Project Management (page 10)

Managing projects is a tough gig. You need the right tools, mindset, and skillset. In this category, you’ll get articles on all of this.

Project scope

Project Scope: An Essential Part of Project Management Success

Have you ever gone to the grocery to pick up one or two things and ended up leaving with a cart full of impulse purchases? This all-too-familiar experience is a simple example of what happens when you don’t stick to your project scope.

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6 PMs on How They Got Their First Product Manager Jobs (and How You Can Too)

“How to get started?” is probably the single most popular question asked about any role. Whether you’re considering a career switch or are fresh out of school, you’re here to learn how people land their first product manager jobs. We asked six product managers to tell us how it’s done.

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What Is Strategic Planning?

Strategic planning can be the single difference between an organization that achieves its goals and one that flounders. Find out what strategic planning is and what you’ll get out of it.

What is project management?

What is Project Management? A Guide for Beginners

If someone asked you, “What is project management?”, would you find it easy to answer? Of course it’s about managing projects but what exactly does that entail?

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Is a Product Management Certification Important? 6 PMs Weigh In

In some fields, a certification is an asset that lets you stand out from the pack. In others, it’s an absolute requirement. Which is it for product management? We asked six product managers for their insight.

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How Managers Can Take Back Their Workday by Syncing Tools

Jumping between tools, booking endless meetings, and searching through endless email chains are costing managers tons of time. Here’s how syncing your tools can help you get that time back.

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What Is a Product Roadmap? (With Tools and Templates)

There was a time when you needed to keep maps in your glove compartment just in case you got lost. Any company that needs to make sure they don’t stray from their core goals need a product roadmap to keep everyone aligned. Here’s what that is and how to build one.

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Product Manager Responsibilities According To 5 PMs

Does your organization have a product manager? Do you know what they do? Don’t feel too embarrassed if you don’t know the answer to that question; you’re not alone. Because product managers handle strategy and need to maintain close relationships with many teams, it’s not always clear what a product manager’s responsibilities really are. But getting a product from idea to market is a long, difficult journey, for which product managers are crucial. Find out how they do just that.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM Creator Elizabeth Harrin on Remote Project Management

Elizabeth Harrin is the blogger behind the award-winning project management blog, RebelsGuideToPM.com. We wanted to know more about Elizabeth’s day-to-day, whether she thinks COVID-19 has changed project management, and what she believes the future holds for project managers.

Sending Customer Feedback Directly From Hubspot to Asana: Unito on Unito

At Unito, some of our best insights come from discussions between customer success managers and clients. We needed a way to share those insights with our developers, who have the power to actually act on those client recommendations. Here’s how we streamlined that workflow.

How to Optimize Project Reporting Workflows With Unito

Those stakeholders need their updates, pronto! But how do you manage those requests without spending more time writing reports than doing actual work? Here’s how you can regain control of your project reporting workflow with Unito.