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As an agency, you know how to provide guidance and deliver projects for your clients. But when was the last time you took a look at your own agency and planned out a strategic roadmap? Agencies spend around 7-20% of their revenue on their own marketing — but that's a pretty wide gap. How can you know what's a good ballpark investment for your agency’s marketing efforts? No matter what your budget is, you need a strategic plan to ensure your marketing investment is worth it.

Effective project management plays a critical role in determining the success or failure of an organization. In fact, according to the PWC report, 97% of respondents agreed that project management strategies are critical to business performance and organizational success, and 94% agreed that correct PM strategies enable business growth. But with the presence of various project management strategies, it can be challenging to choose the right one for your organization’s needs.

Empathy is tricky. In recent years, it’s become a sniffed-at, laughed-at, or memed trait. Still, leaders who do the work appear to hit their goals and see a boon in productivity, one of the most tangible business metrics.

In today’s rapidly changing business landscape, success is not just about setting goals but measuring progress towards them. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are crucial tools for any business that wants to achieve success. KPIs provide means to track performance against goals and objectives, identify areas for improvement, and make informed decisions that drive growth and profitability.

If your agency is on the hunt for a project management solution, you've likely heard of Microsoft Project. Launched in 1984, MS Project is the longest-running project management platform on the market. But is it the best option for your agency? With so many newer, more powerful project management tools on the market, it’s unsurprising that many teams are slowly moving away from the outdated software.

Creative project managers need to oversee multiple projects simultaneously. Juggling tight deadlines while keeping the creativity flowing is no easy task. A design project management software can help managers and teams manage requests, plan projects, and meet deadlines. Streamlining the project management side of things allows design teams to focus on creativity and client relationships.

Is your agency drowning in a sea of missed deadlines and incomplete deliverables? Implementing a stronger project management strategy could be the missing link in your process. But winning at project management is easier said than done. That’s why many agencies are turning to project management software tools like Scoro to bring order to chaos and instill a new sense of operational clarity. Scoro is a powerful project management tool, but it isn’t right for every agency.

IT project management can be challenging, especially when managing multiple projects with different deadlines, budgets, and teams. As an IT company, you must ensure that your projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the client’s satisfaction. However, with so many moving parts, tracking everything manually can be challenging. This is where Professional Services Automation (PSA) software comes into play.

They say that your company’s success is only as good as the goals you set. But with so many goal frameworks available (think: S.M.A.R.T goals, KPIs, OKRs, etc.), selecting the right goal type can be challenging. In this guide, we will cover everything you need to know about OKRs–from what they are to the different departmental OKR examples that you can get inspired from. Let’s dive in.