If you’re in need of some inspiration and resources to make your work life easier, look no further than this month’s resource roundup. Thanks to the Bureau community, we have recommendations on dozens of books, podcasts, webinar platforms, collaboration tools and more. Maybe you’re looking for someone to help you improve your leadership (life coach, anyone?) or tools to help you manage file versioning and passwords. Whatever your goals or workplace stressors, chances are this list can help.
Building the right thing is hard work in software development. At Sparkbox, digital project managers and tech leads work closely together to ensure success. In this guest post, Sparkbox Project Manager and Digital PM Summit alum Austin Munhofen offers an inside look at the DPM-Tech Lead alliance, offering tips on how to cultivate an effective partnership.
Good communication leads to better collaboration, happier teams and more successful projects. But it can take real work to get people on the same page, especially when you’re dealing with competing priorities, personalities and job titles. With the help of solid tools—project plans, status reports and meeting guidelines—you can improve stakeholder communication and make things easier for everyone involved.
Chronically late-paying clients are a burden on your cash flow and can put your business at risk. In this guest post, Audrey Giannini, Virtual CFO at Summit CPA Group, shares strategies for accelerating accounts receivable and maximizing cash flow.
What does the future hold for digital studios, shops and agencies, and how are companies meeting business challenges today? Take the Digital Services Outlook Survey by February 14, 2020 and get your free copy of the report. The more organizations that contribute, the more insights we all can benefit from.
Is it better to hire a design generalist or specialist—and how should you position yourself as a designer as markets evolve? Ryan Spanswick, Director of Product Design at Praxent, joins us in this guest post to share his thoughts.
We all want to make our work lives better and more fulfilling. And the Bureau community knows the tools, services and resources to help you do just that. From improving team engagement to speeding up web projects, setting agreements up for success, mapping out process, working in comfort and more, here are the latest and greatest favorites from digital leaders around the globe.
As we kick off 2020, it’s the perfect time to dig into business strategy and plans for growth. Even better, why not hear first-hand from others who have been where you are today and come out ahead, plus spend a few days in one of the most exciting cities in the world?
With Bureau Bucks, you can spend that extra budget, lower your tax burden and enjoy the flexibility of choosing which events, programs or opportunities your team would like to take advantage of in the future.
Each month, we scour hundreds of Bureau community conversations to surface the latest and greatest tools, articles, services and more. This edition is packed with leadership resources, tools to bring your team together, solutions to help improve business and more. Dig in and share your go-to favorites.
As we look forward to 2020, we’re bringing back all of the community favorites, plus hosting several new workshops for even more professional development and team training. See what's coming up, and make plans to join us.
As 300+ DPMs converged in Orlando this past month for the Digital PM Summit, we dug deep into everything from Agile to design sprints, project metrics, process and more. Online, the Bureau community Slack was lighting up with Q&A and recommendations on PEOs, business and liability insurance, leadership books and other resources to help keep shops and teams humming. Check out our monthly collection of articles, tools and recommended services below, and keep a good thing going by adding your favorites to the comments.
At the Bureau, our job is to help you connect and tackle tough challenges, while giving you a break from the day-to-day madness. That’s why we’ve added some new events and updated some popular favorites for digital shop owners. Check out this sneak peek of what’s to come in the months ahead, including the all-new Growth Camp and Owner Camp XL.
It’s no surprise that remote work is becoming more and more popular. As an employer, the question that inevitably comes up is “Will remote workers save me money?” Short answer, it depends. Dave Danic and Adam Hale of Summit CPA Group join us to walk through some of the important tax implications and considerations for financial management.
In the spirit of sharing, we’re excited to crack open the treasure trove of Bureau community conversations to share the top recommended HR and People Ops tools and resources. These are ones that digital shops and in-house teams use, trust and love. Read on for recommendations, and add yours to the mix.
As companies grow, scaling teams and delivery becomes a little—or a lot—more difficult. In the Bureau community, the general consensus is that systems thinking can help set people up for success. Looking back on Design Leadership Days, we gleaned operations insights from a wide range of different viewpoints. Some of the many highlights focused on org and design maturity, scaling delivery and aligning teams around OKRs.
Meetings. Is there a way around them? Or a way to consistently get out of them? Sometimes we leave meetings feeling unproductive or unclear, yet we continue to hold them in the same format, location and so on. For better business results and creativity, it may be time to unlearn meetings, and foster a workplace where meetings don’t exist. Jessie Shternshus, Owner of The Improv Effect, joins us to share some fun ways to boost collaboration and communication.
How do you foster a culture of mindful leadership and ownership? Or manage projects effectively? Or outfit your office or company on a budget? These are just a few of the conversations swirling around the community. And there are plenty more. We’ve rounded up all the recommended reads, resources and tools to help you get in on the knowledge sharing.
2020 is just around the corner and the year will be gone before we know it. Whatever your goals, it’s easier to get ahead of them by blocking out some dedicated focus time now and tapping into a community of support. Take a look at our upcoming opportunities and make plans to join us.
We all can make our workplaces a little better. Leadership coach and diversity advocate Karen Catlin shares simple everyday actions to help cultivate an environment of diversity and inclusion.
