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The latest News and Information on Project Management, Methodologies, Productivity and Tools.

8 time and billing software solutions for agency success

In an agency environment, time is not just an abstract concept — it's the currency you trade. Every minute counts, and each second can be a missed opportunity. The same goes for billing, as efficient and accurate invoicing is crucial for maintaining a steady cash flow and keeping clients happy.

To-do lists: 15 tips to make an effective to-do list

Everyone loves checking things off a to-do list—but if it’s not done right, your to-do list can cause more harm than good. In this article, we offer concrete tips to help you set your to-do’s up for success, including how to effectively capture, organize, and prioritize tasks. Read on to take your own list to the next level, so you can stop worrying about misplaced notes and start checking things off.

10 Best Gantt Chart Software for Teams in 2024

Project management is increasingly becoming visual in nature. Stakeholders want to grasp the nitty gritty quickly and in an easy-to-digest manner. This is where Gantt chart software shines. In this guide, we will look at the ten best free Gantt chart software so that you can make the most out of these horizontal, data-rich bars. Let’s go!

KPO directory: 13 top global knowledge service providers

The global knowledge process outsourcing market is on the rise and projected to reach a staggering USD 156.5 billion by 2027. But as KPOs gain widespread popularity and newer companies emerge each year, finding one suitable for your business needs and budget could be daunting. What you need is a global KPO directory or a curated list to help you find a perfect outsourcing partner.

Evaluating the pros and cons of a customer service BPO

Outsourcing a business process to save costs and gain access to specialized expertise is nothing new. Customer support is one business process outsourcing (BPO) service that has seen consistent demand over the last decade. Outsourcing customer support to a high-quality customer service BPO can have significant benefits like increased brand reputation, easy scalability, and better work efficiency. However, it can also cause serious concerns about security and loss of productivity.

13 Marketing Trends and Strategies for 2024

From newspaper ads to artificial intelligence, marketing trends come and go as technology and consumer preferences change. That means marketing leaders can’t always rely on tried-and-true best practices. Instead, anticipating future trends is essential to maintain your edge and develop effective marketing strategies. 2024 is set to be more interesting—and challenging—for marketers than ever, bringing with it a wave of new technology and consumer behaviors.

9 Best Strategic Planning Software Tools in 2024

Strategic planning is a systematic process of setting an organizational goal and devising an actionable strategy to realize the same. It involves a detailed assessment of the organization’s current state and the drafting of the aspirational future state. This process is followed by the formulation of a practically implementable plan to bridge the two. Apart from the planning process, it also includes resource management and mobilization to support efficient road mapping for goal achievement.

What's New in Asana | December 2023

Welcome to the December edition of What's New in Asana. First, automate your workflows more easily by adding a condition to your rules with conditions and branching. Use branching to allow the rule to run in different scenarios with different actions. Next, use a rule to automatically set a task's title and description. Finally, add a bundle directly to a project template so that every project created from that template will also include the workflow features in the bundle.

Top 7 Project Management Trends in 2024

In today’s world, how we manage projects shapes how we get things done. As we go into 2024, lots of organizations – about 70% – think that managing projects well is really important for their success. This blog post talks about seven crucial changes happening in project management. From using smart technology like AI to making remote work easier, these trends are changing how projects are planned and finished for the best results. Let’s dive in.