In this Edition

Note From the Editor: WorkOut 2011: Challenging the Traditional
Feature Article: Welcome to WorkOut: What is Work Management Anyway?
Product Update: February 2011 Release is Now Live!
Events: Watch WorkOut Live From Your Office, Home or on the Go
Blog Posts: Work Management and the Need to Jump Through Hoops
Where the Rubber Hits the Road: Project Execution

Note From the Editor

As creatures of habit and sentiment, we human beings have the tendency to develop and stick to what we call “traditions”. Traditions help us establish a regular way of doing things, and then we keep doing things in that way. In many ways, traditions are akin to specific processes we develop to define how we “do” things.

While I have many traditions that I love and would never dream of changing, I also recognize that sometimes it takes someone challenging the traditional in order to discover something new, progressive, better, or more effective.

We’ve been doing a lot of “tradition” challenging around here – and it’s all in the name of finding better ways to get work done. Now that we’ve found something that we believe in, we want to share it with you. Our newsletter this week comes to you from WorkOut 2011, the AtTask Work Management Summit, and introduces the release of a new product and a paradigm shift from traditional project management to a new Work Management platform. We’ll talk to you about the Work Management vision and discuss what sorts of things happen if we stick to processes just for process’ sake.

Feature Article

Welcome to WorkOut: What is Work Management Anyway?

As the AtTask Work Management Conference, WorkOut 2011, gets under way today, I thought it might be a good idea to talk about how I define “work” management and how it relates to traditional project management—and why it should matter to all of us. I personally think this is a really big deal—maybe even a game changing shift in how we look at work and interact with…

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Product Update

February 2011 Release is Now Live!

The AtTask February 2011 Release marks a significant milestone in our commitment to deliver a Work Management solution that helps companies understand and organize work; providing true visibility for all stakeholders including executives, managers, and team members.

This release provides a new paradigm for managing all types of work with the introduction of TeamHome and Stream—which empowers business leaders with information they can trust to make informed decisions, think strategically, and ensure success.

Learn more about the benefits of the release

Download February 2011 Release Notes PDF

Events

Watch WorkOut Live From Your Office, Home or on the Go

If you weren’t able to join us in Salt Lake City for WorkOut 2011, join us live on USTREAM. We’ll be streaming live daily keynote and breakout sessions. You’ll hear from Nike, ESPN, REI and even a live broadcast of the TalkingWork podcast. Search hashtag #workout11 and Tweet if you enjoy the broadcast.

Watch WorkOut live here

Blog Posts

Work Management and the Need to Jump Through Hoops

If you’ve ever been to the circus you’ve seen what I’m about to describe. A trainer walks into the center ring followed by several dogs who proceed to run up skinny ramps, up and down teeter-totters and jump through hoops. Unfortunately, the circus isn’t the only place I’ve seen this…

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Where the Rubber Hits the Road: Project Execution

We spend a lot of time talking about the best way to manage projects, communicate with stakeholders and engage project teams. All those things (and dozens of others) are critical to whether or not projects are successful. However, none of them matter if we aren’t able to execute…

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