Project Pulse Journal

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Can you truly have a well-monitored project and a motivated team working harmoniously? Explore the world of project monitoring and controlling , where we'll guide you through project oversight without overwhelming your team. This article will help you balance diligent project monitoring and foster a less stressful team environment.

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MPUG

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This gap between PV and EV is what we refer to as ‘schedule variance’ As time progressed, this variance only became more pronounced. The post Earned Value Management (EVM): Monitoring Project Performance and Forecasting the Future appeared first on MPUG. However, there was a glaring disparity when it came to PV.

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Epicflow Blog

AUGUST 10, 2021

So, we need a certain reference point to be able to track the project’s progress and make sure that the project hasn’t taken the wrong turn. Also, schedule baseline makes it possible to monitor the project’s progress as long as you can compare the delivered work over a certain period of time with what has been planned.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 23, 2024

Monitoring and controlling that process ensures that deadlines are met and costs aren’t exceeded. Learn more Production Report Example Outline Production managers use the production report to monitor production to increase efficiency. One way to keep track of the manufacturing process is with a production report.

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Scoro

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Whether you’ve already got experience running a big project or you’re about to oversee a team for the first time, knowing the right techniques to monitor workflow effectively makes the process a lot more manageable. Read on to discover seven of the best workflow monitoring techniques to employ alongside your project management of choice.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In this blog, we’ll explore the most important project management key performance indicators, commonly referred to as project management KPIs or simply project KPIs and the benefits of using them during the project life cycle. Think of, say, like your dashboard on your car to help you determine, are you going too fast, are you going too slow?

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Scoro

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Whether you’ve already got experience running a big project or you’re about to oversee a team for the first time, knowing the right techniques to monitor workflow effectively makes the process a lot more manageable. Read on to discover seven of the best workflow monitoring techniques to employ alongside your project management of choice.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 21, 2022

The scope baseline is used as a reference to monitor project progress and compare actual versus planned results. Here’s a shot of the whiteboard for your reference! Create a scope management plan to monitor scope and avoid common issues such as scope creep. Thanks for watching!

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 23, 2024

Operational project management deals with the planning, organizing, monitoring and controlling of resources to achieve project objectives. Both rely on effective planning, execution and monitoring, and both require strong leadership and clear communication. What Is Operational Project Management?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 25, 2024

If the organization is still deciding if the project is a good fit for them, they often refer to it as relevant cash flow, which is used to describe the financial analysis of taking on the project. ProjectManager is award-winning project management software that can monitor resource utilization with real-time dashboards.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 14, 2024

It tracks and monitors key performance indicators (KPIs) to help managers make data-driven decisions. PDCA: Plan, Do, Check, Act PDCA, or plan, do check and act, is also referred to as the Deming Cycle. Next comes “do,” where the change is implemented, followed by “check” which monitors the results.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 10, 2023

He recommends being pragmatic with monitoring. Practical advice I’ll refer to again The only point I disagreed with was that late on in the book, when Moore is discussing adaptive project management, he describes Wikipedia as a project. Why force project managers to record a whole lot of figures that you then do nothing with?

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2024

But once the plan is in place, and you’ve detailed all the risks likely to occur over the life cycle of the project, the next step is having a system in place to monitor and track the risks that might happen, and the issues that do. And always be monitoring for new risks. That’s called risk or issue management.

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Project Risk Coach

MARCH 28, 2023

How will the team identify, evaluate, develop risk response plans, and monitor risks? These higher risks are sometimes referred to as urgent risks. Domain 5: Monitor Risks and Close Lastly, we monitor risks and close them, when appropriate. Monitoring risks involve periodic risk reviews. mitigate, transfer).

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 23, 2023

To understand what project health is let’s define it and the areas that should be monitored to make sure your project is healthy. Project health refers to the status of one’s project in terms of its overall functionality and whether it’s progressing as planned towards a successful delivery. What Is Project Health? Learn more.

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Wrike

JULY 29, 2023

By monitoring key sales pipeline metrics, you can make data-driven decisions that ultimately lead to increased revenue and sustainable growth. Why Monitor Sales Pipeline Metrics? It refers to the quality of your leads and the effectiveness of your lead nurturing efforts.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The construction budget will also be referred to as well as the larger construction plan. According to the Project Management Institute (PMI), a project life cycle “consists of five distinct phases including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and closure that combine to turn a project idea into a working product.”

