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Schedule Conflicts: Their Causes and Ways to Prevent Them

Epicflow

Schedule conflicts belong to the typical challenges of managing multiple projects with a shared resource pool. Anyway, schedule conflicts make it rather challenging to complete the project on time and within budget, which in turn will affect the success of other projects.

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Resource Optimization In a Multi-Project Environment: Main Challenges and Ways to Tackle Them With Resource Management Software

Epicflow

We can define the concept of resource optimization in two ways. First, it refers to the optimization of resource scheduling with regard to employees’ availability and time constraints. Let’s review the factors that prevent such companies from efficient resource utilization. What is resource optimization?

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Creating a Risk Register: All You Need to Know

Epicflow

The present-day disruptions caused by the pandemic bits and pieces, military conflicts, and geopolitical tensions can only increase the number of risks that projects will be exposed to. . It allows project managers to identify possible risks, track them, and take timely measures to mitigate their negative influence.

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The CURE for Burnout

Consulting Matters

I realized that I had been neglecting my needs and boundaries around work, and I needed to make some changes in my life and business to prevent burnout from taking over again. Today, we’re talking again about burnout and the CURE. I had a fantastic conversation with burnout expert Rachelle Stone and Lori Smith a few weeks back.

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Common Causes For Project Failure In a Multi-Project Environment

Epicflow

Want to know what mistakes prevent projects from successful completion in a multi-project environment? Want to know what mistakes prevent projects from successful completion in a multi-project environment? Read our blog post to find them out. Let’s consider them in more detail. Why Do Projects Fail?

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What Is a Resource Management Solution and Why Do You Need One? (Questions and Answers)

Epicflow

As a rule, project management solutions have the following capabilities: Task management; Project scheduling; Collaboration tools; Tracking project progress; Time tracking; Budget management; Automatic report generation. So, it’s high time to change the situation, isn’t it? What is a resource management solution?

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Managing Risks and Controlling Projects: How Data-Driven Project Management Come in Useful for Multi-Project Environments

Epicflow

This article is inspired by the webinar featuring Epicflow co-founder Jan Willem Tromp and professor Mario Vanhoucke based on his latest book “The Illusion of Control: Project Data, Computer Algorithms and Human Intuition for Project Management and Control”. Speaking of the industry-related ones, risks can be unique or common across industries.