9 Phrases to Jumpstart Productivity When Delegating a Task
You might have read our blog post, "10 Phrases You Can Never Say When You Delegate a Task." If not, stop what you're doing and read it. It provides insight into some commonly heard phrases in the workplace that hinder everyone's productivity. Maybe you're even saying a few yourself? In response to that article, one of
What is the Difference Between Project and Portfolio Management?
PM, PPM, PgM. What is the difference between portfolio management and project management, exactly? And where does program management fit in? Here's a quick explanation of each in plain English to help you distinguish the differences. What is Portfolio Management? A portfolio is a high-level view of all the projects an organization is running in order to
5 Ways to Use Google Collaboration Tools for Effective Teamwork
Younger workers especially are very familiar with the Google collaboration suite, so this can serve as a comfortable way to begin encouraging teammates to work together through the cloud. Here are four keys for making the most of using Google Drive for collaboration.
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How to Find Your Power as an Introvert Leader: Top Tips
Many people falsely believe that extroverted individuals are the most successful leaders. But in fact, both introverts and extroverts have equal opportunity to achieve greatness in the workplace. An introvert leader can guide, mentor, make important decisions, and network just as well as an extrovert leader. Even though their style is different, introverted leaders have
Wrike Updates: Increase Team Alignment, Prevent Burnout & Better Connect Activity to Results
We’re excited to announce three major updates to our collaborative work management platform, which will improve workload management, streamline project delivery, enhance marketing work management, and more. Check out our news update and see how to help your teams be even more productive.
Wrike Raises $10M Investment from Bain Capital: First-Hand Commentary from our CEO
Customers, Partners and Friends, I’m happy to announce that Bain Capital Ventures, one of the world’s best venture capital firms, has just invested $10M in Wrike. It’s a positive milestone, and I wanted to share why we’ve done it, and what it will allow us to accomplish. Customers, Partners and Friends, I’m happy to announce that Bain Capital
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Networking, Education and Project Management Resources at the PMI Global Congress
Though my view of project management is not canonical and sometimes generates hot debates around it, I do believe that PMI is doing a good job at building connections between project managers and allowing them to share their experience and skills with each other. PMI events play a significant role in moving the whole industry
Product Development Tips from the Wright Brothers (Video)
Roll out the red carpet! Pop the popcorn! Dim the lights! We’re premiering the first in a series of videos on Lean methodology, featuring your very own productivity coach, Errette Dunn. This first video applies Lean principles to the product development process, taking examples from the history of flight and the Wright brothers’ amazing success. You’ll learn: how to shake
10 Gadgets to Keep You Healthy & Productive at Work
90,000 hours. 10.3 years. 18.5% of your waking hours over your entire lifetime. This is how much time you spend at work. You've probably read the stats on how all those hours are taking their toll on your health: sitting is the new smoking, work stress is killing you, the unhealthy habit of forgoing vacation days.
G2 Awards Names Wrike “Highest Rated” in 12 Categories
At Wrike, we’re no stranger to the G2 awards, having been named as part of their annual Best of Software in three categories. This time around, for their quarterly edition in Q3, we won 63 badges across 12 categories! Now, you might be saying to yourself, “I thought Wrike was just a project management tool.”
18 Top Project Management Methodologies (Infographic)
Have you been following our Project Management Basics series? In our Quick Start-Guide to Methodologies, we cover various project management approaches. We've also distilled the essentials and created an infographic that's easy to reference and share with colleagues. Without further ado, here's the infographic to help you run your team and improve your project management experience: Embed
List of Suspects Narrowed in Death of Project (Video)
SAN FRANCISCO — Police in San Francisco say they have narrowed down their list of suspects in the ongoing investigation into the death of a travel brochure project. The project was originally owned by the advertising agency Sea Cliff, Presidio, and Associates, Inc. The case received national attention last year when the brochure mistakenly featured a
What NOT to Say to a Designer and Why
Miscommunications and misunderstandings in design can cause bottlenecks and delay projects—not to mention permanently damage the relationship with your designer. Learning how to talk to a designer so they have the specifics they need from you to complete a project (but enough freedom to incorporate their creativity as well) can cut down on the number of iterations and help build a good relationship for future projects.
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How to Inspire Disengaged Employees and Manage Detachment
You have a rockstar employee on your team. They always go the extra mile, wrap up projects before the assigned due date, volunteer for new work, and always lend a helping hand. Suddenly, you start to notice that employee pulling back. They stop going above and beyond and barely meet minimum requirements, start missing deadlines, and
How Do Enterprise 2.0 Technologies Make Companies More Agile?
Organizational change experts stress the need to develop agile companies. Major Enterprise 2.0 theorists say that new-generation technologies can turn inflexible companies into agile and efficient organizations. They praise social software for optimizing management and overall company activity. To start with, why is the word “agility” so popular in management nowadays? Every year, new technologies, markets