Category: Project Management
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Communication Tips for Project Managers
Successful projects all have one thing in common: excellent communication. If a team engages in active communication, projects run more smoothly, milestones get completed on time, and details don’t get overlooked. Communication habits often start from the top, and project managers should lead the way to set an example for the rest of the team,…
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Project Kickoffs: How to Set Your Team up for Success
When it comes to kicking off a new project, it’s important to lay out the purpose of the work and establish common goals. So much needs to go into a project kickoff and taking the time to go deep into the projects and expectations will not only excite your team, it will set a baseline…
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Multiple Ways to use Slack to be More Productive on Jira
That’s why more and more organizations are turning to chat apps like Slack. They help teams stay in close communication with each other. However, when individuals and groups are primarily working on other platforms, like Jira, it can be hard to shift back and forth, simply to send a message or to update an individual.…
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5 reasons teams miss deadlines and how to avoid delays
When it comes to managing projects, one of the most important jobs a team has is making sure they are meeting expected deadlines. Ensuring your team is hitting deadlines ensures your projects are on track and your clients are happy. It also means you aren’t losing money to excessive hours or lowering your client’s expectations…
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Top terms used by project managers and why communication is key for a successful project
When it comes to project management, effective communication is key to successful projects. Project management strategies not only help teams hit deadlines on time, but they also ensure the quality of the work and keep the necessary stakeholders in the loop. Project managers have a language all their own, with specific terms that will be…
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Helpful GitHub Plugins for Project Managers
If you’re managing a team that works a lot on GitHub, you’re in luck. Not only is Git a fantastic code repository with a strong and supportive community, but it also has a lot of helpful plugins to help individuals and teams work better. There’s plenty of plugins for everything under the sun, but if…
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GitHub Integration Tools to Add To Your Team
GitHub is an amazing platform. It’s not only open source, it has a strong and passionate community that continues to make it better. There are, in fact, many developers have created apps, chatbots, and various integration tools that help teams work more effectively. Here are four of our favorites. ZenHub Zenhub touts itself as the…
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4 Ways to communicate with developers through JIRA
The most important thing to remember in Agile scenarios is that efficient communication needs to be top of mind. Not only should communication avenues be easy, users need to be sure they’re sharing information in the right kind way. Here, for example, are four things to keep in mind when sharing information: 1. Tasks should…
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Comparing Project Management Apps: is there an ideal solution?
When it comes to project management, it helps to have some sort of technology that can assist you and your team with all the moving pieces. Keeping track of tasks within larger projects, deadlines, documents, team members and other myriad details is hard to keep straight. While spreadsheets may have once been a way to…