David Miller

As a project manager, there may be times when you are required to deal with staff who just aren’t performing when compared with their peers. If a member of staff is not delivering, is not performing well or is lacking, then it’s time to step in and take action. But what is the best way...

The three primary ways in which humans interact are conversations, transactions and collaborations. This post explains each one of these and shows how each are important at times during our working life. Conversational Interaction This is where two or more people participate in an exchange of information primarily for relationship building or discovery. There are...

As a project manager, one of the most difficult situations to handle can be the late delivery of a project. It will happen to most managers during their career but handling it well can keep the client on your side and lead to a successful completion. No matter how well you plan or run a...

Are you a student? Please note this offer is no longer available ProProfs Project is going to be completely free for full-time students. We’re going to give away the Small Business version of ProProfs Project (worth $19 per month) to any students who are studying full-time. This means that you will be able to manage all your...

As a project manager, what’s the first thing you do when planning a project? Set and define project goals, correct? Now, what if you’re unable to grasp the main goal behind executing a project? Or, the goals defined are too vague for your team to understand? There are a lot of aspects to look at...

Start the drum roll. Cue the lights. Welcome on to the stage part two of our big update, Recurring Projects and Tasks! Or in other words, a way to save more time! Yes. You asked for it. We finally did it. ProProfs Project now offers this incredibly useful new feature that allows you to recur...

If the latest industry reports are anything to go by, productivity snowballs by 20 to 25 percent with connected employees. For continuous improvement in business growth, it is imperative to ensure all employees are striving to set new benchmarks in terms of productivity. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that non-productive employees...

For many people, the New Year heralds in the start of new beginnings, the chance to make changes to life, relationships and work. However, many return, and nothing has changed, they continue just as they left off. It’s important to feel refreshed when getting back into a project, whatever that project is, as a clear...

We all know that increasing productivity in business has many rewards such as happy managers, happy clients, and of course the financial benefits too. However achieving a high level of productivity in business can be tricky and that deadline that once seemed so far off is now staring right at you on your dashboard. What...