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2 Killer KPIs for forecasting in projects

There are plenty of ways to analyze your projects. They are all useful but often focused on the past. So how can you look ahead to make timely adjustments to your project?

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Planning in a shrinking organization

If the demand and/or turnover drops, structurally, we speak of shrinkage. In a shrinking organization you need to get a grip on the biggest expenditure, namely the employment of employees.

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On autopsy after the end of a project (gold mining)

The start of many projects receives much attention. It is celebrated, installed, kicked-off, etc. In this article, I want to write a few tips about a stepchild in project management.

50% safety margins in project planning can go

You can reduce 50% of the safety margin in the planning. So that’s wasted time. If you cut this margin away, you can complete projects in three-quarters of the time.

4 time wasters in project planning

There are several time wasters in project planning, resulting from which most projects are not delivered within the scheduled time.

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3 preconditions of project progress reporting

Despite the available progress information, almost half of the projects exceed the deadline and budget. So, unfortunately, the progress information is often inaccurate.

The art of scheduling a breakdown service

Many project-based companies must be available to their clients 24 hours a day. For this, they have to set up a breakdown service and plan employees accordingly.

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Capacity planning vs. To-do planning

Companies reach out to us because they want to start scheduling. Some are looking for a planning tool to manage capacity; others want to manage a list of to-dos.

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From accounting for to being the boss of your own schedule

In some companies, employees can decide for themselves when they work on a project. Sadly, the result is that the hours spent quickly do not match the planned hours.

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Using capacity utilization rate to gain scheduling insights

How can you have a well-founded discussion with, for example, management and the sales team with insights from the utilization rate? We will explain that to you.

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