I think it is safe to say that project management software is no longer a luxury, but really a necessity in this day and age. Quickly evaluate PPM solutions…
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March 1, 2018 |
5 min read
Once in a while, I am asked about the possibility of managing recurring tasks in a SharePoint project. If you have a task that will happen every week, month or any…
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February 19, 2018 |
3 min read
BrightWork Template Design Sync allows you to make design changes to a template and pull those changes into sites created from that template on a site by site basis. These…
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January 21, 2018 |
3 min read
Have you ever been part of a team that is implementing or using a new tool or methodology and one of your team members is super excited and supportive of…
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January 18, 2018 |
3 min read
If you want to improve your time management and productivity, start by boosting your energy levels. The healthier your energy levels are, the more you will get from your time.…
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January 9, 2018 |
6 min read
A particular client had an issue exporting a report to Excel and got the following Excel error: “An Unexpected error has occurred” The following error message appearing during…
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January 3, 2018 |
1 min read
For over twenty years, BrightWork has worked with customers across lots of sectors. In that time, we’ve learned a few things about successful project management! Learn more about BrightWork…
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10 min read
If you’re carrying out platform upgrades from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013 these steps may interest you. We have come across site collections where the “upgrade now” option in the SharePoint UI…
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December 20, 2017 |
2 min read
With Microsoft’s introduction of SharePoint 2016, there is no longer a foundation (free version) variant available. Currently, there are two options; Standard and Enterprise. See BrightWork in action with…
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December 19, 2017 |
6 min read
SharePoint can be configured quite easily to provide a collaborative site to track and manage all project-related work. Tracking work and responsibilities, knowing who is doing what, and seeing how work…
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December 15, 2017 |
4 min read
Peter Drucker (2001) famously stated that “management is about doing things right; leadership is about doing the right things.” The question needs to be asked from a Project Management perspective…
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December 7, 2017 |
4 min read
Involved in so many project teams you find it hard to cope? Ever feel out of the loop? Want to be part of a more effective team? These top tips…
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December 5, 2017 |
4 min read
In my last article, I walked through the best practice steps to initially set up and use Microsoft Project with the BrightWork Structured Site Template. Watch: Using BrightWork Templates…
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November 24, 2017 |
4 min read
Anyone can become a leader – it just takes practice, intent, and commitment. This applies to both project managers and team members; after all, leadership is a choice. We follow…
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November 21, 2017 |
8 min read
A common question that we are asked is “How do I remove users from my BrightWork site collection?” And more specifically the “My Work” user drop downs. It’s quite common…
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November 17, 2017 |
3 min read
Often, I get asked the best way to use BrightWork with the Microsoft Project Sync feature in a BrightWork Structured Site. The key to using this well is to make…
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November 10, 2017 |
3 min read
Lately, we had a customer whose SharePoint environment suffered from an unknown access denied error, when a user with full control cannot create subsites in the site collection. Each time…
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4 min read
Think about your most recent purchase. Did you choose a particular brand over another? Did you make this choice based on your previous experience with that brand in terms of…
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October 31, 2017 |
8 min read
There can be many reasons why you may want to change the displayed SharePoint user display name given to a user in SharePoint. You may also wish to find what…
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October 19, 2017 |
3 min read
Successful project management relies on great teams to get the work done on time and as agreed. Unfortunately, with so much emphasis on planning, processes, and tools, it’s easy to…
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October 12, 2017 |
8 min read
I had a question recently from a customer about how to remove indentation on a task list view when they had added a filter to show only milestones. However, in…
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October 7, 2017 |
2 min read
When endeavoring to advance your project management career, there is more to earning a promotion than merely excelling in your project management role. Develop your leadership skills with our…
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September 21, 2017 |
6 min read
The background for this blog post comes in light of a recent customer case. They were trying to create a metric that required 3 or more CAML conditions to be…
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September 11, 2017 |
3 min read
In BrightWork 15.5, a new feature was added to allow you to use an Open Work Cache to improve the overall performance and speed as to how BrightWork renders Work…
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September 7, 2017 |
2 min read