Posts by Olivia Schroeder

How This PM Tool Can Boost Performance  

Why Atlassian Jira is so popular  What started as an issue-tracking tool built by a small company in 2002,  Atlassian Jira has grown to one of the most widely used work management tools, helping organizations like NASA, Snapchat, and Tesla.   Atlassian is used by 83% of fortune 500 companies, with 10 million monthly active users, and over…

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The Power of Project Planning

Short-term pain, long-term gain  “Why do so many professionals say they are project managing when what they are actually doing is fire fighting?” – Colin Bentley   It is all too common: rushing from meeting to meeting, constantly checking emails, and spending precious minutes putting out one fire after the next. On the surface, it may look like a lot…

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The Top 3 Agile Frameworks for Professional Services Organizations

The Top Agile Frameworks

So, what is Agile?    In this article, we’ll be exploring the top three Agile frameworks, but first, what exactly is Agile? What started as a software development methodology created by a community of developers in 2001, Agile has grown to benefit teams in industries across the board.   The Agile methodology encompasses a collection of principles defined by…

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