How to Define Processes for Your Team (and Actually Get Things Done)
Here’s the thing about your processes: they shouldn't be "set and forget.” You need to be consistently evaluating them to identify what’s not working, and then use that information to build more ideal systems for your team.
Ask the Industry Expert: How to Project Manage the Six “Severance” Personalities on Your Team
If you’ve watched the latest Apple TV® hit Severance, then you’ll know what I’m talking about. If not, you’ve at least heard the hype – it’s that dystopian/sci-fi series where some people elect to have a brain implant to essentially “sever” the link between their work and personal life consciousness so that their work selves
Earth Day 2022: 5 Ways for Your Hybrid Work Model to Be More Eco-Friendly
As spring has finally sprung and we can get back to enjoying nature that little bit more, our planet is at the forefront of our minds. The theme of Earth Day 2022 is “Invest in Our Planet” — a fitting frame of mind for approaching our business models this year and beyond. The threat of global warming
Ask the Industry Expert: "What Soft Skills Do I Need as a Project Manager?"
In our Ask the Industry Expert column, we put your burning PMO questions to Wrike’s Chris Hare, Industry Principal, PMO, who shares her extensive knowledge and expertise on how to uplevel project delivery at your organization. In this edition, Chris shares her tips on how to make an impact as a project manager in the
Why Great Culture is Essential for a Hybrid Workplace
The hybrid work model is here to stay, folks. The great work-from-home experiment of the past 18 months has been a success; companies realize that employees can be just as productive working from anywhere, and workers are embracing the flexibility of a remote or hybrid workplace. Some 83% of workers want their company to offer a
What is the Future of Work? (2022 Update)
Remote work as we know it will transform in 2022. With the effects of COVID-19 variants rippling worldwide, new workplace and project management trends for the year deal with a well-rounded approach to new methodologies. So take a few moments to stop worrying about today and take a peek into the future of work —
Is Information Overload Real? Or Are We Just a Wimpy Generation? (Video)
Information overload is supposedly a very real, very current phenomenon that our parents never had to deal with. And if you believe we're just a wimpy generation compared to our forefathers, here's a stat to knock your socks off: we see more than 34 billion bits of information per day online — an equivalent of
6 Project Management Trends to Expect in 2022
Project management will undergo significant changes this coming year. Worldwide physical and cultural events are shaping every new project management trend happening in the industry. They may even be transforming the entire project management discipline. Keep reading to stay in the know about some of the most notable changes, alongside our predictions for what to
Everyone's a Project Manager — Yes, That Means You (Video)
When you think about the term "project manager" who comes to mind? Your boss? A colleague on a different team? The guy who literally has "Project Manager" on his LinkedIn bio? Here's something to think about: we're all project managers — you, your teammate, even the intern on the other side of the office. Whether you consider the client
UK Businesses Are Struggling to Close Productivity Gap with Their European Counterparts
Over the last year, the number of IT tools and apps used at work has increased for nearly half of people working in offices across the UK, and the majority now juggle between three and six different types of desktop software, web applications, and mobile apps. This trend among UK workers however, falls well short
Wrike's CEO Analyzes the Lessons to Learn from Facebook in Business Collaboration
In this article, Andrew highlights the lessons that the business collaboration space can learn from Facebook and discusses why the “work graph,” our own unique concept, has the potential to turn us all into project management and collaboration rock stars. We built Wrike with this vision - to connect work for thousands of people -
Turning Employees Into Entrepreneurs: Interview with Adeo Ressi
You're a hard-working individual. You work long hours everyday, so you can breathe easy on the weekends. You also have a passion to start your own company, but you don't have the time or tools to do it. How do you fulfill your passion and find enough time to start a company without quitting your
Interview with Nir Eyal: How to Get Your Customers "Hooked"
Facebook, Amazon, Gmail, Spotify, Netflix... what do they all have in common? They all have us hooked on their products. They found a way to wiggle their product into our routines, and as a result, we've formed a habit dependent on their product that we simply can't break. What is so gut-wrenchingly addictive about these
Drive the Future of Your Work With Wrike’s New Work Intelligence™
Wrike is thrilled to announce Work Intelligence™, the most comprehensive artificial intelligence and machine learning-based engine that taps into millions of user actions to increase automation, make recommendations, and predict outcomes.
How Big Data Gives You Smarter Insights
As someone once said, the problem with Big Data is that it's... well, BIG. Long before the term exploded into the vocabulary of the general public in mid-2011, industries everywhere have delighted in the fact that Big Data can provide them with much-needed insight. By looking for Big Data both internally and externally, organizations can gain
Your Customers Can Help You in Crisis
Today, no company can be immune to the current economic situation. So it is the time for many businesses to analyze their business model and risk profile. Economics experts join their voices stating that the best thing you can do to withstand the crisis is to improve your customer service and be attentive to customer needs.
The Key Difference Between Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0
Surfing the Web, I come across different interpretations of the notion of Enterprise 2.0. Since the initial term of Web 2.0 refers to a perceived, not a defined, second generation of Web-based communities, there is no strict, common definition of Enterprise 2.0. So it’s not surprising that many people get confused and mix up Web
Moving Beyond PTO & WFH: 5 Companies With the Best Work-Life Balance
As millions of office workers around the world juggled their home and working lives in the same space last year, one thing became clear — work-life balance is arguably more important than it ever has been. According to Bloomberg, we are working an average of three hours extra a day. And the companies who do not
4 Ways Digital Transformation Is Changing Project Management
Are your operational processes behind the tech curve? Learn exactly how a digital transformation strategy can streamline project management and help deliver superior outcomes. Read more for examples on how your organization can embrace digital transformation.
5 Digital Transformation Challenges and How to Overcome Them
Digital transformation has been happening since the personal computer was invented and was turbocharged when the internet came along, as people were able to communicate instantly across the globe. The “cloud” was the next big revelation, as teams worldwide could access their data securely no matter where they operated. Fast forward to 2020, and the