by Peter Taylor All project managers are meant to be the masters of time, and yet it often feels like there is never enough time to get everything done: Meetings and follow up actions.Planning and recovery.Team building and leadership.Client and stakeholder interaction. The list is exceedingly long for any project manager, and then, bang, on top of all that yet another … [Read more...] about Guest post: How to save time when putting together project reports
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Best 5 Free Gantt Chart Templates for PowerPoint
The fastest way to create a Gantt chart and visualize project plans and progress is to use a pre-designed Gantt chart template. Period. Whenever I have to quickly generate a Gantt chart in PowerPoint for a project review or another upcoming executive meeting, I feel more relaxed knowing that I can count on a ready-made template with editable … [Read more...] about Best 5 Free Gantt Chart Templates for PowerPoint
Guest post: Why stakeholders regularly ignore your project reports – and how to fix that
by Peter Taylor The #1 way to improve the success probability of your project is to nail stakeholder buy-in - but how do you do that? The #1 way to nail stakeholder buy-in is to give them uncomplicated visual project updates so they actually understand your project – but how do you do that? To effectively communicate something requires all four of … [Read more...] about Guest post: Why stakeholders regularly ignore your project reports – and how to fix that
What Is a Timeline (with Examples and Templates)
What Is a Timeline? A timeline is a type of graphic that arranges a chain of events in chronological order. Perfect for telling stories and visualizing projects and processes, timelines are generally used to: Give an overview of events;Detail an agenda;Highlight critical points in time;Depict different temporal relations;Track progress over time of multiple events … [Read more...] about What Is a Timeline (with Examples and Templates)
Top 5 Balanced Scorecard Software
To have a balanced view of their performance and assess their effectiveness, companies need to look at both financial and non-financial measures, along with their short- and long-term goals. One of the best ways to do this is by using a balanced scorecard, which needs to be regularly tracked with the help of an appropriate tool. Since there is a variety of related … [Read more...] about Top 5 Balanced Scorecard Software
