Billy Guinan

BrightWork Demand Generation Manager • Marketing

Working with a range of B2B SaaS project portfolio management software for nearly 15 years, Billy specializes in best practices and methods of how to leverage Microsoft 365, Teams, Power Platform, and SharePoint to make project management easier. His focus areas are Collaborative Project Management and Template-Driven Project Management on the Microsoft platform. Beyond all things BrightWork, Billy enjoys reading, trying to golf, and walking his pug named Nova.

74 Articles by Billy Guinan

BrightWork 365 | Collaboration

How to Create a Project Communication Plan

Effective communication is the essence of team collaboration and project management, particularly when working remotely or as part of a hybrid team. No matter when or where your project team…

Billy Guinan | October 23, 2024 | 11 min read

BrightWork 365 | Project Reporting

4 Key Areas for Project RAID Management

Some project managers tend to focus more on issue or risk management rather than giving equal focus to the four areas of RAID for project management (Risk, Assumptions, Issues, and…

Billy Guinan | October 16, 2024 | 13 min read

BrightWork 365 | Project Reporting

7 Benefits of Project Reporting

Reports are arguably the most valuable management tool available to project teams and stakeholders. Below are just seven benefits of reporting. And believe me, there are many more where these…

Billy Guinan | October 14, 2024 | 5 min read

BrightWork 365 | Portfolio Management

A Brief Introduction to Project Portfolio Governance

Trying to run successful project management in an organization without knowing what projects are underway, what projects are planned, and who is doing which work is like flying blind. Inevitably,…

Billy Guinan | October 2, 2024 | 10 min read

Collaboration | Project Management Frameworks

How to Use Belbin Team Roles for Your Projects

Building your project team is not just about skills and experiences. You also need to make sure that the team is balanced and can collaborate together to avoid any conflicts.…

Billy Guinan | | 7 min read

BrightWork 365 | Build versus Buy

Implementing Project Portfolio Management with Microsoft 365: A Practical Guide

Driving Business Transformation with Project Portfolio Management When implemented correctly, project portfolio management (PPM) transforms organizational approaches to project management and business growth. PPM ensures organizations execute the right projects at…

Billy Guinan | September 25, 2024 | 20 min read

BrightWork 365 | Microsoft 365

Essentials of a Project Plan Template – Project Management 101

Boost Project Success with a Configurable Project Plan Template One of the core strengths my customers and I like about BrightWork is the templates that are not only available for…

Billy Guinan | September 23, 2024 | 4 min read

BrightWork 365 | Microsoft 365

External and Internal Factors Affecting Project Management

What Are the Key Factors Shaping Your Project Plan? Resources, deliverables, costs. These are just some elements you need to include in a project plan. You also need to consider…

Billy Guinan | September 18, 2024 | 18 min read

BrightWork 365 | Power Automate

Project Intake Process: Templates for Microsoft 365 and SharePoint

What is a Project Intake Process? A project intake process is a structured approach or procedure used by organizations to evaluate, prioritize, and approve incoming project requests. Project request management…

Billy Guinan | September 16, 2024 | 27 min read

BrightWork | Free Template

Creating a SharePoint Project Status Dashboard [+ Template]

What is a Project Status Report? A project status report summarizes the current status of the project, including health, schedule, and risks against expected performance. The report is often displayed in…

Billy Guinan | September 6, 2024 | 10 min read

BrightWork 365 | Power Automate

Optimize Project Approval Workflows with Microsoft Power Automate

Project Approval Workflows with Microsoft Power Automate in 3 Minutes Key Steps In A Typical Project Approval Workflow Project governance is a core building block of successful project management, and…

Billy Guinan | August 23, 2024 | 9 min read

BrightWork 365 | Microsoft 365

Modern Government Project Management with Microsoft 365

Overview Federal, State, and Local Government organizations always have several projects and initiatives underway at any given time. These projects often have large budgets and can span any number of…

Billy Guinan | February 21, 2024 | 13 min read

Microsoft 365

Advancing Your PMO on Microsoft 365: Expanding Capabilities for Organizational Project Management

What you will learn: Learn how embracing the Microsoft 365 platform and implementing a methodical deployment approach can revolutionize your PMO and enhance your organizational project management capabilities. Watch a…

Billy Guinan | October 31, 2023 | 14 min read

Microsoft 365

Scaling Up Your PMO on the Microsoft 365 Platform

What you will learn: Discover effective strategies to scale up your PMO on the Microsoft 365 platform to improve your organization’s project management capabilities. Incorporating additional processes and utilizing advanced…

Billy Guinan | October 27, 2023 | 14 min read

BrightWork 365 | Microsoft 365

Initiating Your PMO on Microsoft 365: A Simple Guide to Getting Started

Overview Organizations that try to deploy a project management often fall into the same trap: overload. They simply try to put in too much. At BrightWork, we instead advocate for…

Billy Guinan | October 20, 2023 | 17 min read

BrightWork 365 | Microsoft 365

3 Ways to Leverage Templates for Project Management in Microsoft 365

Deploying a solution to standardize your project management processes can be quite a challenge. One of the most important considerations is that any solution helps team members more than it…

Billy Guinan | August 15, 2023 | 23 min read

BrightWork | Free Template

SharePoint Project Tracking: How to Plan, Track, and Manage a Project with SharePoint (+ Free Template)

What you will learn: In this comprehensive guide, we will take you on a journey through the world of SharePoint project tracking, showing you step-by-step how to plan, track, and manage…

Billy Guinan | July 27, 2023 | 22 min read

BrightWork | Build versus Buy

How to Create a Project Site in SharePoint Using a Template | Guide 2023

In SharePoint, a project site is a dedicated site or subsite that is created to support the management and collaboration of a specific project. It provides a centralized location for…

Billy Guinan | July 13, 2023 | 16 min read

BrightWork | Free Template

The Structure of a SharePoint Project Site

What you will learn: This blog post will walk you through the elements and structure of a best-practice SharePoint Project Management Site and explain how to leverage free SharePoint template…

Billy Guinan | July 11, 2023 | 13 min read

BrightWork | Build versus Buy

Why SharePoint On-Premise Project Management Software is Still a Good Fit in 2023

SharePoint on-premise (Server versions of SharePoint 2016 and SharePoint 2019) are still a good fit for the project and portfolio management needs of many organizations. Leveraging SharePoint for project management…

Billy Guinan | July 7, 2023 | 18 min read

Project Reporting

3 Ways to Get Project Visibility with SharePoint

Lack of visibility into project status is one of the most common complaints we hear from our customers. Quite often, project managers struggle to provide the right reports to senior…

Billy Guinan | August 26, 2022 | 5 min read

Portfolio Management

Flexible Cross-Project Dashboards in the BrightWork Portfolio Reporting Area

With lists, libraries, sites, and site collections, the SharePoint platform is really well suited to project management. Learn more about portfolio reporting with BrightWork for SharePoint On-Premises [Free video]…

Billy Guinan | March 21, 2022 | 5 min read

Portfolio Management

3 Portfolio Reporting Scenarios Your Senior Executives Will Love

One of the most common challenges faced by senior executives is a lack of visibility into ongoing and proposed projects. [Video] See how to simplify portfolio management with BrightWork Templates…

Billy Guinan | February 14, 2022 | 6 min read

Project Reporting

4 Ways to Improve Project Reporting with SharePoint

Having accurate, up-to-date, and accessible project reports is key to understanding project progress and helps the team to make better, more informed decisions. Project reporting with SharePoint creates a ‘one-stop-shop’…

Billy Guinan | January 31, 2022 | 5 min read

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