What is Project Portfolio Management? And how does software like Execview help your projects?
Execview is a valuable tool for achieving the successful completion of a project. However, we understand it can be difficult…
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Workplace
For some years, the workplace has resembled a battleground for many social justice issues including, the gender pay gap, sexual…
How to Create a Project Timeline
A Project Timeline is essential to the success of any project. Without a firm knowledge of start and finish dates,…
How to Create a Project Roadmap
Project managers must visually communicate the project’s goals and key milestones as a vital part of strategic planning. Project roadmaps…
How and Why to Create a Project Workflow
Do you ever get stuck halfway through a big project, unsure of your accomplishments or the next steps? You can…
How to manage Scope Creep
When a client requests additions or changes to a project, trying to please them is a natural reaction. However, that…
How to manage mutiple projects
Whether you’re an entrepreneur, project manager, or freelancer, managing multiple projects at once can be a stressful balancing act. In…
How to add value as a project manager
Have you ever noticed how some project managers perform better than their counterparts? Even some of the most challenging projects…
The Relationship between Social Media and Project Management
Today’s project managers are well-versed in social media. However, many are unaware of the advantages of using social media for…
A brief history of Project Management
While most of us are familiar with the phrase ‘Project Management,’ the situation was considerably different barely a century ago.…
A beginner’s guide on Agile Project Management
What is Agile Project Management? Agile project management can be defined as an “iterative and incremental strategy to achieving project…
The role of Emotional Intelligence in Project Management
Learning Emotional Intelligence is essential for developing soft skills like leadership, communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and negotiation. These qualities have the…
Resource Planning in Project Management
Companies progress in the digital world by effectively employing people to accomplish critical tasks. Your project and company plans will…
Everything you need to know about Project Collaboration
Effective project collaboration involves your entire team collaborating effectively to ensure that everything is completed on time. However, getting your…
The 3 Key Functionalities of PPM software
It can be challenging to match projects with high-level company goals when businesses increase in size. Senior management often has…
The 5 leading Project Management skills for 2022
One of the most desirable skills in today’s corporate world is project management. The rise in project manager incomes is a reliable…
Project Resource Management – the Basics
What is Project Resource Management? Project Resource Management is an area of project management that focuses solely on the project’s…
PPM – Are you Top-down or Bottom-up?
If you have questioned if your projects need a fresh perspective on strategy, you might want to explore whether your…
How to approach Leadership in Project Management
Leadership in project management is crucial to ensuring success. A project in any business organisation is a significant and essential…
Tackling the battle for resources: A conversation with Brendan McCann – HR Director
Brendan McCann is an expert HR consultant based in North London. Brendan provides small and medium-sized businesses in North London…
The 5 Most Important Steps to Capturing Lessons Learned
Capturing lessons learned should be a continuous effort throughout a project’s lifespan. Projects are enormous endeavours that come with a…
The Project Management trend of 2022: Sustainability
Sustainability and social responsibility are becoming unavoidable in project management. 69% of project professionals already consider sustainability an important factor…
Our 3 Key trends for Project Management in 2022
We are in the second week of 2022 – at Execview – we have been discussing some of the trends…
How to develop the right Strategic Plan for your Projects
What Is the Difference Between Project Management and Strategic Project Management? Traditional project management and strategic project management have a…
New Year’s Resolutions for better Project Portfolio Management (PPM)
A happy New Year to you from all here at Execview! The New Year is a time for many people…
The integration of ERP and PPM
ERPs (Enterprise Resource Planning systems) are the most complicated and diverse types of business software. Because they are dedicated to…
How to choose your BI solution
The need for information has always existed, but what distinguishes today is the vast amount of data that is available…
Corporate Performance Management (CPM): A deep-dive
CPM is an umbrella word that refers to the methodology, measures, procedures, and systems used to track and manage a…
How to prove you can be trusted
“You can’t self-nominate trust. You must earn it. You cannot appropriate it yourself with a wishful job title or marketing…
Why you should be auditing your PPM provider
Many businesses deal with so many stakeholders that performing a regular audit of your PPM providers seems impossible. When taking…
How to Make Reporting Data Reliable using PPM
Project Portfolio Management relies heavily on high-level reporting. The journey from a workgroup to the executive level might be a…
How PPM software helps you report successfully
Project Portfolio Management software stores a lot of data. However, there is a greater potential within PPM software to use…
Project Management: Best practices for saving time and money
When managing a project, project managers strive to achieve two goals – saving time and money. However, project managers understand…
How project management software saves you money
Project portfolio management software allows organisations to take control of their success. It aids in the organisation of businesses, fosters…
Project Management: Lessons and Questions from COP26
COP26 was the most significant attempt by global leaders to address the issues around the health of our planet. At…
A guide to how sustainability will affect Project Management
Governments and businesses around the world have made sustainability and the need to address climate change a key priority. Globally,…
How to Persuade Your Boss to Invest in a Project Management Solution
Say you’ve outgrown the limitations of using Excel spreadsheets to manage your projects, and you may have determined that PPM…
How to become a more sustainable business – Our sustainability story.
