How to receive support for Orangescrum Open Source Project Management tool

 

Open source project management tools have gained popularity in the recent years. Even then, there are just a handful. The adoption of such tools is yet to reach its full potential primarily due to concerns around their support. 

Open source technologies have gained significant acceptance in the last few years. Various languages and frameworks such as Angular JS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, PHP, Python, Swift, Node.js, Ruby on Rails, Ionic to name a few. 

If you just scratch the surface as why they turned out to be so popular so quick you will find they are:

• Trusted by the tech unicorns of the 21^st century – Twitter, Google, Uber, Amazon, IBM, Intel, Netflix, Linkedin, PayPal and the erstwhile NASA.
• Supported by proper documentation and a huge global community (very large talent pool)
• Proven to be highly scalable & suitable for both small and enterprise level apps.
• Highly compatible with all major hosting platforms
• Offer a high degree of freedom and choice
• Capable of developing web and mobile apps alike

The points above are testimony to how business efficient open source platforms have been over the years. 

They provide steady access to a large and global talent pool and keep us all abreast with the most happening technology trends. 

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How to Stay Focused with Task Management Software

Smart teams globally prefer task management software to achieve high productivity levels. Primarily for the simple reason to make the most out of their work day & stay on top of their key assignments. 

On the other hand, there is a lot of fuss around distractions at the workplace due to overuse of digital mediums be it various productivity tools, social media platforms or constant dings of the cell phones.

Digital mediums are the need of the hour and if not deployed and used in the right manner can turn counterproductive. 

Moreover, daily operational challenges and ambiguities add to chaos & lea to execution delays and less than optimal quality of deliverables.

All of which can:

• throw the project off-track
• demotivate team members
• add to customer dissatisfaction
• probable loss of business

To that extent, let us take a quick review of how an all-in-one integrated task management and team collaboration software can keep our teams focused.

Integrated task management tools offer a plethora of productive features such as time tracking, resource utilization, project templates, Gantt charts, Kanban boards, resource allocation and daily catch-ups that enables smooth communication and collaboration across the team

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Gantt Chart - How it Works in Project Management

Think about how challenging it is to handle multiple projects without using any project management software.

Project management software has extremely improved and changed the way project teams work today. The PM features like Gantt chart is best suited for the project manager who likes to plan projects individually, with a need to easily share when needed.

Take a look at the benefits of the Gantt chart and how it helps in project management.

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How to Adopt Agile Principles for your Enterprise

Enterprise agility is at the core of business strategy today. It is not just about profitability or higher revenues. But the idea is to be nimble enough to adopt, adapt & respond to customer needs better & faster than your competition.

Organizations globally recognize this non-negotiable aspect of their business. And are more forthcoming in taking the right steps towards agile project management.

There is enough evidence to support the tactical & strategic benefits of adopting agile principles for your operations & customer delivery.

Primarily because agile is all about delivering outcomes in an iterative & incremental manner where value is realized (or rather perceived) instantly. 

However, it is important to understand; agile is not a panacea for your chaotic delivery model.

Agile is more about a culture, way of doing things, being ok with incremental values & frequent course corrections than expected. 

Having said that, let us focus on simple aspects that enable agile methodology for your business.

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Getting you started with Agile Project Management

Adopting the right project management practices is crucial to your business’ success. It helps you to be methodical, time & quality driven and keeps your team on track.

Project Management methodologies present a lot of benefits for your teams when done right.

It helps you stay in sync with your customer requirements, track changes and scope diligently and ensures an on time, within budget and quality delivery.

The chapters here will help you to strengthen your project management adoption depending on your organization’s current practices.

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5 Problems Enterprise Businesses must avoid in 2020

The business landscape is an ever changing game. What works today will not tomorrow. Continuous improvement in almost all aspects of your operations is required to prevent the common business problems most enterprises face today. 

For every unicorn start-up or success story, there are 100s that bite the dust daily. The entire buzz from over evaluation, mass funding can only sustain so long. 

Be it Meru Cabs & Hertz in India that got eaten by the likes of Uber and Ola or the most recent We Work!

One thing experience tells me is that, most of these problems aren’t unique or of a size where they cannot be managed successfully and neither do all of them require innovation & costs.

In hind sight, it is about nipping them in the bud instead of ignoring or procrastinating for another time. And this is when things tend grow out of hand with irreparable damage. 

So what are the common yet very probable business problems to watch out for in 2020?

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