2024-03-27 20:10
Latest Feature | March 27, 2024
We are happy to announce the release of our latest feature: the People List Widget. As in the People Table Report, the People List Widget allows you to view a… Read More
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Read the LiquidPlanner project management blog for advice, tips, musings, how-tos, and industry news from project management experts.
2024-02-29 21:06
Release 44.1 | February 29, 2024
People Table is the latest addition to the advanced reporting suite launched in December 2023 with Package, Project, Sub-Folder, Task and Assignment reports… Read More
2024-02-21 20:07
Release 44 | February 21, 2024
The new Date Range filter surfaces items that have hours logged or scheduled in the time period. This unique approach ensures you always ca… Read More
2023-12-13 20:07
Release 43 | December 13, 2023
Reports have landed, and now the exciting part begins! Table Reports are the foundation of the advanced reporting suite with more to come throughout 2024.
Crea… Read More
2023-10-19 22:58
Release 42 | October 20, 2023
This release is one more step on the journey to provide a more robust reporting suite. Thanks to the new Library you’re no longer limited to just one Dash… Read More
2023-09-19 18:30
Through the years, we’ve all heard hundreds of quotes about teamwork. People often discuss how effective cooperation and collaboration skills can create a more efficient workplace.&nbs&hell…Read More
2023-08-30 17:00
Release 41| August 23, 2023
It’s a blockbuster release delivering two highly anticipated features for collaborating with team members and stakeholders.
New Feature: Discussions
The ne… Read More
2023-07-26 20:42
Looking for the best way to organize and schedule your project tasks in LiquidPlanner? Consider using sub-folders to break your project into phases.
There are many advantages… Read More
2023-07-13 16:17
Depending on tracking and reporting dynamics, you may need more control over timesheets in LiquidPlanner. It’s great that everyone complies with time tracking requirements, bu… Read More
2023-06-20 18:53
Release 40 | June 20, 2023
In our latest release we leveled up support for Premium Time Management features by introducing a consolidated Time View for Timesheets and Data Export a… Read More
2023-06-20 18:49
Release 40 | June 20, 2023
Timesheet locking and review processes help ensure accurate record keeping, financial integrity, and regulatory compliance. Even if your organization isn’t b… Read More
2023-06-15 04:12
If there’s one thing that my career as a project manager has taught me, it’s that while the fundamentals of delivering a good project don’t change much, the environment in… Read More
2023-05-25 13:43
Keeping your project files organized can be a pain. A project might start off with a simple brief, but sooner or later, you’re tracking more and more documents, coming at you f… Read More
2023-05-24 21:42
Even the best-laid plans aren’t immune to disruption.
That’s why effective project management should go beyond theory, and expand to include risk factors – both internal an… Read More
2023-05-22 23:30
Managing a single, complex project feels like a Herculean task when you nail the project deadline with a high-quality output. But what if you took that experience up tenfold?
Handling multip… Read More
2023-05-17 21:20
Resources, in project management terms, are the people, supplies or equipment needed to get tasks completed. Constraints are boundaries or challenges put on those resources because they aren… Read More
2023-05-15 21:46
One of the biggest keys to healthy projects is healthy people. When your resources are overworked or confused by unclear priorities, your projects’ timelines and output q… Read More
2023-05-05 15:47
Release 39 | May 4, 2023
There’s a lot of work going on behind the scenes in preparation for guest dashboards and advanced reporting coming out in future releases, but we made some tim… Read More
2023-05-03 21:48
Both project (PM) and portfolio management (PPM) are core processes for driving growth in many businesses – large and small.
