Small business management: how to manage your business more effectively
When you decided to start a new business, you probably had a vision of the future life you’d like to create. Maybe you wanted to become your own boss to have a...
How to Create a Project Timeline in 5 Easy Steps [+Template]
A sound project timeline won’t necessarily make or break your entire project. But it can spell the difference between a project delivered on time and within budget...
Scope of work in project management
Scope of work — one of the many things that could stand between you and a lot of potential double work with your client. Writing a scope of work for a client can be...
What is a Scrum Master? A guide to the role
If you’re working in the field of product development or project management, you’ll have noticed the term scrum master. Based on the name, it makes sense...
How network diagrams can boost your workflows
If you Google image search “network diagram,” thousands of results come back, yet not surprisingly, not all of them are related to project management. Note: if you...
110+ project management statistics and trends for 2025
Driving strategic execution at scale is hard. Organizations are under constant pressure to deliver complex initiatives on time, optimize their resources, and adapt to...
Guide to effective workload management
Managing your own workload can be challenging at the best of times, managing a whole team’s workload doubly so. Staff with too much on their plate can crack under...
What is work order management and why do you need it?
Looking for more information about work order management? Well, you’ve come to the right place. To save you spending hours trawling through the internet trying to find...
Drive better business outcomes with strategic portfolio management
Setting big-picture business goals is the easy part, right? The real challenge is turning those goals into action without losing sight of priorities, wasting resources,...
Why the right store management software could be the missing link in your business growth
If you are a business owner with something to sell, we’re about to make your life a whole lot easier. It doesn’t matter what you’ve got in stock, or...
Your guide to spreadsheet software
Data. It’s everywhere. Some 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are generated every day. Whether it’s a business tracking leads or an individual monitoring their personal...
The ultimate guide to scrum project management
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if your team managed themselves? Imagine this. Your team shows up for work each day full of energy and enthusiasm. They know exactly what to...
The 4 Scrum ceremonies you need to bring structure to your project
Sadly, a Scrum ceremony isn’t an ornate presentation that happens after a particularly effective headlock in the British sport of rugby. More’s the pity. In all...
Resource planning made easy: 5 steps for syncing your team, tools, and time
No matter the size of the project you’re working on, you have to account for every resource ahead of time, from people and tools to time and budget. But resource...
The 15 best resource management software options to try in 2025
Every project depends on your resources — think people, skills, tools, or budgets — working together to achieve your goals and deliver business value. Without...
Why project cost tracking is crucial for project success
On a list of the 50 most boring things in life, sorting out money featured 4 separate times. Given this list also contained rice cakes and the Kardashians, that’s no...
How to create a contingency budget
In a perfect world, our projects would never be delayed or come in way over the budget. But that, unfortunately, is not the way the world works, usually. There are...
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...
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...