Understanding project baselines: a guide
Project baselines are an essential part of successful project management. Your baseline allows you to track your progress, adapt to any changes, and still finish your...
A complete guide to SMART goals: everything you need to...
If you’re reading this article, you’re trying to find out what a SMART goal is, right? It’s a phrase that’s thrown around a lot in the project management world....
Roadmaps explained: how to make a good one
Unlike most management jargon, roadmap essentially explains itself. It’s a visualization of how your product or project should play out over time if everything goes...
The ultimate guide to Kanban and how to use it in 2023
Everyone has probably used a variation of the Kanban method in their lives, whether its been online Kanban software or using sticky notes—a form of Kanban cards!—to...
The complete guide to portfolio management
Managing multiple projects at once can get messy very quickly. Between evenly distributing resources, handling shifting priorities, and ensuring overall alignment with...
Managing task dependencies in project management
Projects rarely comprise two simple tasks — they usually consist of numerous tasks and dependencies. Listing those items is one thing, but managing them in the correct...
An introductory guide to business management
Running a business is like being a mom. Sometimes your children behave like little angels. Other times they drive you crazy. And if you don’t know how to manage their...
Cost variance: the key to keep projects under budget
All projects have various costs associated with them. Ideally, these costs have been planned for ahead of time and detailed in a project budget. The tricky part can be...
Bottom-up vs. top-down project management 101
When it comes to managing projects, there are two schools of thought: Bottom-up vs. Top-down.
Complete guide to effective cost management
Budgets can make or break any project. You’ve got to be able to keep tabs on the cash, time, and resources you’re working with at all times. You’ll also need to...
Great marketing workflow features and how to prove ROI
As a fellow marketing team, we know how difficult it can be to keep track and monitor your endless campaigns, ongoing projects, blogs, and remote team members— just to...
Lean project management methodology guide
There is no shortage of project management solutions in the SaaS marketplace The “best” solution often depends on the type of organization, the specific project, and...
Daily Task List: reclaim your time, prioritize your day
Tasks are things that have to be done, often within a certain period of time. While tasks can be weekly and sometimes monthly (or really any time period for that...
Making Gantt charts in Excel [free Excel Gantt chart...
Gantt charts are a project manager’s bread and butter. They indicate who’s working on which tasks, dates and durations, crossovers or delays, and everything in...
Goal vs. Objective: what’s the difference?
What’s the difference between the terms, goals, and objectives? If you thought they were synonyms, you’re not alone. Most people think that — including us...
Keep track of your work with an Excel checklist...
We’ve all had those days when our to- do list seems endless and that was before we had an Excel checklist template. In the old days, we had whiteboards and sticky...
Is investing in a task list app worth it?
Let’s be honest, you probably have lists littering your desktop — and desk — as we speak. Perhaps you’re the “Sticky note on the side of the...
How to improve your project time management skills
Best practices from PMBOK on project time management.
How to create an effective project schedule in 6 easy...
It’s no secret that projects of all sizes include many stages and even more tasks and deliverables. If so much as a single element is delayed, it can lead to a...
The ultimate project portfolio management guide
Do the projects you take on align with your overall business and growth strategy? Over time, projects can lose direction. Once profitable projects lose their edge, and...
Picking the best calendar app for you: a quick guide
What do your mother-in-law’s birthday, anniversary, and your root canal appointment have in common? They’re all extremely painful things to forget. Back in...