If you’ve heard some buzz about Lean tools and principles, you’re not alone. Lean tools got their start in America as early as the 1900s, when Henry Ford used Lean methodology to create the Model T ...

S-curve and earned value analysis are tools that project managers use to gauge progress and report the status of a project to the client. The two are quite similar, and small businesses can use either ...

Projects are time-limited efforts aimed at accomplishing specific goals. Project managers have the task of completing the project on time, on budget and with the required functionality. Before the ...

Many small businesses and startups fail not because of a lack of ideas, but due to poor strategic planning and execution.

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