Project Management made Easy - blog, tips, resources

Money. To say that everything revolves only around money would probably be too much. On the other hand, a project that, even at the cost of maximum effort, ends up with a minimal profit, or even in the red, is rarely pleasing. But how to get rid of the fear of budget finances and be happy that investments make sense and bring results?

Distinguishing between short-term and long-term goals and needs is one of the longest-standing challenges among individuals and organizations. Every day presents pressures from all directions that rock you back and forth, almost like a sailboat in choppy waters.

Congratulations! If you have also read our first part, then you have already completed half of the "preparation" for the management of your digital project. In the second part of the blog, we will look at the risks that await you in project management of this type of project and how to effectively address them using the tools in Easy Project. From planning to risk management to the art of effective communication.

Nowadays, organizations around the world use some kind of agile methodology, mainly Scrum board, as the foundation stone of their software development. Scrum itself, however, does not have to exploit the full potential of the agile approach.

Easy Software is pleased to announce the strategic partnership with Hallo Welt! GmbH. This combines the leading project management software Easy Project with the enterprise wiki software BlueSpice, which is built on MediaWiki, the software of Wikipedia.

Seidor Consulting is a multinational technology consulting company that provides a wide range of services including application development and maintenance, infrastructures, and IT outsourcing.

When they say “a project management mobile app“, you are free to imagine almost anything. From a copy of a robust PM software (somehow compressed into a smartphone display) to a simple but almost useless chatting tool. So, can a PM mobile app actually help? Let's test it on three typical PM challenges.

The newest version of Easy Project is here with a new modern interface and powerful features! Watch our webinar recording (below) to quickly learn how to master your favorite PM tool and welcome the new mobile app.

Project management is a tough game, right? You are being attacked by questions, complaints, and deadlines from all around. Therefore, you need a good partner on your side – a powerful project management software with all tools you need to master your project.

The big boost of the current Easy Project resulted in the new “11“ version. How can you benefit from it in your everyday work? Let us explain to you in this article – learn about the eight features that will undoubtedly upgrade the way you manage your projects today.

There are several differences between "classic" and digital projects, which are also reflected in project management. The digital project managers also play an extensive role here – they should have an overview of UI/UX, graphic design, coding, and analytics.

A workflow may be viewed as one of the fundamental building blocks of project management. Using the workflow settings in Easy Project, you can control status transitions and field permissions on tasks in a very simple manner. The feature is accessible from the administration and, therefore, can be managed only by an administrator.

Many important elements of your business run via Easy Project. Therefore, we now provide you with a tool, that enables you to have perfect control over your account – comfortably from one place. Welcome to the new Client Zone!

When COVID-19 reached a pandemic status, companies in numerous industries sent millions of employees to work from home. The coronavirus hasn't made a big announcement, and in most cases, companies have had little time to prepare. Right now, leaders are struggling to lead virtual teams and many are experiencing such a dynamic for the first time.

The good news for you is that Easy Project can provide a lot of help in order to visually manage the project's finances so that you always have a clear picture of how much money is involved. Here we present some Easy Project finance features and tools you might use if you want a visual representation of your project's finances as you manage them.

Do you know already what your next project will be? Are you expecting something smaller, or will it be a "big thing", such as the launch of a new campaign, a product launch, or work on the budget for next year? Let's take a look at how Easy Project can really help you be a better project manager and complete your project faster.

If you're a marketer, it's okay not to view project management as an essential part of your job. After all, managing a project effectively requires predictability and guidelines. More often than not, the rigid nature of a typical project management solution doesn't mesh well with the fast-paced and innovative world of marketing.

Welcome to the new style of managing your projects! Our new Easy Project mobile app allows you to get free from your working desk – you can create new tasks on the go, post quick comments to keep things moving and track and dominate your time with a few taps. Let's take a closer look at the app now!

It's time for a bit of introspection. Think with us about what you really enjoy about the role of project manager and what, on the contrary, is getting on your nerves when managing projects. The job of a project manager is not an easy one.

Since Atlassian has announced the end-of-life timeline for Jira Server, many of you are now to decide on what to do next. Stay on your current on-premise solution, or migrate to a new one? Learn about the top 6 things that help you to make a good decision.

Sometimes we are so used to doing things a certain way that we almost forget there is something else out there. And this applies to all areas of our life – from nutrition to personal relationships and our professional life and career.

Do not lose money on your projects. Take the opportunity and have a look with us at the basic principles of financial project management and control your income, expenses, and the entire project budget.

We present the most important milestones plus a bit of less important fun facts of 2020.

The choice of cloud hosting vs. server hosting has become an eternal topic of discussion. Even more so now – since Jira announced the end of life of Jira server.

Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, millions of people around the world have started working from their homes. Remote working is not new, but with the pandemic, it has become a necessity instead of an alternative to a physical office.

