4 effective ways to stop procrastinating
Isn’t it amazing that we will happily pour our creative energy into inventive excuses to not complete a task? Suddenly, a million little things simply must take priority; a desk needs clearing out or it is…
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Importing people into Resource Guru using Zapier
You can now use our Zapier integration to import a list of people into your Resource Guru account. Read the step-by-step guide below to find out how. Before you get started: It is not currently possible…
How an award-winning team at Specsavers improved efficiency and boosted morale
If you’ve ever needed to wear glasses there’s a good chance you will have heard of Specsavers. Founded in the UK in 1984, the company delivers high quality, affordable optical and hearing care via partnerships with…
Team Guru Summit 2018 – Resource Guru heads to Budapest
The entire Resource Guru team recently got together for our annual team summit, hosted this year in Hungary’s beautiful capital city Budapest. As a fully remote team with colleagues in the UK, Spain, Sweden and South…
Say hello to GDPR
Your inbox has no doubt been inundated with a flood of emails from companies asking you to update your data preferences or take note of changes to their privacy policy. What’s going on?! In case you…
Importing a list of projects into Resource Guru using Zapier
Our Zapier integration makes it easy to connect Resource Guru to your favorite apps, but you may not know that you can also use Zapier with Google Sheets to import a list of projects into your…
How to create the ultimate project budget template (+ FREE template)
A good project budget template is a crucial component to ensuring you maintain control of costs throughout the life of a project. But how do you go about creating a budget for your next project? What…
Free Project Plan Template for Excel
Whether you’re a project manager in an agency, or a consultancy, or you just want to make sure your organization’s projects are planned efficiently, you can use our simple spreadsheet project plan template to quickly get…
Reporting sickness absence notifications to Slack using Zapier
As a remote team, Slack, the messaging app, is a key part of our daily life here at Resource Guru. As our central communications hub we use Slack to discuss work, share photos, and keep track…
Getting started with the Resource Guru Zapier app integration beta
We’ve been hard at work building a powerful integration with Zapier and are excited to announce the launch of our private beta testing programme, the final stage before we make it available to all of our…
Using off-the-shelf project management methodologies as a framework
No matter how experienced you are, handling any project is a challenge. When you’re responsible for ensuring the objective is met and the end result is delivered, it’s exciting and maybe even a little scary. But,…
Important update: Resource Guru pricing is changing soon, so lock in today’s prices now
Important changes to our pricing are on the way, so now is the perfect time to act and ensure you’re locked into the best possible deal going forward. If you’re thinking of using Resource Guru for…
“Time Off” management is nearly here
We’ve had our heads down on one of the most eagerly anticipated scheduling features from Resource Guru in a while—“Time Off” management. And it gets better. We’re also bringing you more flexible availability settings and “Overtime”…
How to refocus your team and improve team performance
Project fatigue, disillusionment, apathy, procrastination—whatever the reason behind it, dips and drops in your team’s motivation can be gut-wrenching with deadlines looming ahead. Fluctuations can and do happen during projects, but the catalysts are easy to…
Workplace stress to success: workload & schedule management tips
Endless emails, emergency meetings, project plans, client kickoffs—deadlines and daily responsibilities can pull us into a storm of stress. It doesn’t matter what job title you hold; pressure and tension affect work performance and our ability to…