Project Management 2.0 Approach Presented at the UTD Project Management Symposium
Wrike’s founder, Andrew Filev, spoke at the 2nd Annual University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) Project Management Symposium. The two-day event took place on August 18-19 and was attended by approximately 200 executives, project management professionals, speakers and volunteers – representatives of the nation’s most dynamic organizations. Besides UTD the symposium organizers included PM Forum, an authoritative resource for project management information and knowledge, and Project Management Institute (PMI), the leading membership association for the project management profession. Topics included project management issues facing organizations from diverse industries, governance problems, emerging trends in project management, questions around managing global teams, new product development and more. Andrew gave a presentation about the innovative approach to project management that he advocates in his professional blog. According to Andrew the new approach, called Project Management 2.0 represents the evolution of traditional project management brought by the influence of Enterprise 2.0 technologies. You can find out more about Project Management 2.0 by reading Andrew’s article – “Project Management 2.0: The Ultimate Benefits of the New Approach to Project Management” and by digging though his posts in the Project Management 2.0 blog.
Wrike is at the Office 2.0 Conference Once Again!
Wrike’s CEO and founder Andrew Filev will be speaking at the Office 2.0 Conference for the second time. The conference will be held in San Francisco on September 3-5, 2008. The event gathers the most influential business and technology thinkers, who discuss the future of online productivity and collaboration, and share their ideas on the implementation of the Office 2.0 technologies in different business spheres. The conference is always a refreshing experience for those who are open to new ways of making a business more productive. Here is the perfect place for you to learn about new, emerging organizing principles and how to create a strategy around them for your company. There is a terrific set of speakers, including keynotes from David Allen, the creator of the popular Getting Things Done methodology; Dr. Sukh Grewal, manager of GE’s support central, collaboration environment; Oliver Marks, an expert in effective planning of Enterprise 2.0 strategy; Robert Scoble, the famous technology blogger, and many others. Wrike’s founder will be one of the participants in the Project Management 2.0 panel there. He will present his ideas on innovations brought by the Enterprise 2.0 technologies to project management. You can also read Andrew’s thoughts about Project Management 2.0 in his professional blog.
Upcoming Project Management 2.0 Discussion
This year's Office 2.0 Conference is coming soon. I'll be part of a Project Management 2.0 panel, so if you want to ask questions in real time, you are very welcome to join the conference. Other panels and sessions also promise to be interesting. If you have some stories to share for the panel, leave a comment here with your contact information. I may get some discounted tickets from organizers for visitors who can bring the value to the panel.
Wonderist Proves Dental Marketing Doesn’t Have to be Like Pulling Teeth
In an era when small businesses struggle more than ever, Michael Anderson's commitment to culture, process, and customer impact has allowed his agency to rise above their competition, and carve out a thriving niche in dental marketing.
Webinars Help You Set Wrike for Your Unique Needs
Perhaps some of you already know that Wrike beginners can now learn how to make Wrike project management software best fit their needs by joining our free webinar. During the webinar, we walk you through the initial set up of your account and show you how you can leverage Wrike’s unique features to: • Cut down routine work • Boost your team’s productivity • Get full insight into your business The core advantage of our webinars is that we customize them for your industry. We demonstrate how your company can arrange its project workflow in Wrike, so that you spend less time on starting your Wrike activity. Moreover, you can invite your whole team and use our webinar as a free training session. Wrike’s webinar is an hour-long live conversation with our representative, so your questions are always welcome during the session. Dozens of our users take advantage of this opportunity every week. Join them right now. The webinar is held every Friday at 9:00 AM, Pacific Time. If you plan to purchase 50 or more user licenses, contact us at https://www.wrike.com/contact-sales/, and we’ll arrange a personal conversation at your convenience.
