Project Management
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Basecamp vs. Freedcamp
Project management software is essential for almost every business. No matter what you offer or how big your company is, it’s important for different teams to be able to share ideas and track tasks to ensure nothing falls through the cracks. There are many great project management software options available, but we’re going to look…
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6 Essential Software Features for Agile Project Management
Agile exists to answer a highly specific set of project-related questions. What happens when one team finishes working on their part of a project? Where do they pivot to other tasks, seek out additional work on the same project, or call it a day? What’s the answer when a large project runs over budget? Agile…
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How to Avoid Scope Creep in Project Management
Key takeaways 5 steps to prevent scope creep 1. Prioritize tasks Whether your client is a customer or another department within your company, you must decide on the items that are most important to the product and which features can wait. Once you decide on the most important features, you can build a mock-up of…
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What is DevOps?
Key takeaways DevOps meaning and definition DevOps is a term that fuses “development” and “operations,” aiming to improve collaboration and communication between these two departments. It originated to address the shortcomings of Agile software development, particularly the gap between rapid code development and deployment. DevOps is not just a technology, but a philosophy that includes…
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What is Extreme Programming (XP)?
Extreme Programming (XP) is an agile software development methodology. Learn why it’s important for software engineering and its key principles.
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What is a SWOT Analysis & How to Use it
Gain a better understanding of the SWOT analysis tool & learn how to use it in prioritizing projects, developing strategies, & increasing competitive edge.
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Critical Path Method (CPM) : Definition for Project Management
The critical path method (CPM) or critical path analysis (CPA) is a project management technique used to plan, schedule, and execute complex projects. It involves identifying the essential tasks and their dependencies and calculating their durations to determine the most extended sequence of tasks (the critical path). Learn more about the project management life cycle:…
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How to Use an Agile Gantt Chart for Project Management
Agile project management teams are always looking for ways to optimize their processes, and Gantt charts have become a valuable tool in the Agile approach for software development. While Agile project management requires flexibility, adaptability, and iterative delivery, Gantt charts can help break down large projects into smaller tasks and facilitate collaboration across the Agile…
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The Top Benefits of Kanban for Project Management
Gone are the days when project managers used sticky notes and whiteboards to track projects from inception to completion. These days, many Agile teams plan and measure project execution with online kanban tools anyone can access wherever they work. Because it’s such a useful way to visualize work, many of the more intricate project management…
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monday.com vs. Microsoft Project: 2024 Comparison
monday.com vs. Microsoft Project: Which software is better? Get an in-depth comparison of features & integrations for project management.
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How to Use Agile Project Management Software for Client Work
The Agile Manifesto states “Individuals and interactions over processes and tools,” but here’s a secret: you can only be as Agile as your tools allow you to be. If you have to dig through spreadsheets to find information, you’re losing hours of work each week. That’s not Agile. If you have to manually track down…
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The Versatility of Kanban Boards in Project Management
In Japanese, the term Kanban means “signboard” or “billboard.” It was originally a scheduling and inventory-control system used by Toyota to standardize the way parts in their JIT (just-in-time) production lines moved from one stage to another. Engineer Taiichi Ohno came up with the idea after seeing a similar system in a US supermarket, where…
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IPA Boosts RPA in Hyperautomation Strategies
Enterprises work to continually improve and simplify their operations. Alongside this continual improvement, the trend of hyperautomation, also referred to as digital process automation and intelligent process automation, in business is gaining traction. The past few years have seen a lot of discussions about hyperautomation and how it helps automate business processes. To properly use…
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Getting Started with Online Gantt Chart Software
Gantt charts are a great tool for seeing a bird’s-eye view of your project timeline. All the data you need is laid out in an easily digestible, visual format. A Gantt chart lays out your project’s tasks in horizontal bars representing each task’s start and end dates, as well as their duration. Gantt charts can…
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Zapier vs. IFTTT: The Best Tool for Task Automation
Wouldn’t it be great if you didn’t have to worry about repetitive data-transfer and file updating tasks that leech hours of productivity from your week — those tasks that you do every day, maybe several times a day, that take a lot of time and mental fortitude? Turns out, technology thought of that. Now, thanks to workflow…