If you asked your team to explain your company’s overall strategy, how many of them would get it right? According to a study from the Project Management Institute (PMI), for most companies, the answer would be somewhere around one in three.
Out of all the skills that set apart the top-tier of project managers, leaders, and innovators, decision-making has the biggest impact. Every decision changes not only the way your product looks but also how your team looks at you. Good decisions...
What makes a good leader? Is it engaging communication, collaborative relationships, or the ability to make tough decisions? Whatever the answer is, a 2023 study by Gallup found that leaders aren’t getting it right. Based on the survey, only...
Projects fail for many reasons — but one of the most common is poor planning. In fact, studies have shown that around 27% of projects fail because of inaccurate task estimates, with another 11% failing due to undefined task dependencies. If you...
The best leaders do more than just plan projects and assign tasks - they inspire their team to do great work by taking the time to build trust and show respect. Unfortunately, being “inspirational” isn’t as clear cut as other project management...
With 80% of companies using Agile project management methodologies to run their businesses, release planning has become more important than ever. Release planning is the glue that connects your product vision and overall strategy to your day...
If you’re used to shipping features and new products, IT project management (ITPM) probably isn’t on your radar. But this is a mistake. The best companies rely on a solid foundation of IT infrastructure to grow, adapt to market changes, and keep...
At their core, every great company runs on organized chaos. Creative features, successful product ideas, wild marketing stunts, full rebrands, or massive IT projects — none of them work without the project managers that tirelessly make sure everyone...
Employee engagement is at an all-time low. According to the latest Gallup research, less than ⅓ of employees say they’re actively engaged in their work. While the percentage of people actively disengaged from work (i.e., doing the bare minimum...
If you want your projects to succeed, you need your stakeholders on board early. Unfortunately, too many project managers and development teams are eager to build and skip the stakeholder analysis stage. But this is a mistake. Stakeholder analysis...