Wrike Establishes European Headquarters in Dublin
It’s official: Wrike has set up shop in Europe! On Monday, with IDA Ireland, we announced the establishment of a European Headquarters in Dublin and the creation of 50 jobs over the next two years. The Wrike team joined Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton in Dublin for the announcement. The new headquarters will support Wrike’s high-growth and dedicated customer support across Europe and the UK. Following the announcement, Wrike CRO Seth Shaw spoke with Irish media to discuss the expansion news and its impact on Ireland's growing tech community. Check out the highlights in BBC’s Good Morning Ulster, Irish Independent, The Irish Times, RTE News, RTE Morning Business News, Silicon Republic, Irish Tech News, and Belfast Telegraph. He talked with Silicon Republic’s John Kennedy about how the digital sector’s growth in Dublin made the city a no-brainer choice for establishing Wrike’s European headquarters. “There is no better market in Europe for this than Dublin, and you can make a strong argument that Dublin is the San Francisco of Europe," he said. Adding to this, our Founder and CEO Andrew Filev said, “We are impressed by the tech community in Ireland and aim to build a dynamic and ambitious team in Dublin...We have grown at a record speed over the past few years and our European HQ will market and support Wrike prospects and customers across Europe." Seth's visit to Dublin was part of Wrike's European tour, which included speaking at EnterConf 2015 in Belfast. Check out our career listings for the latest opportunities with our Dublin team. Photo Credits: Maxwell Photography
How the Wrike & JIRA Two-Way Sync Streamlines Cross-Team Communication at wiGroup
We spoke with wiGroup, a mobile transaction solutions provider, about their experience with the new Wrike & JIRA Two-Way Sync. Learn how they were able to cut down on update meetings and admin work by integrating JIRA with Wrike.
The Wrike Productivity Tour Takes New York
We launched the Wrike Productivity Tour in March with the goal of giving both new Wrikers and power users the opportunity to learn from customers and internal Wrike experts. After stops in San Jose, Seattle, and Los Angeles, we wrapped up the first leg of our nationwide tour with a successful event in New York City. Event Highlights The New York event featured great conversations, networking, and customer panels presented before a full crowd. Customers Etsy, Gwynnie Bee, Motivate International, and Criteo shared their best practices for adopting and using Wrike. Members of the Wrike executive team, product experts, and productivity professionals shared resources to help attendees get the most out of their work management solution. Breakout sessions allowed attendees to discuss their specific use cases with Wrike team members and fellow users. A networking session after the event let everyone mingle, ask questions, and of course grab some drinks and a bite to eat. If you’d like to see the customer panel presentations and breakout sessions, you can view them on the New York Productivity Tour Community thread. Next Stop: A City Near You Thanks to all of you who attended — we loved meeting you! Want the Wrike Productivity Tour to make a stop in your city? Leave a comment below and tell us where we should start the next leg of our tour.
Access Granted: Watch Our Recorded Selective Sharing Webinar
On June 4th, we presented the latest webinar in our "How-to” series, which highlights specific Wrike features to help you master the tool and become a productivity pro. This month, we covered one of the most popular topics in our support chats: selective sharing in Wrike. We want to make it as easy as possible for you to share ideas and projects with your whole team. But how do you strike a balance between giving people access to everything they need without risking information overload? During the webinar, Wrike expert and Implementation Specialist Joy Lawless taught attendees how to: Share tasks and folders with your team for efficient collaboration Follow shared tasks and folders so you always know where your projects stand Share data with whole groups of people in a matter of seconds Use custom tags for selective sharing and personalized organization Grant license types and folder permissions to ensure each person sees exactly what they need Follow a 5-step action plan to start sharing all your brilliant ideas with colleagues ASAP If you missed the live presentation (or if you’d like to refresh your memory), you can now catch the webinar recording right here: After you’ve watched the video, be sure to download the PDF guide with step-by-step instructions for selective sharing in Wrike. (And in keeping with today's theme, share it with your colleagues!) Stay tuned for future how-to webinars! Possible upcoming topics include: generating custom statuses, creating project templates, and team communication tips. What would you like to learn more about in Wrike? Let us know in the comments section!
