What is a Project Management Information System?
Any time spent searching for information you need to complete a project is time wasted. Scrolling through long email threads or sifting through tools or documents to...
How to prioritize your professional and personal life
Should I do this first or that? Which is more urgent? Which is easier? Which has more “value?” Priorities! Priorities! Priorities! At times prioritizing your life...
What are the roles and responsibilities of a project manager?
Just like a maestro conducts a group of musicians, a project manager conducts a team. It’s their role to make sure all team members are in sync, and that the final...
The online calendar & planner platform explained
We’re guessing you have a calendar app on your laptop or a planner that sits in your office bag most of the time. But are they really working for you?...
Does monday.com have a calendar?
Calendars are a great way to visualize your project in its entirety. They also allow you to easily spot critical tasks and important deadlines without having to trawl...
Threat-proof your business strategy with smarter risk assessments
Every business venture involves uncertainty — especially for large organizations. A structured risk assessment process helps identify potential risks and roadblocks...
Manager tools: how to actually get things done
We’ve all had managers that are more Godzilla than Mary Poppins but, assuming most are human deep down, why are some managers so great and some, well, not? For most of...
6 Gantt chart alternatives for every project and budget
Gantt charts have long been a staple in product management. Some of the main challenges that arise by using old-school Gantt charts arise once you start to factor in...
3 free task manager tools to inspire your team’s best work
If you’re a project manager or leading a small team, the list of tasks to get through every day can seem endless. It’s challenging for a company of any size to keep...
How to use a shared calendar for project management
Atlassian estimates that the average American worker wastes 31 hours per month in unproductive meetings, and half (half!) of all meetings are considered “time...
Top rated shared calendar app
Shared calendar apps are the baseline of time management for most businesses today — without them, working across time zones, coordinating meeting times, and simply...
8 best shared to-do list tools and how to pick the best one
These days, personal and professional responsibilities seem to have become irrevocably entangled. It can feel like there are a million tasks coming at you from every...
What to look for in a task planner
Task planners tend to take a different shape for everyone— a to-do on a Post-It note, a reminder on a scrap of paper, or maybe an Excel spreadsheet where you had the...
Stakeholder mapping techniques and steps for success
In the sci-fi movie “Independence Day,” planet Earth is attacked by extraterrestrials. As several people arrive in the Nevada desert to launch a...
10 strategies for better team collaboration
Project management relies on effective team collaboration. But building a team that works well together isn’t easy—especially when so many teams are now hybrid or...
To do list app for desktop
We’ve all got too many tasks to get through for our tiny brains to remember. That’s why you owe it to yourself to check out a to-do list app. If you want to stay on...
Project management software for startups: what to look for
When the startup is just you and your cofounders, it’s easy enough to collaborate and distribute work — you don’t really need a system. But once you hire a few...
A complete guide to understanding and implementing leadership theories
The working environment is growing ever more volatile and uncertain. It asks a lot of us as leaders. The recent shift to an extended period of remote work has required...
Account management: A guide and best practices
Customer loyalty is made by nurturing trust and confidence, which is hard to do if you’re not regularly engaging your clients. Account management allows organizations...
Agile project management: everything you need to know
You’ve been working on a complex multi-team project and are almost at the finish line. Suddenly, the client gets in touch to say they want to take a different...
How — and why — to create a project management workflow
Whether you’re brand new to managing projects or have a few years under your belt, chances are you could use a little help in completing projects more smoothly —...