I am sure you know the feeling – you’re working on an important client project and you need another team member to add the finishing touches before the deadline. You send them an email with the document attached only to see that dreaded auto response in your inbox: “I’m currently away on vacation with noRead more …
We’re working on a bunch of important features here at Guru Central and, I have to admit, adding emoji support was not one of them. So, why have we done this now? Good question! It’s a bit random, like this octopus … 🐙 It has been said that the Chinese word for crisis, 危机 wēijī, isRead more …
Whether you’re a project manager in an agency, a consultancy, or you just want to make sure your organization’s projects are planned efficiently, you can use our simple project plan template for Excel to quickly lay out the project’s key tasks. Each task can be assigned to a person, has start and end dates, andRead more …
The most difficult project I’ve worked on took place a few years ago—it was a complex development project with a somewhat rude client and a team that was enthusiastic but in over our heads. We struggled with our project velocity, allowing scope creep to influence our resource allocation and blowing our personal schedules by workingRead more …
We’re thrilled to have Dan on our customer success team helping to spread harmony and positive vibes to all our users. Having previously worked in the creative services industry he’s experienced, first hand, the problem Resource Guru is solving and empathy goes a long way when you’re trying to help people. More recently, Dan headedRead more …
Years ago, I was handed a brand-new project to manage and needed to get my team up-to-speed—with a tight two-month deadline to launch and no room for errors. In order to onboard my team, I linked everyone to the project brief, added them to the project task board, and held a hasty all-hands meeting impartingRead more …
Baden-Powell, founder of the world Scouting movement, once said “Leave this world a little better than you found it”. I think he was referring to the cleanliness of one’s campsite, but it’s a nice life philosophy to have, and one we try to embrace as a company here at Resource Guru. That’s why, when weRead more …
Resource Guru is growing :) To help us support our amazing customers and all the people who contact us daily, we’re recruiting a new Customer Success Guru to join our family. Headquartered in London, we have a great company culture and offer competitive salaries, autonomy and the opportunity to work remotely. We’re passionate about solvingRead more …
As a remote team, Slack, the messaging app, is a key part of our daily life here at Resource Guru. As our central communications hub we use Slack to discuss work, share photos, and keep track of notifications from tools like Trello. We plan to release an official Resource Guru – Slack integration in theRead more …
Now you can see when your time is money. Need to schedule some time for work on your company website? Oh, but hang on, internal jobs mess with your reports. Not any more! You can now specify whether bookings you add to Resource Guru are billable or not and get a breakdown in reports. All youRead more …