The topic and interest in sustainability and green manoeuvres have seen a rise in recent weeks and months. However –…
In conversation with a PMO – Julia Walker PMO Manager at Anglian Water
Julia Walker is the PMO manager for Anglian Water. An experienced project manager of 20 years, Julia is well versed…
A Conversation with Howard Gunstock – Managing Director at Carbon Kapture
Howard Gunstock is the Co-founder, Managing director, and Chief Kelper at Carbon Kapture. Using experience from his previous working life…
World Water Day: How Execview improves output in the Utility Industry
In the Utility industry, project and portfolio management has become an increasing challenge. Without dedicated PPM software, the demand in…
On-premise or hosted databases?
On-premise vs hosted explained l On-Premise Private database An on-premise database is where your data is stored and run from…
How do you project manage fear? An interview with Jason Karl, Creative Director at AtmosFEAR! Scare Entertainment.
Jason Karl is an author, actor, TV producer and presenter who has also been Creative Director at AtmosFEAR! Scare entertainment…
The health and social care tax rise explained. Who could benefit, and how may it affect project managers?
The government announced a new health and social care tax across the UK to pay for a reform of the…
The Importance of Operational Governance
What is Operational Governance? Operational Governance allows you to state your policies as business processes and ensures that established business…
Why everyone loves reporting with Execview
Execview users love us for many reasons, not least of which is the quality of reporting we provide. So what…
Why AI needs Execview – The role of AI in project management.
The introduction of AI into project management has generated controversy. A commonly held belief amongst professionals is that robots are…
Woking Wolves – Running a disability football club.
We came out of a disability side run by Woking Football Club back in 2008. It was meant to be…
Football for all – Managing disability through sport.
Nick Elgar is the manager of Woking Wolves Disability Football for All. As a former rugby league player, he has…
There’s more to football than you think
Here at Execview, we are proud to sponsor the Woking Wolves Disability Football for All team. For many, football is…
Building Client Relationships
Having a strong and positive relationship with your clients is very beneficial. It can set you up for repeat business…
Everything you need to know about Execview!
1. We make sure your projects succeed Our clients use Execview to manage all their complex projects, portfolios and programs…
For full project security, manage your projects with Execview
Why do we think our security is the best? We are highly secure to ISO 27001 standards the the UK…
Managing your projects securely
What is project security, and why is it important? . Project security is the measures you put in place to…
Achieving Effective Strategic Risk Management
What is strategic risk? Strategic risks are risks that a company takes that could potentially lead to a major loss.…
Refugee Week 2021
Refugee Week 2021 runs through 14th – 20th June celebrating the strength and contributions of refugees whilst raising awareness for…
10 ways to celebrate Pride Month within the workplace
Celebrating Pride month within the workplace can be achieved whether working back in the office or from home, and is…
Employer Branding Awareness Week 2021
What is it? This week is Employer Branding Awareness Week. Employer Branding Awareness Week is a time to commend companies…
Tackling the challenges of globalisation with Execview
Globalisation, the ever-growing ways in which we connect as an international community. Globalisation has accelerated as we have invented ways…
Benefits of Team Collaboration
Collaboration in the workplace is a work style that helps employees work together to accomplish a collective goal in ways…
Achieving Successful Teamwork with Execview
Teams cannot function properly without teamwork. It is essential for the advancement of a business. There are numerous reasons why…
Continuous learning in the workplace
In my school leaving assembly, my headteacher told us all that “Lessons are good. Never stop having lessons. Always keep…
Changing your habits for the better
Self-improvement is hard. We all want to improve aspects of ourselves, but bad habits are hard to break. What we…
How can Execview boost your Leadership skills?
Leadership plays a vital role in the advancement of an organization. It is a significant part of management that helps…
How Execview improves your project’s sustainability.
