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What's New in Asana - Asana Goals edition | July 2022

Welcome to the July edition of What’s New in Asana! This month, we have a special edition look at Goals. Asana Goals enable you to link your organization’s mission with day-to-day work in one shared space. With the addition of My goals, you can see how your work contributes to the organization's objectives and easily navigate between your organization’s mission, company goals, team goals, and the goals you own.

The project management life cycle: 4 essential stages

Every project has a life cycle: At minimum, a project has a start and an end. Those points and everything in between form the life cycle of a project. The real question is whether a business will plan that life cycle strategically through project management — or let the life cycle happen to them instead. If you ask us, we’ll tell you the first option is the way to go. Letting the project run the team rarely ends well, while proactive project planning frequently leads to success.

The project management life cycle: 4 essential stages

Every project has a life cycle: At minimum, a project has a start and an end. Those points and everything in between form the life cycle of a project. The real question is whether a business will plan that life cycle strategically through project management — or let the life cycle happen to them instead. If you ask us, we’ll tell you the first option is the way to go. Letting the project run the team rarely ends well, while proactive project planning frequently leads to success.

How to reduce video meeting stress with science

If you work from home, you’ve faced this dilemma: You want to show face during a video meeting to signal engagement with your job, but video meeting stress is the unavoidable consequence when you go on camera. It’s been more than two years since millions started working from home, and by this point, we’re all tired of seeing our own faces.

Using the Move to Folder Feature

In OneDesk, your items exist in a structured manner. You can have: Portfolios (and sub-portfolios), Projects, and Folders. That order is basically the hierarchy from top to bottom. In other words, folders exist in projects and projects inside of portfolios (though projects can be independent also). Check out our related articles for more details on work structure. In this article I want to talk about folders and a helpful feature called “move to folder.”

Customizable Monthly Timesheet Template: Free Download

Companies need to keep precise time records in order to pay employees accurately, manage overtime hours and time off, while complying with labor laws. For this, employees can create a timesheet and fill out their working hours daily. Or they could use a timesheet template to make things a little easier, like the customizable template we’ve provided. But for companies looking for an easy and efficient way to track hours, online automatic timesheets are the way to go.

Upwork Reviews: How To Make The Best Out of It

You want to hire a talented but affordable graphic designer, and someone suggests Upwork. All you have to do is register on this global freelancing platform, create a job posting, and then sit back as a slew of candidates jump at the prospect of working on your project. You choose the best or most experienced freelancer, and your project is good to go. Simple, isn’t it? Well, not exactly. Here’s a comprehensive Upwork review to help you make the best of this digital freelance job site!

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Improve your efficiency with new ways of automating tasks and accessing apps in Zoho Projects

In project management, a great deal of time is spent switching between tabs, updating task statuses, and notifying relevant teammates. Despite taking up a significant part of one’s work hours, these repetitive tasks often feel inconsequential when assessing one’s productivity. The latest Zoho Projects updates aim to reduce project delays caused by mundane yet unavoidable tasks and help teams stay on top of their schedules.