Keeping your project team in check
Managing the project team shouldn’t be too hard – our project resources are skilled professionals. Each has their own unique talents that they bring to the engagement. However, they do each come to...
View ArticleFour Key Traits of the Successful Project Manager
I’ve pondered this topic several times before and I’ve come up with certain characteristics that I feel the project manager must possess in order to increase his chances at success. I’ve read studies...
View ArticleFive Factors That Lead to Successful Projects
Five Factors That Lead to Successful Projects Having a talented project manager is the first step to actual project success, but there are other important factors that contribute largely to a project’s...
View ArticlePM Software Comparison: Copper vs Basecamp
We often have customers asking us what the differences are between Copper and Basecamp, so we thought we’d do a quick comparison of Copper and Basecamp Project Management Softwares. So here goes!...
View ArticleNew People Module in Beta, Here’s whats new!
We’ve launched a new Beta of Copper (v4.8) for those in our Beta program. Here is what we’ve changed: New Permissions Model: Overhauled, simpler, better. In the new Copper, we’ve made the User and...
View ArticleFive features your project management software should have…
…Or “How we dropped 100 features and increased our signup rate” I can’t tell you how often we used to hear “if only you guys had feature xyz we would be life long super customers”, and yet often when...
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Xero and Copper Project Management Integration
We’re proud to announce that we now integrate with Xero Accounting for Small Business! All hosted customers have access to this feature, simply connect to your Xero account via the Settings area, then...
View ArticleImplementing Solutions for Failing Projects
Trying to manage projects that never fail is an exercise not only in futility, but foolishness. Error-free processes indicate professional stasis. Perfectionism and fear of failure stifle creativity....
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What Creative Businesses Can Learn From Ping Pong
Zimpenfish Oh, ping pong. What a strange game. Two people, holding tiny rubber paddles, hit a small hollow ball at each other across a miniature raised tennis court. How could it relate to anything...
View ArticleWork Smarter, Not Harder: Top Three Ways to Improve Workflow
Work Smarter, Not Harder: Top Three Ways to Improve Workflow What’s the definition of insanity? Some say it’s doing the same thing over and over, expecting different results. When it comes to workflow,...
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Building an Efficient Team
Building a team can be tricky. Since human relations can be volatile even in a work setting, it’s important to find people that can work together to achieve the same goal. Otherwise, you might see...
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Polymaths – And Why You Don’t Need to Be One
Polymaths are extremely well-rounded people. They are talented in the arts and the sciences all while having a perfect physique, and they also have the peculiar talent of making anyone feel inadequate...
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Leading the Pack: Effective Leadership of Your Team Means Great Results
Project management is really about the management of your team. How you lead your team largely determines the project’s success. If there isn’t a solid strategy in place, things can turn into chaos...
View ArticleChoosing the Right Online Project Management Software
For every business, delivering successful projects is critical. Yet missed deadlines, unrealistic cost projections and poor planning can cause even strong, robust companies to find themselves in the...
View ArticleThe Juggling Act: Time Management as a Project Manager
Whether you own your own small creative business, or you’re in the manufacturing industry, you have quality, budget, and schedule to consider as you manage your day-to-day. How do you make sure your...
View ArticleThe Secret to Making Your Projects Work
We live in a society that produces a constant stream of new innovations in business-based technology. The same sales records and personnel files that were once meticulously kept by hand have now...
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The Top 5 Killers of Productivity – Despite Your Best Efforts
You have your to-do list, your calendar, your awesome project management software, and your very own personal assistant. You scheduled everything in, planned your wardrobe and meals for the week, and...
View Article4 Sure-Fire Ways To Ensure Your Project Collapses
So you’ve got your Copper Project Management Software installed. You’ve hand-picked a team composed of the best of the best, every single member of which is absolutely chomping at the bit and ready...
View Article4 Tips For Proper Crisis Management
A gift for proper crisis management is one of the most sought after talents in any business while simultaneously being one of the gifts we hope we’ll never have to use. While change is as inevitable...
View Article3 Management Quotes, And How They Can Help Your Business
The concept of project management has existed ever since the first time one caveman turned to the others and said, “Well, we can’t all go mammoth hunting.” While things have evolved a bit since then...
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