The Agile Origins of Project Management 2.0
In my previous post that was also cross posted on CloudAve, I brought up the topic of enterprise agility. My conclusion was: to be agile and adapt quickly to the ever-changing business environment, you need to be able to blend top-down control with bottom-up agility in a "Ying and Yang" style. I also mentioned the
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The Cure for Project Failure (Infographic)
Are your projects thriving? Or are they suffering from swelling budgets, sluggish progress, and strained deadlines? If your hard work is constantly in danger of flatlining, know this: you’re certainly not alone. There’s an epidemic of failed projects afflicting businesses of all sizes, with organizations hemorrhaging hundreds of millions of dollars in lost funds. In the
5 Best Practices for Managing Incoming Work Requests
Managing this deluge of requests is time-consuming, unwieldy, and difficult to sustain as your company scales. Follow these best practices to bring order to the chaos of incoming work requests so you can spend more time completing important projects and less time apologizing for dropping the ball.
How to Supercharge Lead Generation With Project Management
The right project management strategies can teach marketers how to nurture customer relationships, scale lead generation efforts, and produce better, more organized systems for success. Read on for examples and tactics you should know to increase your marketing leads and convert a higher percentage into sales.
Three, Two, One… Meet the New Timer!
Many of you have asked us to extend the functionality of the time tracker with a timer. We loved the idea, and now the feature is at your service in the new task view for much easier tracking and time reports. But perhaps the most fantastic news is that now you can see who on your team is currently working on
Top 9 Project Management Tool Features on the SMB Wishlist
Choosing the right project management tool for your small business can be a daunting endeavor, especially if it’s your first time venturing into project management territory. Which features are must-haves for small business teams? What exactly should you be looking for in a PM tool? Take a page out of someone else's book. Software Advice asked
HR Buyer’s Guide: How to Optimize Your Employee Management — Free eBook
Are your HR teams on top of their workload? Or are they struggling just to get by? The COVID-19 pandemic put an undeniable strain on HR departments across the globe as they struggled to think on their feet and facilitate the dramatic push into remote working. As noted by Forbes, the challenges of 2020 have “reshaped
From Toyota, to AirBus, to Wrike: The Lean Journey of Errette Dunn (Podcast)
"I wouldn't say I'm achieving amazing things. I would say our customers are achieving amazing things with a little help from us." — Errette Dunn Our very own Implementation and Project Management Coach, Errette Dunn, was featured on the PM for the Masses podcast hosted by PM Influencer, Cesar Abeid. In this episode, Errette discusses his work
How Successful Teams Use Project Management Software (Infographic)
According to Information Week, 87% of high-performing companies use a project management tool to complete daily work and and meet their business goals. But why? What are the benefits? What kinds of teams need project management software? And how do they go about choosing the right tool? Learn all the “how”s and “why”s in this infographic: Share
Project Management 2.0 Is Getting Traction
(IMF). My major impression from these presentations is that more and more managers today are interested in innovating their project management practices. Some managers have already tried applying various new-generation technologies to manage their projects and are ready to share their experiences, while some are still watching and listening, figuring out what will be the best way
Planning a Project: the Problem of Telling What’s Important
You’ve read and heard it so many times: “Efficient project planning is vital for your project’s success.” However, when you’re dealing with a complex project, building an effective project schedule may be really hard, to say the least. You have to first create a long list of tasks that should be completed to deliver the project,
Tip for Pro Users: How to See Tasks Included in Two Folders at Once
One of the handiest things in Wrike is the ability to put one task in several folders. It lets you have different views of the same piece of work and easily adapt Wrike to any workflow. What if you need to have a look at the tasks tagged with two folders at the same time?
3 Tips to Improve Project Management for Creative Teams
When everybody has ideas to contribute, managing a creative team requires you to assume the role of a funnel. Your team pours their ideas out and you need to combine all of them into something that makes sense. With that in mind, here are some tips on how to improve your project management for creative teams.
