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Project Portfolio Management: 5 Benefits and 5 Common Mistakes

In case you aren’t familiar with the term, project portfolio management (PPM) is distinct from project management; rather than taking on a single project and seeing it through to completion,…

Darragh Broderick | August 11, 2017 | 7 min read

BrightWork

How to Survive and Thrive in Your New Project Management Job

As a millennial who graduated from university in 2010 at the height of an economic crisis, I’ve switched between jobs and between roles in the same organization a few times…

Grace Windsor | August 9, 2017 | 9 min read

BrightWork

Project Timesheets on BrightWork

Recently, BrightWork and HMS Software announced a partnership that brings our two products together: BrightWork and TimeControl. TimeControl is a time management application that interfaces with BrightWork to provide robust…

Scott Footlik | August 8, 2017 | 3 min read

SharePoint

Learn to Use CAML Query – Part 2

Following the last blog, Learn CAML Statements Part 1, this blog looks at some of the CAML comparison operators that can be used within Collaborative Application Markup Language (CAML) queries.…

Ciara McCarthy | August 2, 2017 | 4 min read

Project Reporting

5 Common Project Reporting Mistakes to Avoid

A report is described as a document with key information covering a specific time period, and communicated in oral or written form. Or, more commonly, the bane of every project…

Grace Windsor | July 26, 2017 | 5 min read

SharePoint

Find your SharePoint Farm Cumulative Update or Patch Level

There are many reasons in which you will need to know your SharePoint Cumulative Update or Patch Level. Note: You will need access to SharePoint Central Administration and adequate privileges to carry…

Jonathan Browne | July 23, 2017 | 2 min read

SharePoint

Configuring SharePoint Forms With Column Order

BrightWork supplies best-practice project management templates. Sometimes, you’ll need to configure these templates. One of the most popular ways is to add a new column. However, when you add a…

Jonathan Weisglass | July 20, 2017 | 2 min read

SharePoint

Using SharePoint Workflow Quick Step

Perhaps you want to allow users to manually kick off a workflow and not have it run automatically. Or perhaps you run the same tasks in sequence and a workflow…

Ciara McCarthy | July 12, 2017 | 4 min read

SharePoint

How to Configure SharePoint Forms

You may want to configure SharePoint forms outside of using tools such as SharePoint Designer, InfoPath, or Nintex. Personalizations can include adding images or completion instructions to the form. …

Ciara McCarthy | July 7, 2017 | 3 min read

Hybrid Work

Cross-Cultural Project Management: Recognize, Respect, and Reconcile

Today, project managers need to be prepared to work with and manage multicultural teams that can span the globe. As Thomas Friedman’s book “The World is Flat” states – if…

Geraldine O'Reilly | June 30, 2017 | 4 min read

Collaboration

Your Checklist for Effective Communication [Infographic]

To build on my post from last week – Seven Communication Secrets of Great Leaders – we know communication is the language of leadership! With that, some key objectives of a…

Ciara McDonnell | June 27, 2017 | 2 min read

Collaboration

7 Communication Secrets of Great Leaders

The art of communication is the language of leadership – James Humes Good leaders, effective leaders, understand and realize they need to be great communicators. In addition, they understand…

Ciara McDonnell | June 23, 2017 | 5 min read

Collaboration

3 Communication Skills for Project Managers to Master using TED Talks

Communication is one of the truly key skills that project managers need to develop in order to drive their project success. From their ability to listen and negotiate to their…

Darragh Broderick | June 19, 2017 | 4 min read

Collaboration

13 Tips to Deliver Exceptional Presentations

Editor’s Note, June 30th, 2021: This article focuses on in-person presentations. Most of the tips apply to online presentations. For further, in-depth guidance on virtual presentations, I recommend The Ultimate…

Grace Windsor | June 6, 2017 | 9 min read

BrightWork

5 Steps to Create Habits That Last

Think about your day so far. What activities have you completed since you woke up? I imagine this list will include things like brushing your teeth, grabbing a coffee, listening…

Grace Windsor | May 29, 2017 | 7 min read

Hybrid Work

Rest More and Do Less to Improve Your Productivity

I have a confession to make: I love being busy. Evidence includes a long to-do list; an even longer list of ideas; a (very) well-walked dog and active weekends running…

Grace Windsor | May 18, 2017 | 7 min read

Collaboration

How to use Communication Styles to Drive Project Success

Understanding communication styles is pivotal to executing a successful project. As we have covered on the BrightWork blog before, ineffective communication is the primary cause of project failure 33% of…

Darragh Broderick | May 15, 2017 | 7 min read

SharePoint

BrightWork and SharePoint Permissions Overview

BrightWork and SharePoint permissions may seem daunting for most people. Understandably, for some sensitive projects, non-team members and stakeholders need to be restricted from viewing the project information. It makes sense to…

Ciara McCarthy | May 10, 2017 | 2 min read

SharePoint

Inter-Project Dependencies on SharePoint

We often get asked if we can handle inter-project dependencies in our templates. There is one template that can do a form of inter-project dependencies, and that is the Project and…

Ciara McCarthy | May 5, 2017 | 3 min read

Collaboration

4 Ways to Boost Project Team Performance

Picture this: the project is nearing completion, your stakeholders love your outputs, and the team is laser-focused on the deadlines. Learn more about leadership and collaboration in our free…

Grace Windsor | May 2, 2017 | 8 min read

BrightWork

Still Using Excel Spreadsheets for Project Management? [Guest Post]

Executive Overview I have the privilege of seeing so many great projects and solutions. BrightWork Collaborative Project Management Framework and software are no exception. I first was introduced by BrightWork…

Joel Oleson | April 7, 2017 | 12 min read

SharePoint

Is SharePoint 2016 Worth the Upgrade? [Guest Post]

As with every new year, we’re asked to consider if the software and hardware we’re using is out of date or will be able to do just fine despite the…

Brooke Campbell | April 5, 2017 | 6 min read

Collaboration

REP: 3 Steps to Successful Collaborative Project Management

The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that our aim is too low and we reach it. –…

Eamonn McGuinness | April 4, 2017 | 8 min read

SharePoint

Quick Edit on a List Displays an Error when Saving

While we aim for our migrations from one version of SharePoint to the next to be as seamless as possible, on occasion, there can be the odd hiccup. Some customers…

Ciara McCarthy | March 20, 2017 | 2 min read

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