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How to use Communication Styles to Drive Project Success

Understanding communication styles is pivotal to executing a successful project. As we have covered on the BrightWork blog before, ineffective communication is the primary cause of project failure 33% of…

Darragh Broderick | May 15, 2017 | 7 min read

SharePoint

BrightWork and SharePoint Permissions Overview

BrightWork and SharePoint permissions may seem daunting for most people. Understandably, for some sensitive projects, non-team members and stakeholders need to be restricted from viewing the project information. It makes sense to…

Ciara McCarthy | May 10, 2017 | 2 min read

SharePoint

Inter-Project Dependencies on SharePoint

We often get asked if we can handle inter-project dependencies in our templates. There is one template that can do a form of inter-project dependencies, and that is the Project and…

Ciara McCarthy | May 5, 2017 | 3 min read

Collaboration

4 Ways to Boost Project Team Performance

Picture this: the project is nearing completion, your stakeholders love your outputs, and the team is laser-focused on the deadlines. Learn more about leadership and collaboration in our free…

Grace Windsor | May 2, 2017 | 8 min read

BrightWork

Still Using Excel Spreadsheets for Project Management? [Guest Post]

Executive Overview I have the privilege of seeing so many great projects and solutions. BrightWork Collaborative Project Management Framework and software are no exception. I first was introduced by BrightWork…

Joel Oleson | April 7, 2017 | 12 min read

SharePoint

Is SharePoint 2016 Worth the Upgrade? [Guest Post]

As with every new year, we’re asked to consider if the software and hardware we’re using is out of date or will be able to do just fine despite the…

Brooke Campbell | April 5, 2017 | 6 min read

Collaboration

REP: 3 Steps to Successful Collaborative Project Management

The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that our aim is too low and we reach it. –…

Eamonn McGuinness | April 4, 2017 | 8 min read

SharePoint

Quick Edit on a List Displays an Error when Saving

While we aim for our migrations from one version of SharePoint to the next to be as seamless as possible, on occasion, there can be the odd hiccup. Some customers…

Ciara McCarthy | March 20, 2017 | 2 min read

Collaboration

How to Reduce the Impact of Cognitive Biases on Project Decisions

Have you ever taken your friends to your favorite restaurant only to be surprised that they didn’t like it? Maybe you recently changed your car and now it seems everyone…

Grace Windsor | March 13, 2017 | 5 min read

Collaboration

Decision-Making: 3 Approaches to Help You Make “The Right” One!

Decision-making is hard. I put my hands straight up and admit, I am one of those people who always want to make “the right” decision. How do you make the…

Ciara McDonnell | March 8, 2017 | 4 min read

Collaboration | Hybrid Work

How to Use Emotional Intelligence for Enhanced Team Collaboration

If you needed to improve your team’s overall productivity, what would you do? I imagine you may develop project templates; create a collaborative project site; delegate work; help your team…

Grace Windsor | February 13, 2017 | 5 min read

Collaboration

How to Manage Difficult Conversations with Team Members

Conflict, personality clashes, and other challenges will arise in project teams for many reasons. This can lead to difficult conversations between you, the project manager, and individual team members. …

Grace Windsor | January 24, 2017 | 7 min read

Collaboration

How to Reach Your Professional and Personal Goals

“Without goals, and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination.” — Fitzhugh Dodson Goals, whether personal or professional, are powerful motivators…

Grace Windsor | January 9, 2017 | 6 min read

Collaboration

Situational Leadership: 3 Easy Ways to Adapt Your Approach

The journey to successful collaborative project leadership has so far included key leadership strategies for project managers and suggestions for positive team dynamics. Another important leadership technique is adapting to…

Eamonn McGuinness | January 4, 2017 | 3 min read

Collaboration

How to Boost Project Team Engagement in 3 Steps

An important step towards project leadership is team management. The importance of leading and supporting your team becomes even clearer when we consider recent studies and surveys showing that large…

Eamonn McGuinness | December 29, 2016 | 4 min read

Collaboration

15 Ways to Cultivate Your Project Leadership Style

If you are a new Project Manager, you really should think about leadership. Develop your leadership skills with our free project handbook It is very important to have…

Eamonn McGuinness | December 20, 2016 | 4 min read

Task Management

8 Practical Ideas to Overcome Procrastination

Recently, we featured tips for motivating your team and developing a healthier attitude to achieve personal and professional goals. A recurring theme within these posts was the importance of just getting…

Grace Windsor | November 29, 2016 | 6 min read

Collaboration

7 Ways to Sharpen Your Attitude to Life

On your project and in life, you have the cards you have for now. Develop your project leadership skills with our free handbook! Maybe you dealt the cards…

Eamonn McGuinness | November 16, 2016 | 5 min read

Free Template

6 Ways to Improve Project Team Motivation

A project manager wears many hats: planner, negotiator, resource manager, delegator and accountant to name but a few. Develop your leadership skills with our free project management handbook …

Grace Windsor | November 14, 2016 | 6 min read

BrightWork

5 Key Success Factors for BrightWork Deployments

BrightWork has been deployed to thousands of customers over the past twenty years. Having spent some time reviewing customer success, I have identified five key success factors behind these deployments…

Scott Footlik | October 27, 2016 | 5 min read

Collaboration

What Is The Best Personality Type For Project Managers?

I recently introduced the nine Enneagram personality types and their impact on leadership styles. It is worth spending some time reading and considering the nine types before deciding which best…

Eamonn McGuinness | October 24, 2016 | 4 min read

Collaboration

Decision-Making and Personality Traits

Personality traits play a much bigger role in decision making than you may think. Some people are, by their very nature, indecisive. They find it quite difficult to make most…

Eamonn McGuinness | September 29, 2016 | 2 min read

Collaboration

How to Run a Successful Team Meeting [Agenda Template]

Running a successful project meeting that energizes and informs your team does not happen by accident! Take a look at how you currently organize meetings and consider the question –…

Eamonn McGuinness | August 22, 2016 | 4 min read

Collaboration

Get More Results from Your Project Sponsor Meetings [Agenda Template]

Keeping your project sponsor informed about the progress of the project is incredibly important to the overall success of the work. Learn more about leadership and collaboration in our…

Eamonn McGuinness | August 15, 2016 | 3 min read

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