Do you spend hours, even days writing proposals for complex projects, only to never win the bid? Your company may be a large consultancy with 1000s of employees bidding for multi-million dollar contracts or an SME business applying for smaller yet still complex engineering projects. Regardless of size, bidding for…
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Behind all innovative new products, there are always one or two inspiring people who have the essential, unswerving vision and passion to bring an idea to life. Colin Manson is the co-founder of Xergy Group and the brains behind our project software Proteus. It is no exaggeration to say he…
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Proposals are not just about winning business. They also lay down the foundations for successful project outcomes for both the project team and the client. A project proposal should contain essential details regarding a project including its objectives, timeline, requirements, and the proposed solution for the project completion. Effective proposal…
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Project finances are important to accurately forecast to successfully control project management budgets. Project management forecasting is the basis of all project planning, quantitative or qualitative, and use sophisticated or simple statistical models or algorithms. Forecasts are crucial for determining large capital investment projects' economic viability and project finance ability…
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Does your company focus on change-makers? If you are uncertain why this is an important question, here is another one: What makes the difference between a project team that repeatedly overspends, misses deadlines, reduces overall profit, and just about scrapes by and a project team that can turn this scenario…
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A project is not always easy to manage, but successful outcomes are achievable with the right approach and attitude. When beginning a project, it is essential to have a clear goal and specific objectives in mind. This helps create a structured plan emphasizing the importance of allocating resources and workforce…
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Project management software sits at the heart of Proteus. Project management software is nothing new. In fact, one quick look through the software review site Capterra and you will find 100s of really well-reviewed, highly established software platforms promising to dramatically increase your business success. The best project management software is supposed…
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