Agile sprint planning is essential for keeping IT projects on track and ensuring development teams deliver high-quality results within set deadlines. Without a structured approach, projects can face delays, miscommunication, and a lack of alignment with business objectives. A lack of proper sprint planning can also lead to inefficient resource allocation, resulting in wasted time and effort.

Summary: Did you know that employees who know they’re being monitored tend to be 7% more productive? Studies suggest that tracking employee activity can boost efficiency, but excessive surveillance can also lead to stress and resentment. With businesses increasingly relying on time tracking, screen monitoring, and digital surveillance tools, the debate over productivity vs. privacy is more relevant than ever.

Effective time management is the key to productivity, reduced stress, and achieving work-life balance. Whether you’re managing multiple projects or handling daily tasks, adopting the right strategies can help you make the most of your workday. Here are 10 proven strategies for better time management to boost your efficiency.

You’ve settled into your workspace, a steaming cup of coffee in hand, ready to dive into the strategic plan your boss eagerly awaits. But just as you begin – Ping. A Slack message from your finance partner: “Don’t forget to send budget requests by EOD.” You barely process this before – Ping. An email from your dentist’s office reminding you to schedule your biannual cleaning. You take a breath, but – Ping.

In today's evolving work landscape, understanding various work structures is essential for both employers and employees. This comprehensive guide explores four primary work models: Remote Working, Hybrid Working, Telecommuting, and Work-from-Office. We’ll delve into their definitions, differences, benefits, challenges, best practices, and provide insights supported by case studies and statistics.

After working with a rare, high-performing product team, Dave Baines and Sam Quayle were inspired to bottle that experience and build the product development consultancy, Hyperact.

This month, we’re introducing powerful new integrations and updates designed to make your workflows smoother, your collaboration sharper, and your creativity limitless. From AI-powered mood boards to upgraded templates and doc enhancements, these updates help you work smarter, not harder. Want to take your Miro expertise even further?

Have you ever noticed your employees working long hours but wondered if they are truly productive? Does being “busy” always mean being efficient? Many businesses struggle with monitoring employee productivity, especially when managing remote employees or teams across different locations. Without a clear way to measure productivity, how do you know if your team is working efficiently or just spinning their wheels—a question that grew even more relevant during the pandemic?

Good observability helps you understand what’s happening, but our previous logs made it hard to see the full picture. Debugging often meant searching, filtering, and manually piecing together trends. Spotting a spike in failures or a drop in message volume shouldn’t take that much effort. The new logs histogram makes this easier. Instead of scanning rows of data, you get a real-time visual overview of message activity.

Just imagine: You’ve got this amazing project lined up with a top-notch team ready to roll and great expectations to meet. And here lies the difference between success and otherwise: the budget. Every project manager faces the problem of on-the-dime tracking every dollar spent, forecasting expenses, and guaranteeing that he or she will not allow him- or herself to go wild about expenses outside of the budget.