What is a Work Breakdown Structure and How to Improve Project Management with a WBS?

Breaking tasks into smaller and manageable portions makes the workflow much easier. This is one of the enduring truths of project management. A work breakdown structure (WBS) is what helps managers break down each step of their projects and consider all tasks to achieve the final results.  This article is about a WBS, its role…

Paolo Kukhnavets
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March 22, 2024
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Estimated reading time: 17 minutes
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MoSCow Method: the Most Successful Prioritization Technique For Any Project

“You do not need to do work faster or to eliminate gaps in productivity to make better use of your time. You need to spend more time on the right things...” Ray Johnson How does it feel when you get up early in the morning and have so much to do? Everyone surely knows that…

Paolo Kukhnavets
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October 26, 2016
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Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
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Key Advantages of Agile Practices in Project Management

Project managers solve many objectives. They manage teams, plan and schedule their aims, using smart goal templates, set deadlines, etc. And one of the most important objectives is choosing the best management method for a project. The popular Agile methodology has its advantages and drawbacks, so how should we know which one to choose? Recently,…

Paolo Kukhnavets
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October 11, 2016
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Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
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Project Management Smart Goals for Business: Templates and Examples

What are SMART goals? SMART (S.M.A.R.T.) is an acronym formed by the first letters of words: S = Specific, M = Measurable, A = Achievable/Attainable, R = Relevant/ Realistic/ Results Focused, T = Timely/ Trackable. The acronym which is used today in the best project management books was created in November 1981 in the USA…

Paolo Kukhnavets
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September 28, 2016
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Estimated reading time: 9 minutes
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Best Project Management Books for Every Manager

Reading is one of the most helpful ways to become more qualified. Professional books can teach much better than lectures or professors. In this article, we prepared the list of books with their descriptions for you. They will be of much help in managing projects whenever you are up to it. Why is it so important…

Paolo Kukhnavets
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May 19, 2017
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Estimated reading time: 11 minutes
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5 GanttPRO Features for Successful Project Management

What is successful project management? Have you ever thought about the definition of successful project management? Every project management specialist or a person who deals with any types of projects wants to know how to become more productive at work and how to get success in project management. In fact, they have own concepts and…

Paolo Kukhnavets
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August 22, 2016
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Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
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How to Be More Productive at Work: 15 Smart Tips

Productivity is a quality that we cherish and strive to improve. Every person has own different way of being productive and sometimes even the simplest things and obscure details can help us to make progress in this direction. Here you can find some practical tips from GanttPRO - online project management tool that can help to…

Paolo Kukhnavets
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August 15, 2016
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Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
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