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Starting a new project is always exciting. And just as the excitement sets in you enter into a deep thinking mode on how to create and organize projects. Long term planning is required right from the beginning in terms of finalizing the project plan, which project template to choose, and which view would be best for daily progress monitoring. The objective is to ensure that the Team is aligned wi

Resource planning is the backbone of a project and a business. It can be anything from people to machines to equipment. Resources are everything you need to deliver your services. What is Resource Planning? It is a practice or process by which tasks are allocated to human and non-human resources in such a way that it maximizes the efficiency of the resources in hand while improving outputs. Resour

Project management is all about performing tasks that lead us to the desired business outcomes of value.  Now to get to these outcomes a lot of tasks are required and a lot of which are non-value add or of low value. Not only that, these tasks also consume a lot of our time and efforts. And the question becomes, how do we prevent, reduce and/or optimize the overall project management process to en

Every year brings a lot of changes in project management that lead to new trends. These changes lead to efficient changes in the overall planning and execution of business goals and product strategies. What are the Key Drivers of These Project Management Trends? So far tech-innovation, market demands, mobile first approach and on-demand service fulfillment have been the key drivers forcing us to r

Time management is a critical skill in life and a major difference between success and failure. It’s not just about being in the right place at the right time, it’s about doing the right things with your time! “If you want to be more productive, you need to become a master of your minutes.” –Crystal Paine Time Management is a process of planning, controlling, and trac

Projects run on team collaboration. Any gap in collaboration creates chaos, delays & brings projects to a total halt. Collaboration is all about meaningful information exchange in a timely manner, transparency within the team and clarity around the team’s roles and responsibilities Why do Teams need Collaboration? Team collaboration creates a strong relationship between team members. Collabora

The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly changed the way we do business. Nowadays companies need to leverage ICT (information and communications technology) to boost digital transformation and enable remote teams to maintain productivity and output. In the new normal, companies will need to embrace the remote work business model or struggle to survive during uncertain times. After all, there is no tell

Businesses in the digital age run on time tracking. Time is the globally accepted universal currency for measuring efficiency, productivity and results. Over time, technology has brought to light the importance of measuring various metrics to address desired outcomes, profitability, and better work-life balance. Not only that, our understanding of productivity and effectiveness has also seen radic

2020 has been all about remote work and remote team management. Not all of us were ready to deal with the remote work culture. The tech industry did have some upper hand as they already had some remote work setup and culture. But for the majority of the companies remote work or home employees weren’t ever a priority or part of their overall operations strategy. Remote team productivity has been th

Celebrating 27 years of Scrum, co-creators Jeff Sutherland and Ken Schwaber released a practical set of changes to the SBOK Guide in Nov, 2022. It has gained rapid adoption across manufacturing, marketing, sales, HR, procurement, services in addition to the common belief of it being a development only framework. Some of the key highlights of the changes are: Removal of the Daily questions to make

We all know that Agile Project Management methodology is widely adopted across technology companies. A survey showed that over 76% of all software development projects which are managed using an agile method. Because agile methodology helps to….. Improves collaboration among teams- 54% Enhances the quality level of software in organizations- 52% Results in enhanced customer satisfaction- 49% Spee

2022 has been a year of remote work management with remote team productivity being the number one priority for organizations across the world. Increased accountability is a must for remote team to be successful. Accountability is a culture, a deep ingrained characteristics among great teams. And it need to be always practice right from the top to the bottom. A bottoms-up approach won’t work as emp

Resource Utilization is one of the key performance indicators in project management. And project managers have a tough time finding their resource utilization metrics right. Resource Utilization is one of 3 key components of resource management. The other 2 are resource availability and allocation. As we review some of the best practices for resource utilization within our project management pract

The business success depends on smooth running of all its departments and it can be possible with proper workload management. Managing workload sounds like the easiest task. Just assign the right work to the right person, right? It’s harder than it sounds. A proper workload management plan defines tasks, facilitates better planning and time management. What is Workload Management? It is the pract

Project Managers have an uphill task right from the project initiation till closure phase. They have to deal with a large number of unknowns and moving aspects of a project that keeps them awake at night. In the simplest of terms – “Project management is all about deliverables that meet the success criteria.” There are some certain challenges for every project managers, and they have to deal with