Project management

The RACI matrix helps project managers streamline their processes by ensuring each team member and stakeholder understands their specific roles. Learn why the RACI matrix is important and how you can take advantage of it in your next project.

What is project management? What is change management? These terms are often confused, but you will likely need both to handle that changes that drive success. Learn the differences between project and change management, and see how to incorporate these methods at your company.

Timelines allow you to show past events and future plans in a visual, scannable way. Now you can easily pair timelines with other documentation with Lucidchart and its Microsoft Word integration. Learn how to make a timeline in Word (it only takes 5 steps).

If you haven't defined success for your project, you risk not meeting your stakeholders' expectations. Learn how you can define project success factors and build project plans around them.

When it comes to project management, quality is more important than quantity. Stop wasting valuable resources—narrow your initiatives down to those that align with your overall company vision. Learn how to align your project strategy and prioritize projects.

Project managers need all the help they can get to keep projects on track. Learn how you can track and measure ongoing progress and improve project outcomes using a project management dashboard. (Plus, see how Lucidchart can help you visualize real-time data.)

Want to ensure that your projects and programs align with your company's business objectives? Implement BRM, or benefits realization management. This article explains the three stages involved and some strategies for creating a benefits realization plan.

Rapid application development (RAD), an agile project management strategy, offers fast project turnaround in fast-paced environments like software development. Learn more about RAD methodology and its benefits.

Adaptive Project Framework (APF) is a project management methodology that prepares teams to anticipate change and respond. Learn the five phases of APF and determine whether it's a good fit for your team.

With the critical path method, you can better manage projects and anticipate timelines by finding dependencies and outlining the fastest way to the end of your project. Learn more!

Looking for strategies that drive timely, cost-effective project completion and don’t overwork your team? Learn critical chain project management methodology and how it differs from critical path methodology.

Learn two approaches on how to make a Gantt chart in Excel with this complete step-by-step guide. Free templates included!