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How To Accelerate Innovation With the NPD Process
Project Management 10 min read

How To Accelerate Innovation With the NPD Process

Delve into the NPD process and learn how to bring new ideas to market.

How To Track Progress With the Maturity Model Framework
Project Management 10 min read

How To Track Progress With the Maturity Model Framework

Learn about the maturity model framework and track your business progress effectively.

The Total Economic Impact™ of Wrike

The Total Economic Impact™ of Wrike

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Stellar Results: Soaring to New Heights of Efficiency With Wrike
Productivity 5 min read

Stellar Results: Soaring to New Heights of Efficiency With Wrike

Explore how real results and expert insights are all in orbit with Wrike in the finale of our efficiency blog series.

How To Benchmark Growth With Maturity Assessments
Project Management 10 min read

How To Benchmark Growth With Maturity Assessments

Understand the key role of maturity assessments in benchmarking your business growth.

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Data Visualization Tips: How To Make a Pie Chart in Excel
Project Management 10 min read

Data Visualization Tips: How To Make a Pie Chart in Excel

Master the art of data visualization with our guide on how to make a pie chart in Excel.

How To Craft Your Ideal Client Profile
Marketing 7 min read

How To Craft Your Ideal Client Profile

Learn how to craft your ideal client profile and attract the right audience for your business.

Strategic Success: Unfolding the Process of Hoshin Planning
Project Management 7 min read

Strategic Success: Unfolding the Process of Hoshin Planning

Discover the process of Hoshin Planning and drive your strategic success.

How To Mitigate Risks With an Effective ERM Framework
Project Management 10 min read

How To Mitigate Risks With an Effective ERM Framework

Gain valuable insights into an effective ERM framework and mitigate business risks efficiently.

The Importance of a Robust Crisis Communication Plan
Project Management 10 min read

The Importance of a Robust Crisis Communication Plan

Learn the importance of a robust crisis communication plan and navigate your business crises with ease.

The Power of Perspective: Understanding and Setting Subjective Goals
Productivity 10 min read

The Power of Perspective: Understanding and Setting Subjective Goals

Discover the power of perspective and how setting subjective goals can drive your business success.

A Look Back: Wrike’s Biggest Highlights of 2023
Collaboration 10 min read

A Look Back: Wrike’s Biggest Highlights of 2023

As the year comes to a close, we’re feeling a bit nostalgic — so we decided to take a look at our biggest achievements of 2023. Can you guess what made the cut?

2024 Predictions: The Year of Intelligent Work Management and AI Integration
Leadership 5 min read

2024 Predictions: The Year of Intelligent Work Management and AI Integration

Wrike VP of Product, Alexey Korotich, forecasts that the rise of intelligent CWM tools and AI applications will redefine efficiency and drive innovation in 2024.

2024 Predictions: Key Trends Redefining the Future of Marketing
Marketing 7 min read

2024 Predictions: Key Trends Redefining the Future of Marketing

Wrike’s marketing team explores upcoming trends, including M&A growth strategies, the evolving role of CMOs, and balancing AI in content creation.

Wrike 2023: Our Year in Review
News 3 min read

Wrike 2023: Our Year in Review

2023 was a big year for Wrikers. From tons of tasks completed to cool new features, find out what made this year so special for our users.

Streamline Your Creative and Digital Asset Workflows With Wrike
News 5 min read

Streamline Your Creative and Digital Asset Workflows With Wrike

We’ve recently enhanced our offering for creative and digital asset workflows that we’re sure will level up processes for creative teams. We can’t wait to share these updates with you, so read on to learn about what’s new at Wrike for creatives. 

Wrike Automation: Innovative AI for Intelligent Process Discovery
News 7 min read

Wrike Automation: Innovative AI for Intelligent Process Discovery

Discover how Wrike’s automation solution sets it apart from competitors, enhancing efficiency and productivity in project management.

Do More With Less: How To Save Time at Work
Productivity 5 min read

Do More With Less: How To Save Time at Work

Start 2024 with a new strategy to save time at work. Check out Wrike’s helpful tips, from removing distractions to automating repeatable tasks.

Wrike Collaborate Recap: A Fireside Chat With Kasey Schmidt From Visa Acceptance Solutions
Project Management 7 min read

Wrike Collaborate Recap: A Fireside Chat With Kasey Schmidt From Visa Acceptance Solutions

