Discover practical resources that’ll make every step—from kickoff to handoff—a resounding success.
Humans love seeing a 100% score, whether on a test, a report card, or even a film rating. We equate it with complete success and accomplishment, no room spared. So, when it comes to your resource…
Written by Stuart McLachlan
As a project manager, you’ve probably had the iron triangle of project management drilled into your brain: balancing the budget, scope, and schedule of projects to make projects as high-quality as possible. That may sound simple…
Written by Stuart McLachlan
If you’ve ever played Tetris, made a few miscalculations, and watched the shapes rapidly stack up to the top while you struggle to keep up, you’ve had a taste of what happens when a business uses…
Written by Percy Stilwell
Project managers are professional negotiators. We’re negotiating constantly—even when we don’t realize it. We negotiate resources, timelines, budget, and scope every time we start a new project. We negotiate stakeholder expectations and vacation plans. We don’t…
Written by Rachel Burger
Years ago, I was handed a brand-new project to manage and needed to get my team up-to-speed—with a tight two-month deadline to launch and no room for errors. In order to onboard my team, I linked…
Written by Rachel Burger
Resource forecasting in project management is much like a super-effective crystal ball. While it may not tell you when you should buy a lottery ticket, it can save you a lot of stress by estimating the…
Written by Rachel Burger
I am notoriously overbooked, in both my personal and professional lives. I assure you, this is not a humble brag about either my popularity or my skills as a writer. My time and energy are the…
Written by Rachel Burger
Project management is largely about time management. As a project manager, you’re an expert at systematizing time. You have the ability to assess the scope, set milestones, plan the timeline, assign the deliverables, and delegate your…
Written by Team Guru
Imagine the ideal meeting: everyone has arrived on time brimming with ideas, the discussion is lively and there are no disagreements; an idea is decided on quickly and there’s time left to spare. Even if meetings…
Written by Team Guru
Watch this video to see how agency Isobel used Resource Guru to manage their client projects effectively.
Written by Team Guru
Find out how Wunderman use Resource Guru to give clients visibility and trust for pitches and projects.
Written by Team Guru
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…
Written by Team Guru
The most difficult project I’ve worked on took place a few years ago—it was a complex development project with a somewhat rude client and a team that was enthusiastic but in over our heads. We struggled…
Written by Natalie Semczuk
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,…
Written by Verity Maybury
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…
Written by Team Guru