What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word “Agile?” It’d be no surprise if your mind goes straight to software engineering, given Agile’s origins as a self organized way of working for developers in the early 2000s. But in recent years, its methodologies have become ubiquitous as a highly efficient way for all teams to work, with its frameworks used everywhere from marketing to HR, in military operations, and beyond.

Time and billing software helps companies keep track of billable time spent on client work. Without it, companies have no data on time worked and can’t figure out actual billable hours—leading to lost revenue from missing billable time entries. In this article, we’ll take a look at some of the best time and billing software for agencies and consultancies.

Keeping employees happy and productive is essential to the success of the office. It’s important to create an atmosphere where employees feel appreciated and inspired to stick around, not merely to cut down on turnover expenses. This blog post explores ten key factors that affect employee retention, such as possibilities for professional advancement, competitive pay, extensive benefits, and flexible work schedules.

Initiatives can’t succeed without the right resources. Nobody knows this better than Rita Khayat, Asana’s Head of PMO for Strategy and Operations. Khayat is responsible for keeping business-critical goals on track—which she does by allocating the right resources, at the right time, to the most important work. Khayat’s team is responsible for four main business areas within the CIO org: Resource management is essential for each of these areas.

In the world of work, even the most exciting jobs, like being a scientist or a virus hunter, have their share of boring tasks. Neuroscience suggests that being bored can be good for you, but the question still stands: how can you deal with boredom in a way that keeps you engaged and productive?

Launching a game into a jam-packed market and planning to make a profit requires more than just an original idea and slick gameplay to back it up. So much of success in this sphere boils down to picking the right marketing strategies that resonate with your target audience, as well as monetizing your pride and joy in an appropriate way. There’s also the fact that your team are the gears behind the scenes, and they need to mesh perfectly to drive your project forward properly at all points.

Learn how to check if employees are working from home as productively as expected in this comprehensive guide. Read about implementing objective and subjective methods of monitoring your remote workers to improve workload management and boost productivity and morale.

Previously we launched a new “How I do it in Miro” video series hosted both by regular users and our very own Mironeers. These videos are designed to help you learn — fast — how you can use Miro for your specific job. The first video featured Miro UX researcher Deniz Kartepe, who demonstrated how he uses Miro to run a research project end to end. You can read about it here.