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How To Write a Progress Report (With a Free Template)

A progress report is how you let everyone else know what your team’s been up to. Learn more about what goes into writing a progress report and get a free template for writing your own.

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What Is Sprint Planning and How Is It Done?

The Agile methodology uses sprints, two-week periods where developers crush tasks. But how do developers — and their leaders — figure out what they should focus on each sprint? Find out what sprint planning is, how it works, and get a free template for doing it yourself.

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KPIs: What They Are and Why You Need Them

How do you know that you’re hitting your goals? Sometimes, you need some kind of metric to track progress. That’s what KPIs are for.

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What Is a Coordinated Development Workflow?

Tech companies live on the output of their developers. But developers need support from marketers, sales reps, cybersecurity experts, and more to thrive. Here’s how you can make your development team’s work more transparent so everyone can benefit.

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Want To Succeed? Integrate People, Not Processes

2020 changed work, maybe forever. Going forward, how can you go about helping your teams do their best work together? The answer isn’t to have the best processes out there.

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4 Reasons Why You Should Disconnect During the Holidays (and How To Do It)

Do you have time off coming up? Are you already thinking about all the important updates you’ll miss, or how you’ll have to catch up when you get back? Stop. Breathe. Learn how to disconnect.

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Tool Silos: What They Are and How to Smash Them

With the explosion of SaaS tools, businesses, departments, and even individual workers are using multiple tools to get work done. This has created a new collaboration problem: tool silos. Find out what they are and what you can do about them.

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How To Use Asana Tags (With 3 Use Cases)

Asana is a robust product management tool with a host of features. You can use Asana projects to keep work organized no matter what your team needs to get done. Find out how you can use Asana tags to organize even the most complicated project.

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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.

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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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