All projects are work, but not all work is a project (part 2). In our last article, we broke down the difference between “projects” and nonroutine “work,”—e.g., daily tasks, collaborating with coworkers, low effort and/or low-risk ad... Continue Reading
What do we mean by best? These are the top-rated Microsoft Visio alternatives in our diagram software directory. Microsoft Visio is a well-known flowchart and diagramming software that’s highly rated by users. With over 1,400 reviews... Continue Reading
If you haven’t adopted mobile project management apps yet, you don’t know what you’re missing. But it’s not too late. In the 1980s, a project manager could sit down at their whirring, buzzing desktop computer, and—with about... Continue Reading
All projects are work, but not all work is a project. I feel your pain: You’ve outgrown spreadsheets, and you’re tired of trying to collaborate over email. You turned to Google to search for an automated tool to... Continue Reading
Is your new collaboration tool hurting team productivity more than it’s helping? If so, let’s fix it. Research shows that strong communication is one of the most important factors for project success, so successful teams should employ... Continue Reading
Cover the distance from being an accidental project manager to being a more capable, credible, and competent one with these five online project management courses. What is a project management certification? Project management certification is a popular... Continue Reading
Many established companies have the Microsoft Office suite already installed on their workers’ computers, so invariably MS PowerPoint is a standard choice for executives, researchers, managers, and basically anyone involved in producing knowledge assets. As a standard... Continue Reading
What do we mean by simple? These tools have above-average scores for ease of use compared to other tools in our project management directory. How quickly can you find the information you need? What’s the learning curve... Continue Reading
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading. — Lao Tzu Change management and project management are closely aligned. Project managers can (and should) act as change managers. Without proper change management,... Continue Reading
There are many reasons why a project fails: lack of planning, poor team communication, inefficient resource management … the list is dreadfully long. A major and common reason for project failure is constantly missing deadlines. This is... Continue Reading
