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Kanban Board vs Gantt Chart: Pros and Cons

What’s the difference between a kanban board and a Gantt chart? When do you need each?
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What’s the real state of project manager job satisfaction?

Is project management the right career for you? Currently a PM or just thinking about it, let’s look at what job satisfaction looks like for PMs.
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How To Use Kanban Boards For Backlog Management

Backlog management can be a chore, but a kanban board can make it easier and intuitive. Here’s how.
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What Is 2-Way Sync (and How Can It Help You?)

Two way syncing is a major help to anyone who uses more than one app in their tech stack. Here’s what it means and how it...
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Beyond Agile Velocity: Next-Gen Metric Tracking

Agile Velocity is a great measure of how fast things get done. But why stop there? Here’s what else to track to create a holistic measure...
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Facilitating the Best Possible Retrospectives for Remote Teams

Remote and distributed teams are an increasing norm, but have we reached the point of running quality retrospectives?
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Eliminating a One-Size-Fits-All Project Governance Framework

Project Governance is all about how to make decisions, so you want to think as tactically about it as possible!
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The Fast Start Guide To Troubleshooting Your Iterative Development Process

Iterative processes a huge part of while Agile methodologies are so helpful, but when things go awry, you’ll need a little help to get back on...
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4 Powerful Word Mapping Templates for PMs

Word mapping helps PMs with planning projects, but sadly most of the setups online are for kids. Here’s a mature arrangement you can copy.
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How to use Asana for Accurate Capacity Planning

If your team is using Asana, it can be challenging to know who is at capacity. Here’s how to hack it.
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Building A Better Agile Release Plan, For Beginners

If you’re new to Agile methodologies, you may feel overwhelmed by the prospect of creating an agile release plan. We’re here to help.
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Asana Best Practices For Project Management

Effective project management means using a lot of tools and using them all correctly. Here’s how to meaningfully work Asana into your tech stack.
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How to Hack Asana for Project Management

Asana is a fabulous tool for project management, but using a few hacks can make it even better.
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Improving Agile Workflow Optimization – Without a Huge Project

Believe it or not, agile workflow optimization can be done in pieces and make a huge difference in your time expenditure.
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How to Bust Scope Creep in Agile – For Good

It's well known that scope creep is the bane of many a PM’s existence. Here’s how to fight back.
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How Can You Maximize Product Backlog Refinement?

Any large scale team develops a backlog, and keeping on top of it saves you from a black hole of stress.
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4 High-Level Stakeholder Engagement Strategies for Tactical Projects

As we all know, you need stakeholders to get anything done, so think tactically about engaging them.
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How to Teach Your Team Task Prioritization Methods that Stick

You can prioritize all you want, but if your team isn’t doing the same, it’s more work for you. Here's how to get your team trained...
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Thinking Tactically About Your Jira Issue Hierarchy

Some tasks matter more than others. Thinking strategically about your system for these helps you create smoother workflows.
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Creating Your Own After Action Templates For Every Situation

Creating your own after action review templates helps you harness a powerful tool in a more bespoke way. Here's how.
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How To Structure The Best Kanban Flow For Your Specific Needs

Kanban can be extremely powerful if you can break the to do / doing / done pattern. Here are innovative ways to kanban smarter.
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How to Use AI to Create Effective Agile User Stories

Agile user stories help you understand your end user better. AI can save you time, so long as you’re cautious to use it judiciously.
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Hybrid Schedule Compression Techniques For Project Managers

Compressing your schedule can save you time and get a lost project back on track, but only if you do it right. Here's how.
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Building A Better Agile Standup Meeting Agenda

Agile standups are the perfect meeting in theory. In practice, they suffer from a lot of creep. Here's how to get back on track and have...