Is Project Management still important?

I didn’t think the day I would question the relevance and importance of project management would come. Yet, it did. The lead up to this existential introspective thinking were two rather innocent messages in my Inbox. Both had my attention.  The first one was a rant blog about how project management is riddled with buzzwords and […]

4 Tips to Optimize Team Collaboration

In a world that is increasingly competitive, the pressure is on for businesses.  Unless you run a highly automated business or you operate a one-man band, the way your team interacts with each other is rather important. A team that combines forces on a high level is a certain ticket to success.  So how do […]

Sharing the Simple Joys of Drag and Drop Project Management

If you’re anything like me, your heart skips a beat when software makes the most of ‘Drag and Drop’ features. I mean, what’s easier than ‘grabbing’ what you need and ‘dropping’ it where you want it. Job done.  I originally was introduced to the drag and drop concept by Apple quite some time ago. They called it the ‘Click and […]

How to choose the best project management software alternative?

It’s easy enough to convince anybody of the usefulness of a project management software.  Any company -big or small- that deals with even moderately complex projects on a regular basis can see the time and money that can be saved by streamlining the process. We’re not even talking about the reduction in errors (which your customers will love you […]

Interesting Thoughts on Productivity Improvement Techniques

I bumped into Robert (Bob) Pozen while researching another content piece I was writing. You may have heard of the man before, but I certainly hadn’t. But as soon as I started reading what he had to say, he had my attention.  So who is Robert Pozen and what interesting things does he have accredited to his […]

5 Proven Ways to Cope with Change in the Workplace

Change is part of life.  We all know this, yet most of us strongly resist change. I’m sure it’s not just me who thinks that everything seems to be changing even at a faster rate these days. Everything is transient and businesses are not spared from the topsy-turvy effect change has on our daily lives. 

Phasing out IE11 support

As you are probably aware, Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) is the eleventh and final version of the Internet Explorer web browser by Microsoft. Microsoft are no longer actively developing Internet Explorer, replacing it with Microsoft Edge as their default web browser. This means many new web features are not being supported in Internet Explorer and that limits the functionality that […]

How can you optimize workflow in a project management tool?

Last week, we posted the following quote on Social Media:  Understand flow and process of your projects to avoid them spinning out of control.  The response was lots of nods of agreement. Clearly, this is something that resonates with our followers. So how does workflow (or ‘flow’ as we called it) relate to good project management? And […]

Looking over the fence: Randomosity Records case study

Today, when you contact Randomosity Records, you can be certain that you will get a prompt reply. Bookings are followed up and projects are finished as planned. The company aims for nothing less than a big thumbs up in anything they take on. That’s thanks to Joel Simpson and his partner Jen Ashley from Randomosity Records. The years and years […]