How do you craft an efficient and sustainable process which aligns people and keeps delivery steady? You need to get your hands dirty; there’s no other way around it. So today, we are excited to walk you through the multiple ways Kanban is applied in practice. Kanban can be extremely helpful. There’s just one important thing to keep in mind when applying it: you have to tailor it to your […]
Organizations have, long enough, supported the top-to-bottom hierarchy where decision-makers and employees are two different kinds. But as times change, so do organizations. Or, at least, the smart ones. Flat hierarchy, close-knit working environment, open workspaces, and virtual teams—this is what the modern business world is about. In recent years, many organizations have switched to […]
Today, 77% of Agilists use Kanban boards. I’ll say it again. Seventy-seven percent of those who conduct Agile projects use a Kanban board, according to the most authoritative study on Agile. This staggering percentage speaks for itself – followers of Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban, and any other Agile method or framework will vouch for the benefits […]
What is the optimal path to be more productive and to increase profits? This is one of the toughest questions business leaders have always been facing. In this day and age, market competitiveness makes it even more challenging to achieve such goals. What is the right answer? Ingenuity, state-of-the-art service, new management ways, or shift […]
“Just make sure to keep me in the loop, alright?” How many times have you heard this expression in the organization you work for? And what happens if you end up being “out of the loop” for an important update regarding the product or the project you are working on? It’s quite uncomfortable to be […]
“And what am I supposed to do with this?” I said, staring at my monitor. I was glaring at a digital board, with some columns, workflows, cards, and some pretty colorful lanes. “How cool!” I thought. Little did I know how this digital board was about to completely transform my perception towards productivity, efficiency, and […]
A collaborative culture is a working environment where people share ideas and information and work together to achieve a common goal. It’s not an easy task to foster such an environment because it requires everyone to be really open to one another. A collaborative culture is derived from the idea that cultural differences can be […]
To be a successful project manager, you should possess a number of key project management skills that define your ability to deliver value to the market successfully. There are different project management skills which are a mix of technical and leadership competencies. Especially nowadays, project managers should operate with agility and set up their processes […]
Project Portfolio Management (PPM) is the process of managing projects and their resources in a way that ensures that the right balance is achieved between the demands of the project and its objectives. This includes managing time, cost, quality, risk, and stakeholder expectations. It also includes measuring performance against set objectives to identify opportunities for […]
Task management refers to all processes involved in the movement of tasks through various phases until they are completed. Such connected processes include planning, execution, reporting, etc. Task management practices allow better team collaboration, create enhanced transparency over work processes, and offer improvement insights. Organizations are under pressure to become more efficient and effective as […]