How-tos and guides

Guides, tutorials, tips, and useful educational materials to improve your professional skills in planning, scheduling, project management, and other related areas.

How to Streamline Resource Planning for Multiple Projects: Strategic Approach for 2024

Resource planning for multiple projects may seem challenging and chaotic. Any business may face asset-related problems at any time. If teams don't overcome resource constraints and threatening issues timely, they can derail their best-laid project plans. However, by having a strategic resource management approach, forward-thinking project managers can improve their projects' outcomes and overall productivity.…

Paolo Kukhnavets
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March 29, 2024
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Estimated reading time: 14 minutes
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How to Deal With Resource Constraints in 2024: Tips and Examples for Project Managers

Project managers often face the tough decision of putting promising project ideas on hold due to resource constraints. These constraints are a common challenge across various industries. They can frustrate and demotivate any project team even if they have a well-prepared resource management plan. After all, big professional ambitions and green lights from stakeholders won't…

Paolo Kukhnavets
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March 29, 2024
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Estimated reading time: 19 minutes
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In-depth Guide to Construction Resource Management: Benefits, Challenges, Best Practices & Helpful Software

With the increasing complexity of projects and growing competition, construction businesses should especially care about the use of project management resources and allocate them wisely. Advanced construction resource management has a direct impact on timely project completion and budget adherence. In essence, a construction project manager who doesn't have sufficient work resources is like a…

Paolo Kukhnavets
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March 29, 2024
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Estimated reading time: 17 minutes
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What Are Project Management Resources? Ultimate Guide With Types and Examples

If a project is a complex organism, then project management resources are functional elements that make this organism viable and moving forward towards its goals. Without these elements, you won’t be able to deliver your work on time and achieve high-quality results. Regardless of the industry, any project involves at least several types of resources,…

Paolo Kukhnavets
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March 29, 2024
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Estimated reading time: 17 minutes
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How to Prepare a Dynamic Resource Management Plan: Step-by-Step Guide

Project teams often wonder how to allocate resources in project management properly. They compose a resource management plan to optimize asset utilization, whether for a single project or an entire portfolio of work. Is it easy to create a plan that will significantly improve resource allocation in project management and be several steps ahead of…

Paolo Kukhnavets
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March 29, 2024
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Estimated reading time: 16 minutes
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How to Allocate Resources in Project Management: 8 Steps to Succeed

If you plan and manage projects, you should know how professional resource management is significant. No matter whether it’s about resource allocation in an IT startup or asset distribution for a complex marketing campaign. How to allocate resources in project management to decrease potential risks and bring your project to a desired finish line? Are…

GanttPRO Team
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March 22, 2024
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Estimated reading time: 13 minutes
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Step-by-Step Guide on How to Use the Critical Path Method in Construction

Most construction projects involve complex and interconnected tasks. No matter if you build a small garage or a huge multifunctional residential complex. It is crucial to complete work on time with proper documentation and record-keeping. Therefore, professionals use the critical path method in construction. It ensures accurate project planning and leads to guaranteed results on…

Paolo Kukhnavets
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March 22, 2024
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Estimated reading time: 13 minutes
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Critical Path Examples: How to Find Vital Tasks That Impact Your Project

A critical path helps ensure efficient work planning, control, and execution. It represents a sequence of vital tasks that must be accomplished for the successful project completion. Managers and teams often need a simple critical path example to understand the essence of this concept and learn how to effectively work with it and put it…

Paolo Kukhnavets
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March 25, 2024
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Estimated reading time: 10 minutes
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