Trello was first developed as a project management tool. It is web-based, so that team members can complete tasks, collaborate, and track progress wherever they might physically be. It’s now almost 10 years old and still going, along with improvements and updates pretty regularly.

Think of Trello as a series of bulletin boards on a wall. And each bulletin has a title name and a bunch of post-it notes of tasks related to that title. As tasks get completed, they either move to the next board or are removed if they are fully completed.

It is probably already becoming clear that Trello is a great tool for lots of needs other than project management.

In fact, it becomes almost a perfect tool for freelance writers. Read on.

First and Foremost, Take a Look at Your Work-Life Organization

All those files and folders.

Take […]

The global pandemic outbreak has changed the way we work in just the last few months. More and more companies around the world are encouraging their employees to work from home, trying to halt the spread of the virus.

Now, remote working is such a new norm for most workers across the globe. Getting used to the new routines is not the easiest task, especially for those office-bound employees.

It takes time and effort to adjust and stay productive while working from home. Luckily, this post shows you the ropes.

#1. Adjust Your Goals

In these unprecedented times, you need to understand that your regular work patterns and team dynamics will be disrupted. It also will generate new and competing goals across your business to stay relevant.

That’s why you need to review and rethink your goals. It would help if you kept goals that […]

Almost all project managers would agree that Basecamp is a top choice as a project management tool. One of the reasons for this is its fixed monthly fee regardless of the size of the team. However, there are project managers who would go for an alternative tool that has a similar approach to Basecamp.  We will cover the 6 best alternatives of Basecamp in this article so one has a reference which tool to go to.

What are the 6 best Basecamp alternatives?

With so many tools to choose from when it comes to project management, how can a project manager spot the one with the best value? Here is a compilation of software that can be the best alternative to Basecamp: Trello, Asana, ProofHub, Monday.com, Hive, and Freedcamp.

Trello

Between Asana and Trello, how can a project manager determine which tool is better? Fret not, this article will breakdown the different features between the two, so one can best decide which one fits the most to a project.

The success of Asana and Trello

Although Asana and Trello are both successful, Trello has gained more popularity. Trello has reached over one million active users every day in 2016 and it continued to grow after one acquisition by Atlassian. Today, one million teams are enjoying the services of Trello.

How Trello looked like when it started:

In 2018, Asana proudly had 50,000 paying organizations. The founder of Asana celebrates steady progress and is not intimidated by competitors (including Atlassian) even if it is a smaller company. Trello does […]

Agile has evolved–keep track of the latest Agile trends this year.

Let us take a look at the agile trend that is impacting the world of software development and the industries that are getting into the Agile world.

Agile is the latest and better way of project management that targets covering projects in a wider structure. It usually consists of making plans from big to small and of achievable assignments that are worked on in a shorter span of time. The whole procedure is bound to the four core values:

• Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
• Interactions over processes and tools
• Responding to change over following the plan
• Working software over comprehensive documentation

It can be beneficial to adhere to the Agile approach in such a way that it empowers the ones involved. Taking ownership in the workplace and promoting realistic, constant growth. The strategy of Agile has been here for over […]

As humans, people are constantly bombarded with daily tasks– whether at home, at school, or at work. Designed to mobilize the system that comprises the body, people need to keep up with the rest of the human force in order to survive. No one has the power to take control of what is to come; however, choices are available. So it is here that self-management is important.

At night, before sleeping, people think of the things that they will do the next day with a vivid imagination as to how it should be done. Come the next day, an unexpected problem arises and the plans that were thought of the previous night are compromised. Given that, how useful is self-management? And how can a person prioritize and be more productive at the same time?

What is self-management?

Self-management is being in-charge or in control of the things that need to be done with […]

Remote teams are already a growing trend in various industries today, considering the benefits it gives to both team managers and members. It is expected to be even more popular as 50% of the workforce now is working various telecommuting roles and about 80% of all employees desire to work remotely for part of the week. However, many managers still cannot fully accept this and they have reasons for that. One of these is fear that they have no control over their actual productivity and level of commitment; therefore, putting the desired result for a project at risk.

What is a remote team?

A remote team is a virtual team that works together, similar to the traditional workplace where a team works for a common goal in a project. It has a manager or leader that the members directly report to for their specific functions. And since it is virtual, the team members and the leaders may not be co-located geographically. In a remote team, there are members that […]

A team’s success lies in the hands of everyone and how they work together to achieve their common goals. It is every manager or CEO’s objective to put the people with the right skills set together. This is expected to result in high productivity and good quality outputs. However, in order to keep it like that, teams have to be kept motivated. As the years go by, employees can become lax, especially with mandatory overtimes, tight deadlines, and high expectations. When motivation fades, productivity falls and the company fails.

Benefits of having a motivated team

The benefits of leading a motivated team cannot be underrated because its effects are tremendous. Some of these include the following:

1. Higher productivity. When a team is motivated, each member’s output goes up. As a result, the costs of production are lowered, allowing a company to put their products in the market at a much lower cost.
2. Lower staff turnover rate. When workers are motivated, they like to go to work and will not […]