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How Leaders Can Effectively Manage Remote Team Projects

These days, businesses everywhere are adopting work-from-home arrangements. For one, a huge slice of the Canadian workforce is also part of this change - from law firms to financial companies and beyond.

Accountability, Project Management, Remote Work

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Project Management Software Implementation: 5 Pitfalls to Consider

By: Kristin Savage

Project management software is a crucial part of effective organization within the company. By providing project managers, stakeholders, and users with tools for planning, scheduling, resource allocation, and change management, the software is allowing them to control costs and manage budgeting, quality, and documentation.

Business life, Project Management, Tips

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All-In-One vs. Business as Usual

If you’ve been shopping around for a CRM you’ve probably noticed something. All the different providers have “CRM plus Something” whether it’s Project Management, Invoicing, Workflow Automation, or anything else. The reason is simple, businesses need less systems doing more things.

Previously what companies did was connected their software via integrations, which was usually enough for most businesses. You connect your CRM to your email marketing, connect that your email account and so forth. 

CRM, Project Management

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7 Productivity Hacks for Project Managers

By: Emma Lewis

Project managers are expected to be the most productive people on Earth – even when that request is entirely unreasonable. Productivity can be easier, and even stronger, when you make a few changes to the way you manage a project.

Productivity, Project Management

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The Dos and Don’ts of Remote Workers and Work-From-Home Policies

Look I get it, overhead is expensive and you have worked hard to build a work environment that best suits your company. You’ve put thought and money into designing your workspace only to find out that people working outside of the office are not only more effective, but also happier.

CRM, Project Management, Tips, Remote Work

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5 Destructive Internal Communication Challenges That Kill Your Projects

By Audrey Robinson

And How to Fix Them - Communication is the most powerful thing in the world. It can start and end wars. It can change lives. It can deliver you stellar results during your next project. If your projects look more like disasters by the time all is said and done, communication likely has a lot to do with it.

Business life, Communication, Productivity, Project Management, Task Management, Tips

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Five Steps in the Project Management Process

In the field of Project Management, a project is generally divided into phases or stages. While there are variations of this process with slightly different terms nuanced per industry, these stages structure a project from start to finish.

Project managers need to have a thorough understanding of the structure of these stages as well as an efficient method and/or a suitable platform, such as a Project Management system for moving through each stage to help businesses achieve greater control over the flow of their projects.

Business life, Project Management, Tips

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Features You Shouldn't Sacrifice When Procuring Project Management Software

By: Reuben Yonatan

What are the must-have features in project management right now? It’s a common question asked by professionals as they shop for project management software. Project management is a very broad term that applies to many different industries from manufacturing to construction to marketing to finance.

Accountability, Business life, Project Management, Tips, Collaboration, Task Management

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Top 12 Benefits of Workflow Automation

Automating your office workflows can make a real impact on productivity and morale within your organization and ultimately on your company’s bottom line. This procedure requires in-depth examination of your current business processes and expert evaluation of the areas in which you can increase efficiency by integrating automated workflows into your business.

Accountability, Billing and Invoicing, Collaboration, CRM, Productivity, Project Management, Workflow Automation

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Three Critical Business Functions that Need Automated Processes

Time is any person’s most valuable asset, and that is just as true for a business. Automating your business processes helps you save money by freeing up time for you and your staff.

CRM, Project Management, Support