Reach peak productivity and team harmony with practical guidance on resource and project management.
For a new starter like myself, while the reasons to join Resource Guru were already plenty (remote-first, async culture, work-life balance), learning about the upcoming team retreat, or Guru Gathering as we call them, sure was…
Written by Jo Johansson
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Written by Kat Pattison
By 2025, 36.2 million American employees will be remote. (Let that number sink in for a second.) Pre Covid-19 we might have been on that same trajectory, but at a much slower pace. Today, many companies…
Written by Percy Stilwell
I’m sure you’ve seen your fair share of “today’s office” pics across social. Typically it’s a “for the gram” type photo. Perhaps it’s working from a hammock, the beach, a camper van, or even something more…
Written by Jo Johansson
What makes a project successful? This is the question every great Project Manager asks themselves when kicking off a new project. Delivering successful projects comes down to one (not so) simple thing: Defining what project success…
Written by Jo Johansson
If the thought of diving back into work after a relaxing holiday makes you want to immediately book another trip, we feel you. 87% of employees in a study from Zapier and Harris Poll admitted they…
Written by Jo Johansson
As I’m writing this, my flight from Stockholm to Edinburgh has been delayed by two hours. Sigh. I’ve done all the bits already, the coffee, picked up a book, and pretty much all the time…
Written by Jo Johansson
From the Great Resignation and the increase in remote work to changing project management practices, large-scale obstacles are trickling down to project managers’ resource capacity planning. It’s undoubtedly frustrating when factors you have no control over…
Written by Jo Johansson
Resources are ever-changing—a constant ebb and flow of people, materials, time, and money—so it may seem obvious that resource allocation should always be front of mind for your project team. But are you implementing it effectively?…
Written by Jo Johansson
You’ve probably heard plenty of ‘best practice’ advice on the steps involved in creating a resource management plan. But when it comes down to doing it yourself, how often is resource smoothing part of the process?…
Written by Stuart McLachlan
Managing projects can feel like you’re spending most days screaming silently into the void. Scheduling tasks, assigning the right people, managing resources, juggling calendars, trying to get 10 people on a call at the same time……
Written by Stuart McLachlan
Just 34% of project managers report completing projects “mostly or always” on time. So, most project managers are getting tripped up by project delays, which put a strain on everyone involved and also strain the bottom…
Written by Stuart McLachlan
As a project manager, you ensure that your team has the resources they need to get the job done. But what happens if you have competing priorities – deadline vs available resources? You may choose to…
Written by Stuart McLachlan
If you’ve been googling like crazy trying to find and compare suitable project management solutions for your organization, you’re bound to have come across two of the heavyweights in this space, Wrike and monday.com. Let’s not…
Written by Stuart McLachlan
A recent study showed that employees at companies that use collaboration tools are 34% happier with their workplace culture. Software that lets your teams collaborate and manage their time and workloads can also harness their collective…
Written by Stuart McLachlan