A few years ago, someone used the term “Bureau effect” to describe how those within the community get better by collaborating, sharing and lifting one another up. We’re constantly amazed to hear about the impact the community makes—from sharing a simple process change to offering support during really tough times. If you have a story of how the Bureau impacted your work or your life, we want to hear it. More than that, we want to celebrate it.
Solid advice is something that can help you no matter where you are in your career. At the Digital PM Summit, you’ll have the opportunity to speak to fellow attendees and speakers, gaining real-world advice to change the way you approach your work and career. See what words of wisdom our speakers have to offer, and share your own advice as well.
Sure, you can search the web for tools and services, but that time is likely better spent elsewhere. Each month, we round up the community’s favorite resources, to help you hone in on solutions and keep current with industry tools and insights. Read on for recommendations on applicant tracking systems, podcasting tools, articles and more. And if there’s something you’re really digging this month, add it to the list.
Summer is winding down here in the U.S., but we’re not getting too blue just yet. Know why? The Digital PM Summit 2019 is coming up soon, and we’ll be heading to sunny Orlando, Florida! There is so much fun to be had while learning and networking at the Summit. Here are just a few things to be stoked about…
Since 2006, Shopify has grown from a five-person startup to a team of over 4,000 working in five offices. One of the secrets to their success is a growth mindset, and bringing on talented people who “thrive on change,” one of Shopify’s core values. Lynsey Thornton, Shopify’s VP of UX / GM of Core Product, shares thoughts on grabbing change by the horns and growing as a design leader.
As the summer slowly ends, everybody seems really excited about the rest of the year. We’re seeing some great conversations in the Bureau channels, and we’re having some great discussions during our Role Calls with Digital PM Summit attendees, design leaders and Bureau members. Read on for community recommendations for tools, services and resources.
In just two months, we're bringing together DPMs from across the world at the Digital PM Summit. Looking forward to the Summit, we asked a few of our speakers, “What’s one thing about your session that will get attendees excited to join?” Check out what they had to say.
Running your own shop is great, but no one does it forever. As an owner, you may have thought about selling your company. Perhaps you’re actively exploring the idea now. So how do you best prepare your business for sale, and what should you expect in the process? Gabe Levine and Josh Barrett, Principals and Attorneys at Matchstick, join us to offer insights on mergers and acquisitions for digital agencies.
As a digital project manager at Viget, Ryan Schaefer has led a variety of projects including custom CMS builds, conversion analytics sprints, iterative design systems and native app design and development. In this guest post, he shares tips for successfully managing a native app build. Read on for insights, and catch his session at the 2019 Digital PM Summit in Orlando, this October 21–22, for a better understanding of best practices, responsibilities and core duties.
Project management is probably one of the more difficult roles in this industry to define. Which can make it equally tough to determine a career development plan or support strategy for the DPMs in your organization. Lina Calin, Project Manager at Sparkbox and a Digital PM Summit speaker/alum, has some ideas to help. In this guest post, she shares five ways to invest in your DPMs to boost your team, organization and bottom line.
Summer is here and many within the Bureau community are taking the time to pick up a new book, plug into a fresh podcast or tidy up tools and operations. This month, we have recommendations on services, tools and reads to help improve the way you work and offer inspiration.
How do digital services firms compensate their employees and owners, and how does that compensation relate to overall profitability and revenue growth? To establish usable data and surface insights, we partnered with Promethean Research to survey digital shops across North America and beyond. Crunching through the numbers, we found common themes across firm size, firm age, specialization, location and turnover rate. Read on for key findings.
What is the most important design skill? The answer may surprise you. Aarron Walter, VP of Design Education at InVision, shares what the research tells us, as well as six tips to make the greatest impact possible.
The little things seem so basic, yet they’re vital to the success of our projects, teams and organizations. Looking forward to this year’s Digital PM Summit, we were reminded of a thought-provoking session delivered by Sam Barnes, Senior Development Manager at Marks and Spence. As Sam illustrated, the little things make all the difference. Here are 10 basics that every effective leader gets right.
Are there challenges for design leadership? Absolutely. Is it about qualified talent and experience and proper education in both business and design? Yes. But the biggest challenge to design leadership may be realizing that the fight for acceptance is over. Now it’s time to shift our mindsets to one of integrating design in with the other established business disciplines while maintaining a touch of disruption.
Looking for insider intel on the latest and greatest tools, services and resources in the industry? Look no further, it’s the monthly resource roundup! Each month, we pull together top recommendations shared by the Bureau community. This edition, you’ll find project management books, invoicing tools, accessibility guides, productivity hacks and much, much more. Get in here, get up to speed and keep a good thing going by sharing favorites with your team and friends.
Need help convincing your boss to send you to the Digital PM Summit? We’ve got you covered with reasons why you need to be there, and sample verbiage to tailor to your own role, team and organization.
“As PMs, we are downplaying our soft skills and stifling our personalities. It’s time to take up space.” Jenna Trunzo, Globant project manager and a Digital PM Summit speaker alum, shares her story of becoming a project manager by accident, embracing personality over process and protocol and five BIG tricks to get better at your job without feeling like you’re two different people in and out of work.
If you’re a fan of hands-on classroom-style training, you’re in luck. We’re hosting a series of workshops this year to help you improve how you run your operations, process, projects, team collaboration and more. Join us to uncover best practices and tried-and-true tactics. You’ll leave with new strategies and ideas to implement right away.
We’ve partnered with Promethean Research to put together the most complete salary survey for digital services that we’re aware of. Like all good things, it’s gonna take a little work, but the reward is gonna be worth it! With your help in providing this data, we hope to identify links between employee composition, pay rates, benefits, experience, etc. and revenue growth and profitability. Initially, the only way to get this data will be to participate in the survey, so please share it with others you think would benefit. The more shops participating the better.
