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How To Buffer Your Project Plans for Uncertainty

Don’t just double up your estimates, there is a more reliable approach — Today, many a project is a suitable fit for the agile methodology. …

Project Management

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How To Buffer Your Plans for Uncertainty
How To Buffer Your Plans for Uncertainty
Project Management

8 min read


Jun 3, 2021

Why Is It So Hard To Provide Accurate Estimates?

And how can we developers and creators get better at it? — If there is one thing that we software developers are infamous for, it is our inability to estimate our work accurately. The problem is so commonplace that many project managers consider it best practice to multiply developer estimates by a factor of two — at least. Whether you are a…

Estimating

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Why Is It So Hard To Provide Accurate Estimates?
Why Is It So Hard To Provide Accurate Estimates?
Estimating

6 min read


Published in

Entrepreneur's Handbook

·May 31, 2021

Time Tracking is Dead; Long Live Time Tracking

Regardless of your business model, time will be a factor in your profitability — so optimize it! — A couple of days ago, I talked to a friend of mine who is running a small website development agency. Despite COVID, 2020 had been an excellent year for business. The only problem? They were charging by the hour, and they had maxed out their capacity. So. In an attempt…

Time Tracking

6 min read

Time Tracking is Dead; Long Live Time Tracking
Time Tracking is Dead; Long Live Time Tracking
Time Tracking

6 min read


Published in

Entrepreneur's Handbook

·May 25, 2021

What Leaders Can Learn From the Boy Who Cried Wolf

Organizations that foster a culture of openness will stand the best chance of outrunning their competition — Milton Friedman used to say that nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program. The same phenomenon is commonly seen in the business world when it comes to defining processes and metrics. …

Leadership

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What Leaders Can Learn From the Boy Who Cried Wolf
What Leaders Can Learn From the Boy Who Cried Wolf
Leadership

6 min read


May 19, 2021

What is Professional Services Automation Software?

And, more importantly, how could it benefit your business? — Picture this. You’re a small business owner running a digital advertising and promotion agency with 8 employees. After a year of trying to make ends meet during the pandemic, the situation is — to say the least — strained. Everyone is working hard and trying their best to keep the…

Business Intelligence

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What is Professional Services Automation Software
What is Professional Services Automation Software
Business Intelligence

6 min read


May 16, 2021

Why Working Smarter Is Not Enough

Optimal efficiency is futile if it doesn’t contribute to your goals — “Work smarter, not harder” is a staple quote in the world of business and startup inspiration porn. At face value, I think we all can agree that this is nothing short of a solid piece of advice. After all, getting more done with less effort or fewer resources is the…

Business Strategy

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Why Working Smarter Is Not Enough
Why Working Smarter Is Not Enough
Business Strategy

6 min read


Published in

The Startup

·Dec 23, 2020

How I Overcame My Fear of Public Speaking

And how you can do it too, if you set your mind to it. — Picture this: you are attending a workshop. You are sitting in a room with twenty people, most of which you haven’t met before. The facilitator opens by saying, “Before we get started, let’s go around the table and have everyone introduce themselves.” After gazing around the room, in a way…

Presentations

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How I Overcame My Fear of Public Speaking
How I Overcame My Fear of Public Speaking
Presentations

8 min read


Published in

Better Entrepreneur

·Dec 20, 2020

Why You Should Always Think on Paper

Boost your productivity by committing to writing things down — If you want to be genuinely productive, you need to focus 100% on what you are doing. With tasks perceived as fun and interesting, that shouldn’t be too hard; since you enjoy doing them, the focus comes for free. But if you need to deal with something you don’t feel…

Thinking

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Why You Should Always Think on Paper
Why You Should Always Think on Paper
Thinking

5 min read


Published in

Better Entrepreneur

·Dec 19, 2020

The Rise of Scientific Management 2.0

On how good intentions can backfire and the dark side of Agile — In the beginning, the Agile movement was mostly about a set of values and disciplines aiming to help software development teams to build small to mid-sized products. The focus was on craftsmanship, close customer collaboration, and to bridge the gap between developers and management. The primary measure of success? Working…

Agile Transformation

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The Rise of Scientific Management 2.0
The Rise of Scientific Management 2.0
Agile Transformation

5 min read


Published in

The Startup

·Dec 17, 2020

3 Proven Ways to Fail With Your SaaS Product

What I would tell my younger self if I could travel back in time. — So, you have decided to pursue that business idea you’ve been pondering for so long and build a SaaS. Good for you! To develop your own software can be one of the most rewarding endeavors out there, especially when you get that initial traction and your first customers. …

SaaS

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3 Proven Ways To Fail With Your SaaS Product
3 Proven Ways To Fail With Your SaaS Product
SaaS

4 min read

Fredrik Holm

Fredrik Holm

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Founder of Flowmine: https://flowmine.com. Helping and inspiring entrepreneurs to take their business to the next level.

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