November, 2012

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Patients and Projects – both need an Advocate

Velociteach

I was recently staying overnight with a loved one in the hospital. She was recovering from an accident, on heavy pain meds, and not fully alert. We had 2 unusual instances occur that taught us a lesson. First, we had an encounter with an over-confident nurse who had more assurance in her abilities than she […] The post Patients and Projects – both need an Advocate appeared first on PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training - Velociteach.

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Customer’s Tip of the Day: How to Make the Management of Your Freelance Staff More Efficient

Wrike

Working with freelancers may seem challenging from time to time, as keeping them synced with your team isn’t always an easy thing to do. Since freelancers have a floating schedule, often work remotely and deal with separate tasks, rather than the whole project, they can easily fall out of the loop. However, one of our customers efficiently manages the work of 8 freelancers at the same time.

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Do you love Excel and hate MS Project?

Guerrilla Project Management

A reader on Linkedin asked: Is planning a project easier through Excel or through Project? I’m getting ready to take a class in Project 2010 and generally I’m more comfortable in Excel. Here is my response: (1) Is planning a project easier through Excel or through Project? When the schedule become too big (lots of.

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PMP and CAPM Certification Exams are Changing

Deep Fried Brain

PMI® has announced the official dates for changing PMP® and their other certification exams.

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The 2nd Generation of Innovation Management: A Survival Guide

Speaker: Chris Townsend, VP of Product Marketing, Wellspring

Over the past decade, companies have embraced innovation with enthusiasm—Chief Innovation Officers have been hired, and in-house incubators, accelerators, and co-creation labs have been launched. CEOs have spoken with passion about “making everyone an innovator” and the need “to disrupt our own business.” But after years of experimentation, senior leaders are asking: Is this still just an experiment, or are we in it for the long haul?

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The Ghost of Frederick Taylor

Velociteach

Frederick Taylor gets a bad rap these days. As you’ll remember, he started the whole Scientific Management movement. Unfortunately, his conclusions are also credited with the onset of sweatshops and inhumane working conditions. Recently I was in a meeting where one person conjectured that it was Fredrick Taylor who was responsible for Foxconn, which has received […] The post The Ghost of Frederick Taylor appeared first on PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training - Velociteach.

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The Golden Collection of Tips and Tricks

Wrike

Congrats! You’ve just found the scroll of wisdom that unveils all the wonders of Wrike. Some of these tips may be familiar to you, and others look like an astonishing discovery, but all of them serve the same goal — to increase your productivity and the convenience of using Wrike. So look through this list and learn more about what Wrike can do for you.

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Dropbox Chooser and Wrike: Fantastic File-sharing Experience

Wrike

Just a couple of days ago, Dropbox announced the release of a cool new feature called “Chooser”. The idea behind this update is to facilitate sharing Dropbox files through other apps. Integrating with this popular sharing tool has been on our roadmap for quite some time, so we were overjoyed by the announcement! Right after the feature was announced, we jumped at the opportunity, and today you can already enjoy the convenience of attaching Dropbox files directly to tasks and folders in Wrike wit

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Brand-new iPhone and Android Apps: Be Mobile and Productive!

Wrike

Warm up your fingers to tap and swipe as we have great news for you: Wrike ’s fantastic mobile apps are ready-to-use! Now, whether you have just a couple of spare minutes or half an hour, you can invest the time into your work productivity: Check task updates, take part in the discussions, adjust schedules, instantly spot important tasks and much more!

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Customer’s Tip of the Day: Cut the Routine Work; Get Your Web Requests Turned Into Tasks Automatically

Wrike

We hope that Wrike’s e-mail integration is a time-saver for you and your team. But do you know that you can also leverage it for working with the requests from web forms? From our customer’s story, learn how you can easily redirect them to Wrike and instantly get all important details logged into the system. Customer’s background. Geo Spa makes it easier for travel agents to quickly find exactly what their clients want.

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Breaking Ground on Better Payment Processes: Strategies for Construction Pros

Speaker: Timothy Allsopp

Payment challenges often lead to delayed projects, financial bottlenecks, and strained relationships. With construction projects becoming more complex, outdated processes are no longer sustainable. By refining financial workflow, companies can improve cash flow, reduce error, and foster trust between stakeholders. Discover practical strategies for redesigning payment systems to overcome workflow challenges while creating a smoother, more reliable process for contractors and subcontractors alike.

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The New Way to Embed Images into Task Descriptions: Do It Right from the Attachments

Wrike

Whatever the task is, be it the new website design, fixing a bug or updating your company’s social media profile, the use of images definitely helps your team to get things right. Adding visuals to tasks is absolutely not a problem with Wrike , and today we made this process even easier. Now you can insert them into task descriptions right from the attachments.

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Guess Who? Now You Can See Who Is Editing Files in Tasks

Wrike

Looks like it’s document management month in Wrike! Before you could say wow, we’ve added one more file management feature on the heels of our recently launched Dropbox integration. Now, when someone is working on an MS Office document right from Wrike without downloading it , you can instantly see who exactly is doing this. Your colleague’s name appears next to the file title in the task’s attachment list.

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We’re hiring!

Wrike

Wrike is hiring an Inside Sales Representative. We’re growing rapidly, providing excellent opportunities for professional growth. We’re smart, passionate, friendly, and professional, and expect the same from you. You will likely learn a lot, and equally we’ll be looking forward to your unique contributions. Come join our team! The successful candidate will follow-up on leads and qualify the opportunity, uncover primary technical and business needs, and communicate how Wrike can meet those needs