As business and project management become more and more complex, the requirements for PMOs also evolve. They should demonstrate their value to an organization. But how can you measure this value and e...

Sometimes, the PMO doesn’t deliver the results expected, despite all the efforts. Why is this happening? What areas of PMO work can be improved? How to increase the project management maturity level o...

An effective Project Management Office (PMO) helps standardize project management practices, ensure portfolio alignment with organizational strategy, and provide oversight to deliver projects successf...

Resource capacity planning is crucial for project success, and manufacturing projects are no exception. At the same time, it can become really challenging in a dynamic and complex manufacturing enviro...

Everyone knows Jira as a task and project management tool that is popular with software developers. And that’s not without reason — the solution helps teams manage their daily work quite effectively. ...

Capacity planning is a crucial practice for organizations aiming to optimize resources, adapt to changing business needs, and deliver projects on time and within budget. However, with an increasing nu...

Following our tradition, we’re excited to sum up and share everything that happened to the Epicflow team in 2023: our clients’ and team’s achievements, new features, and plans for 2024. Read further t...

If we had to choose one word that best describes R&D projects, it would be “uncertainty”—they have so many changing elements, and their outcomes are often hard to predict.  Nevertheless, this doesn't ...

Reduction of project costs and at least avoiding significant cost overruns is one of the high-priority tasks for a project manager, as it helps to avoid unnecessary expenses and significantly impacts ...

This article was updated on November 2, 2021. The need for specialists in the field of project management is growing annually because businesses are getting bigger and most companies are becoming proj...

Schedule variance is a specific project management metric that quantifies project progress by subtracting planned value (PV) from earned value (EV) at a reporting cutoff date. If you get a negative re...

Portfolio and project management tools have similar features, but ultimately, some might be more suitable than the others for specific use cases. For many Smartsheet users, their current tool of choic...