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Workzone Blog
1w ago
We are excited to announce that our Advanced Markup suite is officially live on Workzone! ? With this game-changing feature you now have access to many new file markup tools like free draw and text annotation, as well as the option to markup new file formats like SVG and MP4! This transforms your file markup […]
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Workzone Blog
1M ago
Today, Workzone is stepping into an exciting new chapter, and I’m thrilled to unveil our bold vision and new direction! This message was sent to our customers this morning, and we’re eager to bring it to you as we take this bold step forward. Dear Customer, Today marks a pivotal moment for Workzone, and I […]
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Workzone Blog
6M ago
Traditionally, project request processes are manual and time-consuming, involving endless email chains, spreadsheets, and verbal communications. And with no centralized process in place, keeping track of everything is difficult.
However, many of today’s project management systems offer teams of all sizes powerful tools to streamline and optimize their project request process.
In this blog post, we’ll explore:
The ideal project request process
Strategies to optimize the process
How different teams use project request management
And how project management software simplifies a ..read more
Future of Project Management: Key Insights from Conversations with 50 Marketing & Operations leaders
Workzone Blog
7M ago
The past 90 days have flown by since I took on the CEO role at Workzone. Since then, I’ve had the unique opportunity to have over 50 meetings with our customers. Each meeting was a deep dive into the experiences and challenges faced by Marketing and Operations leaders across various sectors—from Higher Education to Healthcare and Agencies to Financial Services.
While the primary aim was to better understand our customers’ experience with Workzone, what emerged went far beyond feedback. The conversations elevated a wealth of insights into the current state and future of project management ..read more
Workzone Blog
10M ago
To SharePoint or not to SharePoint? If you are a project manager, that is the question! It is likely you have debated it at some point.
It is just one of those perennial questions which have been around ever since Microsoft SharePoint included a whole gamut of features including but not limited to website building, social sharing and content curation, thus diluting the impetus of its original objective: intuitive project management.
Microsoft SharePoint is versatile; there is no denying the fact that it can extend the full range of features required of document sharing and collaboration tools ..read more
Workzone Blog
10M ago
Excel is easily one of the most versatile and essential software in any business’s toolbox—it’s used to organize, manage, analyze, forecast and visualize data.
But because Excel is mainly used on individual computers, it’s challenging for users to access their documents from anywhere or to collaborate with their team in real time.
Emailing files back and forth can get confusing…and no one is sure which version is the right one.
The good news? There are several Excel alternatives available if you’re looking to drop the Microsoft Office Suite. Most of these alternatives are free and cloud-based ..read more
Workzone Blog
10M ago
There are many SharePoint alternatives proliferating the market these days. Some are free to use, others are open source with a dedicated community of developers coming up with new functionalities and plug-ins. Still others are extremely simple and focus only on storing and syncing data in the cloud. However in this cacophony of options, project managers are left pondering “Exactly which platform is the best fit if Microsoft SharePoint is not viable?”
Workzone has a quick video and attendant article at /blog/why-consider-sharepoint-alternatives-a-project-managers-perspective/ which can solve t ..read more
Workzone Blog
10M ago
Let’s be honest about your presentations. You need a PowerPoint alternative.
Let’s be honest about how dreadful it is to see overcrowded slides.
Honest about how people seem to think using PowerPoint is an excuse to be boring and vanilla.
Honest about how it’s a crutch.
Let’s be honest about how simply outdated it is.
It’s so horrible that “Death by PowerPoint” is a certifiable cultural phenomenon.
You need something different, a PowerPoint alternative to blast past your old ways.
It’s time to spruce up the standard business presentation and these tools will help you do it.
1. Canva
Eye-catchi ..read more
Workzone Blog
1y ago
Is your board exploding in size? Do you dream about cards and you don’t even work for Hallmark? Getting frustrated with Trello?
It’s time to stack up those boards and go play elsewhere. Maybe you need fresh start with a similar tool or maybe it’s time to move to a full-fledged project management solution. If you like the look and visuals of Trello, but wish it had a few more features—try some of these Trello alternatives.
Trello Alternatives: Kanban Boards, Cards & Visual To-Do Lists
All this talk of boards, pinning and cards, it’s like we all want bulletin boards to hang our posters on ag ..read more
Workzone Blog
1y ago
If you’ve managed a team that’s more that “me, myself, and I” you’d have noticed that many of us, even the best of project managers, spend quite a bit of time hunting and pecking for files, trying to figure out the latest version for document, or making sure that we don’t have multiple team members working on multiple versions of the same file.
All the file sharing and file management logistics can be quite painful. The conventional approach of uploading files to a local server (with no version control capability,) emailing documents back and forth, and tapping team members on the shoulder to ..read more