Resource management

A Sustainability Project Manager is in charge of coordinating a company’s sustainability initiatives through collaboration with internal departments and partners. As defined by the United Nations, sustainable development involves addressing current needs “without compromising the future generation’s ability to fulfill their needs.” In the business environment, sustainability typically denotes a commitment to running operations without … Continue reading "The Role of the Sustainability Project Manager in Businesses"

Corporate calendars are convenient tools for keeping track of meetings, deadlines, and milestones. They can help you visualize the schedules of various projects and remind you of important team events, such as colleagues’ leave periods. The problem is that far too often, multiple calendars are managed simultaneously and are not even integrated with each other. … Continue reading "Multiple corporate calendars for flexible workers"

According to client’s needs, Twproject can also be used to insert contacts and customers among the resource list: this makes Twproject an excellent tool for CRM, as well as for project management as a whole. CONTENT Record a first contact through Twproject as CRM Follow the lead Add a new Pre-Sales Project Convert the pre-sales … Continue reading "Twproject as CRM: In Practice"

Twproject’s calendar has always been efficient and with a highly customisable configuration, but with the recent release it takes a huge step forward by allowing you to define multiple calendars for use on projects and resources. CONTENT Target audience for the introduction of multiple calendars What changes with the development of multiple calendars Creating and … Continue reading "New Twproject release 7.1.018 – Multiple calendars: more flexibility for your projects"

In project management, evaluating the workload that insists over the resources shoulders plays a fundamental role for the project Happy Ending. In an ideal world where you work with infinite resources, projects are always in-time. CONTENT Duration and effort in workload: which is the difference? Project activities Routine Activities: Do you work eight hours a … Continue reading "Projects and workload: what you need to know"

Calculating human resources work hours in a company can be a hot topic for employees and employers who may be afraid of the math behind it. In this article, we will try to clarify the difference between working and non-working hours, the types of hours, the most common challenges companies face, and, most importantly, the … Continue reading "Calculating working hours of resources: here’s how to do it"

Scheduling resources into projects means using your company’s productive resources more efficiently and smartly in a highly competitive and volatile global marketplace. CONTENT What is resource scheduling? Best practices for efficient project resource scheduling 4 strategies to better manage project resources How does scheduling resources benefit organizations? Choosing a resource scheduling software To make the … Continue reading "Schedule resources in projects"

Are you looking for the best software for the workload management within your team? We are here to guide you in your choice. Workload management is a crucial activity for every project manager. Perhaps, even more than project management itself, it is important to take into account how tasks are assigned, to whom they are … Continue reading "The best workload management software of 2024"

Stakeholder engagement plan and stakeholder management are, without doubt, fundamental for project success, but, despite this, they are often considered a marginal activity. Stakeholder engagement is instead an essential and at the same time broad topic. It includes gathering and sharing information, managing concerns and complaints, measuring the impact and importance of different stakeholder groups, … Continue reading "Stakeholder engagement plan: how to plan stakeholder engagement"

Time management is one of the most important aspects in managing a project. In order to estimate the time accurately, it is necessary to have a correct understanding of the two concepts of effort and duration. CONTENT INDEX What is effort The concept of Schedule Padding Techniques to avoid Schedule Padding Advice for a correct … Continue reading "Effort and duration: key differences in the estimate of project"

Building a cross-functional team in your company is key to business success. In a modern, competitive work environment, businesses must be able to adapt quickly and respond to challenges that arise. But how can you build a cross-functional team? What value does it bring to the company? Let’s find out. CONTENTS Why it is crucial … Continue reading "How to build a cross-functional team in your business"

In a company there are shareholders and stakeholders. Both have invested something, however, they are separate entities. Although they have similar names, their investment and role in an organization is fairly different and it is critical to not confuse them. CONTENTS Definition of shareholder Definition of stakeholder Key differences between stakeholders and shareholders Conclusion Shareholders … Continue reading "Shareholder vs. Stakeholder: in what they are different and why it is important to not confuse them"

Working with more than one team can be challenging. In an increasingly globalized and connected world, it is ever more common for projects to involve multiple groups based in different locations or continents. Therefore, it can be quite a challenge for project managers to find ways to coordinate the activities of these different teams effectively. … Continue reading "How to manage multiple teams in a project"

A department’s workload is a key indicator for understanding the efficiency and productivity of a team within an organization. By measuring workload, you can easily spot any problems or imbalances and take measures to improve efficiency and productivity. So, how can you measure it effectively? Here are some steps to take into consideration. INDICE DEI … Continue reading "How to measure the department’s workload"

Issues in the production process in the modern industrial world are common and can harm a company’s efficiency and profitability. These problems range from minor hiccups to severe failures that can undermine the entire production line. Reviewing these problems is not only a core part of project managers working in industrial manufacturing but can be … Continue reading "Reviewing an issue in the production process"