It’s been a roller -coaster of a year, with more ups and downs, twists and turns than many of us have ever experienced before. The pandemic stopped many businesses in their tracks for a few months. As things gradually opened up, companies had to retrench and rethink everything they were doing. Crowd Favorite is sharing takeaways from their experiences.
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We often talk about forecasting through the lens of a service-based business but what if your company is project-based and, instead, relies on upfront payments from customers? How do you build an effective forecast? Jody Grunden, Co-Founder and CEO of Summit CPA Group shares.
Conscious leaders are self-aware, lead with authenticity, listen actively and intently, and hold themselves accountable. Do you? This must-read blog post for agency leaders is written by Kelly Campbell, agency leader transformational coach.
2020 was rough and we all struggled. But, we learned a ton and helped each other make it through. We’re taking what we learned from you and creating the most valuable lineup of events we’ve ever done.
The pandemic has created new challenges for almost everyone, including digital shops and agencies. But there are opportunities for those who are willing to adapt. Here are 10 ideas on how to get business today.
This has been a tough year for anyone who’s in the business of running conferences and events. How can you connect with people during a lockdown, when you can’t gather in the same room, share ideas and get to know each other over a beer? It’s not easy--but we also need to be able to get together now more than ever.
The holidays are a time for celebrating with family, friends, colleagues and clients and this year — as strange as it is — should be no exception. In fact, it might be more important than ever to liven things up. With so many of us working at home, it’s easy to feel disconnected and a bit blue. A party, even a virtual get together, can do wonders for boosting spirits, strengthening social ties and relieving everyone’s COVID fatigue. Here are 10 ideas from the Bureau Community that we think are bound to make your party the talk of the town.
Being a strong leader is an incredible balancing act. It requires, among other things, knowledge, experience, understanding, patience, empathy, and perhaps most important - energy. JaeMi Pennington, account director at Metis Communications, discusses managing your leadership juice.
Worried that one of your employees is approaching burnout—or that you’re approaching burnout yourself? Concerned that you or your colleagues need to unplug?
It’s good that you and your employees are committed to the agency, but overwork is unsustainable. As a leader, you may be part of the problem—but you’re also in a position to help. Agency consultant Karl Sakas of Sakas and Company shares tips for how to ensure that your team - and you - manage the signs of burnout before it hits.
Forecasting is one of the cardinal rules of finance. Without it, even the strongest company can be ill-prepared for the future. A dynamic forecasting model offers a lot of value to your business because it includes a large number of financial and non-financial variables as part of the forecast.
The behavior of pipeline metrics in the real world is nuanced, and understanding that behavior is key to understanding how and when pipeline metrics lie to you. Brian Skowron, president of Lullabot, explores.
Changing our language and our hiring practices will not make this a fair and just society. But we can’t let the difficulty of this journey prevent us from starting it. Simple steps can get us to start moving forward toward a better path for everyone. Ivan Stegic, CEO of TEN7, explores.
What do project managers really find rewarding about their jobs, beyond the ability to work in this evolving space? Nuala Turner, content writer and strategist at The Digital Project Manager (DPM), consulted data from DPM’s recent 2020 Digital Project Manager survey to find out.
Managing risk is a necessary component of project management. Unfortunately, it is often neglected right up until the point where there is a serious problem that needs to be addressed. Ignoring risks until they materialize is guaranteed to blow your budget and schedule every time – and it will add unnecessary stress.
In the second part of this two-part blog series by Marcel Petitpas of Parkeeto, we’ll explore the next two steps in the Agency Profitability Flywheel. These steps are designed to empower teams to make data-driven process improvements and make the things that you’re trying to predict more predictable.
In this two-part series, Marcel Petitpas of Parkeeto will break down how the company has made their estimation process both accurate and efficient by leveraging the data and insights we were already creating every day, and how you can do it too.
Now that COVID-19 has disrupted our world, things are naturally going to have to change in response to it -- and not just in the short term. When much of the office working world has been forced to work remotely for several months, with the flexibility it affords you, it’s not possible to go back to the way things were. But that doesn’t mean I’ll change my mind about dedicated remote or distributed workforce. Does that work for some companies? 100%. But let me explain why I don’t want it to work for us.
Every session at the Digital PM Summit 2020 will provide a unique topic or point of view to discuss. Want to get excited about what you’ll take in? We asked our speakers to share one takeaway, topic, or theme that will be discussed in their session that will be valuable to you as an attendee. Here’s what they had to say.
Digital products often fail. Many times, it’s because they’re poorly funded, based on a bad idea or trying to fill a vague market need. But on the flip side, even products that are well-funded and have a solid idea and clear market can also go belly up. What gives? Dean Schuster believes it comes down to goals. Learn the five essential parts of goals, and how to put them to work for you and your product.
