Resource Guru turns 10 🥳Â
Cast your mind back 10 years to 2012. It was the year Barack Obama was re-elected as President. The year the Olympic Games were held in London. And the year Queen Elizabeth celebrated her Diamond Jubilee.…
Team management 101: How to create and support all-star teams
The Avengers. AFC Richmond. Pawnee’s Parks and Recreation Department. Besides the fact that we’d love to join each one of these fictional groups, what else do these legendary teams have in common? Legendary leaders. Nick Fury…
3 barriers to an effective resource scheduling plan and how to overcome them
Oyster mushrooms start to grow when you shock them by moving them from a dark and dry room to a bright and humid one. Unexpectedness is part of the plan. Your projects and employees need a…
6 resource management techniques for successful projects and happier employees
A new “virus” is going around, and it’s highly contagious. “Quitagion,” as the New York Times recently termed it, persuades employees to quit their jobs because they see co-workers making a choice to live better—higher pay,…
Master remote project management with these 4 tips
Unless you’ve been living under a rock since the COVID-19 pandemic started (#nojudgment), you’ve probably heard over and over that remote work is here to stay. Owl Labs found that 69% of U.S. respondents work remotely…
4 benefits of an integrated group calendar
Research shows the many benefits of visual decluttering – better focus, higher productivity, and greater mental well-being. The same benefits of organizing your home apply to organizing your work calendar. They are a visual representation of…
Your staff aren’t robots: how to schedule employees effectively
When a full-time employee says they work 40 hours a week, they don’t actually spend all 40 hours engaged in productive tasks – that’s completely normal and shouldn’t surprise you. A more realistic picture of an…
New feature – sync both ways with Google Calendar
Our new two-way sync for Google Calendar allows you to synchronise your Resource Guru schedule with Google Calendar, so you can have full visibility of team availability, all in one place.
4 ways Resource Guru solves resource management challenges
Resource management is already complicated – you don’t need to add more stress by using tools that hinder more than help you. But frustration and mistakes are inevitable for resource managers using cumbersome spreadsheets or task-based…
What you need to know before hiring a resource manager
When you hear “overallocation,” your mind probably jumps to overworked team members. But project managers can burn out just as fast. Wellingtone’s 2021 State of Project Management report found that project management offices can offer as…
5 ways to solve resource overallocation
The World Health Organization added “burnout” to the International Classification of Diseases in 2019. Categorized as an “occupational phenomena,” burnout significantly impacts employee wellbeing and the financial health of businesses, costing organizations between $120 to $190…
We stand with Ukraine
Leaving everything behind, people are fleeing conflict in Ukraine. They need shelter, food and water. Resource Guru has donated to the DEC (Disasters Emergency Committee) and we ask you to please consider a donation yourself. Most…
The top 5 workload management tips for project managers
When we think about project manager goals, our minds go to Goldilocks and the Three Bears (stay with us for a second). Just like the wandering child, PMs are always searching for the “just right” option.…
5 tips to help you manage resource constraints (+ examples)
The success of a project relies on how well a project manager handles different resource constraints. The most common examples of resource constraints are limits and risks related to resource availability and project costs, scope, and…
Why resource planning tools need to prevent overallocation
The project management software market is booming, with an expected value of $9.8 billion by 2026. Most project managers forecast an increase in project volume and their responsibilities over the next few years. So, user-friendly digital…