Are we facing a project-based future? A project-based future needs a project-based work environment and it seems many organisations are already embracing activity based working. Let there be projects and project spaces, writes editor Adeline Teoh. June 27, 2014 Blogs
Using agile timeboxing for managing tasks How often have you heard someone say they were good at multitasking? Michelle LaBrosse advocates for agile’s timeboxing, the practice of focusing on one project task—without distractions—for a short, pre-defined period of time, as better for productivity. June 10, 2014 Blogs
Attention all project managers! With a plethora of technology at our fingertips, it’s easy to think we have the realm of communication sorted. But what about the finite resource of attention? Read about what happens when communication technology turns on editor Adeline Teoh. May 2, 2014 Blogs
6 ways to take charge as a project manager Many employees work hard at their allotted roles, getting lost in the minutiae of their assigned tasks without getting a real feel for how they are contributing to their projects as a whole. Doreen Brown explains how a project manager can change things. March 10, 2014 Basic Managing
Project management software review: activeCollab activeCollab sports all the features you’d expect from a project management system, with the basics—projects, milestones, tasks, and subtasks—very well thought through, writes Anselm Christophersen. November 5, 2013 Tools
Building a project through task management Time and task management is just a tiny part of any project but so crucial to get right in order to ensure things get done when they need to get done. Editor Adeline Teoh on incremental project progress. July 19, 2013 Blogs
How social tools work for project management There’s no question that project management is a social job. Good project managers communicate, build consensus, persuade, and influence others to achieve goals. Liz Pearce of Liquid Planner discusses how being social can improve project communication. May 9, 2013 Tools
Why project managers need deadlines (and vice versa) Deadlines need project managers to recognise them, and to act accordingly. But do they represent an archaic way of managing a schedule? asks editor Adeline Teoh. February 22, 2013 Blogs