Do your projects often run into unexpected roadblocks? Are some team members constantly overworked while others sit idle? If this sounds familiar, take a closer look at your resource planning. Effective resource planning can prevent missed deadlines, uneven workloads, and wasted talent—all while boosting your project success rates. Here’s how to get it right.

Resource management—assigning the right people to the right projects at the right time—plays a key role in a team’s success. But meeting deadlines and goals without overloading team members isn’t always easy, especially when juggling multiple projects. Follow these resource management best practices to create a clear, organized approach that supports your team and keeps clients happy.

Inventory management software is a digital solution that tracks, organizes, and optimizes a company's stock levels, orders, and sales in real-time. By providing accurate data and automating key processes, it helps businesses reduce costs, prevent stockouts, improve cash flow, and make more informed decisions about their inventory.

Who out there didn’t love playing in the sandbox as a kid? Sure, things can get a little gritty. Messy, even. But so much good happens in there too, including plenty of exploration, creativity, and imagination. So it goes with sandbox testing: What’s good for the playground is good for the IT project team, too.

IT is both the foundation and the lifeblood of most modern businesses. Take away their IT ecosystem and there might not be a business left at all. So why does it feel like so many businesses are built atop an IT ecosystem that’s wobbly, convoluted, and seemingly bolted together with spare parts? As organizations grow, it’s natural for various IT components to get added to the mix. IT infrastructure might have started out neatly organized.

Accurate revenue forecasts are critical for sustained business growth and profitability. Without them, you’ll find yourself guessing about your financial needs. Which leads to misguided sales targets, less profitable project pipelines, and overworked or underutilized employees. Stop the guesswork and learn how to use revenue forecasts to make data-driven business decisions. This way, you can support the company’s financial health. And your team’s ability to do their jobs well.

Ever feel like tracking deadlines, task assignments, and progress updates is a never-ending struggle? You're not alone. Project managers everywhere face these common hurdles, often leading to stress, delays, and inefficiencies. Most project management teams juggle multiple projects, each with its own set of deadlines and priorities. The sheer volume of tasks and the need for constant updates makes it difficult to keep everything on track.

We’re bringing you a few small but useful usability improvements in the project view this month, from task sorting to updated calculation logic in the budget charts. Consider it a little summer maintenance as we prepare for some bigger updates coming your way.

In today’s complex regulatory landscape, every business needs a solid compliance plan. A compliance strategy helps lower the risk of fines, legal issues, and reputational damage by ensuring that your business complies with legal, ethical, and regulatory duties. Beyond just obeying the letter of the law, an effective compliance strategy promotes a culture of integrity and responsibility that supports operational excellence and long-term company growth.

A good elevator pitch can be the difference between landing your next big opportunity or falling short of the competition. But the reality is, people want to have meaningful conversations without the forced sales pitch. So how do you pitch yourself during a job interview or client meeting with authenticity? We’ve put together 15 creative elevator pitch examples that will help you nail your next client meeting or virtual networking event.