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You can’t understand Trello, or properly evaluate Trello alternatives, without understanding the kanban board. The kanban board is easily one of the most popular task management tools available ffor project managers. If you’ve used one, it’s not hard to see why they’re an important part of project management software.

What Is a Kanban Board?

Kanban boards are visual tools that keep teams flexible, productive and focused on continuous delivery. It’s a more efficient way to manage workflow and team collaboration. Given its diversity and simplicity, it’s understandable that so many software solutions are incorporating kanban.

Trello, the Most Popular Kanban Software

Perhaps the most popular kanban software is Trello, which implements the kanban board tool as a means for teams to manage simple tasks. Trello is a task management software that uses the visual overview of kanban to manage projects.

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Before you’re able to do a project risk analysis, you have to acknowledge that risk is going to happen in your project and you’ll need to be prepared with a risk management plan. By planning for risks, you begin the process of knowing how to identify, monitor and close out risks when they show up in your project.

Part of that risk management process is risk analysis. It’s a project planning technique that helps you to mitigate risk. There are also tools that can assist. You should at the very least, have a risk tracking software tool to identify and list those risks.

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Even the most meticulously planned projects experience unforeseen changes, and

when this happens, we need to quantify the effect these changes have. Luckily, there are formulas that eliminate the guesswork.

One of these formulas solves for Estimate at Completion — an important metric for monitoring a project budget. Keep reading to learn why to always calculate Estimate at Completion and exactly what this formula can do.

What is Estimate at Completion (EAC)?

Estimate at completion is a part of the earned value management (EVM) system. This term refers to the practice of estimating a project budget during the project’s life. In other words, how much will the project cost at the time of completion? Your EAC can then be compared to the originally projected budget.

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