Your path to business agility
Part 4 of 8 Reasons Your Business Strategy Might Just Fail While organizations are increasingly using structured, process-oriented methods, the vast majority of work being done in enterprises today is unstructured. This is the day-to-day work that organizations run on, consisting of everything from small tasks to meetings to communications. The question is how to...
What is Lean Thinking? “Lean thinking defines value as providing benefit to the customer; anything else is waste.” — Eric Ries Testing, like Lean thinking is a mindset. Both are required to achieve a practice of continuous improvement. Consider how you “provide benefit to the customer”. The last work decision you made: was it to prioritize one...
This is part of a three-part series on keeping remote teams cohesive. We recommend that you begin with parts 1 (hiring) and 2 (onboarding) before reading this post on communication. In the final installment of this series, I’ll discuss the importance of effective communication — over-communication, in fact — in remote teams. I’ll share the communication strategies and methods...
In order to move forward you must sometimes look back. In looking back, we’ve seen some patterns arise and believe these to no longer be trends, but core competencies of the market. This year we expect to see a renewed interest in some of these tried and true methodologies. These are no longer trends in...
Most software companies have a regular launch cycles. But Troux 13 is anything but a regular launch. At first blush to those familiar with Troux, it may look like a makeover: it’s definitely a great-looking (and great-to-use) product. But a second look will reveal that this is far more. Troux 13 is about empowering greater...
Eliminate inefficient ways of working in your day-to-day life with all-in-one tool Collaborative work management is crucial in today’s work environment. Yet, many organizations and teams struggle to incorporate efficient collaboration into their daily routines. This isn’t from a lack of trying—quite the opposite. Teams are trying too hard, as they are overwhelmed with numerous...
Did you know that Project Management has a long history, going back to the Great Pyramid of Giza? This great structure was completed in 2570 BC, but not without some serious organization. In fact, records show that each face of the pyramid had a manager to oversee the planning, management, and control of the work....
Eight forces are exerting pressure on modern organizations. In this third installment of our series, I cover the increasing number of work methods that employees at all levels are using in today’s businesses. To succeed, leaders must incorporate these into a modern approach to PPM with Work and Resource Management. Outcomes are different Capabilities must...
For many organizations, the open sharing of information across a variety of tools, including email, social networks, and other apps, is creating a collaborative nightmare. They need a single tool for social task management – combining the collaboration features of social networking with the organization and task features of project management. To ease this search,...
This time of year, it seems everywhere I turn all I see is red and green. And I’m not just talking about holly and garland, but project status reports. Unfortunately for me, it’s more red than green this time of year. While we rely on red and green (and yellow) to gauge the health of...
