If you ask five different people to define “project failure,” you’ll likely get five different answers. This is because project failure is subjective, determined by both a project’s success criteria and the metrics used to evaluate... Continue Reading
Update 5/31/2018: This piece has been updated to include new free project management software options and the most current information on the original options. Competition in the free project management software landscape has exploded. When we first... Continue Reading
Improving employee productivity is a serious concern for small businesses. In our recent survey on top technology trends*, small and midsize businesses (SMBs) rated improving employee productivity as one of their top business goals over the... Continue Reading
In 2001, at Utah’s Snowbird ski resort, 17 software developers got together and produced the groundbreaking Agile Manifesto. It was meant to streamline the software development process by de-emphasizing inefficient practices such as heavy documentation, excessive meetings,... Continue Reading
I remember the presentation well, but for all the wrong reasons. The keynote speaker at a well-known project management conference had decades of experience, a clear message, great stage presence, and a truly cringeworthy presentation. Every other slide... Continue Reading
Update 4/5/18: With the release of the 10th edition of the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Salary Survey last year, we updated this piece to reflect the latest salary information available. This information is based on... Continue Reading
With opening day of baseball season right around the corner, it’s a great time of year for obsessing over stats. After all, the difference between a journeyman (a .250 hitter) and a Hall of Famer (a .300... Continue Reading
“Do I have to pay for that?” This is a common refrain in the internet generation, which grew up with easy and instantaneous access to everything from TV shows to music and news. If they can get... Continue Reading
According to a BrightLocal survey, 84% of people trust online reviews. Software shoppers are more likely to favor products with positive reviews, and less likely to consider products with no reviews at all. As no product can... Continue Reading
Implementing company-wide change—particularly with large teams—is a monumental task that must be approached methodically, and thoughtfully. Even within forward-thinking companies, resistance to change exists. Getting your team on board with using a new project management tool is no... Continue Reading
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