Did you know that 77% of high-performing projects use project management tools? Despite the apparent connection between using project management software and great efficiency, adoption rates for these tools remain fairly low among organizations — only 22%. So, here’s the first piece of advice in this guide — for any digital agency that seeks to be groundbreaking, trustworthy, and competitive, project management tools are not an “if” or an afterthought.

The difference between goals and dreams is the action plan to achieve them. Projects that are laid out coherently with digestible milestones and enforced through deadlines achieve results, and perhaps more importantly, provide a framework to navigate the unexpected. Milestones drive a project’s trajectory while providing smaller, achievable markers that structure process, responsibilities, and decisions.

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