Get better at project &amp; resource management

7 Steps to Effective Workload Planning

Is it possible to prioritize your team's wellbeing while also getting your projects done on time?...Yes! You just need to take workload planning seriously.

Asynchronous Work: The Runn Way

Discover the business benefits of async work - with examples from successful asynchronous working at Runn.

Peopleware: 10 Minute Book Summary

Can software engineering woes be solved by focusing on people, not tech? This book summary of “Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams” will help you decide for yourself!

Jul 15, 2022

How to Handle Overstaffing (Before It's Too Late)

When you have too many people and not enough work coming in - you've got a case of overstaffing! Here's what to do if you suspect overstaffing might be causing your business problems.

Q2 Roundup: Project Scenario Planning, History Logs, and more!

We've been so excited to release some of our most highly requested features this quarter. Scenario planning, project history logs, faster planner navigation - the list goes on!

Jul 13, 2022

What is a Bottleneck in Project Management?

Bottlenecks in project management are fairly common - but that doesn't mean they aren't disruptive. Our guide will help you spot project bottlenecks before they start to cost you.

The Phoenix Project: 10 Minute Summary

Is it possible for an IT team to transform their way of working, and save their company in the process? This summary of "The Phoenix Project" is going to take you through the key learnings from their experience.

All Hail Runn’s Newest Feature: Skills and Levels

Get the most out of the talent in your organization with our new feature, Skills and Levels!

The Culture Code: Summarized in 10 Minutes

What's the secret sauce that helps effective teams perform so well? That's the concept that Daniel Coyle wanted to explore in his book, "The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups”. Our summary will take you through the key points he discovered.

Jul 1, 2022

How to Calculate Overtime (Easy Formula)

Understanding how to calculate overtime is key to paying people fairly, but it's also essential for keeping an eye on labor costs. Does your team always end up working overtime to get their project work finished? If "yes", you may have a problem...

Jun 29, 2022

Here's How to Get Workload Distribution Right in Your Team

If some of your team members have a never-ending to-do list, while others are feeling bored and unchallenged, you might have a problem with workload distribution.

Team Topologies Summary - A Faster Way to Making Your Teams Click

Start organizing your teams the right way with our summary of Team Topologies by Manuel Pais and Matthew Skelton.

Jun 24, 2022

Why Do Projects Go Over Budget?

Project managers put a meticulous level of care into the financial side of project planning. But, if that's the case, why do projects go over budget? Well, in short, it's complicated!

Skills vs Competencies: What's What

Do you know the difference between skills and competencies? Here's how to tell them apart to improve your skills management process.

7 Steps to Setting up a Successful PMO

Want to establish a Project Management Office in your professional services business? Here’s how to set up a PMO for maximum success and ROI.

Employee Overload: What Is It & How Can You Avoid It?

Without people, our projects would go nowhere. That's why it's so important to avoid employee overload, find the right balance, and deliver your projects sustainably.

How to Improve PMO Performance Before It's Too Late

Is your Project Management Office underperforming or under threat? Here are 8 ways to improve PMO performance before it flops.

The One Thing: Book Summary in 10 Minutes

Sometimes the simplest approach is the most effective. In our summary of "The One Thing", we break down this classic book which argues that success is a matter of prioritizing radically and focusing intently.

Jun 20, 2022

PMO Best Practices: What Sets the Best PMOs From the Rest?

What do high-performing PMOs do differently from the rest? Discover actionable best practices from top PMOs delivering the biggest business impact.

Jun 17, 2022

What is ERP Software & Why You Should Care

Demand for ERP software is surging. Discover everything you need to know about the benefits, features - and future - of enterprise resource planning software.

Jun 17, 2022

A 9/80 Work Schedule - The Pros & Cons

The 9/80 work schedule is a popular option for companies that want to give their employees more time off. Learn what it's all about and if it stands a chance in your business.

Jun 17, 2022

How Capacity Building Can Shock-Proof Your Organization

If you want your organization to be shock-proof and resilient, you need to start capacity building. Our advice will set you off in the right direction.

Jun 15, 2022

What is a PMO? Project Management Office Explained

The Project Management Office is a common feature of high-performing project-based businesses. What exactly is a PMO and how does it improve business outcomes?

Jun 14, 2022

How to Calculate Billable Utilization (and Why You Should)

If you're in the world of professional services and you don't yet understand how billable utilization works, let's turn that around right now. You'll be glad that you did.

Managing a Growing Team? Do it Mindfully

Managing a growing team is of course exciting. But, if we're being honest, it is also a little daunting. Fortunately there are steps you can take to keep the situation calm and controlled.

Emily Weissang

Jun 11, 2022

What is Underutilization & How to Stop It in Its Tracks

What is underutilization, and why do we seek to avoid it? Well, we have some answers for you - and some key tips on how to stop underutilization in your organization.

