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10 Best Freelance Project Management Software

A full-time office job is not the best choice for many managers. That is why the role of a freelancer is becoming more and more popular. Working alone while managing several projects at once can bring essential profits. Many project managers come to this conclusion, especially since they have a wide selection of excellent freelance…

How to Work with Different Project Views in GanttPRO: a New Header

Have you already tried the GanttPRO and Slack integration we released this March? Give it a try and you’ll love it. That was our previous huge tech update. This time, we announce one more update. And it is more focused on design combined with a few additional features. What’s new in the July 2021 release:…

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Being a Freelance Project Manager

There are lots of benefits to becoming a freelancer, flexibility and independence being the most prominent ones. Making the decision to become a freelance project manager is something that is personal to each individual and must be looked at from all angles. What are the advantages and disadvantages? Contents: Advantages of being a freelance project…

How to Make a Gantt Chart in Word

To make a Gantt chart people usually resort to different tools. Among them, for instance, are popular Microsoft tools. We have already explained how to create a Gantt chart in Excel, MS Project, and PowerPoint in our previous articles. However, it may be the case that you are used to working in Word and would…

7 Resource Management Tools to Make Allocating Processes Smoother [+Free and Open Source Software]

You can hardly overestimate the need to use resource management tools. According to Wellington's survey (2020), respondents call poor resource administration one of their organization's most significant project management (PM) challenges. It goes third right after attempting to run too many projects and incompetent managers. Meanwhile, almost 60% of managers run two to five projects,…

GanttPRO Receives Numerous Awards from Business Software Review Platforms

GanttPRO online Gantt chart software received numerous awards from leading business software review platforms. These platforms include G2, Capterra, Software Advice, Digital.com, Software Suggest, and Sourceforge. GanttPRO awards by G2 G2 recognized GanttPRO as: High Performer in Small Business, Mid-Market, and Enterprise categories. High Performer in Regional reports in the following regions: Europe, United Kingdom,…

How to Allocate Resources: Methods that Help Achieve Your Business Goals

If you work with projects, you most likely know how resource management is significant regardless of professional area. Wellington's research (2019) said that 60% of project professionals name poor resource allocation as a fundamental problem in project management (PM). How to allocate resources appropriately to facilitate the workflow and make it maximally convenient? You will…