While it’s easy to confuse the two, they serve very d… Read More
2023-05-02 01:42
As project managers and project contributors, we can use Task Statuses to quickly communicate the progress of our work. LiquidPlanner provides you with several standard status optio… Read More
2023-04-26 23:42
This past week we traveled to Las Vegas for Team ’23, Atlassian’s annual conference celebrating teamwork and collaboration. This year’s theme, “Impossible Alone. Poss… Read More
2023-04-20 08:01
Adopting new software can be especially tricky when out-of-the-box fields don’t meet your team’s requirements. Your business doesn’t look like the business next do… Read More
2023-04-18 08:01
On Thursday, April 13, 2023, leadership from Tempo and LiquidPlanner hosted a fireside chat so customers and partners from all sides could learn how these companies came together and find ou… Read More
2023-04-05 16:00
Does your team groan when they hear the words “track time”? Is it an activity that everyone on your team tends to duck and dodge and you’re on a repeat loop every week remi… Read More
2023-04-04 21:18
LiquidPlanner’s scheduling engine helps you account for uncertainty through ranged estimation and real-time forecasts. So, if a project takes longer than expected, it won&rsqu… Read More
2023-03-28 15:33
Everybody wants to know when work will finish. That’s why we set deadlines. But deadlines can be hard to manage, and even harder to hit. If you manage large projects and large… Read More
2023-03-21 23:51
Release 38 | March 21, 2022
It’s much easier to manage projects when everything is in one place – that includes all the people, their work and files accumulated along the way. Le… Read More
2023-03-21 23:46
Release 38 | March 21, 2022
There’s lots to celebrate in this release, we followed through on quite a few customer requests! There are new columns in Timesheet Export, P… Read More
2023-03-15 16:57
Beginning with a sketch on the back of a napkin in 2008 to the bold reimagining released in 2021, LiquidPlanner has a 15-year legacy helping teams maximize productivity, balance workload, an… Read More
2023-03-14 06:18
Sometimes, LiquidPlanner seems too good to be true – how can you predict complex schedules only using priority, effort, and availability? Aren’t some situations more com… Read More
2023-03-08 17:38
Recently, it’s felt like my work as a project manager has been all about making sure the right people are lined up to do their tasks at the right time. Having access to skilled individ… Read More
2023-03-07 05:11
As you start using LiquidPlanner, your workspace will fill up with tasks and projects before you know it. Editing work items one by one can grow tiresome and slow you down. Did you… Read More
2023-02-27 22:56
As a project manager, you’re always looking for ways to improve efficiency. A huge part of that process is automating as many repetitive tasks as possible, which can include t… Read More
2023-02-21 17:50
Feel like you’re always chasing down details for new work requests? Always missing a few important bits of information at the start of your projects? Disorganized and uncer… Read More
2023-02-15 18:15
Think your project management clients are your business’ bread and butter?
Think again.
Without a harmonious project team, your project could be at risk of unhappy stakeholders a… Read More
2023-02-14 00:35
Release 37 | February 13, 2022
Intake Form Widgets are the latest addition to Dashboards and they are the marquis feature in this release. Learn what they can do to streamline your processes… Read More
2023-02-14 00:31
Release 37 | February 13, 2022
As soon as Dashboards were updated in Release 34, the next thing on everyone’s mind was adding work from a Dashboard. Our team rolled up their sleev… Read More
2023-02-14 00:05
Sometimes, it’s hard to know where to start. Knowing the basics to setting up a project swiftly and correctly in LiquidPlanner can save you time and worry from the start. You&rs… Read More
2023-02-07 16:51
With complex portfolios to manage, it can be hard to determine and communicate your project schedule using traditional methods like a GANTT chart. Because GANTT charts are stati… Read More
2023-02-01 08:00
Are you thinking about introducing agile processes to your project management methodology? You’ve a few case studies, you’ve perhaps even seen agile working effectively at other… Read More
2023-01-31 14:45
As a project manager, part of your job is figuring out how to maximize the efficiency of your team. This involves making sure everyone is working on what’s most important righ… Read More
2023-01-25 08:00
Most of you probably know that multi-tasking comes with its share of downsides. And that’s a bit optimistic. While it became popular in the height of the tech boom and has been hailed… Read More
2023-01-20 00:47
Planning around personal schedules is a headache for any manager. Combine that with changes in project scope or timing and it’s no wonder that people end up overloaded and str… Read More
2023-01-18 16:25
This question tends to get asked a lot. Sometimes a team is new to agile and just wants to know if they are on the right track. Or perhaps they experienced great results early on but now thi… Read More
2023-01-12 23:48
The traditional method for estimating project work using single-point (or fixed) estimates has a few drawbacks:
It’s hard to provide a single accurate estimate, especially for… Read More
2023-01-12 07:42
The airline travel debacle that unfolded through late December affected millions of travelers, and recovering from it will materially impact at least one airline’s financial health.&nb&hell…Read More
2023-01-10 08:00
LiquidPlanner’s predictive scheduling engine answers some of the toughest Project Management questions teams face:
When will my project finish?
