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Managing a remote team? We've got the right project management techniques for you

Transformify

It rids them of the commuting hassles and gives them more freedom in managing their time and workflow. GlobalWorkplaceAnalytics calculates that this saving for each half-time remote employee could reach $11,000 per year. It demands a level of employee management and project management skills beyond regular.

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How to Solve Problems in Your Business: Kanban, Kaizen and Scrum

Up and Running

Kaizen: a way to improve all functions and all employees. All it takes is one observant employee to get the ball rolling, and soon a small group of hand-picked team members convenes to brainstorm—and eventually trial—new approaches to old problems. See Also: How to Recognize and Put a Stop to Employee Burnout.

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Are Agile Innovation Methods Right for Your Team?

The Startup Magazine

Taking an agile approach to project management means taking large tasks and splitting them into smaller tasks, as well as finding ways to be more innovative. Moreover, an agile approach frees up management to give more attention to strategy and less to micromanaging employees and projects. What It Means for HR to Be Agile.

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The Digital Transformation Is Affordable For SMBs: Where To Start In Your Digital Strategy

YoungUpstarts

Owners no longer have to buy management software meant for big business. apps to manage their operations, up from 3.8 Enterprise apps rework everyday functions of the business into streamlined processes that can be managed via user-friendly apps. Solutions aimed at SMBs are more widely available. Enterprise Apps. Automation.

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Agile Marketing: How to Implement Scrum for Digital Marketing

ConversionXL

Traditionally associated with development and product management, agile is a lightweight and, well, agile framework for software development and bringing features and products to market. Before we dive into the marketing applications, however, let’s briefly cover what scrum is and how it came to be. sourced from the Scrum Guide.

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Case Study: Lean UX at work

Startup Lessons Learned

Can an established organization with a recognized brand, proven revenue stream and an employee count in the hundreds or thousands embrace these principles? TheLadders’ subscription model has proven to be successful and the company has enjoyed solid growth with the employee count crossing 400 recently.

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[Review] Social Marketology

YoungUpstarts

Social media marketing is probably the most heavily written management topic on the planet. Providing a methodical framework covering strategy, organisation, execution and measurement, the book provides a step by step process to managing the social media marketing function. These tend to be more inspirational than instructional.