We proudly present our new software version: InLoox 9! The new version comes with a whole new look for InLoox Web App, a sleeker interface of InLoox for Outlook, and new and improved features for both platforms. InLoox 9 offers more reliability, more flexibility, more speed, and a simplified, more intuitive interface that makes for better planning. 

Starting a business is a risky endeavor, and it’s even harder to grow that business. A higher level of ‘uncertainty’ is what distinguishes startups from established businesses. Project management can help bring more certainty into entrepreneurship and help entrepreneurs take their business to the next level. 

International projects are not an exception anymore, and so project teams often live in different countries or even continents. Telecommuting or “home office” is steadily on the rise. In 2015, 37% of employees said that they have already telecommuted and studies have found that people who work from home are just as productive, or sometimes work even better, at home. 

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. 

There are mistakes you can make in project management, and then there are the seven absolutely unforgivable seven deadly sins of project management. Committing any of these sins and you can be sure that your project will fail – so avoid them at all costs!

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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. 

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” – either way, project managers have to manage time carefully if they want to work effectively and complete projects successfully. As one of the three constraints, time is the hardest one to control as it depends on so many, often uncontrollable, factors. 

The Pomodoro Technique is one of the most popular time management methods, not least because it’s so easy to implement. You can start immediately, all you need is a timer and a bit of discipline.  

As it is #TimeManagementMonth, we’ll look at how the four hottest PM Trends - IoT, Remote Teams, Customer Service, and Measurable Results - will help you accelerate project delivery, grow your business or simply save you valuable time.