What is a Project Portfolio Manager? Definition, Key Skills
Managing multiple projects and initiatives effectively is a major challenge for growing businesses. How do you ensure resources are allocated correctly, projects align...
What is a milestone chart?
Identifying milestones is a crucial, but sometimes overlooked function of the project planning process. While most people tend to consider milestones simply as start and...
Lead manager 101: the hassle-free guide to managing sales leads
The average sales cycle can be 120 days long for a high-value product, while the average sales development rep makes about 9 attempts to convert prospects. Multiply that...
Using a dependencies diagram in your project
The word dependent comes from the Latin dependere meaning to ‘hang from’. For those of you out there with a ‘dependent’ — I have a 4-year old — doesn’t...
Here’s what you need to know about demand management
Your customers have pain points and they’re itching for solutions. What if your company could not only solve their issues but predictably identify any solution...
Business process improvement guide: 3 proven methodologies
What’s business process improvement (and how the heck does it work)? Is it just a random buzzword taken from an old and boring academic book on management? Whether...
What is application portfolio management? Plus templates to help you get started
Have you ever gone out to the mall for the day and come back with a new decorative item for your home — like a vase, picture frame or tchotchke — and been less...
ClickUp vs. Trello: which should you use?
When you’re researching the plethora of project management tools out there and trying to find the best fit, you can’t be faulted for feeling overwhelmed by the...
ActiveCampaign pricing: choosing the right plan
When you’re running a business, it’s important to find the ideal CRM platform or tool that not only helps you efficiently manage your customer relationships...
12 Project Management Challenges + How to Overcome Them
Managing a project is a bit like completing a Rubik’s cube — you have to keep several elements of the project at the top of your mind, while also considering...
What qualifies as project management experience?
The market for project management talent is hot — workers with project management experience and skills are in high demand as businesses shift to become more...
Build custom apps fast — a guide to low-code platforms
To meet swift market changes, organizations need an agile approach.
Business process outsourcing (BPO): everything you need to know to get started
A big part of strategic business operations is deciding how to use the resources at your disposal. This includes choosing which projects your internal team spends their...
5 steps to a successful stakeholders engagement strategy
In today’s world, involving stakeholders in your projects is no longer an option, but a social responsibility — especially in the early stages. But if you’re...
Want a simple CRM? Top 10 software for any business [2025]
CRMs may have garnered a complicated reputation in sales and marketing teams, but at their core, customer relationship management systems have a simple purpose. They...
What is the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)?
When you’re a small startup with only a few like-minded people on a single team, of course you can be flexible. But if you do things right, you won’t stay small...
Our complete guide to the Prince2 methodology
The most thrilling thing about writing this article was discovering there was, in fact, a Prince1. Except it wasn’t called Prince1, it was just titled Prince. Which...
The Ultimate Introduction to No-Code/Low-Code
No-code/low-code is no longer a philosophical idea or ideal that only lives in hypothetical tech talks. In 2022, it’s how we can manage complex data without...
5 team management app features to help boost productivity
Every manager wants to manage their team successfully. But how do you judge whether your team management tactics are effective? The most obvious indicator is the...
How to build an effective stakeholders engagement assessment matrix
We’ve all got stakeholders nosey-ing around in the minutiae of our lives. Your boss? Stakeholder. Mortgage company? Stakeholder. Mother-in-law. You betcha. While we...