9. Business Solutions Articles – OneDesk Software

Alarming statistics about new product innovation New product innovation can be difficult. Consider these statistics from a recent study conducted by Nielsen; their research revealed that approximately “two out of every three products are destined to fail regardless of where they’re launched.” That’s a pretty big chunk of the product pie. Their findings also revealed […]

According to the 2012 CHAOS report, Agile succeeds three times more often than waterfall. Because the use of Agile methodologies helps companies work more efficiently and deliver winning results, Agile adoption is constantly increasing. There have been some significant increases in all aspects of agile adoption from 2011 to 2012. Here are a 10 of

Creating a project plan can be daunting and downright complicated. The task is amplified when you add multiple product releases and a million different resources to manage into the mix. It is a top priority for businesses to stay on top of their project plans and work smoothly through them. Here are some helpful tips

Social networks can sometimes come in really handy. When people think about social networking, they tend to think about it’s use from two different points of views – from a “social” perspective, whereas the use of social networks is simply regarded as a “waste of time,” and from business perspective, in which businesses can use

Whether you are new to the product management scene or are a seasoned professional, there is a product-focused event out there for you this year. Below is a list as well as direct links to some of the most popular events that attracts product, project and innovation management professionals from far and wide. Product Management

If you learned that you no longer need to deal with email at work, how would you react? Ever since the CEO of French IT company Atos shocked the world by announcing that he wants to ban email within his workplace, other businesses have been debating whether there really are alternatives to what seems to

Customers are the core of every product development process. We can sit here and write about the importance of customer service management until we are blue in the face, but nothing really drives the point home more than a real-life example. Every Tuesday I treat myself to a “pain au chocolat” and espresso from this

Characteristics of Agile technologies While not all Agile solutions are the same, there are certain main characteristics that set them apart from traditional project management software. Promote collaboration The Agile mindset is all about communicating and collaborating between departments. Agile solutions include tools that promote best practices such as team collaboration, stakeholder and customer involvement,

Last week, we participated in #PMChat a fast-paced discussion surrounding the burning issues and challenges in project management today. Many different topics surfaced and naturally, we did not have time to elaborate on all of them in tremendous detail. So Kim and I came up with the idea of creating blog posts around these discussions

During last Friday’s #PMChat, one of the questions asked by the hosts was “How can social media integration elevate project management & product development?” Having developed our own social media monitoring tool for the purpose of elevating project/product management, we thought we’d elaborate more on this. In the chat, we stated that “Social media allows