Can I meet the deadlines in fron… Read More
2023-01-05 01:26
Deadlines are an inevitable part of project work. The definition of a project includes having a defined end. Project schedules should invoke a sense of confidence and calm in a project team… Read More
2022-12-15 19:02
Release 36 | December 15, 2022
We’re ending the year with a bundle of goodies to monitor progress and delivering on a popular customer request for Workload filtering. Over 85 new featu… Read More
2022-12-13 01:05
Project closure is one of my favorite times in the lifecycle as a project manager. It’s when all your hard work pays off and you complete a structured, efficient handover to the busine… Read More
2022-12-08 07:42
Layoffs and hiring freezes have emerged as a troubling trend given evidence of a slowing economy. In fact, many economists are predicting formalization of the inflation-induced recessi… Read More
2022-12-05 21:48
Why are projects often delivered late?
Missed deadlines or missing deadlines – both can challenge your project and cause late delivery
I recently undertook a complex journey by car i… Read More
2022-11-28 20:55
Uncertainty is a fact of life, especially in the workplace.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to leave its mark on the labor market. With layoffs and furloughs in 2020, hiring sprees in 2021… Read More
2022-11-22 00:45
Release 35 | November 22, 2022
Work Limit is a new time management feature for controlling the number of hours put into your work. Learn more about it below and then see what else is new in… Read More
2022-11-22 00:35
Release 35 | November 22, 2022
This release provides a boost for effective time management with the introduction of a Work Limit for controlling hours put into projects and tasks… Read More
2022-11-16 22:47
I was asked a question I found odd the other day: “Can project managers work remotely?” Looking back on my own experience, I can’t think of a time where I didn’t work… Read More
2022-11-14 22:02
Almost everyone today, regardless of their industry, needs some level of project management skills. And nearly every kind of business would benefit from deploying built-for-purpose project m… Read More
2022-11-04 02:25
Asana and ClickUp are two project management companies that are well-recognized in the software industry. Consumers often compare these two project… Read More
2022-11-03 19:07
Release 34 | November 3, 2022
This month’s feature update includes BIG changes for Dashboards. There are more filters and more widgets, plus greater control over the Dashboard layout a… Read More
2022-11-03 19:03
Release 34 | November 3, 2022
The major headline in this release is a bold new look for Dashboards. We’re so pleased with the results we decided to unlock the power of projec… Read More
2022-10-26 21:12
Project management methods have evolved for centuries, from records at the Pyramid at Giza to rebuilding London churches after the Great Fire of London in 1666, to the Great Western Railway… Read More
2022-10-24 17:17
In his groundbreaking book Emotional Intelligence from 1995, Daniel Goleman explains that emotional intelligence is about twice as important as cognitive ability for positions at every level… Read More
2022-10-18 23:14
Ask any project manager why projects fail, and you’ll get a long list of reasons. One of the things at the top of most lists will be people: specifically, not having buy-in for the pro… Read More
2022-10-12 21:08
Smartsheet and ClickUp are two project management companies you will undoubtedly come across in your search for project management software. Teams o… Read More
2022-10-12 18:11
I’m sure we have all wished we could predict the future at one point. Crystal gazing is the art of divination of distant or future events based on visions as seen in a ball of rock cry… Read More
2022-10-06 08:00
Tracking how your team spends their time can have a wide range of positive impacts on the organization and its employees. But the idea of time tracking and providing estimates likely has man… Read More
2022-09-29 23:57
Project Portfolio Management (PPM) software is a critical tool for teams who need help managing complex projects and priorities across their organization. This software isn’t just crit… Read More
2022-09-27 00:05
The post 5 Steps to Convince Execs You Need Project Management Software appeared first on LiquidPlanner Read More
2022-09-19 21:27
There are so many impactful quotations about planning. Here are just a few that you might recognise:
“If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!” Benjamin Franklin
“An… Read More
2022-09-14 21:05
There are peaks and troughs in every workload, but when you’re struggling to keep all the balls in the air, how do you manage competing priorities? There is some truth in the saying th… Read More
2022-09-12 21:44
Managing your company’s resources including personnel, budget, and other critical resources such as equipment is a complex task for project leaders. Resources are finite and often are… Read More
2022-09-07 21:32
Creating effective time management strategies is all about prioritizing the most important tasks and accomplishing them in less time, while maintaining a high quality bar. Sound hard? Don&rs&hell…Read More
2022-09-06 20:40
There is a consensus among leaders and managers – supply chain problems are enormous, causing steep expense increases, loss of business opportunity, and customer frustrations. The pand… Read More
2022-08-31 22:01
Project portfolio management (PPM) is much more complex than project management. Why? Well, a project manager may be responsible for one project in the company. Whereas a project portfolio m… Read More
2022-08-29 18:30
If you’re someone with a non-technical background, the acronym API might not mean much. Here, we’ll dive into the question, “What is an API?”
