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How Much Time is Your Company Losing Switching Between Applications?

Note: This is an excerpt from our ebook, “The Top 4 Productivity Obstacles Every Business Must Face.” Download the full ebook to learn more.

Years of technology adoption have led many businesses to have too many disconnected systems and experience difficulty in accessing information. Time lost in navigation is also hamstringing businesses, with 73% of companies in our State of the Services Economy 2019 report stating they spend more than one hour per day on average navigating from app to...

9/4/19 7:30 AM in: Project Management, Time Management, Operational System of Record, Professional Services Automation

Introducing Our New Product Tour

Mavenlink is committed to providing a modern solution that helps services organizations unlock their true potential and improve every aspect of their business. To help you better understand how every aspect of Mavenlink supports businesses, we have updated our product tour webpages with new, in-depth information and detailed screenshots.

7/18/19 9:51 AM in: New Features, Project Management, Time Management, Resource Management, Business Intelligence, Operational System of Record, Professional Services Automation

The "Wait" Problem Solved: Five Steps to Reduce Procrastination

In a recent Harvard Business Review article, research identifies seven key characteristics that make a task "procrastination-worthy." Learn how to combat these productivity-blockers and watch your work ethic soar.

10/16/17 4:50 PM in: Time Management

13 Tips & Tricks to Maintain A Healthy Work Life Balance

Today, it is harder today than ever to pull yourself away from work—thanks, in large part, to mobile technology. So, how do we manage to balance work and life today? 

5/24/17 2:13 PM in: Time Management

Estimating Time Accurately: 4 Tips That Will Make or Break Your Project Budget

Unless a project or task is something that you’ve repeated many times, estimating time can be daunting. Truth is, very few of us are 100 percent correct even with lots of experience. Contingencies change, conditions are altered, and budgets and schedules collide like opposing forces bent on making even the most exacting estimates wrong. Eliminating risk is impossible, but you can mitigate the impact of inaccurate time estimates on your budget by experimenting with these tips.

10/19/16 6:00 AM in: Project Management, Time Management, Strategy

Victim of Scope Creep? Here’s How to Cut the Creep

If you provide project-based work to clients, you’ve no doubt encountered scope creep. Scope creep is the tiny request your client asks you to do once, outside your agreed-upon contract, that can balloon into many requests for which you aren’t compensated.  

6/15/16 6:00 AM in: Project Management, Time Management

Stay Stress Free During the Holiday Rush with Calendars

It’s here. The holiday rush. The Christmas lights sparkle on your drive home. The tree is up in your living room. Your kids are opening advent calendars. And your work schedule hasn’t cleared. If anything, it’s got more on it: In addition to your regular work, and the retail rush if you work that industry, you’ve now got holiday parties and happy hours.

How do you get it all done without getting stressed? Use your calendar.

12/18/15 9:27 AM in: Productivity, Time Management

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