While sprint planning tools aim to streamline the planning process and enhance collaboration, they can also introduce challenges. Some tools lack flexibility, forcing teams to adapt their practices to fit the tool rather than supporting their preferred way of working. A lack of customization options can also hinder the effectiveness of these tools, leading to outdated data, information silos, and the need for workarounds. The result is poorly defined plans and wasted time.

Even though it’s sometimes seen as an enterprise-level business challenge, operational efficiency is a critical focus area for small to medium businesses (SMBs). Operational efficiency is about your business’s ability to deliver its products or services in an optimized and cost-effective way, minimizing waste and maximizing productivity. As a small business owner navigating growth, one of your biggest priorities has to be achieving operational efficiency.

Workflows are a powerful tool for businesses of all sizes – if they are intuitive enough to be used by tech and non-tech-savvy people alike. With this in mind, we’ve just redesigned InvGate Service Desk’s no-code Workflow Builder to make the experience much more accessible.In a nutshell, we kept all the functionalities our users already enjoyed but simplified the UX/UI, reduced the learning curve, and added some pre-built processes so you don’t need to start from scratch.

Goal-setting keeps us motivated and driven to achieve more—be it in our personal or professional lives. Whether you want to switch careers, learn a new language, or move to a new country, all goals can be categorized into short-term vs long-term goals.

Flexible work brings multiple benefits but demands managing time and efficiency for remote teams operating distributed across locations. With 51% of the remote workforce experiencing disengagement at work, organizations need to stay in sync with how teams work and what efficiency they gain.

Every click, swipe, and digital interaction contributes to business outcomes in the modern age. Most of us do digital work to create a valuable customer experience (which may also be entirely digital) and track digital metrics to show business growth or achievement of business goals — and even the goals and growth may be primarily or entirely digital! As businesses adjust to the realities of a digital environment, many are undertaking digital transformation programs.

If you’re looking to improve resource planning, this is an important update for you! Get ready to get acquainted with bookings, which will make high-level resource planning and utilization forecasting much more convenient in Scoro. But the updates don’t stop there – we’ve also packed in additional budget insights, fresh PDF styling options, a handful of new settings… The list goes on, so let’s just jump in!

The new release of OneDesk for May 2024 is now live! This release includes a number of features to improve your workflow and aid support.

For many project management teams, Basecamp has been a reliable workhorse. But as teams and projects evolve, needs change. When I'm assembling a team for a new project, a few things become crucial: ease of use, robust features, and ideally, workflow automation to streamline processes. This is where Basecamp can sometimes fall short. While it’s good for communication and task management, it can feel clunky for complex workflows or larger teams.

The modern corporate environment is competitive and dynamic, making employee retention an essential tactic for company success. Beyond just the financial costs, staff turnover has an impact on productivity, institutional knowledge, and team morale. Creative and successful retention techniques are vital as companies fight to hold on to top talent. Once thought of as a standard evaluation instrument, performance reviews have developed into a tactical tool for staff retention.