Billy Guinan

BrightWork Demand Generation Manager • Marketing

Working with a range of B2B SaaS project portfolio management software for nearly 15 years, Billy specializes in best practices and methods of how to leverage Microsoft 365, Teams, Power Platform, and SharePoint to make project management easier. His focus areas are Collaborative Project Management and Template-Driven Project Management on the Microsoft platform. Beyond all things BrightWork, Billy enjoys reading, trying to golf, and walking his pug named Nova.

62 Articles by Billy Guinan

BrightWork 365 | Build versus Buy

Implementing Project Portfolio Management with Microsoft 365: A Practical Guide

Driving Business Transformation with Project Portfolio Management When implemented correctly, project portfolio management (PPM) transforms organizational approaches to project management and business growth. PPM ensures organizations execute the right projects at…

Billy Guinan | September 25, 2024 | 20 min read

BrightWork 365 | Microsoft 365

Essentials of a Project Plan Template – Project Management 101

Boost Project Success with a Configurable Project Plan Template One of the core strengths my customers and I like about BrightWork is the templates that are not only available for…

Billy Guinan | September 23, 2024 | 3 min read

BrightWork 365 | Microsoft 365

External and Internal Factors Affecting Project Management

What Are the Key Factors Shaping Your Project Plan? Resources, deliverables, costs. These are just some elements you need to include in a project plan. You also need to consider…

Billy Guinan | September 18, 2024 | 18 min read

BrightWork 365 | Power Automate

Project Intake Process: Templates for Microsoft 365 and SharePoint

What is a Project Intake Process? A project intake process is a structured approach or procedure used by organizations to evaluate, prioritize, and approve incoming project requests. Project request management…

Billy Guinan | September 16, 2024 | 27 min read

BrightWork | Free Template

Creating a SharePoint Project Status Dashboard [+ Template]

What is a Project Status Report? A project status report summarizes the current status of the project, including health, schedule, and risks against expected performance. The report is often displayed in…

Billy Guinan | September 6, 2024 | 10 min read

BrightWork 365 | Power Automate

Optimize Project Approval Workflows with Microsoft Power Automate

Project Approval Workflows with Microsoft Power Automate in 3 Minutes Key Steps In A Typical Project Approval Workflow Project governance is a core building block of successful project management, and…

Billy Guinan | August 23, 2024 | 9 min read

BrightWork 365 | Microsoft 365

What are the Characteristics of a Project?

Overview Understanding the characteristics of a project are very important to having a successful approach to project management. Your approach to project management should be influenced by and very aware…

Billy Guinan | April 30, 2024 | 21 min read

BrightWork 365 | Microsoft 365

Project Initiation: A Guide to Starting a Successful Project

Overview Every project starts with an idea. Delivering this idea successfully relies on a consistent approach to project initiation. There are many different project methodologies to use, depending on the…

Billy Guinan | March 11, 2024 | 15 min read

BrightWork | Free Template

A Quick Guide to SharePoint Project Tracking

Overview If you are working on or managing a project, you’ll need to know how the project is progressing at all times. Project tracking, as the name implies, is a…

Billy Guinan | February 29, 2024 | 16 min read

BrightWork 365 | Microsoft 365

Modern Government Project Management with Microsoft 365

Overview Federal, State, and Local Government organizations always have several projects and initiatives underway at any given time. These projects often have large budgets and can span any number of…

Billy Guinan | February 21, 2024 | 13 min read

BrightWork 365 | Microsoft 365

Power BI Project Management Dashboards: 4 Templates for Actionable Project Insights

Video – Power Apps Project Reporting Dashboards Data-Driven Efficiency on the Power Platform Watch a recorded webinar about how you can optimize project reporting with Power Apps and Power BI.…

Billy Guinan | January 11, 2024 | 16 min read

BrightWork 365 | Microsoft 365

Power Apps Dashboards: 5 Dashboards for Enhanced Project Reporting [Video]

