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Project Status Report Templates for Microsoft 365: Best Practices and Examples

What are Project Status Reports Project Status Reporting is a crucial part of any project’s journey. Your reporting process is one of the most important means to collaborate with your…

Shubhangi Pandey | January 30, 2025 | 11 min read

BrightWork 365 | Planning

Standardize Your Project Charter with Templates for Power Apps and Microsoft 365

What is a Project Charter? The project charter is a document that formally authorizes a project, assigns a project manager, and provides the authority to apply organizational resources. The approved…

Billy Guinan | January 29, 2025 | 7 min read

BrightWork 365 | Microsoft 365

Types of PMOs and How to Choose the Right PMO Type

In today’s fast-paced and competitive business landscape, organizations are increasingly recognizing the need for structured project management to achieve strategic goals and drive growth. A Project Management Office (PMO)…

Shubhangi Pandey | January 24, 2025 | 16 min read

BrightWork 365 | Power BI

5 Ways Power BI Can Make Project Management Easier

Research shows that 55% of project managers simultaneously handle two to five projects, while 11% handle up to ten. When working with a diverse set of teams and projects, ensuring…

Shubhangi Pandey | January 8, 2025 | 10 min read

BrightWork 365 | Microsoft 365

5 Microsoft Power Apps Dashboards for Enhanced Project Reporting

Learn How Power Apps Dashboards Improves Project Reporting What are Microsoft Power Apps? Microsoft Power Apps is a low-code platform that allows users to create customized business applications without writing…

Billy Guinan | January 7, 2025 | 11 min read

BrightWork 365 | Microsoft 365

4 Templates for Power BI Project Management Dashboards

Transform Your Project Dashboards with Power Apps 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 | | 15 min read

BrightWork 365 | Microsoft 365

A Quick Guide to 9 Essential Project Documents and Templates

Overview Project documentation should be clear, relevant, and up-to-date to ensure all project stakeholders are on the same page. But what does “the same page” really mean? It means that…

Shubhangi Pandey | January 6, 2025 | 13 min read

BrightWork 365 | Project Management Templates

3 Quick Steps to Capture Lessons Learned in Project Management

What Happens After Project Completion? One of the defining characteristics of a project is that it ends. It is planned, executed, tracked, and closed – hopefully delivering the benefits promised…

Shubhangi Pandey | January 5, 2025 | 15 min read

BrightWork 365 | BrightWork Approach

6 Project Management Leadership Styles

What is Project Management Leadership? Project management is changing rapidly due to advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI), automation, and remote work technologies. As we adapt to new ways of working…

Peter Doyle | January 3, 2025 | 8 min read

BrightWork 365 | Hybrid Work

How to Standardize Project Documentation on SharePoint

Managing documents in BrightWork 365 BrightWork 365 uses the right Microsoft 365 app for the right project management process, all wrapped up in project management templates. It integrates seamlessly with…

Billy Guinan | January 2, 2025 | 14 min read

BrightWork 365 | Microsoft 365

What are the Key Characteristics of a Project?

Overview Recognizing project characteristics is very important to having a successful approach to project management. Before developing and implementing strategies, it’s helpful to establish a shared understanding of key project…

Billy Guinan | January 1, 2025 | 18 min read

BrightWork 365 | Collaboration

4 Steps to Improve Project Stakeholder Engagement

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 31, 2024 | 15 min read

BrightWork | Free Template

A Quick Guide to SharePoint Project Tracking

What is Project Tracking? If you are working on or managing a project, you’ll need to know how the project is progressing at all times. Project tracking is a process…

Billy Guinan | December 30, 2024 | 13 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 2016, SharePoint 2019, and SharePoint Server Subscription Edition. The template used in this guide requires SharePoint classic…

Billy Guinan | December 27, 2024 | 15 min read

Collaboration

7 Habits of Effective Project Teams

What are the 7 Habits of Effective Project Teams? Team collaboration is part and parcel of work. Studies show people working in teams are often more productive, are happier at…

Shubhangi Pandey | December 21, 2024 | 12 min read

Project Reporting

How to Track Project Metrics on SharePoint

What is a Project Metric? A project metric measures progress or performance in a specific area. These metrics help track and evaluate a project’s progress against its goals and success…

Billy Guinan | December 20, 2024 | 5 min read

BrightWork

7 Factors to Include in Your Project Health Check

What is a Project Health Check? Project teams deal with the possibility of failure every day. There are numerous reasons why projects fail, many of which can be avoided with…

Shubhangi Pandey | December 4, 2024 | 3 min read

BrightWork 365 | Microsoft 365

4 Ways to Build a Strong Project Management Culture

In business, project success mirrors the organizational culture in which it operates. Projects are more than just tasks – they drive strategic growth and innovation when supported by effective project…

Billy Guinan | November 29, 2024 | 16 min read

BrightWork 365 | Microsoft 365

How to Start a Project – with Templates for Microsoft 365

Getting your project started can be a difficult task at the best of times and it can often be hard to even know where to start! This article will cover…

Billy Guinan | November 27, 2024 | 19 min read

Hybrid Work | Microsoft 365

How to Run Project Meetings with Microsoft Teams

How to Use Video Meetings in Microsoft Teams In my previous article on Microsoft Teams for project management, I shared tips to help you get organized and connect with your…

Billy Guinan | November 26, 2024 | 21 min read

Portfolio Management | Project Request Management

How to Improve Project Prioritization

Why is Project Prioritization Important? Projects address business problems such as creating something new, improving processes, reducing risks, or increasing revenue. With limited resources to deliver strategic goals, organizations use…

Shubhangi Pandey | November 25, 2024 | 12 min read

Project Reporting

How to Handle Dependencies in Project Management

Effective project management relies on understanding project dependencies, as these relationships directly impact project timelines, resource allocation, and task sequencing. Project Managers must be able to plan for and manage…

Micheál Clesham | November 23, 2024 | 10 min read

SharePoint

How to Check Your SharePoint Version

Microsoft SharePoint, a web-based collaborative toolset, is available as an On-Premises installation, in the cloud, or as a hybrid solution. This means organizations can deploy SharePoint on premise versions, a…

Billy Guinan | November 16, 2024 | 6 min read

Collaboration

How to Use Consensus Decision-Making for Project Management

How Projects Rely on Decisions Recent research shows that we make around 35,000 decisions every day. These range from simple choices, like what to have for breakfast, to potentially life-altering…

Shubhangi Pandey | | 9 min read

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