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Top 15 Productivity Roadblocks Hindering Your Team (Infographic)
You have your headphones on, music playing, and all notifications muted to allow for maximum focus... and you're still not as productive as you want to be. What are you doing wrong? In our 2015 Work Management Survey, we surveyed 1,464 team leaders and members and asked them to rank their biggest productivity roadblocks. You'll find
A Step-by-Step Guide to Create a Timeline Using Microsoft Project
Visual project timelines are a manager’s best friend. Providing an easy way to report big-picture progress to executives and stakeholders can be a lifesaver when managing large projects. At the same time, when you're managing a project and need to drill down into the details of milestones and dependencies, it's easy to see how the
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4 Ways Digital Transformation Is Changing Project Management
Are your operational processes behind the tech curve? Learn exactly how a digital transformation strategy can streamline project management and help deliver superior outcomes. Read more for examples on how your organization can embrace digital transformation.
Everyone's a Project Manager, But Not Everyone Can Manage Projects (Infographic)
You see a calendar alert for a meeting with your boss to review client deliverables. It's 1 P.M. and the meeting is scheduled for 2 P.M. The deliverables aren't ready yet. You search rapidly through your email looking for the latest version of the deliverable. You start pinging other teammates asking who made the latest
How Employee Motivation Differs Between Baby Boomers, Gen Xers, Millennials & Gen Zers
There are tons of employee motivation theories out there, which makes it tough to know how to get the behavior and engagement you want at your organization. Here are some ideas, examples, and ways both managers and individuals can pinpoint employee motivation.
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Meeting Etiquette Tips You Should Know
As meetings grow more frequent, it's easy to forget what makes meetings effective in the first place. Time is taken for granted, and instead of collaborating, most attendees are checked out: either working on something else or holding side conversations.
3 Crucial Keys to Creative Project Management
If you think overseeing creative projects and supervising creative teams is the same as managing a project with software developers or a manufacturing crew, you may want to think again. Every group has its own quirks and unique concerns that must be taken into consideration if you're going to be an effective leader. Below are the three crucial keys to successfully managing a project with creatives.
Everything You Need to Successfully Manage a Virtual Team (Checklist)
If you've ever managed a virtual team member or an entire remote team before, you know how difficult it can be to keep everyone aligned. If you're about to manage a virtual team for the first time, there are a few major challenges you need to carefully consider before work begins: How to get your team
The Art of Writing: How to Create Content Like a Pro
Even if writing isn’t exactly your forte, the ability to communicate clearly and persuasively is essential—both for your leadership skills, and your ability to develop a strong online presence for your brand. Imagine this: you’ve spent a good deal of time and money developing a beautifully designed, user-friendly website for your company, and you have high
PMP Certification? Use this List of Helpful PMBOK Guide Resources
Want to prepare yourself for a Project Management Professional certification (PMP certification) exam? First things first: PMBOK stands for "Project Management Body Of Knowledge." The definition of what PMBOK means, directly from the 1st (1996) Edition of the PMBOK Guide, is as follows: "all those topics, subject areas and intellectual process which are involved in
Dealing With Bullies, Jerks, & Toxic Personalities in the Workplace
Ever had a conversation with a colleague where you walk away thinking, "Whoa, that person was a real jerk." Turns out you're not alone. These head honcho, give-me-your-lunch-money-type personalities are not only affecting high school hallways, they're invading our office culture.
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Are You Getting the Most out of Wrike's Document Collaboration Capabilities?
Here at Wrike, we're all about collaboration and helping customers get the most out of their tools. If your team often collaborates on documents, then these five tips will help you maximize Wrike's functionality. 1. Try Wrike’s built-in document collaboration tool How many documents do you have cluttering up your cloud storage that were only needed for
9 Phrases to Jumpstart Productivity When Delegating a Task
You might have read our blog post, "10 Phrases You Can Never Say When You Delegate a Task." If not, stop what you're doing and read it. It provides insight into some commonly heard phrases in the workplace that hinder everyone's productivity. Maybe you're even saying a few yourself? In response to that article, one of
What is the Difference Between Project and Portfolio Management?
PM, PPM, PgM. What is the difference between portfolio management and project management, exactly? And where does program management fit in? Here's a quick explanation of each in plain English to help you distinguish the differences. What is Portfolio Management? A portfolio is a high-level view of all the projects an organization is running in order to
5 Ways to Use Google Collaboration Tools for Effective Teamwork
Younger workers especially are very familiar with the Google collaboration suite, so this can serve as a comfortable way to begin encouraging teammates to work together through the cloud. Here are four keys for making the most of using Google Drive for collaboration.