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Flexible With People and Rigid With Timelines

The Recovering Engineer

Many of them focused on the checklists, charts, graphs, and planning tools necessary to plan and track project progress and milestone completion. I have used task lists and planning tools that include PERT and Gantt charts. I have worked in Microsoft Project.

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Management Tools For Leaders: The FADE Cycle

Rich Gee Group

Gain commitment — ensure you have organizational commitment, signoff, budget, and backing (this is critical for success). Execute plan — Now run with the ball, keep an eye on all resources and deliverables, and keep a tight Gantt chart plan.

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Adding Value: A Gentle Reminder

QAspire

Within the budget. Track value delivered, when you tracked through the Gantt Chart? In the current competitive market we should not only focus on the scope, time and budgets, quality but also needs to provide some value adds to the customer. With minimum schedule deviation. Utilized your resources optimally.

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How Consulting Will Likely Change Because of the Pandemic

Innovation Excellence

Remote work , lean budgets , and the need for contingency plans are three big trends impacting the industry. But with the dramatic overnight changes in work and society caused by the coronavirus crisis, the disruptive transformation of the consulting industry will only accelerate.