When it comes to building an application that’s scalable and performant, it’s important to remember that humans are fallible — sometimes systems are too complex to keep in one’s head. And that’s okay! To stay organized and ultimately meet modern demand, it’s essential to have documentation that helps you visualize these systems.

If you calculated the cost of lost business, customer churn, and wasted employee time from inefficient processes, what would you find? Every time you add new staff or technology to your business, your processes and workflows evolve. I’ve seen first-hand how these micro-changes add steps and complexity to your work — until you’ve inadvertently created a monster of frustrating and expensive inefficiencies.

We at Miro are thrilled to be included in Okta’s Businesses at Work 2024 report. Leveraging anonymized data from nearly 19,000 global customers, this annual report provides one of the most comprehensive windows into app use within enterprises — and even serves as a bellwether of future usage.

Careful planning and organization are the not-so-secret sauces behind any successful project. To avoid chaos, confusion, and rework, you need to know what’s happening, who’s doing it, and when it needs to be done. But to plan a winning project, it’s not enough to know the what, who, and when. You also need to understand the how. That’s where your project workflow comes into play.

Innovation is the lifeblood of any forward-thinking organization, and to achieve innovation, you need well-structured, collaborative teams. Michel Hauzeur — a Bogotá, Colombia-based Miro user and leader in product development and design — has mastered the art of fostering innovation through strategic team-building. Hauzeur is the Product Design & Innovation Leader at a tech service company called Nearsure, an independent consultant, and speaker..

Kolleno’s quest for a tool to revolutionize its multi-channel campaigns planning led to a pivotal partnership with Miro. Miro played a vital role in simplifying planning, fostering teamwork, and boosting productivity. Its visual collaboration capabilities exceeded expectations, setting the stage for Kolleno’s success in efficiently scaling its business operations.

February was full of surprises for this month’s Miroverse roundup! From templates featuring roadmaps, calendars, and research to AI, and more, the community was busy sharing new and innovative ways of working. Let’s show these Creators a little love for their brilliant contributions to Miroverse in February!

There’s a difference between getting the work done and getting the work done well. As a leader, you’re likely most focused on the second part. You don’t just want to get random tasks across the finish line at any cost — you want to maximize your team’s resources and deliver high-quality work that makes a meaningful impact on your organization. Whether you use the academic term to describe it or not, what you’re working toward is better organizational efficiency.

Figuring out how to make a diagram seems easy enough. You draw shapes, use lines and arrows to connect them when necessary, and then add labels. Not so bad, right? But creating an effective diagram — one that clearly represents your information — involves more than doodling. Here are eight common diagramming mistakes to avoid (and why it’s worth your effort to get these visual aids right).

If your PB&J bread keeps getting soggy from the jelly, slather peanut butter on each slice and then put the jelly in the middle. That’s process improvement in its simplest form: You identified the existing order and found a way to make it better. Easy enough, right? But workflow optimization becomes a lot trickier when you’re dealing with a complex process.