Get Ahead Quickly: The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management (Book Review)
Now on its fifth edition, Verzuh’s book provides up-to-date information on change management best practices, real-life examples and case studies, plus details on current trends. It also offers guidance on how to engage stakeholders and apply Agile management techniques to your projects. Those looking to earn project management certification can benefit from this read, as the book gives ample preparation tips for PMI’s Project Management Professional exam.
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When Rules of Thumb Can Be as Effective
Another valuable heuristic is to analyze the scope of the work and come up with the minimal project scope that’s most important. Then try to schedule this “must have” scope before some other work that your stakeholders could live without. Let’s say you’re planning to paint the walls in your living room and whitewash the
Wrike Named Leader in Project Portfolio Management
Wrike is honored to be the recipient of a Customer Experience Award for Complete Software and Service Experience by Software Reviews, a division of Info-Tech Research Group. Based on user feedback, we ranked first in Vendor Capabilities and Product Features under “Overall Satisfaction” and “Plan to Renew.”
10 Steps to a Kickass Project Kickoff: A Checklist for Project Managers
With the start of fall and a new football season, we can't help but notice the similarities between kicking off football and kicking off new projects. The contracts have been signed, hands shaken, and you’re now officially hired to lead a new project. Get ready to roll up your sleeves — now the real work
Your Guide to Project Management Best Practices
Planning and overseeing a project so that it’s completed on time, within budget, and meets expectations is not an easy feat. The best project managers know how to balance stakeholder communications with preventing scope creep, watch out for risk, and clarify roles, responsibilities, and priorities within their team, all while upholding the principles of project management.
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What Is Peer Recognition & Why is it Important?
At work, money doesn’t buy us happiness. Statistics show there is only a loose connection between the money we earn and job satisfaction. But it is possible to boost job satisfaction through one powerful variable: peer recognition. In fact, peer recognition is so powerful that it can deliver half the engagement of a salary increase at
New Custom Dashboard Widgets: Simple to Build & Easy to Manage
Wrike's dashboard conveniently gathers the most important project tasks from across the workspace: tasks planned for today and this week, overdue tasks, etc. Thanks to the new custom dashboard widgets feature, you can now create your own widgets for any type of task. For instance, you may want to create a widget for your team's tasks
Using our own product
Guess what we are using to manage Wrike product development efforts? You're right - Wrike. I personally have used Wrike to manage my personal tasks as well as to share other tasks since its first prototype. By using Wrike I have gradually been able to build my personal hierarchy. About a month ago we hit
Announcing Wrike's Certification in the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework
Today we're pleased to announce that Wrike has been added to the list of companies that are certified under the new EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework. The Framework, which was announced on July 12, was crafted by the US Department of Commerce and the European Commission to allow companies in the US and Europe to comply
Analytics Widgets: Actionable Progress Insights Now on Your Dashboard
Remember Dashboard widgets — those highly customizable boxes that help you pre-define any task category and stay on top of these tasks in real time? The new handy update now allows you to make your dashboard truly graphic: meet the recently released Analytics widgets for your Dashboard! Now you can add Analytics reports to your Dashboard,
New Enterprise Features: Create Your Project Command Center
Marketers have to be master jugglers. They need to keep an eye on dozens of different tasks, instantly shifting their attention as opportunities arise and priorities change. With new projects and campaigns constantly being added to the mix, soon they're scrambling to keep everything in the air. Marketing teams need tools to help untangle the
Scrum in Wrike: making software development more agile
We keep telling you that Wrike is very flexible and easily adjusts to your needs. We told you how you can make your project management mobile with your Blackberry or PDA phone. We also wrote a guide about getting things done with Wrike to make your days more productive. Here we’ll tell you how to use
Teamwork that's faster and smarter
Want to Ramp Up Customer Acquisition? First, Break Down Your Campaigns
Customer Acquisition teams manage thousands of campaigns across dozens of channels. Here’s some tips from the team here at Wrike about how to optimize lead gen campaigns and refine your customer acquisition strategy for maximum impact.
How to Be Available Even When Out of the Office (Work Management Roundup)
It's time for the Friday Roundup once again. Today also marks 14 years since the tragedy of 9/11. We wanted to put together an especially heroic collection of links to the best articles on work management, productivity, and work. So grab your drink of choice and warm up your Wrike Chrome extension to bookmark the
How to Answer the Most Common Project Management Interview Questions
Secured an interview for the project management position and want to come prepared? Nail your next junior or senior project manager interview with this guide to the most commonly asked project management interview questions and their answers.
Enterprise Collaboration: Why You Need It & How to Improve It
Enterprise collaboration at its most basic level comes down to how a large organization communicates. It includes the various technologies and platforms that individual members of the organization rely on to discuss work, deliver feedback, and cross-pollinate their ideas. The use of enterprise collaboration software can also reveal a lot about a company's culture and