Tag Archives: Management

How To Be Unbeatable at Creative Project Management

Esther Cohen — May 25, 2018 — May 25, 2018 Creative project management is that particular flavor of project management that you’d use on creative projects. Whether you’re running an internal creative team or an agency, adopting better creative project management practices can transform your project success rate. Would you use the same approach to … Continue reading How To Be Unbeatable at Creative Project Management →

Tips on leveraging personal name collisions in online reputation management

Each person may be as unique as a snowflake, but there’s a good chance they share a name with someone else. Contributor Chris Silver Smith explains how this impacts online reputation management. Chris Silver Smith on May 22, 2018   One of my best friends came to me with a reputation issue he was experiencing: … Continue reading Tips on leveraging personal name collisions in online reputation management →

What Exactly Is Agile? A Definition of Agile Project Management

Andrew Conrad — May 5, 2018 — May 5, 2018 In 2001, at Utah’s Snowbird ski resort, 17 software developers got together and produced the groundbreaking Agile Manifesto. It was meant to streamline the software development process by de-emphasizing inefficient practices such as heavy documentation, excessive meetings, and rigid adherence to process. There’s no way … Continue reading What Exactly Is Agile? A Definition of Agile Project Management →

Intro to Kanban Boards, the Highly Visual Project Management Method

Alexandra Hall — April 30, 2018 — April 30, 2018 If you’re forever fighting your project management system, Kanban boards are worth a look. “Kanban” — Japanese for “visual signal” or “card” — are card- and column-based project management systems that offer a convenient way to keep teams abreast of a project’s status, from initial … Continue reading Intro to Kanban Boards, the Highly Visual Project Management Method →

Reconstructing Performance Management for Both the Employee and the Company

Zachary Chertok — April 14, 2018 — April 14, 2018 In 2017, Aberdeen found that 64% of Best-in-Class companies (the top 20% of performers as defined by Aberdeen’s Best-in-Class research methodology) distrusted traditional performance reviews. This sets the tone for a major challenge facing organizations today: Traditional performance reviews are hindering employee growth, productivity, and … Continue reading Reconstructing Performance Management for Both the Employee and the Company →