Getting ready for migration from the Jira server to another server solution? Here is what to expect when you choose this route. Since Atlassian announced the end of the Jira server solution, many users have to make a decision on what will their next steps be.

With so many different project management tools out there, doing research on which one is the best for you, may get a bit overwhelming. No need to stress out though. We got your back and we did the homework on your behalf! Check the pros and cons of the most popular project management software.

Since Atlassian, an important player in the project management market, has announced the end of Jira Server solution (with the process commencing in 2021), we all ask ourselves “Is this the beginning of the end of Server Solutions?”

How did 2020 change the work of teams according to project managers worldwide? At the end of last year, we asked more than a hundred project managers around the world how their work had changed due to the Covid-related events. Maybe you were one of them!

No successful project did ever start without an effective plan. One of the components that must come first in this plan is the schedule. As a project manager, you might be tempted to quickly get on with the work and figure out the schedule as you go along.

Agile project management is a methodology that relates to a special project management approach. Iterations/sprints are used for continuous and feedback-controlled improvements in the planning and implementation of projects.

When clickbait articles on the next year start popping up, you know it's December again. But whether it is a Chinese horoscope or Project Management, rather than serious thinking, you get a safe list of very obvious things, not inspiring ideas nor valuable thoughts.

We asked project managers what was the biggest issue connected to Covid they have faced. Our favorite answer: “The whole Covid is a pain in the ass.” Dear reader, we picked the top three f**kups  – oh, one of them is ours, btw. – so you avoid doing the same faults in managing your projects.

Let me guess – it's Monday, slightly after 9 AM and you're the only one ready in your virtual Zoom room. You start to feel just anger. With some of your team members simply ignoring the time schedule, you have become more “Postpone” than “Project” manager. What can you do about it?

Be honest: are you sure about using approved project management methodologies as good as you can? The answer is simple – if you feel stressed at work, you don't. There are lots of great PM tools, but the point is to know a few tips & tricks to really make them work for you – the project manager. Ideally with up to date all-in-one software, or separately.

All improved to boost your project management. It's Easy Project, which is now released in version 10.6 Autumn Edition. Look forward to brand new features and various enhancements, such as improved Gantt chart, reporting from Resource Management or better UX.

Woohoo! The new Easy Project 10.6 – Autumn Edition is here! Discover how to get your projects done smoother and quicker using new powerful features and improvements!

The Gantt chart is undoubtedly one of the most important visual project management tools in Easy Project. See what's new in this brief change overview.

A company’s economic activity is undoubtedly important. However, other aspects are also gaining increasing prominence - environmental protection or social responsibility.

We'd like to inform you about the upcoming end of life of Debian 8 OS that could impact your production Easy Project application. Security updates for Debian 8 will be discontinued on June 30, 2020.

A brand new Easy Project 10 brings improved design and user experience along with the most wanted project management features. If you are interested in new features released in this version, just try it in a 30-day free trial or play the webinar recording.

Have you identified all risks in your project or company that you continuously monitor and set up processes to prevent them? From my own experience, this is usually not the case, and risk management, like data backup, for example, becomes a neglected activity, which is appreciated only retrospectively, when it is usually too late.

Are your projects well protected against common risks? Can you plan your future testing scenarios right in your project management? Are your projects secured from unauthorized access? Or can you let your tasks' due date calculate automatically? Of course, you can. With new Easy Project 10 that has just been released.

Despite the home office has become a widely used benefit in recent years, many companies still do not know how to make it work efficiently. While all you need to do is to stick to the guiding principles, and your team or the entire business can work effectively like from the office.

Leaving aside the need to work from home because of the current situation (coronavirus emergency; March 2020), a number of studies suggest the use of home office. I would like to share with you the results of a two-year study by Professor of Economics Nicholas Blooma of Stanford University. (study from 2017; source here)

Announcement for server admins who take care of Easy Project Server solution. As of 30. 4. 2020, support for Ruby 2.3.x is dropped due to the increasing deprecation of this version from third-party components used by Easy Project.

Our new implementation guide will walk you through the basics you need to know to adapt ESSENTIAL and BUSINESS PLAN of Easy Project quickly and painlessly. The goal of this manual is to get your application into a state where you can start managing simple real projects with real people in a short amount of time.

Keeping your Easy Project safe and resilient is as important to us just as it is to you. Therefore, we bring some advice (including strong recommendations). Some tips you may find obvious, however, a good checklist should contain everything.

You may call it Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) or visual finance management. Easy Project CBS is an integral part of our existing, very popular feature called Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). Thanks to CBS, you can see and manage project and task finances right from the mind map view.

Easy Project introduces a set of plugins for integrated DevOps management. From Requirements to Test Cases and Continuous Integration. In this webinar recording, you will also learn how to create powerful UML or other diagrams right within your tasks, dashboards, knowledgebase, requirements or test scenarios.