Project management

Not sure whether a Scrum board or Kanban board is best to help your development team build and release quality products faster? Learn what a Scrum board is and how it differs from a Kanban board.

Before you start any project, learn how to identify and gain the support of the right people through a stakeholder map and analysis.

The Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle helps teams transition to a culture of continuous improvement. Learn how the cycle works and how to implement it.

As your business grows, you will need to determine when and how to spend money on supplies, new equipment, new team members, and so on. Learn how to complete a cost-benefit analysis and determine where to spend your money for the best ROI.

Project management is more than tracking deadlines—it can help your org meet deadlines and quality requirements in a world where 50% of projects fail.

Status reports are essential for keeping managers, team members, and executives on the same page and ensuring your projects stay on track. Use the following tips to generate status reports that are both clear and effective and to nail your next project.

Cost estimation is one of the most difficult challenges for project managers, but this task is essential to set the right expectations for clients and stakeholders and secure the funding necessary to complete a project. Learn how to estimate project cost accurately.

Project planning can help optimize work time to make more significant strides in your project journey. Learn how to create a project plan today.

Learn how to create a communication plan for project management and how this documentation can benefit your team and stakeholders. This article includes best practices and communication plan templates!

A project milestone is a marker in a project that signifies an achievement or a deliverable. Learn why you should use project milestones and how you can easily incorporate and track them in any project. 

A statement of work is a document that defines a project’s objectives, scope, and deliverables. Learn what a statement of work should include, how it differs from a scope of work, and how you can improve your SoW with visuals from Lucidchart.

Learn how to create a flowchart in PowerPoint so you can visually present events or important milestones and deadlines within a project. The process is easy with Lucidchart and its PowerPoint integration.