In this Edition
Note From the Editor: Project Management Software: The Middle Child
Feature Article: Project Success: A Series of Small, Successful Events
Events: Shape the Future of Work Management
Last Chance – Live Webinar: Achieving Resource Fluidity
Blog Posts: Nuts and Bolts About Project Management Software
Keeping Work Simple
Going the Extra Milestone
Small, Incremental, and Attainable – The Key to Improving Project team Efficiency
Note From the Editor
Actress Jennifer Jason Leigh once said of herself, “I’m a typical middle child. I’m the mediator. The one that makes everything OK – puts their own needs aside to make sure everybody’s happy.” Like a middle child, the right Project Management Software acts as a mediator between knowledge workers and managers by increasing visibility into the progress of a project, allowing for team members to be accountable for their work, providing stronger communication and collaboration and, in essence, “keeping the peace”.
Because Project Management Software plays such a vital role in helping team members and managers communicate about projects and get work done, it must make sure to meet the needs of both project managers and project teams. This week’s newsletter is focused on what you should expect from a good software solution, how to choose the best solution for you and your team, and some of the benefits that can come from having a good Project Management Software in place. The goal is, after all, to make work more simple and efficient for everyone.
Feature Article
Project Success: A Series of Small, Successful Events
Project success (or failure for that matter) can rarely be attributed to only one significant event. In most cases, success is the result of a successful series of smaller events and the combined efforts of project sponsors, team members, and project managers. In fact, here are 5 examples of successful events most successful projects have in common…
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Events
A Global Gathering of Work Managers
The next generation AtTask User Conference has arrived! WorkOut 2011 is guaranteed to be bigger, better, and more fun than ever before. This conference will stimulate thought-provoking discussions aimed at giving you new, actionable, and innovative ideas about the way you manage work.
At WorkOut ’11 you’ll be able to:
- Participate in 2-1/2 days of learning – product training, industry best practices and new innovation
- Maximizing the value of your organization’s investment in AtTask
- Enjoy 20+ breakout sessions – designed to help you manage work more effectively
- Learn from industry thought-leaders, AtTask technology partners, and other AtTask users
Be sure to book your hotel stay at The Grand America Hotel, one of the finest hotels in the world, at the discounted rate of $169 (plus taxes) per night.
Mark your calendars today
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Reserve Your Seat – Early Bird Rate Now Available
Take advantage of the limited-time early bird rate of $599 (available until December 31, 2010) by registering now. Save an additional $100 (per person) by registering two or more people for WorkOut 2011.
Win a Free WorkOut All-Conference Pass by Sharing Your Story
Share your AtTask success story at WorkOut 2011 and you’ll receive a FREE all-access pass to the conference. Click here for more details.
Live Webinar: 3 Keys to Optimizing Your Resources
Despite modest improvements in the global economy, budgets remain tight and resources are still thin. Effectively managing and optimizing (new and existing) resources remains an essential element to success in any economy. Knowing how to prioritize demands and understand capacity ensures getting the most important things done within the time frame expected.
We will be discussing best-practice approaches for mastering allocation, perfecting assignment, and optimizing utilization, including:
- Identifying and prioritizing all work
- Properly dividing allocation by assignment
- Effectively using the right tools to increase visibility
Join us October 6, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. PDT and listen to guest speaker Dustin Kenyon of AtTask discuss in depth Achieving Resource Fluidity and how to optimize all of your available resources.
Click here to Register
Blog Posts
Nuts and Bolts About Project Management Software
When you look for project management software solutions, are you taking a “nuts and bolts” approach? Are you commoditizing products and limiting your search by looking at a software features list and comparing feature by feature to make decisions about which particular work management software to buy? This might be a mistake. Considering the following will help you choose the best software tool for you…
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Keeping Work Simple
As complicated as we try to make it sometimes, getting work done should be simple. If you break down what organizations really need to successfully execute project-based work, there are three obvious requirements any project management solution must include to make a work management methodology more effective and efficient…
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Going the Extra Milestone
 Most Project Management Software has the ability to mark certain Tasks as Milestones, but what if the detailed Tasks required to support the work plan don’t align well with the Milestones the Project Management Office (PMO) wants to see? Even in some of the most advanced Project Management Tools, the built-in Milestone features simply can’t accommodate these requirements. Fortunately, there is a different technique that not only addresses these limitations, but opens the door to a whole new way of presenting Project Information in a Gantt Chart that can help you rethink how you structure Projects in your Project Management Software…
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Small, Incremental, and Attainable – The Key to Improving Project team Efficiency
Author Robert Collier wrote, “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” Sometimes, gradual and steady progress contributes to monumental outcomes. The same can be true for project-based work. Project management tools, including PPM software, enable project managers and teams to make efficiency improvements that impact project success…
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