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Best Microsoft Project Alternatives of 2025 (Free & Paid)

Looking for the best & free MS Project alternatives? Here is the list of more than 35 tools divided into a few categories: best, free, online, Microsoft Project alternatives for Mac, as well as open-source equivalents. Microsoft Project is a powerful PM tool with dozens of useful features. Being in the market since 1984, it…

How to Make a Gantt Chart in PowerPoint

Whether you manage a project or are just involved in its implementation, you might have probably heard about or used a Gantt chart, a bar chart that visually represents a project. A Gantt chart is usually applied in project management for task scheduling, identifying milestones, keeping track of progress and deadlines, and other similar purposes.…

Best Construction Scheduling Software in 2025 [Including Online, Free, Open Source, and Mac-focused Solutions]

Construction scheduling software helps to deal with big, complex, and often unruly projects. It assists in planning activities, managing multiple teams, regulatory issues, equipment rentals, safety concerns, and more.  Why is it important? According to the Global Forecast for Construction to 2030 composed by Marsh and Guy Carpenter and written with Oxford Economics (2021), global…

How to Make a Gantt Chart in Word

To make a Gantt chart people usually resort to different tools. Among them, for instance, are popular Microsoft tools. We have already explained how to create a Gantt chart in Excel, MS Project, Google Sheets, and PowerPoint in our previous articles. However, it may be the case that you are used to working in Word…

GanttPRO Is Recognized as One of the Leaders in G2’s Fall 2022 Report

The Fall 2022 Reports provided by G2 are live. GanttPRO is traditionally presented in a set of prestigious categories. This time, the world’s largest tech marketplace recognizes the role of a professional Gantt chart for project management, work management, and task management. The presence in some grids was successfully upgraded. Let's take it in order…

5 Leadership Practices a Remote Project Manager Needs to Master

The world will never be the same for project managers. For example, the IT company I work in decided we'll stay remote even after the pandemics. So, here's something we can both agree on… All project managers need to master new leadership practices for remote and online work. I believe leadership is one of the…

Dmitriy Nizhebetskiy
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May 4, 2021
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Estimated reading time: 12 minutes
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Why Agile is so Popular in Project Management

From the early 2000s to today, the Agile methodology continues to be popular in project management. Now, it even extends past its software development roots to encompass other non-software industries that need to be able to respond quickly to market and environment changes. Whether it's new software or a company process, adopting Agile techniques are…

Uwe Dreissigacker
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August 25, 2022
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Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
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Strategic Project Management and Why You Should Embrace It

There is no denying the importance of planning, organizing, executing, and managing tasks based on their importance and urgency. It is the central point of any efficient and productive organization — and every workplace preaches the importance of proper project management. In recent years, however, project management has become less of a mantra, and more…

Tom Potanski
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October 30, 2020
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Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
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