Scheduling and Control

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Here’s a short explanation of those three phases of shop floor planning, scheduling and control. Shop Floor Control Shop floor scheduling boards monitor the progress of the manufacturing order and other production operations to ensure they’re going as planned. This helps balance the total time required at each workstation.

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Monetizing Analytics Features: Why Data Visualizations Will Never Be Enough

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your embedded analytics. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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Project Monitoring and Control: Tools & Steps

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Project monitoring and control is how a project manager ensures the plan they’re implementing with the project team goes off without a hitch. Project controlling involves a lot of steps to thoroughly monitor the project schedule, resources and costs. What Is Project Monitoring and Control? The same is true with scope creep.

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7 Tips For Better Cost Control & Expense Control

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In order to understand cost control, you must first understand why it is used: monitoring expenses and identifying risks in order to increase profits. Not to be confused with cost management, cost control has its own set of objectives that can save businesses money. What Is Cost Control? What Is Expense Control?

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How To Align Product Management And Supply Chain Operations For Successful Product Launches

Speaker: Shalini Dinesh

Research shows that as many as 70% of product launches fail due to inadequate coordination among stakeholders, including supply chain, product management, legal, marketing, and change control teams (Gartner, 2022).

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Understanding Scope Creep

Scope change control is now becoming a critical component of project management requiring project teams to become more active in solving problems and making decisions. Scope change control will require collaboration with stakeholders and possibly government agencies.

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Drive Better Results for Your Professional Services Firm Part 2: Deliver Profitable Projects

Speaker: Patrick Connally and Andy Yeomans

Fortunately, these factors can be controlled with the right tools and strategies in place. Put project and budget controls back in the hands of your project managers. In this 30-minute session, we will explore a wide range of topics, including how to: Develop more accurate project estimates that get your projects off on the right foot.

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Best Practices for Accelerating the Sales Process

The bottom line is that, in B2B sales, speed is useless without control. Think about it: with outbound prospecting, requests from management, scheduled demos, and inbound calls, chaos can quickly work its way into your strategy, deeming a “speed wins” selling mentality downright ineffective.

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ERM Program Fundamentals for Success in the Banking Industry

Speaker: William Hord, Senior VP of Risk & Professional Services

How are we measuring and rating our risk impact, likelihood, and controls to mitigate our risk? When building your ERM program foundation, you need to answer questions like: Do we have robust board and management support? Do we understand and articulate our bank’s risk appetite and how that impacts our business units?

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The Project Clinic: Assessing Project Health, Planning, and Execution

Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar

What are some key aspects of project governance that need to be established for effective monitoring and control of projects? (yes, there is some amount of planning required even for agile methodologies) How do you monitor the health of projects once they are in-flight? 📅 June 18, 2024 at 11:00 am PT, 2:00 pm ET, 7:00 pm GMT