New email notifications to keep teams aligned
Keep everyone aligned on upcoming work and time off. Our new email notifications will keep you and your team up-to-date on important changes to your schedule.
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…
Happy people make for great work—A story by Steph Dix
Last week, Director, Data Governance at American Express, and experienced PMP, Ordonna Sargeant, talked about what happens when you don’t have clearly defined team roles and why collaboration is the key to success in project management.…
How to build a project management team: 5 best practices to follow
When you’re figuring out how to build a project team, it comes down to finding the right people with the right skills for the task at hand. Simple as that. Project success relies on a good…
Project team roles and responsibilities (with examples)
Your project outcome is only going to be as good as the team behind it. There are no two ways about it—your project’s success depends on the skills, expertise, and experience of the project team you…
Why collaboration is key in project management—A story by Ordonna Sargeant
Last week, Brett Harned shared his story about the importance of assessing project scope and involving the right people. This week, Director, Data Governance at American Express, and experienced PMP, Ordonna Sargeant, talks about what happens…
Project lead: Role, responsibilities, and the skills you need to succeed
If you’re new to project management, it’s likely that you’ve come across roles and titles that sound very similar. Between project leads, project owners, project managers, and aaalll the other roles on the list, we know—it’s easy…
Beware the big idea: Effort vs. scope—A story by Brett Harned
Last week, author Elizabeth Harrin shared her story about the importance of visibility and workload planning. This week, Digital PM Summit founder, podcaster, and consultant, Brett Harned talks about effort vs scope, and why it’s crucial…
Time blocking 101: An ultimate guide to boosting productivity
Productivity has always been a tricky subject. We’ve all seen the articles do the rounds on the internet; how to work, when to work, where to work—you name it. We know by now that the same…
Workload woes in project management—A story by Elizabeth Harrin
Every project manager has a story about a time things didn’t quite go according to plan, an “aha moment,” or an experience that shaped them professionally. We’ve collected these stories from some of the best PMs…
Project initiation: An easy guide to help kick-start any project
The saying goes that you can’t build a great building on a weak foundation. Sure, it might look good at first glance, with its fresh paint and shiny new facade. But as soon as there’s a…
Resource capacity planning: A 2024 guide
If you’ve ever built a large LEGO set, you know that you need to have the right number and types of pieces available in the correct order to successfully create your masterpiece. If you don’t, you’ll…
Free project plan template for Excel
Every project manager knows that a good project starts with a solid project plan. But how do you get started with your project plan? Yup, it can be pretty overwhelming. That’s why we’ve put together a…
Ebook: Confessions of a Project Manager
Every project manager has a story. Well, let’s be real, probably many stories. Because things don’t always go as planned (no matter how well you think you might have planned them). But it’s the experiences we go…