Managing Tasks, Projects, Issues, Documents and How About … Books?

: Published by Anne | Thursday, 23 May, 2013
It’s always great to know how many different and interesting use cases of Wrike implementation are there in your organizations. But could you imagine that Wrike might serve not only as your irreplaceable assistant in task and project management, but also as a librarian?

With a sizeable collection of books in the office, it may be rather difficult to keep them classified and track their availability. One of our customers, Tisso Naturprodukte, who has a large office library with the latest publications in biology and natural medicine, handled this challenge with Wrike’s help. Keeping the books’ statuses up-to-date has become way easier and more accurate. Here’s how exactly they made it happen: Read more...

Saving Time with Wrike's API: Distribion's Experience of Integrating Wrike with Accounting App

: Published by Vera | Wednesday, 24 April, 2013
Many restaurants let you choose the mix of ingredients you want to get in your sandwich, so that the snack perfectly suits your taste. The same is true for project management software. The more freedom you have to combine it with other business apps you use, the better it suits your workflow.

One of our clients, Distribion, Inc., sets a successful example of how to integrate Wrike with other tools your team is already using, such as accounting and ticket management systems, with the help of API. Read more...

: Published by Anne | Wednesday, 17 April, 2013
Key Lime Interactive runs studies in usability and user experience optimization. Among the products they evaluate are eReaders and video games, mobile wallet solutions and entertainment apps.

The team usually runs multiple concurrent research projects while having many more in the pipeline. For their studies, they use several online research tools with licenses for a limited number of users. That’s why managing the availability of these tools has always been a critical issue. And since their business has recently grown and the project work has become more intense, they also faced higher risk of having schedules of tools usage overlap. Fortunately, apart from solving Key Lime’s project management challenges, Wrike helped them to take most of the available licenses without increasing costs. Read more...

: Published by Andrew Filev | Tuesday, 05 March, 2013
When you run a project, there are a lot of components that need to be managed together: information, people, time, as well as specific challenges and threats. Speaking of threats – even if you’re a seasoned professional with extensive experience, you’re never immune to the smaller or bigger dangers of project failure. If you browse blogs and online communities, as well as glance at the agenda of offline events, you’ll see what a stirring discussion it brings up in the PM space. It’s usually analyzed from the “why” side – i.e., what are the reasons for project failure? But there is another equally important question that seems to be rarely discussed: How do we learn from it?
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: Published by Irene | Friday, 01 March, 2013
Even if you heavily rely on the principles of self-organizing teams while managing your projects, you still need a handy way to track project progress and report on results.

For all project managers, team leaders and Wrike fans, we’ve prepared an easy-to-digest manual with screenshots that gives you a quick overview of Wrike’s key reporting capabilities. You’ll learn how to create customized reports and save them on the dashboard for further use.
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: Published by Anne | Friday, 22 February, 2013
Numerous governmental organizations efficiently manage their projects in Wrike, and newcomers often ask us about the best practices of doing this. That’s why today we want to share with you the experience of the analysis and design department of the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Education – NCEI – Application GD. The team looks for the best software solutions for department tasks and projects in a ministry that has more than 5 million students and around 500,000 employees, including teachers.

After they tried more than 20 different project management solutions, Wrike finally has enabled them to easily organize their collaboration within several departments, get more visibility into the work progress, and, finally, get everything done in time. Want to learn how?
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: Published by Anne | Monday, 21 January, 2013
One of our customers, the Australian company Aduro Pty Ltd., is an expert in e-learning. Their platform enables teachers and managers to upload their learning materials online, so that students can play them on any device anytime. This is a great step forward in speeding up the lesson preparation process and a great way to save a lot of money on organizing training sessions. Whew, do you wish your school had adopted this platform a long time ago?

Of course, we couldn’t help asking Aduro which ways of adopting Wrike worked best for their team. We believe their practices will help you bring newcomers on board even quicker and easier, whether you have just created a Wrike account, or you are planning to extend it to new departments or team members! Read more...

: Published by Irene | Wednesday, 07 November, 2012
Whether you are going to introduce Wrike to the whole team or to just some newcomers, your main goal is the same. You need to make all its benefits and features clear to them in a quick and easy-to-understand manner. Based on multiple requests from our customers, we’ve created a comprehensive adoption toolkit that will assist you in every step of presenting Wrike to your team. Read more...

: Published by Irene | Friday, 02 November, 2012

Congrats, you’ve just found the scroll of wisdom that unveils all the wonders of Wrike. Some of these tips may be familiar to you, and others look like an astonishing discovery, but all of them serve the same goal – to increase your productivity and the convenience of using Wrike. So look through this list and learn more about what Wrike can do for you.
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: Published by Anne | Friday, 05 October, 2012
In one of our previous posts, our customer Terramera shared its practical advice on how to achieve an accurate detailed planning.

In some situations, having fewer tasks on the timeline can be a more effective way to keep clients and the board up-to-date with the project planning. Sounds intriguing? Take a look at how the Swift Performance Equipment team approaches planning! Read more...