The aim of effective project management is to bring the project to completion on time and on schedule. Estimating project duration is a key function of scheduling. Individual activities make up the ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

Productivity blogger Bert Webb posts about a system for calculating project deadlines. The first step: create a "Project Task Map" which lists every action the project entails. Webb offers a Word ...

There are three main areas to estimate before your project starts--effort, duration, and cost. Of the three, you must estimate effort first to understand the total amount of work. The duration can be ...

Microsoft Project, Microsoft's project management software, is a comprehensive software suite allowing for full and easy project supervision through the development of project plans. These plans allow ...