Kat is a Midwest-based contributing writer. She covers topics related to careers, self-development, and the freelance life. She is also a columnist for Inc., writes for The Muse, is Career Editor for The Everygirl, and a contributor all over the web.
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Project Management
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5 best calendar management tools for 2025
Desk calendars are cute but they won’t give you a full project overview or update your team in real time. Here are five online calendar tools to choose from.
Project Management
10 min read
Project initiation phase: Best practices for beginning stages
Think of your project as a road trip. The planning phase is when you’ll map out your route, determine your pitstops, and book your hotels.
Project Management
10 min read
What is a risk matrix?
A risk matrix is a project management tool that helps you identify and categorize potential project risks. Learn more in Wrike’s 2024 guide.
Project Management
10 min read
Simple Bill of Sale: Explanation and Examples
A simple bill of sale is a document that transfers the ownership of a good from one person to another. Here’s how to write a bill of sale, plus examples.
Marketing
10 min read
How to Turn 404s From a Bad Experience to a Good One for Prospective Clients
What are 404 errors? They’re status update pages that tell you the webpage you navigated to doesn’t exist. Here’s how to make the most of 404 error pages.
Project Management
10 min read
5 Steps to Creating the Ultimate Risk Mitigation and Response Strategy
Risk mitigation is when you identify potential threats to your projects and develop a plan to address them. Here are five steps for mitigating risks.
Project Management
10 min read
Employee Training Plan Templates
Find out what an employee training plan is and what should be included. Get started with three different and ready-to-use employee training plan templates.
Workplace Trends
10 min read
Desk Organization Ideas and Tips for Your Work-From-Home Setup
These 13 desk organization ideas will help you put together a work-from-home desk setup that supports you in doing (and enjoying) your very best work.
Marketing
10 min read
How to write an effective marketing plan
An effective marketing plan states how you’ll market your business, with details about your brand, audience, and marketing strategies. Here’s how to write one.
Project Management
10 min read
Agile Software Development Best Practices
Agile development is all about delivering value sooner and offering benefits for teams and customers. Here are the Agile software development best practices to know.
Leadership
10 min read
What Is an SOP? How to Write Yours
SOP stands for “standard operating procedure,” a list of prescribed steps to complete a task. Here’s how to write an SOP for your own team or organization.
Productivity
10 min read
How to Take Better Meeting Notes
Knowing how to take better meeting notes will help make the most of your meetings. This guide shares the best way to take notes in meetings — and why it matters.
