Work Smarter, Not Harder: 10 Top Tips to Maximize Project Management Productivity
By working smarter rather than harder, you’ll be able to leverage your existing resources more effectively — and ensure that your projects are completed on time and to exacting specifications. But that’s easier said than done. There are a few things you may need to fine-tune before you can truly begin working at maximum efficiency. […]
Project Management 3 R’s – Reduce, Reuse, Revise
A far too common mistake I see when working with clients on setting up boards for managing projects and day-to-day workflow, is the desire to incorporate all the possible situations into the project board structure. This results in an overly complex environment for team members to manage and report on their deliverable status. It often […]
Simple Solutions to Managing Projects in Big Teams
Simple solutions to managing projects in big teams Managing large project teams takes an understanding of how and why teams work. It means realizing that a team is successful when its members work together as a unit to complete the assigned project. At the same time, the individuals who make up the team must be […]
What is Engineer To Order (ETO) Manufacturing?
Engineer to order is an adaptive, demand-driven approach to the manufacturing process. It is usually the right solution when details on a customer order are not provided and engineering development must be added to product lead time (http://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/leadtime.asp). ETO is a great technique for boosting sales and improving margins for those companies with customers needing […]
Which Methodology is right for your company? Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid.
Project Life-Cycle Methodologies There are two major philosophies concerning how to approach the planning and structuring of project management or life-cycles: The traditional and straight forward methodology and the more recently developed and dynamic methodology. This article will clarify some of the key differences between these methodologies, examine what circumstances are best suited for one […]
Why Agile Methodology might be right for your manufacturing company.
Why Agile Methodology might be right for your manufacturing company Product development and management for manufacturing companies has, historically, been a simple case of you take what you can get. Operations support technologies to maintain networks between the various working parts in the a manufacturing product making it to a customer simply was not there. Various […]
How to Get Your Project Team Focused on Continuous Improvements Instead of Individual Tiny Projects?
When it comes to project management, it can be all too easy for project teams to get stuck in loops of behavior and work on the same small tasks that they’ve grown accustomed to over the years. As human beings, we’re basically hardwired to resist change. It can feel comforting to stick with what is safe […]
Agile Methodology vs Waterfall Methodology Which is better for your Project?
Agile Methodology vs Waterfall Methodology: Which is better for your Project? The popularity of standard waterfall techniques for creating applications is swiftly decreasing as newer Agile strategies are progressively implemented. So just exactly what are these techniques, and which is superior? Waterfall Methodology The waterfall method has each stage in a manufactured product’s life […]
What is an Order to Cash Cycle?
In manufacturing, the order to cash cycle is the sequence of steps from the beginning of an order to when the company completes the order and receives payment. It is a crucial business process because it encapsulates the most important engagement between the client and the company. Order to cash can refer to orders for other businesses or for customers. In this post, we will explain the steps within order to cash and describe their importance.