Benchmarking in Project Management (2): Internal Benchmarking
Before we’re going to take a closer look at internal benchmarking in project management, here’s a quick reminder of the definition of benchmarking:"Benchmarking is used to assess your own...
View ArticleHow to Make Your Return to Work from a Vacation Less Stressful
A vacation or just a break from work can help you regenerate and replenish your energy levels. But many go into a vacation with mixed feelings: They are happy and look forward to a well-earned break,...
View ArticleBenchmarking in Project Management (3): External Benchmarking
In part 1 and 2 of our benchmarking series, we’ve already covered benchmarking in general and internal benchmarking in project management. The last part of the series will take a closer look at...
View ArticleInLoox Best Practice (1): How to track the project progress with the snapshot...
For working efficiently with InLoox 9 for Outlook, we have collected several useful tips. Our first InLoox Best Practice explains how to track the project progress and save the current state of your...
View Article4 Common Pitfalls of Managing International Projects and How to Avoid Them
Language barriersThe first challenge you’ll face when managing an international project is the language barrier. While English is a Lingua Franca, i.e. used in many countries as an official language...
View ArticleInLoox Best Practice (2): How to format your task descriptions
About the InLoox Best Practice seriesEach Best Practice article will give you a tip on how you can make the most out of InLoox. A lot of InLoox’s features can be used in many ways, which enables you to...
View ArticleHappy Holidays and a Happy New Year from the InLoox Team!
Our offices will be closed on Monday, December 25, Tuesday, December 26, and on Monday, January 1. Should you have any queries during these three days, please submit a ticket through our ticket system....
View ArticleBest of 2017: The Top 10 Most Popular Posts on the InLoox Blog This Year
Last year, we introduced our ongoing Back to Basics series, a kind of project management 101 refresher course, which we continued this year. We’ve also taken a closer look at the PMO’s role in project...
View ArticleHow to Motivate Your Team: Collective and Individual Incentives
Project managers should always make sure that the team works well together, because you shouldn’t underestimate the power of the sense of unity that develops when teams work well together. Behavioral...
View ArticleDigital Transformation Projects (1): What is Digital Transformation?
Digital transformation, digitization, internet of things, big data – these are topics that are of interest to all industries, even those that have not been affected by digitization so far, not just the...
View ArticleDigital Transformation Projects (2): Opportunities and Challenges of...
The first part of this 3-part series gave an insight into what “digital transformation” means. We’ve established the following definition for this process:"A digital transformation is a process of...
View ArticleProductivity 2.0: Advantages and Risks of the 6-Hour Workday
The 6-hour workday modelImagine it was Monday morning. There is an 8 to 9 hour workday ahead of you. How motivated are you? Are you about to work effectively for 8 hours straight now? Of course not....
View ArticleBurnout Syndrome: Working Too Much Evidentially Makes You Sick!
If employees suffer from burnout syndrome, they are not to be blamed for it. In most cases, too much stress is the reason - often resulting from a weak corporate culture. Employees are under too much...
View ArticleProductivity: How to Effectively Improve Your Concentration
Especially digital natives – people who grew up in the digital world – often cannot focus on one single thing for an extended period of time due to overstimulation. However, it must be difficult for...
View ArticleLeading Positions 2.0 – Changes and Their New Challenges
Change is good and important for progress. Without change we would get nowhere. Today, change primarily means internationalization and digitization. But change can also bring a lot of difficulties and...
View ArticleInLoox is Officially One of the 20 Most User-Friendly Project Management...
About CapterraCapterra is the leading online resource for business software buyers. Founded in 1999, Capterra features validated user reviews and independent research across hundreds of software...
View ArticleThe New Way to Work with InLoox 10: Flexible, Mobile & More Networked
We know: Your daily work routine is already complex enough. That is why we have integrated and adapted InLoox 10 even more strongly into your existing systems. With the convenient login for Office 365...
View ArticleIntercultural Collaboration and Leadership – Advantages, Challenges and...
Demographic change, globalization and internationalization are not new or unknown concepts. Neither is the so often mentioned intercultural collaboration and communication or the knowledge that working...
View Article[GUEST AUTHOR] 6 Project Management KPIs To Keep In Mind
The projects your company works on will need to need to be properly structured and managed properly in order to avoid disastrous situations. In a recent study, nearly 37 percent of the business owners...
View ArticlePulse of the Profession 2018: Success in Disruptive Times by Managing...
PMI’s most recent Pulse of the Profession is about how to succeed in a disruptive world, with challenges being, among others, new technologies (like autonomous vehicles), artificial and data...
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