If you think sustainability is just about recycling your coffee cups, then think again. To stay competitive in a modernising…
Having a sustainable workplace will improve your company
What is a sustainable workplace? A sustainable workplace describes a workplace whose practices and goals align with protecting the planet.…
Communication breakdown: Why should you address your workplace communication.
Effective communication is key to ensuring the smooth running and consistent positive direction of a workplace. Therefore, it is essential…
How to Communicate Effectively as a Team
If you want to create a successful and healthy team, what you need is Effective team communication. What is effective communication?…
The future of PPM: integrations with CPM & BI
In our previous posts, we discussed the differences and overlaps between Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Corporate Performance Management (CPM) and…
Going green at work
To say that we all need to do our bit for the environment is saying nothing new. At home, most…
A Look into the History of Computers
Computers have become integrated into our everyday lives in which we use them for both work and leisure. They have…
All you need to know about World Health Day
What is World Health Day? World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on April 7…
Improve your organisational health by integrating PPM and Business Intelligence
McKinsey & Company describe organisational health as: the alignment of a common vision throughout the company, the ability to execute…
Stress Awareness Month 2021 – A guide to managing stress.
The mental health foundation reports 74% of UK adults have experienced stress over the last year. Studies show this has…
Integrating CPM and PPM software for stress-free performance management
When done incorrectly, managing business performance can lead to excessive stress, resulting in impaired strategic and creative thinking, reducing focus…
Management Software: PPM, CPM and BI – what’s the difference?
The pandemic has made clear that we need to rethink many aspects of the way we work. Whether it’s an…
Working from Home: How to Increase Your Productivity
Over the past year, people around the world have come to face new realities: working from home (WFH). This has…
What is UX & UI Design: How do they work together?
What is UX Design? The term ‘UX’ or User Experience, is a broad term that can be used to describe…
Friday Folk with trailblazer Marisha Shah
Do you really know the people you work with? Authors: Jane Randall in conversation with Marisha Shah Marisha Shah is…
How to Maximise Your Virtual Team Meeting
Virtual team meetings are fast increasing. They are a great way to bring your team together, whilst you’re all working…
How to Begin Leading Effective Meetings for Your Project
Are you currently managing a project? This can be stressful at the best of times, so it’s important to try…
4 Tips on Project Management for Remote Teams
When it comes to overseeing work tasks, it is important that your team are unified and working as one to…
How to Effectively Boost Your Team Workflow Management
How to Effectively Boost Your Team Workflow Management When it comes to project management, you want to ensure that all…
What’s Involved in Process Management and Improvement?
What’s Involved in Process Management and Improvement? When it comes to project management, you want to ensure that you have…
What is Process Automation In Software Project Management
What is Process Automation In Software Project Management Firstly A project involves many different elements; including budgets, resources, targets and…
What Is Risk Management In Project Management?
A project contains a wide range of RAID’s (risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies) and many of the activities linked to…
How to Choose The Right Project Management Software
How to Choose The Right Project Management Software For any project, choosing the right project management software is critical. It…
Leadership via Project Management in 7 steps
A Career in Project Management Project management centres on planning and organising a project and its resources. The ability to…
Is Agile Project Management Applicable to Construction
Is Agile Project Management Applicable to Construction Agile Project Management (APM) was originally intended for the development of software. But…
How does a Project Manager decompose project components
How does a project manager decompose project components Managing a project requires a project manager to gain an understanding of…
Getting Business Transformation ‘Done’ to Desired Outcomes, Budgets and Timescales
Guest post by Andrew Smith, 1 March 2020 Business transformation ‘Get Brexit Done’ they said, but it cannot be magically…
Successfully Plan Your Project’s Goals, Outcomes and Objectives
Successfully Plan Your Project’s Goals, Outcomes and Objectives If arriving in London on Tuesday is your objective, showing up at…
Project Governance: Maintaining Control Over Organisational Projects
Project Governance is not project management. It is the higher-level framework inside an organisation to measure and manage projects. Some…
Managing Negative Feedback
Everyone has an opinion, everyone wants to offer up suggestions. Occasionally, these suggestions and opinions are negative. People like to…
10 Critical Project Reports
Identifying the various audiences and finding the perfect communication balance is one of many challenges of managing a project.
Execview now integrates with Microsoft Project
Execview’s latest update enables users to integrate their Execview with Microsoft Project.