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How to Improve Communication in Construction: 12 Ideas to Rally Managers, Teams, and Stakeholders

Solid communication is an essential part of any project. It leads to effective collaboration, improves team working skills, and results in a happy project journey for customers. Why is communication important in construction? A lack of communication in construction projects creates ample gaps for mistakes, including safety issues, productivity losses, financial consequences, or even construction…

Paolo Kukhnavets
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March 18, 2024
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Estimated reading time: 14 minutes
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Entering the Top 50 Project Managements Products: GanttPRO Wins New Awards

GanttPRO has started this spring not only with fresh plans and professional ambitions but also with a new set of honorable awards. Traditional seasonal reports compiled by the leading software review platforms have brought some good news. The online Gantt chart maker receives high places in many ratings and also reaches a new professional height…

Paolo Kukhnavets
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April 26, 2023
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Estimated reading time: 9 minutes
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Practical Construction Project Management Tips and Insights From Experts: How to Improve Construction Work

Construction projects often take months or years and may involve hundreds of phases. Even experienced managers must constantly learn and accept basic construction project management tips to reach the professional top. We’ve rounded up some insights from the industry experts to help project managers maintain control from a project start to its finish. This post…

Paolo Kukhnavets
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March 25, 2024
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Estimated reading time: 13 minutes
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5 Construction Workflows for Your Projects [And How to Improve Them]

Construction projects involve many specific workflows – from planning to completion. All of them take time, cost money, and require concrete resources.  An effective construction workflow ensures that one completed task leads to another until the project is successfully delivered. Poorly planned operations and processes cause team discord, chaos, construction project delays, and contract terminations.…

Paolo Kukhnavets
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March 11, 2024
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Estimated reading time: 14 minutes
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Construction Project Checklist To Make Your Work Flawless [Free PDF Included]

The process of managing construction projects can be challenging. By having a detailed construction project checklist, you’ll know where to move and what can be changed for better results. The form and the content of any checklist directly depend on a specific project. You can use a sheet of paper with check marks or professional…

Paolo Kukhnavets
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March 15, 2024
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Estimated reading time: 11 minutes
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What Causes Construction Project Delays: 9 Reasons that Make Work Fall Behind Schedule

Construction project delays are observed globally. They may happen when things don't go according to your plan. They spoil reputation and affect the economy of countries. Thus, identifying the causes of delays has the paramount importance for minimizing their consequences. Some of the reasons are outside of our control while others can be predicted and…

Paolo Kukhnavets
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March 11, 2024
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Estimated reading time: 13 minutes
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6 Best Gantt Chart JIRA Plugins in 2024

JIRA has a lot of advantages for creating and planning all steps of product development. Some of its features look great, while others seem weak or need significant improvements. What about the Gantt chart feature? This article highlights the essential aspects of how the popular software provides its users with the planning functionality with the…

Andrew Stepanov
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March 11, 2024
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Estimated reading time: 8 minutes
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How to Create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) in Excel: a Detailed Guide [Alternative Included]

A work breakdown structure (WBS) is a fundamental project management tool that represents a hierarchical decomposition of projects. It helps to break down complex activities into more manageable parts with the aim to manage, evaluate, and assign them to anyone in a team. It is easy to create a WBS in Excel, as this tool…

Paolo Kukhnavets
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March 7, 2024
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Estimated reading time: 10 minutes
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