How to make a checklist that’s actually helpful
Businesses have an unending stream of tasks they have to prioritize, delegate, and finish if they hope to stay afloat. It never stops. How do you juggle all of that? A...
7 features your workflow app needs for effective...
Workflow apps help project managers plan their processes and manage tasks, but, arguably, its most important feature is automation. Workflow automation helps remove...
What is Six Sigma?
Mistakes, errors, wasted time and effort. These are just part of life, right? It may be a comforting philosophy, but it doesn’t help much with running a business. In...
How to create successful team dynamics naturally
Everything changes when you have successful team dynamics — groups that are in-sync and effective know that in order to solve problems quickly and garner mutual...
How to use a team calendar to effectively complete...
Executing a team project involves many layers of modern work life —teams who work from home, multiple time zones, and large, ever-changing projects. When you need to...
Project status report template
But with so many tasks, milestones, and other data to process, status reporting can feel like a daunting task, at least without a status report template. So the...
How to make a Gantt chart
If you manage a team, you know that sometimes you wish you could be everywhere at once. You want to see what’s happening, when it’s getting done, who’s going to do...
The tools battle: does project management in Excel...
Being one of the oldest (and most-used) spreadsheet tools, we can’t argue that Excel hasn’t been a great platform. But is it a great tool for effective project...
Tracking tasks using a task tracker for more...
Are you still scribbling your to-do list on a piece of scrap paper? Perhaps you’ve dabbled with various digital to-do lists, only to let them fall by the wayside....
Insightly vs. Pipedrive: which is right for your team?
Insightly and Pipedrive: they’re two of the biggest names in the CRM system world. Chances are, though, you don’t know exactly what these platforms do. And you...
Get inspired: 4 great project management examples
We’re all familiar with is project management example. The moment when (eek!), your boss says, “Could you just…[insert incomprehensible but seemingly important...
How to prioritize tasks the right way
“It’s 10 AM, do you know what your team is working on?” Prioritizing tasks is the lifeblood of a thriving project. Without task prioritization, your team is either...
Why creating a strategic plan is worth your time
Meeting organizational strategy goals is a key indicator of future project success. Without a strategic plan, businesses are left scrambling trying to put something...
What is a timeline creator and how they can help with...
Project managers are struggling to meet deadlines. A 2020 survey of 111 organizations revealed that only 29% completed a majority of their projects on time. Project...
A Project Charter guide to maximize productivity
Sometimes when you’re planning or managing projects, you can get caught up in the final result as opposed to establishing up-front processes to ensure everything is in...
Why you should consider a Timeline view to manage your...
No project can afford to go without a timeline. If you don’t have a timeline, how will you know how to schedule project activities? How will you know if you’re...
What does a project planner do?
Benjamin Franklin once said, “if you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” There’s no doubt that planning is a crucial step in every project, no...
Custom automation advancements, Excel import updates,...
With the longest year ever finally starting to draw to a close, our incredible team of developers is working as hard as ever to make sure your workflows will also get to...
The best Project Management methodologies to know about
Project management methodologies can get a bad wrap as processes scattered and riddled with grunt work. While projects can range from simple to complex, the most...
Smartsheet pricing and review
Pricing is a vital consideration when investing in work management software. You’ll want the reassurance that your chosen platform offers excellent value for money and...
Free Gantt chart: should you consider one?
Project managers are pretty divided when it comes to Gantt charts. A recent survey stated that 38% of respondents tend to ignore the Gantt chart feature of their project...