Perhaps you know the ess… Read More
2022-08-25 16:24
Release 33 | August 25th, 2022
Development of the Open API was a major accomplishment in Release 33.
Now you can share our core Planning Intelligence features across organizational boun… Read More
2022-08-25 16:20
Release 33 | August 25th, 2022
We’re taking a big step forward in the development of LiquidPlanner New with the release of our Open API. Learn more about it in this feature post. It wa… Read More
2022-08-25 08:00
Better project engagement can lead to better outcomes
In the project management world, we’re boldly aware of how crucial team synergy is to the project at large.
Information silo… Read More
2022-08-22 16:43
You may think that artificial intelligence (AI) is a technology that isn’t very relevant to your current work life. Perhaps you believe that this technology will be more relevant in an… Read More
2022-08-17 18:22
Creating a paradigm shift in an organization is a never-ending source of conflict. Leaders believe their new thinking will generate a positive outcome, yet others may be skeptical or have di… Read More
2022-08-15 21:07
Project management software is like comfy underwear: it gives you the foundation for everything else. You don’t necessarily spend a lot of time thinking about it, but you miss it when… Read More
2022-08-11 17:49
McKinsey notes: “AI now powers so many real-world applications, ranging from facial recognition to language translators and assistants like Siri and Alexa, that we barely notice it. Al… Read More
2022-08-08 22:16
Most of my Professional Services colleagues don’t utilize project management software. Why? Some aren’t aware it exists and have never tried it before. Others think the time inve… Read More
2022-08-02 15:29
Why the partnership of technology and people bring more than one benefit
As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, “a team is a group of people who ar… Read More
2022-08-01 21:16
Release 32 | July 27th, 2022
This release includes updates that were inspired by our users: Wait Time on Dependencies, Turning a Project into a Template and Creating a Pr… Read More
2022-07-27 19:24
Are leaders born or made? Does leadership success hinge on soft skills like good communication, empathy, and charisma? There are probably as many opinions on leadership styles as there are f… Read More
2022-07-26 06:47
Your organization probably has people doing project management. Are you one of them? Perhaps you run a team or provide expertise as an individual contributor. More and more people are involv… Read More
2022-07-18 20:38
Asking yourself the right questions, and getting all the help you can is key to productivity
Leading projects is a challenging but rewarding experience. But when you ask most project managem… Read More
2022-07-18 17:39
In the COVID recovery era, many people and organizations are no longer distinguishing between office-based, remote or hybrid work. Today, it doesn’t matter where you are located to per… Read More
2022-07-13 20:50
Can you believe it!? It’s already July, which means we are halfway through the year already. How are your New Years’ resolutions and plans going? A mid-year goal check-in is a gr… Read More
2022-07-11 18:35
A project manager’s role is broad. You have to be comfortable briefing executives while also feeling at home digging into the details of a problem with the team. You need to concurrent… Read More
2022-06-29 23:17
It’s ingrained in many of us to strive for optimal productivity. Are you in the habit of negative self-talk when you don’t accomplish as much as you had planned? You are not alon… Read More
2022-06-28 22:49
Release 31 | June 23, 2022
Exciting news! – setting dependencies between plan items just got easier with dependency chaining. In addition to this update, we’ve expanded upon filt… Read More
2022-06-27 23:56
Why Join the Digital Dance? Dancing with the Stars[1], or in the UK Strictly Come Dancing as the original is named, pairs celebrities with prof… Read More
2022-06-23 05:52
Our relationship with time is very personal. We all perceive it in different ways. On a world scale, that can manifest as time culture. How well do you understand your relationship with time… Read More
2022-06-20 08:00
Resource planning is a discipline within project management software that ensures the most effective use of an organization’s team members and resources across the portfolio. This invo… Read More
2022-06-14 08:00
The French sculptor Auguste Rodin once said, “Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.” That may be true, but the reality is that your time is a scarce resour… Read More
2022-06-13 18:38
Remember that hit from the ’80s, “Who Can It Be Now”? The vocalist seems racked with paranoia, wondering who could be knocking on… Read More
2022-06-08 20:21
Do you wish there were more hours in the day? Me too. For years now, I’ve been on a quest to eek more productivity out of each day.
The good news is that I am winning at doing that, an… Read More
2022-06-07 19:37
Small business owners face the challenge of growing their organization with limited resources. You may think this dilemma is somewhat rare, but 99% of companies are considered to be small bu… Read More
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