How to Make an Ideal Kanban Workflow for Your Team
A kanban board is simple to use, but it can be a powerful tool for teams. A kanban board creates a visual workflow that illustrates how a team works together and how work is produced. Such workflows help teams improve…Read More »
Read MoreProduct Planning Fundamentals: Develop a Product Plan in 6 Steps
Have you ever wondered what it takes to create a product so iconic that the whole world knows about it? Consider the Apple iPhone. How does a company go from making computers in a garage to commanding nearly 50 percent…Read More »
Read MoreFloat in Project Management: A Quick Guide
Projects are made up of a large number of tasks, and keeping track of those tasks is a primary role of a project manager. Sometimes, the tasks in a project all run smoothly and independently of each other, and there…Read More »
Read MoreA Quick Guide to Kanban Cards
Kanban, or billboard in Japanese, is a visual tool for scheduling. It was first introduced on the floor of the Toyota factory as a just-in-time manufacturing method that delivered just the materials needed at the time they were needed. Since…Read More »
Read More7 Tips for a Smooth Virtual Meeting
Virtual meetings are commonplace in our digitally connected world. Whether they are used to connect teams from different countries, or to bring employees who work from home together for a conference call, virtual meetings can be crucial to a company’s…Read More »
Read More4 Must-Have Features for a Kanban Tool
There are many kanban tools on the market today, and they all have different feature sets. There are simple drag-and-drop tools for organizing to-do lists, planning systems for agile teams and hybrid tools for robust project management. After reviewing dozens…Read More »
Read MoreA Quick Guide to Scrum Artifacts
Scrum is a flexible framework that’s designed to help self-organized teams execute projects quickly in an agile environment. Clients or customers often change ideas mid-stream. The dynamic nature of these projects makes evident the need for each team to offer…Read More »
Read MoreHow to Make a Work From Home Policy (With Examples)
Are employees more productive when they’re working in the office or when they’re allowed to work from home? Well, it depends on who you ask. Company leaders can’t seem to agree whether working from home is good or bad for…Read More »
Read MoreThe Best Collaboration Software of 2020 for Remote & In-House Teams
Collaboration is more important than ever as more people are working from home and teams are distributed across the globe. Getting people to work together in a room is hard enough, but when they’re miles or even a time zone…Read More »
Read MoreHow to Make a Process Improvement Plan
Project management is made up of processes. Project managers and their teams depend on those processes to ensure that a project runs smoothly. But what about those processes? Are they chiseled in stone or can they be improved? Too often…Read More »
Read MoreVirtual Project Management: Benefits, Challenges & Tools
Working remotely is more than common, it’s becoming a necessity for any number of reasons. There are advantages to securing the best talent wherever they might live. It helps an organization’s bottom line. Sometimes, an act of God will disrupt…Read More »
Read MoreHow to Run a Planning Meeting (Checklist Included)
Meetings—there can be too many. Meetings are sometimes held to discuss when to meet: it can feel absurd. However, meetings are not some useless artifact from business past. They are an important means of communication. That’s why a planning meeting…Read More »
Read MoreHow to Make an Agile Workflow for Your Team
Managing a team is a balancing act. They need direction, but if you’re too hands on then you can often stifle their process. What can a team leader do that doesn’t micromanage their team to death, but inspires them to…Read More »
Read MoreProject Time Tracking: Management Tips & Tools
Time is right there in the holy trinity of project management—the triple constraint. The triple constraint consists of the scope, cost and time needed for a project. Every project must manage the triple constraint, and therefore must manage time. Projects…Read More »
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