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 Become a Project Manager without Experience

The Project Manager is the link between the customer and the client or the team and stakeholders. The specific list of competencies depends on the industry, organization, types of projects, and even types of teams. However, one thing is invariable – a project manager provides work efficiency. If you are punctual, think analytically, know how…

Connie Benton
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October 11, 2024
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Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
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Ultimate Guide to Marketing Resource Management: Benefits, Challenges, & Best Practices

Marketing teams work with a diverse array of resources needed to complete their projects and campaigns. They have to make prompt decisions, change focus when necessary, and organize marketing assets to uphold a streamlined and efficient workflow. One of the cornerstones of their success is proficient marketing resource management (MRM). It empowers them to maintain…

Paolo Kukhnavets
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October 7, 2024
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Estimated reading time: 11 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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October 7, 2024
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Estimated reading time: 10 minutes
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What is a Work Breakdown Structure and How to Improve Project Management with a WBS?

Breaking tasks into smaller and manageable portions makes the workflow much easier. This is one of the enduring truths of project management. A work breakdown structure (WBS) is what helps managers break down each step of their projects and consider all tasks to achieve the final results.  This article is about a WBS, its role…

Paolo Kukhnavets
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October 4, 2024
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Estimated reading time: 21 minutes
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How to Create a Project Timeline and Make it Your Strategic Ally

Projects can’t exist without timelines. There is no way to accomplish work without having a clear understanding of start and end dates. Therefore, project managers at the earliest stages of their career should know how to create a project timeline. How should they make it with benefits and maximum effect? It depends on a carefully…

Andrew Stepanov
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October 4, 2024
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Estimated reading time: 11 minutes
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How to Build a High Performing Team

Every business strives to meet specific standards. Managing high performing teams is one of them. 70% of companies admit that team performance matters; 30% of organizations have no strategy for creating a winning team. Effective teams are made up of highly skilled and always focused and aligned individuals. If a company can attract and hire…

Paolo Kukhnavets
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October 4, 2024
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Estimated reading time: 13 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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September 30, 2024
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Estimated reading time: 13 minutes
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How to Improve Project Planning With an Online PERT Chart

If you intend to start a career in project management, you’ll become familiar with a PERT chart. It will help you plan projects from beginning to end.  This type of project management charts has been utilized for more than 60 years and has stood the test of time. In this article, we explore what a…

Paolo Kukhnavets
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September 30, 2024
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Estimated reading time: 15 minutes
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