Remote work has become more popular in recent years, with 2020 speeding up the transition drastically. Further, thanks to the emergence of countless digitized platforms and online collaboration tools, it’s now easier than ever to manage a remote team. Working remotely has actually been found to increase productivity by up to 13%, and we can expect remote teams to become more and more common in the near future. Here are some of the reasons remote work gains ground every year.

We’re excited to announce that Scoro has been named by G2 as a Leader in no less than six categories this fall. G2 has rapidly evolved to become the world’s most trusted peer-to-peer business solutions review platform, with over 1 million software reviews and rising.

To ensure projects are delivered on time, budget, and scope, great project managers truly have to be jacks-of-all-trades. And to remain successful, you need to improve your skillset regularly. To help you out, we’ve put together a list of the best project management books that will set you well on your way to becoming a better project manager.

Each of us has exactly the same amount of hours in a day, making time a resource in which we all are truly equal (not like money or talent, for example). Yet some teams are able to achieve notably more with the time we have – mostly thanks to careful and smart planning of our most valuable resource. With the updated Planner, planning and allocating your team’s time is easier than ever. See for yourself!

This year’s State of Project Management Survey reveals that only 23% of organizations complete projects on time, with just 43% staying within budget. But how to turn things around and improve the way we execute projects? While no two projects are ever the same, many common threads can still be found in successful projects. According to a 2018 report from the Project Management Institute, controlling the project’s scope is a universal top driver of success.

For some organizations, the transition towards a more flexible working environment has been slow to get off the ground, with many managers fearing a lack of collaboration between the team members in separate locations. Undoubtedly, the events of 2020 have prompted teams to trial new ways of working that may previously have been met with a degree of hesitation. But now, as we become ingrained in this new culture, are key stakeholders any more convinced of the effectiveness of remote working?

With the growing popularity of our business management software in Spanish-speaking countries, we’re delighted to announce that Scoro’s platform is now also available in Spanish. We value our Spanish-speaking customers who’ve been using Scoro in English to date, and this change will further enhance the user experience for both current and new Spanish-speaking customers.

The debate about the effects of the recent global pandemic and lockdown is ongoing. Experiences differ, but at the end of the day, we’re still all in the same boat – trying to navigate the new remote work reality. To understand how these events have impacted the industry and our clients, we ran a Work From Anywhere Survey. The results are in, and we’re ready to share the findings with you.

Leading a project management team is not for the faint of heart. Between coordinating your team in focusing on the actual work, things can get overwhelming pretty quickly. Luckily, there are many different project management styles and approaches, so everyone can find their ideal workflow. One approach that has become popular in recent years is an Agile methodology that has expanded from its original use in software development to a wealth of other industries.