Agile Software Project Management Event: The APLN Seattle Leadership Summit
. It will be held in Seattle from July 17 - 18. The Summit promises to be an interactive event, with topics including Scrum, agile program management, the software development triangle, collaboration games and many others.
Free Enterprise 2.0 Conference Pass
! Those who will be at the conference will explore the newest trends and practical information, brought together in one place. The conference includes: case studies from surprising pioneers, which will let you learn from others’ successes and challenges tutorials and sessions led by top thinkers, showing you how to make your business more adaptive to the ever-changing environment . keynote and plenary program, where industry visionaries will give their ideas about the future of Enterprise 2.0 Demo Pavilion, where you'll be able to see the latest technologies from established leaders and hot start-ups This is just the tip of the iceberg, so check out the conference page for the full line up of speakers and workshops! Full access to all tutorials and conference sessions will cost you $2,195. You can go there for free! I have a free pass for the conference to give away. Leave a comment on this post, telling me why you need to attend the conference. The author of the best comment will go to the exiting Enterprise 2.0 Conference for FREE!
Digital Workplace: Emerging Theme at the #GartnerPCC Summit L.A.
This past Monday, Gartner analysts Tom Austin and Mike Gotta talked about the new ways people and technology engage one another, demonstrating four new "Cool Tools" -- including Wrike. In fact, at the end of the session when the audience was asked which of the vendors looked like a keeper, the people responded with your #1 project management tool: Wrike. Thanks, everyone! The Portals, Content & Collaboration (#GartnerPCC) Summit is an annual gathering hosted by Gartner, Inc. where business leaders gather to share ideas about creating and sustaining customer, employee, and partner engagement for bottom-line growth. Wrike being presented on the big screen. Our Takeaways from the Summit All throughout #GartnerPCC, one of the key themes being discussed was the digital workplace. It's the idea that the traditional workplace is making way for a new way of working -- where organizations are fueled by insight gleaned from collaborating with the right people and using the right technologies to improve content and engagement with customers. Some stats we picked up that reinforce many of the ideas we've been discussing here on the blog for years: 60% of jobs in the US are non-routine (i.e., not structured processes), up from 40% in 1975. The number of telecommuters increased 79% from 2005 to 2012, resulting in more geographically dispersed teams than ever. From 2000 to 2012, the importance of team-oriented output grew from 20% to 50%. The keynote speeches and sessions supported what we've known all along. The modern workplace has evolved from individual silos to collaborative teams; from structured routines to non-structured work; from onsite employees to remote team members; from desktop computers to Bring Your Own Device & Apps. They also talked about the new needs of the modern workforce, not just in terms of apps, technology, and IT support, but also the importance of having leadership that "gets it."
Project Management 2.0 at PMI Monterey Chapter
, as well as to speak at a few events. I already wrote about my session at the SV PCamp. Another one was the PMI Monterey Chapter meeting, where I gave a talk on the use of various Web 2.0 technologies in project management.I was glad to see the listeners’ vibrant interest in the topic, and I hope that they will be able to use the knowledge that they got during the session in their future projects. I also thought it would be a good idea to share the slide deck that I used at the presentation, so that those who could not attend the meeting would be able to get some insight into how Web 2.0 technologies can energize project management. Please have a look and let me know what you think in the comments. Making Web 2.0 Work for Project Management View more presentations from Wrike com.
Win a FREE iPad from Wrike at the Web 2.0 Expo!
Update May 6, 2010: This giveaway has ended! Thanks for your interest and for hanging out with us at the Web 2.0 Expo! . It will be unveiled during the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco. The release is going to be unforgettable. We are going to demonstrate a solution for unparalleled project collaboration productivity at the Long Tail Pavilion, booth #17. But that’s not all! To make the event even more exciting, we’re running a FREE giveaway. The prize: none other than your very own Apple Tablet! It’s not a contest; it’s a drawing, so anyone can enter, and everybody has a chance to win. The only thing you need to do is to register for the iPad giveaway and come to our booth #17 at the Long Tail Pavilion of Web 2.0 Expo SF on May 5. The winner will be randomly chosen and announced at 3:30 p.m. Don’t miss your chance to win your own iPad and be one of the first to see how e-mail inbox chaos can be turned into revolutionary online productivity for a whole team.
