
Confessions of a Project Manager
In this eBook, PM practitioners, authors, and agency insiders share the stories that defined their careers—and the lessons they learned along the way.
Discover practical resources that’ll make every step—from kickoff to handoff—a resounding success.
In this eBook, PM practitioners, authors, and agency insiders share the stories that defined their careers—and the lessons they learned along the way.
Successful projects require clear scope definition, effective resource management, and accurate time tracking. This is where project and project management timesheets come into the picture. Both enable data-driven decision-making, and help optimize resource allocation for projects.…
Believe it or not, 53% of projects are run by non-certified project managers. But if you think all that’s standing between you and delivering successful projects is a piece of paper—think again. The more likely blocker?…
If your organization is struggling to keep projects on track with spreadsheets, emails, and files that seem to vanish right when you need them—you’ll be pleased to know that there’s a huge variety of project scheduling…
Every freakishly efficient project manager has a few special tricks up their sleeves. Naturally, we’re talking about the tools that will prevent even the doomed projects from seeing an early grave. So if you don’t want…
When projects are won, there’s often a sense of urgency to get going and we end up skipping some of the activities which can prevent a project from being successful. As Delivery Managers, our focus should…
The world is changing a lot right now—and it’s happening faster than ever. No industry or discipline has escaped the emergence of generative AI, but we’re still in the early stages of knowing exactly what it…
The time has come to evaluate the best project management tools for agencies, to help you find the right fit for your business. Far too many agencies are still using spreadsheets to manage high-stakes projects. Between…
What agency PM doesn’t love a process? We’re going to reveal a nine-step agency project management process, including tips on how to best document each stage. The importance of an agency project management process Processes provide…
Today we’re digging into agency PM methodologies, to help you figure out which approach is the best fit for your projects and your agency culture. Now, if you’re new to managing agency projects or want to…
Welcome to our agency project management blog series, where we set out to uncover all you need to know about running effective project management programs at your agency. In this five-part series, we’ll cover everything from…
They say that a watched pot never boils. And that may be true, but here at Resource Guru, we say that a watched project never fails. Monitoring and controlling a project is an essential part of any…
The best project managers go the extra mile for their teams. Not only do they wrestle with undefined gray areas to find win-win scenarios for all stakeholders and remove roadblocks that prevent people from getting work…
Last week, Holly Davis, Principal Delivery Manager at Torchbox, talked about complacency, ownership, and project scope. This week, Dr. Al Zeitoun, PgMP, PMI Fellow, and Senior Strategy Director at Siemens, shares the story of when he…
Your project is coming to a close and it’s time to wrap things up. Ironically, and because so much effort goes into planning a project, we often forget that it’s equally important to close-out projects properly…