Determining your consulting rates can be anxiety-inducing, but it doesn’t have to be. The price tag you put on your services isn’t just a number — it’s your value. Setting your consultation fee can be an empowering opportunity to showcase your worth and set yourself apart in the competitive market of service agencies. Your expertise is valuable. If you need help determining just how valuable, you’re in luck.

Discover how Insightful's latest integrations with Trello, ClickUp, and Asana transform project management, offering seamless workflow, enhanced time tracking, and data-driven insights.

As the year 2024 unfolds, the pace of our daily lives only seems to quicken. With so many tasks to juggle and meetings to attend, keeping track of our schedules and staying organized is becoming increasingly difficult. Fortunately, technology has again aided us with various powerful agenda management software tools. If you want to take control of your agenda in the coming year, there are several exciting new options worth checking out.

Great client management will not only make it more enjoyable for your team to work with your clients, but it will also benefit your business in the long run. Besides making it easier to retain clients, happy clients also tend to give referrals and bring in new business. We’ll cover best practices for client relationship management, client management pitfalls you should look out for, as well as how you can use business integrations to keep your team on track and your clients happy.

A change order form is an official and documented change to a project plan. While the term change order is often used in the construction industry, change order forms can be used in any industry to explain how a project will deviate from the original scope. In this piece, you’ll learn how to create a change order template so you can address and implement project changes without skipping a beat. Bob Dylan said, “The times they are a-changin’,” and this is true.

Learning how to create a software implementation project plan is a worthy investment of your time. When software is effectively integrated with your existing workflows and processes, it enables your team to reap the full benefits of any given solution. A new joint survey by Mulesoft and Deloitte found that companies (with at least 1,000 employees) now use an average of 976 applications. Yes, 976 different solutions!

A fresh and interesting phenomenon in the field of remote work is the “hush trip.” The hush trip concept differs from the widely accepted “workcation” idea in that it involves employees working secretly from vacation locales. Though it may sound appealing, this covert kind of remote employment has advantages, disadvantages, and things to think about—especially around the holidays.

Cost management is the process of planning, budgeting, and reporting project spend in order to keep teams on budget and overall costs reasonable. In this article, we'll go over the four functions of cost management and explain exactly how to use them to improve your project's bottom line. When it comes to project management, there are few things more important than keeping costs under control.

The holidays, a time for celebration, gratitude, and, for many businesses, overcoming the infamous holiday slump, are quickly arriving. As a manager or team leader, you are certainly already aware of the challenges that come with this period. There could be a decline in motivation, a tired feeling overall in the office, and a drop in productivity. But worry not! You can help your staff get over the holiday slump and get them inspired for the new year by following these seven steps.

A project management chart is a visual representation of the tasks and objectives involved in a project or process. From Gantt charts to bar charts, view the top 20 project management charts and find out how they can help you become a better project manager. Whether or not it’s your job title, being a project manager means finding ways to execute work more effectively. For teams engaged in sprints or iterative work, visualizing tasks can help streamline communication and create transparency.