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New workflow software aims to empower younger, quieter employees
It’s nearly impossible to overstate the degree to which work has been changed by the world we live in today. From the…
Read MoreNadella will continue strategic acquisition of mobile productivity apps
Dina Bass at Bloomberg Business has been tipped by people familiar with Microsoft’s plans that Satya Nadella is planning to continue his acquisitions…
Read MorePlanview buys Projectplace to offer combined resource and project management line-up
The merger also gives Planview an easy way into Europe, and Projectplace a means for U.S. expansion.…
Read MoreNugg is a team performance tool positioned above project and task management
I got an interesting email from an old friend, Tris Hussey, telling me that he is working for a start-up called Nugg…
Read MoreSweden’s Projectplace launches ToDo, a free version of its project management tool
Like the full enterprise-grade Projectplace package, ToDo is based around the idea of Kanban boards and cards. It's free, though there are paid tiers that give more functionality and storage.…
Read MoreWhy I’m adopting a new approach at Gigaom Research
We're focusing Gigaom Research's social coverage more and more on The Future of Work. Along with the focus, lead researcher Stowe Boyd will spend more time on thematic Weekly Updates.…
Read MoreThe organizational challenge of disruptive technologies
As firms grapple with implementing the mobile, cloud, and big data technologies that are transforming their businesses, getting the organizational process and…
Read MoreShort takes: Smartsheet integrates with Dropbox and Zapier, Clarizen releases v6
Smartsheet, a project and work management platform based on the spreadsheet user experience, announced integrations with Dropbox, and Zapier today. Dropbox is the…
Read MoreSubtask wants to fuse mind-mapping with project management
The web app offers a clean, graphically-oriented way for small teams to collaborate on projects. Subtask founder Michael Partheil says he wants it to become a more visual alternative to Basecamp.…
Read MoreAsana raises $28M to ease workplace collaboration
Getting workers to better collaborate together is becoming a hot opportunity. Asana, started by former Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskowitz, just raised $28 million led by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund. The company helps workers communicate around projects and helps them act quickly.…
Read MoreBinfire CEO explains his project management philosophy
David Robins' company Binfire created project management software based on the philosophy that better collaboration and communication leads to increased productivity. But as his global team worked on the software, he learned how best to manage that collaboration and when to involve others in planning.…
Read MoreTransparency, privacy becoming necessary in collaboration tools
This month, online collaboration platform Teambox added private elements, offering users various levels of privacy. More than just a response to Google+ Circles, the feature supports modern organizational practices, allowing employees to share limited information with vendors and clients.…
Read MoreWrike speeds up its social project management software
Wrike's new release adds increased flexibility and speed to the project management software, which is designed to allow companies to crowdsource project management by taking advantage of the "work graph."…
Read More10 tools to improve communication
If you’re working remotely, finding ways to improve and streamline communications with your clients and team might seem like a never-ending chore, but with the right mix of tools, it's possible to keep projects moving forward. Here are ten tools that will help improve your communication.…
Read MoreRedCritter Tracker: Gamifying agile project management
RedCritter Tracker is a thoughtfully gamified project management tool for software development teams that's set to launch later this month. Founder and CEO Mike Beatty walked me through the app's key capabilities, including project management support, visibility into employee skill sets, customizable rewards, and badges.…
Read MoreSurvey finds status meetings don’t help work get done
It will probably come as no surprise to WebWorkerDaily readers that a recent survey found that 70 percent of information workers don't believe status meetings help them accomplish work tasks. Additionally, almost 40 percent of respondents feel that such meetings are a waste of time.…
Read MoreChoosing a knowledge management tool
Sharing institutional knowledge can be a huge pitfall for many organizations. If you need to make sure that different people in your organization have access to the knowledge that keep your organization rolling along, arranging for some sort of sharing mechanism can be difficult.…
Read MoreInnovation management, Brightidea style
Once you have the good ideas, what do you do with them? Innovation management tools can support the transition from good idea to great change or product. I spoke with Vincent Carbone, Brightidea co-founder and COO, about the company and his perspective on innovation management.…
Read MoreSolo: Beautiful Project Management for Freelancers
Solo is a project management app with a difference: It's beautiful. Designed and built by U.K-based company Thrive with solo creative freelancers in mind (hence the name), Solo's clean, attractive design means that it's much nicer to look at than most clunky project management apps.…
Read MoreScheduling Tool Tom’s Planner Now iPad and iPhone Compatible
Tom's Planner, a simple drag-and-drop, Gantt-chart-based, online planning tool has received a couple of useful updates: the website is now compatible with the iPad and iPhone (no app required), and it can also now import Excel and MS Project files.…
Read MoreMicroproject: Simple, Smart Project Management
Microproject is a simple, intuitive multi-user online project management app for small teams. It uses a slick drag-and-drop interface and presents all the information pertaining to the project on one fairly minimal screen: there's no switching between windows or pop-ups.…
Read MoreBinfire: Team Collaboration and Project Management
The first step to successful remote working is communication. Binfire offers distributed teams a free solution for online collaboration that makes it simple to stay on track, with several useful features that I haven’t seen in other project management solutions so far, including:…
Read MorePlanning Tool Ganttic Gets Streamlined, Now Easier to Use
When I last looked at online planning tool Ganttic last year, I was pleased with its functionality, but less impressed with the app's user interface, which made it tricky to get to grips with. Since then, however, Ganttic has been redesigned with a greatly streamlined interface…
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