One of project managers' hardest jobs is figuring out how to manage the capacity of their team members and streamline the team’s workload. Your team members only have a certain amount of capacity they can offer before negative effects like burnout and bottlenecks occur. However, while capacity management is important, it can be difficult to accomplish without the right tools.

On the surface, executing a content strategy may seem simple. However, for those of us in the know, it takes a lot more than thinking up some catchy blog titles to succeed at content marketing. According to B2B Content Marketing, Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends, only 40% of marketers have a documented content marketing strategy. The only reason we can deduce this number is so low is that it seems too time-consuming to commit to.

Here at Teamwork, we love helping organizations improve their approach to projects. When businesses systematize and automate as many project elements as possible, organizations can use our tools to do more, faster, better. But what happens when the problem isn’t the organization of the project but something about the business processes and workflows an organization uses to execute the project? Project management gives us a few tools to identify problems like these on the project level.

Need to create a new client website? We’ve got your back! First up, you’re going to want to check out our website project template. This template is designed specifically for website projects — and as such, it’s laid out to take you and your team through each step of the process. You can take a look at it here. Now that you have your project arranged, how do you go about actually developing your client’s website?

We use emails for business all the time. Transactional emails to share pricing with a prospect, as a meeting follow-up, or as a notification that an item has shipped are common. Email campaigns differ from one-off emails and can make or break important company initiatives. And they don’t just happen: Hitting the right target at the optimum time with the perfect message is no easy feat. Email campaign management's many moving parts can be confusing to execute and oversee.

Over a quarter (26%) of workers struggle to prioritize daily tasks, citing the lack of a system and the effort needed to create one as the major reasons why. In a busy agency where every minute counts, these “systems” can mean the difference between success and failure — making project management tools a top priority. On the surface, email project planning tools may seem like an obvious solution.

Most agencies don’t have unlimited resources. They must use their time and budgets wisely to get the most bang for their buck. Reaching out to every contact via one-off emails is an inefficient (and unrealistic) communication method. So, how can your agency connect with its audience effectively without overwhelming your staff? It's smarter to keep up with your email marketing efforts, even with a small team, by building automated email workflows.

Quick pulse check: How is everyone feeling right now? Are you still in hibernation mode after the holidays, already behind and struggling to catch up? If you are feeling a tad rusty, you’re not alone. Switching mindsets from unwinding to ramping up can take some time. We’re only human after all. Setting goals for your agency is one way to boost motivation and activate forward motion.

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.

“Operations keeps the lights on, strategy provides a light at the end of the tunnel, but project management is the train engine that moves the organization forward.” ~ Joy Gumz Pulling off client projects successfully is no small feat. Project managers and team members hyper focus on delivering high-quality work all day, every day; planning workflows and proactively addressing obstacles as they arise.