Geneva Health Forum: Key Takeaways from the Wrike Workshop
We're back from beautiful Switzerland, where leaders from a range of industries congregated at the 2014 Geneva Health Forum to advance global health issues. It was exciting to be a part of the energy and commitment of 1,000+ attendees all dedicated to making a difference in the world. We're grateful to have been part of the action, helping to facilitate international collaboration as an official Productivity Partner. Our CEO Andrew Filev participated in several activities, contributing to a panel discussion and leading a workshop about the power of online collaboration. He shared his insights on the emergence of remote work and the corresponding tech enablers. Some key takeaways included: 80% of workers deal with remote work, and remote collaboration is moving to the cloud. Cloud-based services ensure the whole team has easy, reliable access to work, no matter where they are. Social project management tools tap into people's established sharing habits to create an environment of open collaboration. Mobile technology is crucial in granting workers access to information from anywhere on the globe. With the incredible amount of information workers now have access to, important, actionable insights can be uncovered--with the right tools to crunch the data. These four tech enablers combine to connect teams, reduce errors, and make collaboration more efficient. Andrew also gave tips on how to foster innovation through knowledge sharing, encouraging attendees to lead by example and proactively share documents, processes, and plans with their teams. We continue to be inspired by the brilliant minds that use Wrike to collaborate from around the world, working together for the greater good. Here's to continued innovation and collaboration in our partnership with the Geneva Health Forum! Update: Take a look at the slides from Andrew's collaboration workshop on Slideshare!
Making a Difference at the Geneva Health Forum
We're currently in the beautiful country of Switzerland enjoying the Geneva Health Forum, surrounded by international thought leaders in the healthcare industry. And what is even more breathtaking than the majestic scenery of Switzerland itself is the energy around us as great minds come together to tackle global health issues. Robert F. Kennedy once said, "The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to making things better," and everyone, from healthcare professionals to human rights leaders, is here to make a difference. If you're here at the GHF with us, let us know — we'd love to meet you. Wrike is proud to be participating as a Productivity Partner for this event. We're excited to help attendees collaborate online and create a positive impact on the world. Here's a list tomorrow's events where our CEO Andrew Filev will be participating: Wednesday, April 16, 10:45AM-12:15PM: Workshop on Project Management Our CEO and founder, Andrew Filev, will lead an exclusive workshop about the importance of online project collaboration for healthcare organizations. Space is limited, so RSVP right now. Wednesday, April 16, 2:00PM-4:00PM: Story of a Successful Entrepreneur Andrew will be giving a lecture and fielding a Q&A session for students at the University of Geneva regarding his journey as a successful entrepreneur, the creation of Wrike, and why efficient task management is crucial for every startup. Wednesday, April 16, 5:45PM-7:15PM: Big Data and the Knowledge Economy: What is There for Global Health? Our champion CEO will wrap up his day by participating in a panel discussion on a topic near and dear to his heart: Big Data and the promises and challenges it brings to global health. Curious about what you can learn from Andrew's morning workshop? Here's a teaser: "Here at Geneva Health Forum, many of you might be asking: "Why would a healthcare organization need project collaboration software?" We spoke with a healthcare institution that relies on Wrike to find out how an organization operating in this industry can benefit from a project collaboration tool... So to answer the question..." Hope to see you at the forum and events. We're eager to revolutionize health care and increase international collaboration — because all our futures depend on it.
Free Web2.0 Expo Pass for All Wrike Customers!
