The humble meeting gets a bad rap. Like email, Slack, and smartphones, meetings were never intended to take over every minute of our waking lives. But somehow they have. Look at anyone’s calendar who has multiple projects on the go (i.e. pretty...
Cloud apps are indispensable tools today, as they allow you to take your work everywhere there’s an internet connection and to free up space on your computer’s hard drives. When teams are working on the same project (or ones that influence each...
Redesigning your site, web app, or blog always seems like a good idea. A fresh coat of paint keeps you current, improves usability, and upgrades your brand. But when it comes to a full website redesign, it’s not just what’s on the surface that counts...
Do you sometimes feel like you’re the only one who cares about your project? You have spent hours putting together your project plan. You’ve missed endless lunches to fend off last minute disasters. You’ve had to make those uncomfortable calls to...
If you’re working on a complex project, whether it’s a mobile app, website redesign, or product, there’s really no better way to manage your team and your time than with Scrum. Named for its similarity to the Rugby “scrum” where teammates huddle...
How do companies like Microsoft and Google update every single one of the products in a week or two while other companies take years? The short answer is: Agile project management. While teams following a “traditional” software development process
If you want to build a successful business, you need to be laser focused on a single goal, right? Sure, conventional wisdom says we can’t multi-task and need to stay away from shiny object syndrome. But startups are far from conventional. If you...
As Planio becomes a more and more mature business with now over 1,500 customers in almost all countries on this planet, we will be gradually moving off our .io domain and towards planio.com. In the future, we will introduce country-specific domains...
With technology connecting employers to employees (and freelance workers) after working hours, it’s become increasingly tough for people to establish a legitimately healthy work-life balance. You certainly have the right not to tackle work during...
According to a study by Bentley University, 66% of people aged 18-34 want to start their own businesses, but as of 2013, only 3.6% of businesses in the US are owned by people under age 30. This is partly because of fear (20% of new businesses fail...