Distributed teams are usually ones that are geographically distributed in various locations – in one city, different cities or even internationally. Initially, they became popular for monetary reasons because they helped lower project costs. And though financial benefits of distributed teams are evident, managing them is a challenging task. Read More
To a great extent how successful your project will be depends on your ability to connect with business stakeholders. Unfortunately, many practitioners fail to connect with stakeholders in a meaningful way, even though effective communication is crucial to obtain the information necessary to deliver the best product possible. Read More
No matter what field you are working in, every day you have to deal with numerous problems that are urgent and need to be solved as quickly as possible. While dealing with a problem, it’s important not to just solve it but to solve the right problem in the right way. Read More
Many teams when starting a project focus mostly on the technical aspect. But it’s important to remember that every successful project needs support activities, aka stakeholder engagement, distribution, etc. All these processes require certain communication roles that are a must-have if you want to succeed.
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Agile has been highly popularized since 2001: the traditional Waterfall development was considered slow and dysfunctional while Agile promised a quick response to changing business requirements and client needs. Read More
No business stays the same during its lifetime – companies need to adapt to constantly changing market conditions, customer demands, and tech innovation. But sometimes following the same trajectory is not enough and the company needs to switch direction to survive.
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The core goal of most companies is to grow revenues, and it’s the responsibility of everу department to contribute to this objective. That’s why in the recent years, many technology startups have introduced a new role – a growth hacker or growth manager – who works with both product development and marketing to drive growth and boost company profits. Read More
There are many articles written about managers who lack a strong hand that is necessary to run successful projects. They often agree with poor decisions and don’t take chances to confront them; they tend to interfere with team’s work and force other stakeholders into doing so even when it’s not necessary.
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Spreadsheets are a very useful tool for statistics and data processing, but some people also use them for managerial purposes. On the market there are a lot of good project management tools, but still some managers rely on the spreadsheets.
The experts’ advice is that people should not use spreadsheets for project management, as they could obstruct the process of a good collaboration. In this article we present 6 reasons how spreadsheets can ruin the project management. Read More
