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Agile Meetings 101, How to conduct them properly

Agile meetings have two specific features that set them apart from regular meetings: they are focused on delivering value, and are strictly time-boxed. In fact, these two features make them quite productive, in contrast to most other regular meetings. These meetings are inseparable from an effective agile approach to product development. The reason is ingrained in the nature of agile approaches.

What is an Agile Work Environment?

Ever thought deeply about what an agile work environment means? An agile work environment is one in which employees have the freedom and flexibility to work in different sections of the workplace whenever they want and whatever they prefer. This freedom of choice in the work environment boosts productivity. However, the concept of a flexible work environment encompasses much more than simply adapting space to meet the demands of employees.

12 Best Task Management Software for Small Businesses

Are you looking for a task management software tool for your business? You’ve come to the right place! In this blog article, we’ll go over the 12 best task management software for small businesses and start-ups. So let’s dive in! But first, let’s discuss why your team would need a task management tool in the first place! What’s a Task Management Tool? A task management tool allows you to identify, plan, monitor, visualize, and analyze the workflow for your team.

The Ultimate Guide for Remote Employee Onboarding in 2021

There’s a night and day difference between onboarding a remote employee and onboarding an in-person employee. Since in-person new hires establish rapport with staff and coworkers face-to-face, the learning curve is shorter. When they have questions about paperwork or policies, they simply walk over and ask a coworker or manager. But remote new hires have to deal with time zone differences, communication barriers, and feeling disconnected from company culture.

Project Integration Management 101

Project integration management is the coordination of each specific aspect of a large project. A project is more than just tasks, milestones, communications, and reports. Projects have a context; they aim to satisfy all requirements by balancing resources and fulfilling stakeholder’s expectations. In this way, Project Integration Management is the process of managing a project in its totality, including the tasks, milestones, communications, requirements, trade-offs, and resource decisions.

30 Best Enterprise Project Management Software Tools

Enterprise Project management software has rocketed in popularity with remote workspaces due to the pandemic. Many enterprises used these softwares and enterprise project management solutions prior to the pandemic for ease of communication and collaboration but now they are an absolute necessity for any team that is working remotely with many different parallels initiatives.

12 Tips for Creating a Successful Project Implementation Plan

Every project is different and requires a unique planning and project implementation plan. And since 11.4% of business investment is wasted because of poor project planning, companies need to ensure that their project planning and management are strategic and efficient. A Project implementation plan is a critical component of project management that focuses on documenting how you’ll go about a project.

Tips For Handling Stress in Your Remote Team

More than ever before, employees are working remotely as work-from-home culture becomes the norm due to global conditions. Though things will eventually shift back to in-person work, remote work has gained a firm and likely permanent foothold moving forward. Managing a remote team has a number of stark differences from managing in-person work, and one of the hardest things to address among your employees is stress.

How To Keep Your Employees Connected and Engaged While Working Remotely

Between 2005 to 2017, there was a 159% increase in remote work. Even prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, remote work was growing at an exponential rate. This is due to the increased demand for flexible work schedules and recent advancements in technology. As a result of the pandemic, there was an additional surge of remote workers. Approximately half of the American workforce is currently working from home.