Leveling vs Smoothing: What’s the difference for project scheduling?
Discover the differences between resource leveling and resource smoothing for project scheduling, and learn when to use each for optimal results.
Author: Elizabeth Harrin
Elizabeth Harrin is a Fellow of the Association for Project Management in the UK. She holds degrees from the University of York and Roehampton University, and several project management certifications including APM PMQ. She first took her PRINCE2 Practitioner exam in 2004 and has worked extensively in project delivery for over 20 years.
Elizabeth is the founder of RebelsGuideToPM.com and also the founder of the Project Management Rebels community, a mentoring group for professionals. She's written several books for project managers including Managing Multiple Projects.
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Exploring the differences: Projects vs operations examples
Discover the differences between projects and operations examples, and learn strategies for managing both simultaneously for optimal results.
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What to do when your project closes early: A guide
Learn what to do when your project closes early with this guide. Get tips on assessing the situation, developing an action plan, and evaluating results for future success.
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Free Issue Log Template For Your Projects
Keeping track of problems on projects is really important if you want to come across as a professional project manager. Download a free issues log template for your projects to help you track and manage those inevitable problems.
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Elizabeth Harrin Shortlisted for Business Book Awards 2023
The highly anticipated shortlist for The Business Book Awards in partnership with Pathway Group 2023 has been announced for top business books published in 2022. Authors, publishers, and business figures gathered in London last month for the shortlist reveal party to celebrate the incredible breadth, diversity and quality of business books published last year. Now…
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10 Best Coursera Courses for Project Managers
Are you considering taking a course on Coursera? I’ve done a few, some were better than others! Professional learning is so important and there are some fantastic courses available on Coursera, which is a really good online learning platform. The interface makes learning very easy as a student… you just have to make sure that…
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Free and Low Cost Project Management Resources
I recommend these free project management templates and other resources when you are on a tight budget.
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How to Recover A Troubled Program
Learn how to implement a project recovery plan to deal with troubled projects and programmes. This 5-step approach will get your projects back on track and could save you from a failed project by finding ways to get some value from what’s happened (even if you can’t recover the project totally).
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Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management: UVA Darden Course Review
The Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management is a great course you can do in a day. Read my review to see if it’s a good fit for you.
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Google Project Management: Professional Certificate Review
Is the Google Project Management Certificate worth it? I went through the 6 courses to find out. Click to learn if it’s right for you.
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Business Resilience: An Overview
Learn about how project managers can be more resilient, and how to create project environments that allow you to deliver at pace through sustainable change. In this video, project management author, mentor and trainer Elizabeth Harrin, FAPM is joined by the authors of Business Resilience: A Practical Guide to Sustained Progress Delivered at Pace to…
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Why do stakeholders contribute?
Why do stakeholders take part in projects? You might think that’s an obvious question. After all, your project sponsor is probably the one who wanted this project to happen in the first place, and he or she has a vested interest in making it a success. But aside from the sponsor, all those other stakeholders…
