The last two and a half years have been a rollercoaster in the world of work. Too many changes have taken effect as organizations looked for ways to keep their employees safe. We can’t quite say that everything is in the clear yet, especially with the emergence of the Omicron variant. It is highly probable that things will continue to make unexpected turns. However, amidst all the chaos, one thing is clear about the future of work – hybrid working.

As this year winds down, you may be eager to begin or continue planning for the next one. It’s an exciting time that’s filled with brainstorming, bold ideas, and big dreams as you and your team enthusiastically identify all of the possibilities for the coming year. But you also know that you need to balance all of that ambitious fantasizing with some intention, strategy, and organization.

A large part of project management is ensuring that your team has the time and resources needed to complete jobs on time. As a project manager, you need to be able to assess the available hours from your team members and check available resources before you put together a project plan. This process is called resource management. Understanding resources is essential for several reasons, and it has a major impact on the billable hours and, therefore, your company's profitability.

The workplace looks different these days and so does the employee experience. Since 2019, we’ve seen remote work grow. In fact, between 2019 and 2021 the number of remote workers tripled. With workers at home, in the office, and on the road companies need to have targeted communication options that accommodate these diverse engagement needs. Technology is supposed to enhance communications, but sometimes it becomes its own monster.

Well, to be honest, being busy is not quite the same as being productive, and any seasoned programmer is going to tell you this. You might be active at times, however, it does not always imply that you are being productive. Moreover, there are chances that you might be performing repetitive tasks that might be automated, leading you to become less effective. At the most basic level, productivity refers to the ability to do activities quickly and effectively.

Two employees or two hundred – everyone needs a space to do their best work

Stuck in a stalemate? Try this time-honored technique on for size.

The Scaled Agile Framework, or SAFe, might sound like a contradiction in terms. The agile methodology for software development is designed to help companies operate nimbly — without being slowed down by processes or constrained by a rigid plan — so that they can deliver value to customers more quickly and efficiently. But what happens when a small, agile company grows into a large enterprise?

This November, we held our annual conference, Distributed ’22, where we shared solutions for collaborating, creating, and innovating in an increasingly digitized and distributed world of work. We also announced some pretty exciting product updates — including Talktrack, Interactive Presentation Mode, and integrations for YouTube, Looker, and Confluence — which will create even better spaces for teams to collaborate and enable new ways of working.

Project management vs. task management may sound similar to newbies, but they differ for project management pros. Yes, projects and tasks are commonly interchanged because both concepts relate to work management—except that one encompasses a more extensive scope than the other. Understanding how project management vs. task management are different yet work hand-in-hand to achieve a particular goal is an important step in productivity and efficiency.