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.

70 Articles by Billy Guinan

BrightWork 365 | Hybrid Work

How to Standardize Project Documentation on SharePoint

Centralize projects in one place with SharePoint and BrightWork 365 Work seamlessly from anywhere, with BrightWork 365 and SharePoint. BRIGHTWORK 365 DEMO What is Project Documentation? Depending on the nature…

Billy Guinan | December 13, 2023 | 18 min read

BrightWork 365 | Microsoft 365

Business Intelligence and Project Management: What, Why, and How

Overview Organizations increasingly turn to business intelligence (BI) to harness their data for strategic advantage in an era where data is king. BI processes and software are pivotal in transforming…

Billy Guinan | December 5, 2023 | 15 min read

BrightWork | Free Template

4 Quick Steps To Set Up SharePoint For Project Management

The steps and screenshots of the template in this article apply to SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2016, SharePoint 2019 and SharePoint Online, as well as SharePoint 2013. The template used in…

Billy Guinan | November 27, 2023 | 18 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 | 14 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

Project Reporting | SharePoint

3 Key Project and Portfolio Reports on SharePoint

Everyone involved in a project needs to see slightly different information based on their specific roles and responsibilities on the project. Start tracking projects with a free SharePoint…

Billy Guinan | January 24, 2022 | 5 min read

Project Reporting

How to Track Project Metrics on SharePoint

Easy access to accurate data is key to project performance, helping to improve visibility, collaboration, and decision-making. Watch: Portfolio Reporting with BrightWork for SharePoint On-Premises Project metrics and…

Billy Guinan | January 17, 2022 | 5 min read

Hybrid Work | Task Management

3 Ways BrightWork Makes Task Management Easier in SharePoint

Project teams who work remotely or in a hybrid model need a few key items to deliver work successfully: accountability, clear direction around tasks, and an easy way to track…

Billy Guinan | December 20, 2021 | 6 min read

Collaboration | Free Template

7 Components of an Effective SharePoint Project Management Site

Microsoft SharePoint can be configured to mimic project management processes and provide a complete collaborative workspace for project teams. Try these tips with your free SharePoint project management template!…

Billy Guinan | November 22, 2021 | 5 min read

BrightWork

Common SharePoint Project Management Challenges Solved by BrightWork

SharePoint On-Premises is an incredible collaborative tool that can be extended for project management. Reach your PPM goals faster with BrightWork for SharePoint On-Premises [Watch short demo] Leveraging…

Billy Guinan | November 15, 2021 | 7 min read

SharePoint

Using SharePoint for Project Management – An Overview

SharePoint On-Premises is an amazing collaborative platform where teams can organize their work and move projects forward. See how to improve project and portfolio management with BrightWork for SharePoint…

Billy Guinan | October 13, 2021 | 7 min read

BrightWork 365

BrightWork 365 – A New Project and Portfolio Solution for Microsoft 365 and Power Platform

Today, BrightWork launched BrightWork 365, a project and portfolio management solution for Microsoft 365 and the Microsoft Power Platform. BrightWork 365 allows organizations to leverage Microsoft 365 apps for project…

Billy Guinan | October 6, 2021 | 4 min read

SharePoint

How BrightWork Use SharePoint for Marketing Project Management

I’m the BrightWork Marketing Team Lead. And like any team in every organization, we have work to track and projects to deliver. We have marketing campaigns to run, content to…

Billy Guinan | July 19, 2021 | 13 min read

Portfolio Management

Launching a Project Management Office: Implementation and Improvement

Launching a project management office is a major endeavor. In this series of articles, I have outlined a five-step approach to make the journey easier. See how to track portfolio…

Billy Guinan | July 12, 2021 | 4 min read

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