Work is hard, but not for the reasons you might think. I feel that I have settled back in well; I believe I’m doing a good job. And, despite waking most mornings at 4am to settle my son and then catching another 90 minutes of sleep before spoon-feeding him mashed banana for breakfast, I’m not…
General information Name: Podio Vendor: Citrix Systems Hosting options: Online Costs and plans: Lite version with up to 5 employees is free. The Teams version is $5 per employee per month. There’s a Business version as well as an enterprise-wide option. Languages: Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Danish and English Currency: Seems to only…
This is a guest post by Michael Vernik, Co-founder and CEO of DigiSpoke. In previous roles, I was responsible for overseeing the launch and maintenance of a number of massive websites and applications. If asked which I thought was most difficult to orchestrate, several instantly come to mind. One of which I’d like to share…
This contribution to Software September comes from Neil Stolovitsky, who writes about factors to consider when linking your project management software to other enterprise systems. Evaluating the integration between your PPM software and your existing ERP system requires that your organization incorporate the right criteria and questions that will ensure there is a good integration…
General information Name: Squish Version: 5.2.1 Vendor: Information Services Management Inc Hosting options: Web hosted only Cost and plans: A bit complicated as it is based on issues rather than users. An entry-level plan with up to 2,500 issues in a 12-month period will cost you $600. There are enterprise plans for companies managing upwards…
In the first article in this year’s Software September feature, Jason Westland, CEO of ProjectManager.com, shares his predictions for the future of online project management software. We’re in interesting times, as the saying goes. Online project management software has evolved almost beyond recognition in the last 10 years and it is still evolving. These are…
Six women share their tips for making a comeback at work after maternity leave. Research shows women can lose their earning power when they take time out to have children, so planning your return to work (as far as you can) will make you feel more confident about turning up to the office again.
I’m delighted to welcome back Shawn Kent Hayashi of The Professional Development Group, who last wrote an article for us back in 2010. This time she’s sharing some great ideas about making the most of criticism at work. There’s one radical idea that will transform workplace interactions. Here it is: Criticism is a form of…
I’m going back to work. It’s my first day in the office and on leaving the house I bump into a neighbour. In the terribly British way we have, we talk about the weather. “Isn’t this sun great?” he says. “It’s like being on holiday. I wish it was like this all the time.” I…
This is a contributed article by Ian Needs, Marketing Manager at KeyedIn Solutions. It’s been about a year since the London Olympics. Imagine you were the manager of transportation programmes during the Games. That’s a huge responsibility. Where would you start? How would you stay organised? For most of us, Olympic project management is a…
I take it back. We aren’t getting more sleep. In fact, I’m too tired to come up with any parenting/project management cross-over lessons this month. Here is a picture of Jack’s feet instead.
As regular readers will know, I’ve been on maternity leave since January, and I’m now easing myself back into work. I spoke to Janice Haddon, a coach and management consultant who specialises in helping people return to work successfully (amongst other things). This is what she had to say about returning to work after a…