Exploring the art and science of effective project management. From planning and reporting to execution, control, and financials, these articles dive deep into strategies, tools, and insights to help you optimize projects and financials in your team and organization.
If you’re remotely interested in project management, then you’ll likely be quite familiar with the scope-budget-time project management triangle. As with many tried-and-true ideas and theories, sometimes it can be good to hit refresh and come at it from a new angle. And that’s what I’d like to do today—let’s have a look at the […]
As artificial intelligence grows in popularity, every company is now competing to launch tools that leverage AI inside their existing apps. Microsoft’s launch of Copilot, an AI assistant tied into the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, plants their flag in the world of AI. It’s no surprise that you might be asking yourself: How can I integrate […]
There is a considerable number of project time tracking tools on the market. Because there are so many options, we’ve created this guide to today’s top project time tracking tools, making sure to include tools that offer features and price points to meet the needs of teams and businesses of all sizes. Project time tracking […]
Time tracking for contractors is crucial in today’s gig economy landscape. While staffing your company entirely with independent contractors might sound tempting, it comes with challenges and obligations. The growing distributed economy is increasingly regulated to protect these workers. It’s important to understand the costs, benefits, and obligations of using contractors and freelance workers, particularly […]
Today we’re diving right into overtime cost analysis. Fixed costs, such as rent, insurance, and salaries for regular full-time employees, are a way of life for companies. These expenses remain constant regardless of changes in demand, production levels, or sales volume. But what about variable costs or expenses that change depending on demand, production levels, […]
What is a payroll variance? Payroll variance is a running total of how much money your company has paid out to employees for things like overtime, vacation, sick days, and pay raises. It helps finance and HR managers figure out if budgets are being met and if everyone is getting paid the right amount. Payroll […]
Today we’re talking project cost management with adjustable forecasting and the Excel OFFSET function. Follow along below, or watch the tutorial on YouTube by clicking here. The first time you heard about a forecast, it probably had nothing to do with project cost management. The team of weather experts behind that forecast used a range […]
