The latest News and Information on Project Management, Methodologies, Productivity and Tools.
Let’s start with a simple question: What is productivity? The term comes from “product,” which basically means something that’s created. But in the world of work and personal growth, productivity has grown into something much bigger. It’s about the efficiency and effectiveness with which tasks are completed. It’s about the balance between the quality and quantity of work, and the time and resources used to achieve it.
Ever wondered why some projects seem to glide effortlessly to success, while others seem to hit every bump in the road? The answer might lie in the power of benchmarking. As the legendary management consultant Peter Drucker once said: “What a business needs most for its decisions — especially its strategic ones — is data about what goes on outside it. Only outside a business are there results, opportunities, and threats.”
Hello, aspiring culture builders and rockstar team leaders! So, you have a team that is dispersed across cities, nations, and possibly even continents, and your goal is to promote a thriving culture rather than merely keep things going smoothly. We understand that it’s a big task, but truly, is it worth it! A distributed team culture isn’t just about people clocking in and out from different time zones.
Modern project management is more than a series of boxes to check — it’s about leveraging data and analytics to make smarter decisions, track progress, and improve performance. Project management analytics and metrics create a powerful, data-driven toolkit for project managers to accurately track progress, evaluate performance, and guide decision-making.
Deep work, as defined by productivity expert Cal Newport, refers to the ability to focus intensely on a cognitively demanding task without distractions. In today’s world of constant interruption, deep work has become a rare commodity. While technology has made our lives easier in many ways, it has also made it difficult to accomplish meaningful work without succumbing to the lure of social media, notifications, and other distractions.
