Best project scheduling software in 2024
If your organization is struggling to keep projects on track with spreadsheets, emails, and files that seem to vanish right when you need them – you’ll be pleased to know that there’s a huge variety of…
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7 scarily good features PMs can’t live without
Every freakishly efficient project manager has a few special tricks up their sleeves. Naturally, we’re talking about the tools that will prevent even the doomed projects from seeing an early grave. So if you don’t want…
A human-centered mindset to project kick-offs (+ 10 techniques to try)
When projects are won, there’s often a sense of urgency to get going and we end up skipping some of the activities which can prevent a project from being successful. As Delivery Managers, our focus should…
ChatGPT for project managers: 8 benefits you don’t want to miss out on
The world is changing a lot right now—and it’s happening faster than ever. No industry or discipline has escaped the emergence of generative AI, but we’re still in the early stages of knowing exactly what it…
Best agency project management software: 10 tools to shortlist today
The time has come to evaluate the best project management tools for agencies, to help you find the right fit for your business. Far too many agencies are still using spreadsheets to manage high-stakes projects. Between…
Agency project management process: 9 steps to higher profits (and happier clients)
What agency PM doesn’t love a process? We’re going to reveal a nine-step agency project management process, including tips on how to best document each stage. The importance of an agency project management process Processes provide…
5 PM methodologies for agencies
Today we’re digging into agency PM methodologies, to help you figure out which approach is the best fit for your projects and your agency culture. Now, if you’re new to managing agency projects or want to…
Agency project management: Your 101 guide
Welcome to our agency project management blog series, where we set out to uncover all you need to know about running effective project management programs at your agency. In this five-part series, we’ll cover everything from…
Project monitoring and control: Complete guide (+ checklist)
They say that a watched pot never boils. And that may be true, but here at Resource Guru, we say that a watched project never fails. Monitoring and controlling a project is an essential part of any…
14 qualities of a project manager (+ practical interview tips)
The best project managers go the extra mile for their teams. Not only do they wrestle with undefined gray areas to find win-win scenarios for all stakeholders and remove roadblocks that prevent people from getting work…
Outputs and outcomes—A story by Dr. Al Zeitoun
Last week, Holly Davis, Principal Delivery Manager at Torchbox, talked about complacency, ownership, and project scope. This week, Dr. Al Zeitoun, PgMP, PMI Fellow, and Senior Strategy Director at Siemens, shares the story of when he…
Project closure checklist: 8 steps to project peace of mind (+ free template)
Your project is coming to a close and it’s time to wrap things up. Ironically, and because so much effort goes into planning a project, we often forget that it’s equally important to close-out projects properly…
Project closure: 8 steps to seamless closure in project management
Project closure often gets overshadowed by the execution phase, and to be fair, there can be some confusion and overlap between the two. But this is exactly why the project closure phase exists: to make sure…
When complacency creeps in—A story by Holly Davis
Last week, Operations Director at DDB Sydney, Steph Dix, shared her (all-too-familiar) story about work-life balance and how exactly her mantra, “happy people make for great work,” came to be. This week, Holly Davis, Principal Delivery Manager…
Project execution: A practical guide to mastering project implementation
You’ve created a meticulous project plan. You’ve got a project dream team behind you. And your stakeholders are ready and willing to back you all the way. What could possibly go wrong? Answer: the execution. Project…