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 18, 2024

Physical Evidence: By physical evidence, the service blueprint refers to what customers and employees come into contact with, which can include a store location, company website, signage, confirmation emails, etc. More than planning and monitoring, ProjectManager manages resources. They are each defined below.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

It’s the process of monitoring and checking quality. Either way, if you have internal quality standards, you can reference them or link to the intranet page where readers can find out more. If you don’t have anything you can reference to save yourself a job, here’s what to include. Link to any standard operating procedures.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Progress monitoring and reporting - helps through regular overview of project progress, accomplishments, path forward, and next steps. Key decisions documentation - provides a mechanism for documenting and distributing key decisions with the project team for future reference.

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MPUG

JULY 16, 2021

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Walter Stinnett’s session, Monitoring and Controlling Requirements, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. This presentation, we’ll be discussing, monitoring and controlling requirements. Secondly, what is requirements traceability?

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 31, 2023

The Continuous Improvement Process The continuous improvement process is sometimes referred to as the PDCA cycle. Check Monitor and test the results of the plan to prove that it is in fact improving whatever was targeted for improvement. That’s the initials for each of the four steps in that process: plan, do, check and act.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 23, 2023

Time refers to the project schedule, which organizes tasks with start dates and end dates. There is no difference between them other than what they’re referred to. ProjectManager is award-winning project management software that gives you the tools to monitor and control your project scope, time and budget.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 31, 2024

I like a spreadsheet as it's easy to filter, and everyone can access it and refer to it. The purpose of an action log is to consolidate actions into one place to save time when you’re tracking and monitoring progress. You could probably come up with it yourself, but why bother when I've done it for you? What is a project action?

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 18, 2021

If you review the Reference Materials in the PMI-RMP Pilot Content Outline , you will see that PMI refers us to two resources (among others): PMBOK® Guide, 6th Edition The Standard for Risk Management in Portfolios, Programs, and Projects (2019) Therefore, expect to see risk management questions for portfolios and programs, as well as projects.

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Project Risk Coach

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

New PMI® Standards The new PMI-RMP® Exam Content Outline and Specifications (March 2022) includes Reference Materials. Domain Percent of the Exam Risk Strategy and Planning 22% Risk Identification 23% Risk Analysis 23% Risk Response 13% Monitor and Close Risks 19% And these are different than the previous set of domains.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 1, 2024

Set Baselines to Compare Planned vs. Actual Effort With Real-Time Progress Shading It’s critical to monitor your baseline if you want to stay on schedule and within your budget. Resource Utilization: Assign tasks to team members, track their work hours and monitor their workload.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 16, 2023

Here’s a shot of the whiteboard for your reference! Monitoring the health and happiness of your team may not seem like a priority, but if you want to have a successful project you have to do just that. You can monitor the status of your work and make sure you’re staying on track.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 11, 2024

The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK), published by the Project Management Institute (PMI) refers to resource smoothing as “a technique that adjusts the activities of a schedule model such that the requirements for resources on the project do not exceed certain predefined resource limits.”

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Here’s a screen shot of the whiteboard for your reference! Project managers are in charge of managing teams during the initiating, planning, scheduling, monitoring and closing phases of a project. Monitor all the project management knowledge areas of a project, such as task, resource and time management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 28, 2022

For example, Nicola talks about the need for monitoring and KPIs to track success and the book includes a sample scorecard. She also references the emotional response to closing out a big piece of work and how to manage that, which is something we think about for the people affected by the change, but not for the change makers themselves.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Manufacturing cycle time, also referred to as throughput time, is the amount of time spent working on an item from raw materials to finished product. Project management software can help manufacturers plan, track and monitor their cycle time. Another way to refer to it is time from order to dispatch.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 21, 2021

into a written form that is easy to understand and refer back to. This means no more jumping between different tabs and windows to refer back to key documents and correspondences. When all your documents live in one place, you also can refer to project plans, schedules and more as the contract is being written.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 12, 2021

The term “time and materials” refers to the amount of time and construction materials that a contractor or subcontractor requires to execute the project. Time and materials are often referred to by the shorthand T&M. Plan, monitor and report on your project. What Are Time and Materials on a Construction Project?

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 16, 2022

Business processes refer to any activity or set of activities used to help accomplish an organization’s enterprise goals, across systems, employees, customers and partners. That requires knowing the five stages of the BPM lifecycle: design, model, execute, monitor and optimize. Create and Monitor Visual Workflows for Teams.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

Project planning is the second stage in project management, after initiation and before execution, monitoring and controlling and closing. It also involves monitoring the team and their workload to make sure they’re working at capacity without being overburdened. The goal is team building, which leads to a more effective project team.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

It was invented in the 1910s as a means to visualize the project schedule, manage and monitor the project tasks and resources more efficiently. They will serve project managers throughout the life cycle of the project, while teams likely won’t reference them. Gantt charts have come a long way in the 100+ years of their existence.

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