When it’s Wrike Collaborate season, our team gets excited to nerd out about our product announcements and hands-on training. But what we really love are the sessions that allow our customers to share how they use Wrike to achieve impressive results.  This year, we had the pleasure of welcoming Kasey Schmidt, Marketing Technology Lead for Visa Acceptance Solutions, who spoke with Wrike’s Global Customer Experience Lead, Jessica Wooding, about her team’s experience adopting the Wrike platform — and launching a completely new brand with Wrike’s help.  I’m not exaggerating when I tell you that the entire conversation is a must-watch from start to finish. Kasey’s insight on bringing Wrike into her team offers so many nuggets that listeners can implement in their own organizations, from how to slow-roll a tech change for maximum success, to the nitty-gritty details of how they use request forms to free up their creative team for more high-value work.  The great news is that you can watch the entire conversation between Kasey and Jessica (as well as all the other sessions from Wrike Collaborate 2023!) on demand now, for free.  Watch session Here’s a sneak preview of their conversation:  Jessica: Is there something in the past year that you’ve been able to accomplish, despite all odds, that you’re particularly proud of? Kasey: Yes, we were able to launch a brand in the past year, which was huge. That’s no small feat. I think that speaks to the work that was done with our marketing team and how incredibly diligent they were in launching that brand within a very small timeline. So it’s very satisfying to look back at that work and understand that it went from announcement to launch in just a matter of weeks. We could see the work that’s been developed in a website and a brand identity guide and creative and general strategy to move forward with the growth of that brand.  Jessica: Would you say that Wrike was a part of that success in launching the brand?  Kasey: Wrike was a huge part of that success. We were really running with Wrike at that point, and it was to see Wrike in action, in our effort to build an entire brand and digital assets and a website and information architecture for that website and all of the creative that’s associated with the launch of that brand, and all of the events that might be associated. Having our team comfortable working in Wrike and understanding the platform to a higher degree and knowing what they needed to do within the platform — to ensure that they had the views set up correctly, that they were requesting creative correctly, and that they could really track how this project was progressing — all of that was paramount to our success.  Jessica: How would you say that Wrike is really helping to support you and Visa on this journey?  Kasey: Wrike provides an element of visibility that we didn’t have before as an organization. In any big Fortune 500, you’ll see teams on different systems, and teams working across a variety of project management tools. It’s hard to get somebody to log in to five or more platforms on a daily basis just to understand what’s going on with a project.  We’ve seen that having all of those teams come into Wrike with one single view of our project management has been so helpful in clarifying where we’re at in certain workflows. And it’s really enabling people to work better and become less frustrated as they’re working on specific projects. Jessica: That’s beautiful. Now, you mentioned that there are multiple teams at Visa who are using Wrike. What are some of those teams that are using it and is it cross-functional or are they all in one department?  Kasey: The way that we rolled out Wrike, I’ve been really impressed with our team and just how diligent we’ve been in ensuring that we’re taking a crawl-walk-run approach. We really did start slow and we made sure that our core teams were in there. Our creative team specifically was our first use case, then we slowly brought in our email teams, our events teams, our campaigns teams, and our content and creative strategy teams, and even some agency partners.  We’ve actually expanded outward now to include additional marketing teams at Visa or other teams as well, not just marketing, which has been really cool, too. But with that comes a larger visibility as we’re seeing what’s going on across the organization. And I think that’s so helpful, especially as we start to realize that we can all operate in a matrix and we can’t just live in our silos. We’ve learned that it’s really critical to ensure you understand what’s going on across your organization and you maintain that level of communication.  Jessica: Think back to life before Wrike — what was it like collaborating on those processes before you guys were using Wrike? Kasey: Oh my gosh, it just took us so long. That’s really the key takeaway. We used a few different project management tools and it took us a really long time to come to a consensus on what was going on. From a product management standpoint, when you’re asking a user to sift through information to find exactly what they’re looking for, it’s never going to create a positive experience.  Naturally, we’re always thinking externally to our customers and considering how we can optimize their experience in the customer journey. But every now and again, it’s really important to step back and think, OK, what can we do for our internal team to ensure that they’re productive and maintaining the level of efficiency that ensures that they’re happy, healthy employees? We saw that as a huge opportunity, so we focused on choosing really good technology that met our use cases and was there to help us create a system and a flow in which everyone was comfortable in the user interface and we all were working in the same place.  *** You’ll have to head over to the Wrike Collaborate 2023 on-demand page to watch the rest of the interview. While you’re there, make sure you watch our product updates as well!  Watch session

Where Do Customers Find the Most Value With Wrike?
Collaboration 3 min read

Where Do Customers Find the Most Value With Wrike?

Wrike’s Collaborative Work Management Index is full of reliable stats on how real customers use our platform to save time and maximize team efficiency.

Decoding Efficiency: A Glimpse Into a Brighter Tomorrow
Productivity 5 min read

Decoding Efficiency: A Glimpse Into a Brighter Tomorrow

Navigate the world of increased workloads and tighter budgets. Discover the power of efficiency, backed by real-world stats and pro tips.

Wrike Collaborate Recap: How Our Customers Drive Efficiency
Collaboration 7 min read

Wrike Collaborate Recap: How Our Customers Drive Efficiency

Here’s a recap of the customer panel from Wrike Collaborate 2023, which focused on streamlining processes, evaluating technology stacks, and consolidating tools.

Chart View: Maximize the Power of Visualization
News 10 min read

Chart View: Maximize the Power of Visualization

Wrike’s new Chart view offers dynamic visualizations, analytics tools, and best practices to elevate team efficiency and decision making.