Some of you already know that we’ve been passionately working on a few important enhancements for your favorite project management software. Today, we’re happy to announce that these enhancements will be unveiled during the Web2.0 Expo. We promise that this upcoming release will be groundbreaking and unforgettable, and we invite you to share the excitement of the moment with us. The conference organizers authorized our team to provide Wrike customers with FREE Web 2.0 Expo passes and 20% discounts for any conference package! Please e-mail [email protected] for your Web2.0 Expo registration promo code. See you in San Francisco!
Wrike Productivity Tour: Coming to a City Near You
Presenting: the Wrike Productivity Tour! This is a seven-stop roadshow where we bring Wrike to a city near you. The Productivity Tour gives both new Wrike users as well as power users the opportunity to learn from customers and internal Wrike experts. See you there!
Wrike is a Geneva Health Forum Productivity Partner
When you’re tackling a big project, two brains are often better than one. And in the case of the Geneva Health Forum’s mission to solve global health concerns, thousands are even greater. Wrike is proud to be a Productivity Partner for this year's Geneva Health Forum. The GHF is a global health conference that brings together healthcare professionals, policy makers, entrepreneurs, researchers, human rights leaders, and the civil sector to find pragmatic solutions to pressing global health issues. We’re excited to help participants bring their collective brain power to bear on matters of public health. Our CEO and mastermind Andrew Filev will be attending the GHF and leading a workshop on the power of online collaboration. He'll be discussing emerging trends and why knowledge sharing is the key to efficient collaboration, among other tips and pointers. Click here for more details on Andrew’s workshop. We have a lot of healthcare organizations relying on Wrike for project management. So, if you're attending this event, we'll be happy to see you in Geneva!
Become a Task Organization Ninja: Watch Our Recorded Dashboard Webinar
On March 25 we kicked off a series of "How-to" webinars designed to spotlight Wrike's individual features and help you become a productivity powerhouse. To start, we tackled a hot topic among Wrikers: using the Dashboard to organize tasks and personalize your virtual workspace. Your Wrike Dashboard is like the instrument panel of an airplane, giving you a comprehensive overview of your tasks. It was designed to streamline your workspace, so you can focus on what you want to get done. The Dashboard comes pre-loaded with five default widgets that are useful for all types of work habits, and taking full advantage of them boosts your productivity. On top of that, custom widgets let you decide what is the most important work to keep front and center. Our “How to Become a Task-Organization Ninja with the Dashboard” webinar uncovers the tips and tricks for making the most of both types of widgets. In the recorded webinar, Wrike-expert Joy will help you: learn the secrets of productive workspace organization, apply best practices citing case studies and research statistics, use default widgets to keep your task list organized, transparent, and accessible, create custom widgets tailored to your needs or chosen project management strategy, and follow a 5-step action plan to maximize your dashboard's usefulness. The recent webinar was a great success, attracting 1,000 attendants! Take a look at what people are saying: "I just wanted to send you a note about how great the Dashboard webinar was. My group considers me a 'power user' of Wrike, but I got a lot of really great information and new tricks that I’ve already started putting into use." — Saralyn Smith Program Manager; Brandman University "Joy used real-life scenarios to illustrate how to customize the dashboard. This translated to fitting mine to the projects I'm working on. It's already helping me quickly work through the most important issues on my plate." — Karen Jackson Project Analyst; Mercy Corps "It was an excellent presentation; very helpful. The presenter was terrific, very knowledgeable, and presented with a steady flow and reemphasized in the right places." — Lawrence P. Rugar Vice President, Corporate Risk Management; Spectrum Retirement Communities, LLC If you're kicking yourself for missing out, don't worry, we've got your back. Now you can watch the webinar recording whenever you’d like. After you’ve watched the video you can download (and share!) this handy PDF guide with key takeaways. Don’t forget to keep an eye out for our future how-to webinars! Possible upcoming topics include: generating custom statuses, creating project templates, and selectively sharing folders and tasks. What would you like to see covered? Leave a comment and let us know!