Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from the InLoox Team
You can still count on us during the Holidays. Our offices are only closed on Monday, December 26, and Friday, January 6, otherwise you can reach our customer support team every day during our usual...
View ArticleBest of 2016: The 10 Most Popular Posts on the InLoox Blog
A lot has happened on the InLoox blog in the last year, the biggest change was the complete re-design of the blog. We also introduced different Lounges in which you can find posts based on your...
View Article10 New Year’s Resolutions Every Project Manager Should Make – and Keep
It’s week 1 of the New Year and if you have made a resolution, you are most likely still motivated to maintain that resolution. If you have not managed to keep your resolutions, do not worry because by...
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Supercharge Your Productivity: Kick Off the New Year with a Productivity Boost
1. Organize your workplaceThe goal of de-cluttering your desk is not to throw away everything and being left with an empty desk. You also don’t have to go as far as using a specific method to organize...
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The Project Canvas: Setting the Direction for Project Success
BackgroundA canvas is a visualization method which breaks an abstract idea into its basic components (‘building blocks’). The project canvas derives from the Business Model Canvas developed by...
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Missing the Target: Badly Managed Projects and their High Costs
The Project Management Institute (PMI) surveys project management practitioners, senior executives and PMO directors and publishes the results in the “Pulse of the Profession” report. One focus this...
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Time Management Month (Part 1): Introducing the Action Priority Matrix
We started this blog series last February in honor of Time Management Month and want to continue this tradition this year by sharing several other time management methods and best practice tips with...
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Time Management Month (Part 2): Getting Things Done at the Right Time of Day
Who knows, maybe early mornings are the best time of the day to catch a worm - ornithologists probably know the answer. But in the second part of our Time Management Month series, we’ll concentrate on...
View ArticleTime Management Month (Part 3): Effective Stress Management
But it also works the other way around: If you’re less stressed, you are able to work much more effectively. So stress and time management are closely linked, which is why we want to cover the topic of...
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Meeting Project Goals and Realizing Benefits: Redefining the Meaning of Success
In last year’s Pulse of the Profession, the PMI showed how the rate of project failures has consistently been increasing over the last 5 years, despite a growing optimization effort. This year’s study...
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Back to Basics (Part 9): Project Environment Analysis with PESTLE
A project does not exist in a vacuum but is always dependent on various internal and external factors that can threaten its successful completion. Project managers need to take into account factors...
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The PMO Series (1): Definition and Function of a Project Management Office
First off: The acronym “PMO” has many different meanings. Some use it to talk about the project management office, while others mean program management office or portfolio management office. In this...
View ArticleThe PMO Series (2): The Most Important Project Management Office Roles
A quick reminder: In the first part of this series, we’ve already established what a PMO is and what its function in an organization is:"The project management office is responsible for the overall...
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The PMO Series (3): The Different Project Management Office Types
A PMO has various functions and purposes: It’s responsible for establishing and maintaining standardized processes, methods and policies in the organization and to make sure that projects align with...
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The PMO Series (4): Implementing a Project Management Office
The implementation of a PMO is just like any other project. This means that you have to plan it carefully. Before you start the project, you should analyze your organization’s current situation and...
View ArticleThe PMO Series (5): The PMO as the Driving Force of Agile Transformation
The last part of our PMO blog series will try and answer this question. Implementing ‘new’ agile methods such as Scrum or Kanban will have a significant impact on the PMO, as it’s the project...
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Myths Busted: The 6 Biggest Productivity Lies We Tell Ourselves
1. Sleep is for the weak and only the early bird catches the wormWe often read about how successful CEOs wake up very early and are extremely productive even though they only get 4 hours of sleep – or...
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PMI Report: Project Management Job Growth and Talent Gap 2017-2027
Reasons for the widening gapThe PMI has shown in his latest Pulse of the Profession Report that the project management maturity of organizations is increasing. Not only are they getting better at...
View ArticleDigital Transformation: The 5 Must-Have Skills for Digital Leaders
Digital transformation is on everyone’s radar right now and a majority of industries and companies are working towards digitizing their organization. But what does it take to digitally transform an...
View ArticleBenchmarking in Project Management (1): In Search of Best Practice
Our latest blog series will cover the topic of benchmarking in project management. We’ll give you a quick overview of what “benchmarking” is in part 1, and the next two blog posts will delve deeper...
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