How to Increase Productivity at Work:<br>6 Mindset Hacks
So take a deep breath, go on a break, and: …change your environment Switch the scenery to reboot your mind. Once fatigue seems to be overtaking, take a walk around the building, go to the terrace or even stand outside under the sun for 5 minutes. And if you absolutely can’t get up from your chair, spend some time
One Step Closer: Wrike's Mobile App is Now Tailored for iPad
Wrike’s iPhone and Android apps help you stay on top of your projects and tasks with ease from any place you choose. We know how eager you are to see Wrike’s iPad app as well. Good news! We are working hard to bring it to you as soon as possible. Even better news…we created a
It's Time to Have Fewer Papers on Your Table: Keeping Memos in Wrike
There's a better way to send memos. Send them to your staff via Wrike, and use built-in tools to track who has read it, send reminders to those who haven't, and even field questions to ensure comprehension. Find out how.
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Brand the Workspace with Your Logo
We've heard your requests to brand your Wrike workspace more completely. Responding to your suggestions, we first introduced branded e-mail notifications for Enterprise users. And today we introduce the ability to spruce up enterprise collaboration with more options to brand your workspace. You can now customize the upper lefthand corner of your workspace (where you currently
How to Handle a Project Management Crisis (Infographic)
With every new project comes the risk of a new project crisis (or two or three). As a project manager, you can't be scared to start just because you're worried about what might go wrong. Instead, it's better to fully prepare yourself for any possibility, and then calmly deal with whatever comes your way. In every
11 Top Add-Ons for Adobe Illustrator
As a creative professional, you're always looking for new ways to bring your designs to life. Add-ons offer more tools, effects, and workflows to help you do more with your Adobe Creative Cloud apps. While there are countless plugins and add-ons available for Adobe applications, we asked our own design team to share some of
Keeping Up With the Computers: The Exponential Growth of Technology
Ever feel like the world of technology is whizzing past and you just can’t keep up? That’s fair. It seems we barely have our hands on a brand-new smartphone before the manufacturer announces an updated model. In this age of planned obsolescence, where devices are purportedly designed to become worthless in a short space of
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The Ultimate Guide to Project Management
If you're learning about project management for the first time and you've come across our Wrike blog, you'll realize we've written quite a lot of articles on IT project management, methodologies, and leadership strategies over the years. We collected the best of the best into one ultimate guide to help you understand and learn all
Waste Not: Becoming a Lean Team Means Cutting These Wastes (Video)
Lean methodology started out as a way to make manufacturing more efficient by finding and getting rid of waste, reducing costs, and delivering products faster. Its main focus is on value, which is essentially anything the customer would want enough to pay for. Value is always defined by the customer. So that means no guessing
Taking a Stand: The Evolution of the Desk Employee (Infographic)
We decided to revisit history and unravel the evolution of sitting as well as the revolution of standing in the office. Check out the infographic below for the stories behind sitting, standing, and even kneeling in the office.
How Will Recruitment Be Different in a Post-Pandemic Office?
Over the last 18 months, industries and teams around the globe have had the challenge of adapting to a newly distanced workforce. Every process has been subject to unprecedented changes and alterations, as the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the world’s businesses. Now, as organizations begin to move back towards a hybrid or office-based workforce, teams
3 Steps to Building Your Own Innovation Machine (Part 3)
Here comes another question – how can we better learn from the experience we get? Eric Ries, already mentioned above, uses an efficient way to tackle problems. I am talking about root-cause analysis or “five whys.” Imagine that the problem you’ve faced has the same structure as a Russian doll. The “root cause” of it is
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Critical Path Analysis in Wrike: Adjust Project Schedules Without Delaying Results
You created a perfect project plan but then... one of your tasks took longer than expected, a new assignment came out of the blue, and one of the key team members took several days off for a sick child. Don't let unexpected events frustrate you: the brand-new Critical Path analysis view addresses all these issues. Now
5 Lessons in Lean Product Development from the Wright Brothers (Infographic)
Good product development is crucial to your company's success, whether it's a small business startup or a huge corporation. Product delays or failures can mean falling behind competitors, or (worst case scenario) a failed launch. When developing your next product, look to the Wright brothers for Lean project management lessons to help your project soar. Want
