Some years ago, I wrote a blog called Always Stop for Donuts. In it, I spoke about the employee experience and the impact of connection. In that blog, I touched on how to grow roots amidst the waves of change. Years ago, the formula for growing roots seemed simpler: connect with employees (people), know your stuff, grow yourself, take chances, never let off the gas (except to stop for doughnuts on the way to the office.)

You don’t earn both the International SaaS Award for “Best Enterprise-Level SaaS Product” and G2’s “Best Est. ROI” badge just a few months apart unless you listen to your users and continuously make your solution more valuable for them. But we recently won both of these awards (and several others) for our product management platform.

Microsoft had its corporate earnings call yesterday and posted weaker guidance. But guess what? Several hours later, the tech giant was hit by a networking outage that took down Azure and other services like Teams and Outlook, affecting millions of users globally.

Interested in a toolkit for managing remote workers? Since the pandemic, many companies have allowed their employees to work from home. Now, if you’re new to remote work, figuring out how to manage your remote team can seem daunting. However, with the right remote work toolkit, managing your distributed team should be a piece of cake! In this article, we’ll show you the tools you need in your managing remote workers toolkit and highlight their key features.

Invoicing and payment are often the final chapters in the story of a project, and just like with any great book or movie, a good conclusion makes all the difference. The value of getting paid on time for work delivered cannot be overstated, as it is vital to your business’s cash flow and your ability to forecast revenue successfully.

Brainstorming is a creative problem-solving technique that involves generating ideas and solutions through a group discussion. It’s usually a messy meeting where notes are flying around, people are speaking over each other, and in the end, solutions are lost in the chaos. Brainstorming, however, is an essential tool for businesses, teams, and individuals to come up with fresh ideas, solve problems, and improve processes. But how can businesses effectively brainstorm?

Today, many companies consist of a combination of “office” and “frontline” workers. But it’s incredibly common for decision-making in any company to be directed by, and focused on, those in the office, with little to no involvement from the frontline.

Enabling team collaboration has been core to Miro’s vision since day one. And, with the emergence of hybrid work, we’ve seen exciting new opportunities to innovate and build new products and solutions.

The tier 4 help desk is the final layer in the 5 levels of IT support. Its main purpose is to effectively handle incidents for services that the organization has outsourced. This means that tier 4 support handles everything by tiers 0 to 3, but this time the work is carried out by a third-party help desk. Tier 4 support is typically used when it is not possible to have the required support knowledge in-house or if third-party support is needed at a contractual level, for example, to maintain a warranty.

Professional service projects are different animals than “normal” projects. While both offer challenges, professional service firms must meet their internal goals AND the client’s expectations. More companies and more people involved usually equates to greater risk. This article is your ultimate guide for understanding professional services, why companies use them, and the challenges professional service firms have in common.