4 essential project planning tools you need right now
You want to know why over half of all projects fail? Poor planning. Even project managers admit that the reason their projects fail is due to planning problems. Over 70%...
What is project integration management?
Yep, that’s right — more professional jargon to get your head around. It’s a pain, we know. But don’t worry, we’re here to break it down and help you...
What is a project management life cycle? The...
49% of project managers say that inconsistency in the project management life cycle is their biggest hurdle. Which makes sense, given that 40% don’t even define their...
Cross-functional collaboration: A how-to guide
Cross-functional teams drive innovation, help companies navigate disruption, and meet changing customer expectations at pace. Small wonder then that more and more...
How to get the most out of your Scrum artifacts
Every day at the International Space Station, astronauts send a report to the mission control center about everything they did. The mission control center staff then...
Project Scheduling 101
In the realm of project management priorities, project scheduling makes the top of the list. With so many moving parts from specific tasks and resources required to...
Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the difference?
As a project manager, you always strive to get your teams working faster and more productively without completely overhauling their workflows. For many teams, the...
Agile retrospective: What it is and how it works
As more businesses opt for flexibility in their project management, they turn to agile methods. Keeping an agile project on track requires a lot of communication between...
The importance of project milestones (and why you need...
Ever tried to start a project without clear direction? Yeah…it usually doesn’t go very well. According to the Project Management Institute, nearly 40% of...
Effective project objectives: how to define (and...
Before starting a project, understand and decide on the what, when, and why.
A beginner’s guide to creating your first marketing...
You’re starting to develop your first marketing plan. You stop and think – “Where do I even begin?” A quick online search will show you there are many...
How to visually organize projects using Kanban software
To Do. Doing. Done. In its most simple form, those are the three categories of a traditional Kanban board. But how can you use one to improve your personal or team...
5 templates to get any NGO or NPO organized in minutes
For all of the incredible impact NGOs, or non-governmental organizations, create, there aren’t many tools that fit their distinct needs. Whether you’re working to...
How to create a project communication plan
As a project manager, communicating with your team isn’t always simple. Team members work remotely, from multiple locations, or on different schedules. A project...
monday.com pricing: which plan is right for you?
You’ve finished your free 14-day trial, and now you’re ready to find the right monday.com pricing plan for you. With a plan that is flexible, transparent,...
Understanding the basics of Scrum roles and Agile...
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard companies talking about scrum and agile over the past few years as part of Agile project management. ...
Here’s how to build a successful Scrum team
For many teams wanting to make tighter deadlines, and increase product development and delivery—and who doesn’t want that!—the answer lies in Scrum...
New undo action options, item views, and so much more!
As techies all around the world celebrated Day of the Programmer this week, our incredible R&D team was busy working to make your life, and every programmer’s...
Project charter templates: definition & how to use
Project charters get a bad rap in many organizations. It’s just another daunting part of a project’s bureaucratic approval process, right? Wrong. Many might...
Busy but not productive? Reclaim your day with better...
Your workday begins with checking your email. There are 50 unread messages in your inbox, plus another handful on Slack. Before you can finish reading and responding to...
Agile vs. Waterfall methodology: What’s the...
Agile and Waterfall are two popular project management styles that use radically different methods to reach a successful project outcome. Agile is lean and flexible with...