January 3, 2019
Productivity
“Productivity is being able to do things that you were never able to do before.” – Franz Kafka Productivity hacks are shortcuts, tricks or strategies that help you get more done in the same amount of time. Here are some productivity hacks you can use in 2019. Set Daily Goals Setting a …
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December 10, 2018
Career Development, Project Communication
I read all the books. I watched my previous managers do it. And then it happened. I was given my first project to manage. All the excitement and all the fears, mixed into one emotion. Doing it for the first time. As they say, “You will never forget your first.” …
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December 6, 2018
Uncategorized
Project managers are the backbone of a project. They are the anchor around which the entire project revolves. In some organizations, a project manager may be involved in evaluation and analysis activities prior to project initiation. The role of a project manager, in short, is a leader. He or she …
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November 13, 2018
Productivity
University students don’t think of themselves as project managers, but the principles of project management are key for students to be successful. Maybe you’re a PhD student working on your thesis. Or you’re a freshman in college trying to balance your workload. Project management for students is the key to …
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October 29, 2018
Project Planning
Project management is predicated on a timeline. What will be done, when – this is the tongue in cheek definition of project management. If there’s no project schedule, you aren’t managing a project – you’re overlooking a dream. If so, why is it that much of the time, a project …
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October 17, 2018
Project Planning
Black Friday is coming up. Many of us are already scouting the doorbusters, deciding where we will go when doors open. Planning Black Friday is not an easy undertaking for customers – and it is a much bigger project for sellers! What goes in to a successful Black Friday? Let’s …
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September 20, 2018
Comics
May 12, 2018
Software Review
Monday.com Review: Introduction Monday.com (formerly known as “DaPulse”) is a growing task management app. Competing in this space with giants like Trello, JIRA and Asana, Monday must bring something else on board to be competitive – and it does! Highly customizeable task tables, with templates and endless options. The Monday …
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March 5, 2018
Software Review
Asana Review: Introduction Asana is a task management application built to scale. Starting as a task management app, the company has recently started to replace the inbox. This may change the way the application evolves. One can look at Asana as a task table that is built to scale. While this …
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March 5, 2018
Software Review
Wrike Review: Introduction Wrike is all about collaboration. It has great features, though a pretty common Gantt chart, and good collaborative tools. The on-boarding is detailed, with different levels of features you can choose between for different prices. There’s a lot of collaborative features within Wrike, including good communication tools …
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