Video – Power Apps Project Reporting Dashboards Introduction Microsoft Power Apps is a low-code platform that allows users to create custom business applications without writing code. It is part of…

Billy Guinan | January 9, 2024 | 14 min read

BrightWork 365 | Collaboration

How to Improve Project Stakeholder Engagement in 4 Steps

Overview Success in project management heavily relies on fostering robust relationships with stakeholders. These stakeholders, encompassing any individuals or groups vested in, capable of influencing, or impacted by organizational changes,…

Billy Guinan | December 15, 2023 | 19 min read

BrightWork 365 | Hybrid Work

How to Standardize Project Documentation on SharePoint

Centralize projects in one place with SharePoint and BrightWork 365 Work seamlessly from anywhere, with BrightWork 365 and SharePoint. BRIGHTWORK 365 DEMO What is Project Documentation? Depending on the nature…

Billy Guinan | December 13, 2023 | 18 min read

BrightWork 365 | Microsoft 365

Business Intelligence and Project Management: What, Why, and How

Overview Organizations increasingly turn to business intelligence (BI) to harness their data for strategic advantage in an era where data is king. BI processes and software are pivotal in transforming…

Billy Guinan | December 5, 2023 | 15 min read

BrightWork 365 | Microsoft 365

4 Ways to Build a Strong Project Management Culture

In business, the success of projects directly reflects the organizational culture in which they are executed. Projects are not just tasks to be completed but opportunities for strategic advancement and…

Billy Guinan | November 29, 2023 | 17 min read

BrightWork | Free Template

4 Quick Steps To Set Up SharePoint For Project Management

The steps and screenshots of the template in this article apply to SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2016, SharePoint 2019 and SharePoint Online, as well as SharePoint 2013. The template used in…

Billy Guinan | November 27, 2023 | 18 min read

Microsoft 365

Advancing Your PMO on Microsoft 365: Expanding Capabilities for Organizational Project Management

What you will learn: Learn how embracing the Microsoft 365 platform and implementing a methodical deployment approach can revolutionize your PMO and enhance your organizational project management capabilities. Watch a…

Billy Guinan | October 31, 2023 | 14 min read

Microsoft 365

Scaling Up Your PMO on the Microsoft 365 Platform

What you will learn: Discover effective strategies to scale up your PMO on the Microsoft 365 platform to improve your organization’s project management capabilities. Incorporating additional processes and utilizing advanced…

Billy Guinan | October 27, 2023 | 14 min read

BrightWork 365 | Microsoft 365

Initiating Your PMO on Microsoft 365: A Simple Guide to Getting Started

Overview Organizations that try to deploy a project management often fall into the same trap: overload. They simply try to put in too much. At BrightWork, we instead advocate for…

Billy Guinan | October 20, 2023 | 16 min read

BrightWork 365 | Microsoft 365

3 Ways to Leverage Templates for Project Management in Microsoft 365

Deploying a solution to standardize your project management processes can be quite a challenge. One of the most important considerations is that any solution helps team members more than it…

Billy Guinan | August 15, 2023 | 23 min read

BrightWork | Free Template

SharePoint Project Tracking: How to Plan, Track, and Manage a Project with SharePoint (+ Free Template)

What you will learn: In this comprehensive guide, we will take you on a journey through the world of SharePoint project tracking, showing you step-by-step how to plan, track, and manage…

Billy Guinan | July 27, 2023 | 22 min read

BrightWork | Build versus Buy

How to Create a Project Site in SharePoint Using a Template | Guide 2023

In SharePoint, a project site is a dedicated site or subsite that is created to support the management and collaboration of a specific project. It provides a centralized location for…

Billy Guinan | July 13, 2023 | 14 min read

BrightWork | Free Template

The Structure of a SharePoint Project Site

What you will learn: This blog post will walk you through the elements and structure of a best-practice SharePoint Project Management Site and explain how to leverage free SharePoint template…

Billy Guinan | July 11, 2023 | 13 min read

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