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Which activities determine whether your project finishes on time? The critical path reveals where delays put the completion date at risk and where scheduling flexibility remains. Follow a practical example to learn how to calculate it using the Critical Path Method (CPM), assess float, and take targeted action to keep your project on schedule.

The project ends, but customer support continues. Here’s how to organize support and maintenance after project completion—with a clear handover, sufficient capacity, and billing that clearly documents the services you provide.

Creating quotes from project data means using existing customer, project, product, and technical data automatically in the quote creation process. Instead of manually gathering information from different systems, structured data can flow directly into quote templates, calculations, and customized documents. This saves time, reduces data transfer errors, and enables a high degree of automation even for complex technical quotes.

When choosing new project management or ERP software, companies usually look beyond features and pricing. An equally important question is: What experiences do other companies have with the software in their day-to-day work? Here you’ll find a clear overview of what real users think about BCS by Projektron and how the Business Coordination Software performs in independent tests and on software review platforms.

When every project manager uses their own methods, templates, and status logic, organizations end up with many individual solutions but no manageable project portfolio. Learn how to standardize project management effectively, which standards and reference frameworks provide guidance, and how to establish common processes across your organization without forcing every project into the same rigid structure.

A new customer portal, the implementation of an ERP system, or the development of a machine—initiatives like these are clearly considered projects. The distinction becomes more difficult with a website relaunch, a recurring campaign, or an annual certification. Is it still part of day-to-day operations, already a process, or truly a project?

Project governance determines whether projects are merely administered or truly steered. It defines who makes which decisions, when issues are escalated, which roles carry responsibility, and how projects remain aligned with corporate strategy. When implemented properly, project governance is not a bureaucratic burden, but the foundation for fast, transparent, and binding project decisions.