Some of you call them job numbers and others project codes. Whatever you call them, they’ve just arrived in Resource Guru to make your life a whole lot easier. One of our engineers suggested we announce the feature with some aerial skywriting – so there it is Klemen! ;) Now, when you look at yourRead more …
I’m no stranger to project manager job interviews. Between full-time job searching years ago and chats with agency owners for contract work now, I’ve had my fair share of discussions about my experience, work style, philosophy, and project history over my career. While interviews can be a tedious exercise, they’re also a great time toRead more …
A small but noteworthy update. We’ve aligned event details on the Dashboard with those of the Schedule. When you click on a Dashboard event, you will now see the details popover in all its glory instead of its less flamboyant tooltip predecessor. A lot of you have been asking for this so I hope youRead more …
A good project budget template is a crucial component to ensuring you maintain control of costs throughout the life of a project. But how do you go about creating a budget for your next project? What expenses do you need to include in your budget, and how should they be calculated? Project management budget planningRead more …
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 …
