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The positive experience that our users receive inspires them to spread the word about Wrike. It’s great. We very much appreciate the initiative of our customers who help us let other people know about simple ways to collaborate on projects and get them done. Some of our customers recommend Wrike in project management communities, and others write reviews and publish them in blogs. Thus inspired by such comments, a review of Wrike was recently published at comments.deasil.com. The author of the blog, Felix Sheng, was a Basecamp user until recently. Ever since Felix signed up for Wrike to give it a try, he admits Wrike has superior project collaboration features and an excellent organizational system. We are proud that Felix, like all our users, highlights Wrike's project management functionality, saying that “there are things he absolutely loves about the service” and that Wrike “is a really strong entrant into the online project management space.” Felix also gave us very detailed and valuable feedback on the features that are in our development plan. Moreover, Wrike recently caught the attention of one of the bloggers at Fastforward.com, which is a home for the ongoing discussions about the user revolution and Enterprise 2.0 opportunities and challenges. The Fastforward blog accompanies the Fastforward conference series and is devoted to the speculations, observations and ideas on how today’s companies can “Innovate, Accelerate and Dominate.” Bill Ives, who is a long-time Fastforward contributor, posted his impressions of Wrike's project management software, online collaboration functionality and role in the development of Enterprise 2.0 culture. Bill titled his review with a very promising name: Online project management for the rest of us. We would like to thank Bill for his thorough description of Wrike's features and his statement that using Wrike makes organizations more flexible. Wrike was designed to give our clients more competitive advantages over companies using traditional project management software. We are glad that our efforts are recognized by such a competent person.
In one of our previous posts, our customer Terramera shared its practical advice on how to achieve an accurate detailed planning. In some situations, having fewer tasks on the timeline can be a more effective way to keep clients and the board up-to-date with the project planning. Sounds intriguing? Take a look at how the Swift Performance Equipment team approaches planning!In one of our previous posts, our customer Terramera shared its practical advice on how to achieve an accurate detailed planning. In some situations, having fewer tasks on the timeline can be a more effective way to keep clients and the board up-to-date with the project planning. Sounds intriguing? Take a look at how the Swift Performance Equipment team approaches planning! Customer’s background Swift Performance Equipment is a world-class producer of athletic performance measuring products. Every day, they help thousands of people to achieve greater sports results. Their small team actively collaborates with clients to make sure the product functionality and project timing corresponds to their clients’ needs. Team members need instant access to the detailed project schedule, while customers want to grasp only the major deadlines without going deep into details. Mark Fisher, the owner of Swift Performance Equipment, has found an elegant solution that fits everyone. Swift Performance Equipment’s Tip: Keep the Schedule Overview Clear Mark Fisher suggests creating two different project views for people with different levels of involvement. For customers, he creates a special folder (called, for instance, “Overview”), shares it with them and puts only major tasks there. This way, even the complicated project schedule remains clear and fits in one screen. Also, customers instantly see all important milestones without getting lost in hundreds of smaller tasks: If the client wants to get a detailed look at a particular part of the project, he or she simply needs to open the task description and see what is currently going on with it. This approach comes in really handy when you need to keep your superior up-to-date without overloading him or her with extensive details. Work on the detailed schedule with your team in the same workspace Of course, the team still needs to create tasks for all actionable items to make sure nothing gets lost. Mark Fisher suggests creating a detailed schedule in other subfolders that are shared with the team only. Are some milestones relevant to both your team and your clients? In Wrike, you don’t need to duplicate these tasks to keep everyone up-to-date. Simply include the tasks in all project subfolders simultaneously. And as you know, all the changes that your team makes in one folder will be automatically reflected in all others. This way, you can easily collaborate with your team and clients in one workspace, ensuring that everyone has a project planning view that’s suitable for their needs. “Our team has tried a lot of project management solutions, but most of them did not allow us to add external people to projects without adding extra costs. Wrike fits our small business the best, as its pricing plan provides us with just enough users to cover those who need full access, and also an infinite number of collaborators. This facilitates our relationships with clients absolutely for free!” Mark Fisher, owner of Swift Performance Equipment
A typical day often includes an ongoing chain of small activities rather than one huge task. The more tasks there are, the trickier it might be to keep them all straight, so you need to organize them in such a way so that nothing gets forgotten. Wrike’s Timeline and Workload views are great helpers for this issue. Today, we are happy to announce a great improvement to these tools: a super detailed zoom that lets you schedule small tasks with pinpoint accuracy. A typical day often includes an ongoing chain of small activities rather than one huge task. The more tasks there are, the trickier it might be to keep them all straight, so you need to organize them in such a way so that nothing gets forgotten. Wrike’s Timeline and Workload views are great helpers for this issue. Today, we are happy to announce a great improvement to these tools: a super detailed zoom that lets you schedule small tasks with pinpoint accuracy. Managing tasks and projects on the timeline got even easier. Now, you can not only get a bird’s-eye view of all your work in Wrike’s charts, but also drill down to a daily schedule. When you need to see how your tasks are allocated throughout the day and set dependencies between them, you will definitely appreciate the benefits of the detailed zoom. You can access this tool in the top right corner of your Timeline/Workload view. Just move the slider to the left or right and get the necessary level of detail. Workload view Timeline view Since a typical workday for most teams lasts 8 hours, Wrike visualizes your schedule on the Timeline with that prerequisite. So, if you enter the task duration as 16 hours in the task details, you’ll see a 2-day task on the Timeline. The same works for tasks that you schedule right on the Timeline: When you build dependencies between tasks, everything that goes beyond 8 hours is scheduled for the next day. Zoom in on your Wrike experience and try the new feature now!
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