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For Project Management – BrightWork on SharePoint or Microsoft Project Server?

Project teams often ask if they should manage their projects on SharePoint with a plug-in like BrightWork, Microsoft Project Server, or Project for the web. Of course, the answer is –…

Eamonn McGuinness | February 11, 2020 | 4 min read

SharePoint | Workflows

BrightWork and Nintex: Faster Project Management on SharePoint

Nintex is a point-and-click workflow automation tool used to automate and optimize a wide range of business processes on various platforms, including SharePoint. Webinar recording: Automating Project Processes with…

Billy Guinan | February 5, 2020 | 4 min read

Workflows

How to Improve Projects with Business Processes and Workflows

Business processes, workflows, and projects. These ways of working are connected and rely on each other to reach your goals. Read more about SharePoint workflows in our online guide…

Grace Windsor | January 15, 2020 | 11 min read

Agile Project Management

Creating a High-Performing Agile Team

Successful Agile project management is only possible when you have a total commitment to core values from everybody in your agile team. These core values, taken directly from the agile…

Micheál Clesham | December 30, 2019 | 5 min read

SharePoint | Workflows

How to Create a Project Report Workflow with SharePoint Designer

SharePoint includes five out-of-the-box workflows for collecting signatures and feedback, managing processes, and getting approval for documents. Watch: Using SharePoint Workflows for Project Team Collaboration If you need…

Grace Windsor | December 16, 2019 | 4 min read

Agile Project Management | Task Management

4 Benefits of Boards on BrightWork

Agile Boards on BrightWork for SharePoint On-Premises enable project managers to move through work quickly, addressing risks, tasks, and issues in a visual, modern way. The Kanban framework focuses on…

Micheál Clesham | December 13, 2019 | 4 min read

SharePoint | Workflows

How Create a SharePoint Workflow to Collect Feedback

SharePoint Workflows can streamline your business processes by automating common project management tasks. Watch a free webinar on SharePoint workflows By automating the movement of documents or items…

Micheál Clesham | November 21, 2019 | 3 min read

SharePoint | Workflows

A Quick Guide to Workflows for Projects

Multiple project deadlines, decision fatigue, too much collaboration. Every day, we have to wade through information and distractions to get our core work done. Learn how to use SharePoint…

Grace Windsor | October 10, 2019 | 7 min read

Collaboration | SharePoint

How to Use SharePoint Permissions for Secure Collaboration

The rise of collaboration and collaborative tools in the workplace is, for the most part, a positive trend. Working across teams, with remote colleagues, and with third-party vendors opens up…

Grace Windsor | September 26, 2019 | 7 min read

Collaboration

How to Choose a Project Management Methodology

A survey published in the Harvard Business Review revealed that time was a major obstacle to team collaboration. Start managing projects on SharePoint with a free, pre-planned template …

Grace Windsor | July 24, 2019 | 8 min read

Project Reporting | SharePoint

Project Reporting with Microsoft Project and SharePoint Sync in BrightWork

Many experienced Project Managers use Microsoft Project for project reporting and tracking project schedules, either standalone or with SharePoint On-Premises. However, Microsoft Project is not perfect for everybody – and…

Micheál Clesham | July 15, 2019 | 3 min read

Collaboration

How to Plan Your Project With Your Team

“In all things, success depends on previous preparation, and without such preparations there is sure to be failure”. Confucius (551 B.C. to 479 B.C.) Between project approval and project execution,…

Eamonn McGuinness | July 1, 2019 | 5 min read

Portfolio Management | Project Request Management

16 Useful Questions for Evaluating New Project Requests

Without a strong project request management process, your organization is likely not working on the right projects at the right time within the scope of limited resources and available funding.…

Ken Martin | June 26, 2019 | 2 min read

Project Reporting

How to Track Project Milestones in SharePoint

A milestone marks an important point on your project plan, for example, the completion of the first phase of software development. A milestone represents a key achievement on the path…

Peter Doyle | May 13, 2019 | 3 min read

Hybrid Work

5 Change Management Tips for Project Managers [Guest Post]

Project managers often lean toward the mechanical processes of change, concentrating their efforts on project structure, strategy, and technical implementation. However, doing so underestimates the impact of the human-side: people…

Daniel Lock | February 19, 2019 | 7 min read

Free Template

A Three-Step Framework to Increase Project Management Adoption

The Project Management Institute estimates that the project management profession will grow by USD $6.61 trillion between 2010 and 2020, adding 87.7 million jobs to the global economy. Develop…

Grace Windsor | January 8, 2019 | 10 min read

Portfolio Management

6 Capabilities That Make SharePoint the Best Tool for Project Management

Microsoft SharePoint On-Premises is an incredible tool for document management and information sharing. But, it is also a practical and popular tool for project management. Get more from SharePoint…

Billy Guinan | December 31, 2018 | 4 min read

SharePoint

What’s New In SharePoint Server 2019 for Project Management?

Released to the general public on October 22 2018, SharePoint Server 2019 signals Microsoft’s commitment to a reliable and enhanced on-premises environment. Wondering if you should upgrade to SharePoint Server…

Grace Windsor | December 6, 2018 | 4 min read

Portfolio Management

Healthcare Project Management in a Secure SharePoint Environment

Healthcare project management can be quite difficult. Not only do you need to complete projects successfully and on time, but there is also a litany of rules and regulations that must…

Billy Guinan | November 7, 2018 | 7 min read

BrightWork

How to Write a Persuasive Business Case for PPM Software

If you are tasked with procuring project portfolio management (PPM) software, you will need to prepare a comprehensive business case to support your choice and kick-start the deployment project. …

Grace Windsor | October 11, 2018 | 8 min read

BrightWork

BrightWork and Project Hosts Offer HIPAA/HITRUST Compliant, Cloud-Based Project and Portfolio Management Solution

BrightWork, the leading project and portfolio management solution for SharePoint and Project Hosts are offering a HIPAA/HITRUST compliant cloud-based solution on Microsoft Azure to healthcare organizations. This unique partnership allows…

Billy Guinan | September 25, 2018 | 3 min read

Collaboration

5 Practical Ways to Manage Expectations on Your Projects

Have you ever delivered a project on time and within budget only to discover that your client is unhappy with the final result? This often stems from mismatched expectations, and…

Grace Windsor | September 5, 2018 | 8 min read

BrightWork

3 Reasons to Use SharePoint for Healthcare Projects

The healthcare sector is one of the biggest industries in the world. In the United States, national health care spending grew 5.8 percent in 2015 to $3.2 trillion, and is…

Conor Beglan | August 20, 2018 | 4 min read

Collaboration

6 Effective Ways to Improve Project Communication [Guest Post]

Communication is the vehicle of project management. Effective communication could give you a successful project. Likewise, any case of miscommunication could be fatal for a project. As a project manager,…

Vartika Kashyap | August 16, 2018 | 6 min read

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