Brainstorming – a staple of collaboration and teamwork. But is brainstorming really the best way to come up with new ideas and creative solutions to difficult problems? Some studies say no.

In Part 1, we explained what a scope is. The basis for a scope statement is always a requirements specification statement that specifies the project requirements and objectives of the client. 

Businesses are under more pressure than ever to create new and better products and services faster. Everybody is talking about disruption and everybody wants to disrupt. 

Earned Value Management (EVM) is a widely used project management process and technique to measure project performance. It is also an extremely important part of the PMP exam. 

A successful project start is extremely important because it’s a good indicator for the further process of the project. To ensure that your project initiation goes smoothly, you should ask yourself the 5 W and 2 H questions.

Email is one of the most prevalent communication methods but also one of the biggest productivity killers. With these 8 tricks, email management can actually help you work and communicate more effectively. 

Innovation is about improving existing processes. At its core SCAMPER is an easy to implement creative thinking and problem solving method that facilitates continuous improvement. 

In February, the InLoox blog was fully dedicated to time management. Even though National Time Management Month is over now, project managers will always need to have this essential skill if they want to deliver successful projects. 

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We’ve been telling you not to procrastinate, e.g. in this blog post, or gave you tips on how to be more productive (here or here). But let’s be honest, no matter how often you say, “This is the last time! I will never ever, ever procrastinate again, EVER!”, you’re going to do it again and again. So why not make use of it? If you can’t avoid doing it, you might as well do it more effectively.

Last week we introduced the Pomodoro technique, which is probably one of the most popular time management methods out there. But there are many more methods that help you manage time better. Here’s an overview of five of them.