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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The ultimate guide to creating a design strategy
We’ve got a question for you. Do you know where to start when it comes to creating your own design strategy? If you’re shaking your head right now, don’t worry....
35 professional goals to inspire you in 2023 (for every department in your organization)
Need (or want) to set some professional goals? Maybe you… Feel stuck in your career path, and want to challenge yourself to grow; Need clear, achievable targets to...
What’s a concept map? A quick definition with examples
It happens to the best of us; in our mind, the idea seems clear. Only when communicating it does reality hit that we need a better way to organizes ideas and turn them...