Deep Work by Cal Newport: Book Summary in 10 Minutes

In a world full of shallow distractions, the ability to do focused "Deep Work" is a super power that can set you apart from the crowd. This summary will give you the essentials you need to start working deeply.

Jun 9, 2022

4 Common Human Resource Factors Affecting Project Management

Sometimes managing people is more difficult than managing projects. But taking into account human resource factors, you can succeed with both. Here are the most common ones.

Never Split the Difference: Book Summary Chapter by Chapter

Want to become better at negotiation, but don't know where to start? Kick off with a summary of Chris Voss' best-selling book "Never Split the Difference." Learn the techniques from FBI and how to use them.

Jun 3, 2022

Understanding the Top-Down Estimating Technique

When a company imposes a cost and/or duration on a project without a detailed cost analysis, we call that top-down estimating. Learn what it's all about and when to use it.

Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono: Book Summary

Want to run better meetings and make faster decisions? Use the Six Thinking Hats method described by Edward de Bono in his iconic book that encourages critical thinking.

Jun 2, 2022

Evaluating the 9 Best Project Scheduling Tools

Looking for the best project scheduling tool? We've whittled the list down to nine, they are the cream of the crop.

May 27, 2022

The Beginner's Guide to Project Resource Management

Want to improve project outcomes? Optimize your project resources. Here’s how to leverage project resource management to deliver better projects.

May 24, 2022

Retainers Demystified

Are you a freelancer or professional services business and need advice on how to set-up a retainer agreement? Find out more about how retainers work and why they are great to generate predictable and stable revenue.

Start With WHY by Simon Sinek: Book Summary

Don't have time to read Start With WHY by Simon Sinek? Here's a book summary part by part.

May 18, 2022

Grasp the Basics of Time Blocking & Boost Your Productivity

Get more done, be more productive, and feel like you're getting ahead of the game with time blocking.

May 17, 2022

Calculating Project Duration: A Beginner Friendly Guide

Project managers estimate project duration because it gives them a sense of how long they have to get everything done. Learn how to do it in our beginner friendly guide.

Steven Male

May 12, 2022

How to Do a Resource Analysis: A Step-by-Step Guide

To reach a specific objective, project managers carry out resource analysis. Here's all you need to know to start doing it.

May 12, 2022

Understanding the Bottom-Up Estimating Technique

Bottom-up estimating allows for greater accuracy than other methods. Here's what it's all about.

Radical Candor: Book Summary

Radical Candor by Kim Scott is a must-read for any manager who wants to create an environment where people feel safe to speak their minds, get their jobs done, and feel respected.

May 4, 2022

Get Better at Earned Value Management (EVM) - A Complete Guide

Become an expert in earned value management, so you can identify and fix problems before they become disasters later on in the project lifecycle.

May 2, 2022

Understanding the Parametric Estimating Technique

By using parametric estimating, you can quickly determine if a project is worth pursuing and what its cost will be.

Steven Male

May 2, 2022

Understanding the Analogous Estimating Technique

One of the most popular estimating techniques is analogous estimating. It involves using data from previous, similar projects to estimate activity durations on your project. Learn what it's all about.

Apr 27, 2022

What is Overallocation of Resources & How to Avoid It

Many project managers make the mistake of overallocating resources. Here's why this can be a big problem and what you can do to avoid it.

The Making of a Manager: Book Summary Chapter by Chapter

The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhuo is an essential read for anyone working in tech. Here's the summary chapter by chapter.

Apr 22, 2022

How What-if Scenario Analysis Can Advance Project Management

Use what-if scenario analysis to evaluate and compare multiple paths forward in an unbiased way to make better decisions.

Apr 20, 2022

All About Resource Loading

Resource loading is an important part of resource management and brings several benefits to project management. Learn what it's all about.

Plan for All the What-Ifs

We’ve released the first phase of project scenario planning in Runn. Learn what it’s all about!

Apr 19, 2022

The Benefits of Having a Project Log

Among other benefits, having a project log will help you record your project history and understand any changes made to the project.

Track Changes with the Project History Log

Know what changes were made to your projects.

Apr 11, 2022

How to Create an Excellent Project Overview (No Template Needed)

A project overview is one of the first things project managers do when starting a new project. Here's why you need to create one and how to get started.

Apr 11, 2022

What is Staff Augmentation? Prepare to Tap Global Resources

Staff augmentation allows organizations to boost the capacity of an in-house team. Learn all there's to know about staff augmentation and how to prepare for it.

Nine Lies About Work - Here's the Summary

The year's best management book, "Nine Lies About Work" by Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall, calls into question some of the ideas that underlie today's management practices, a lot of which are decades old. Read a short summary of each.

Apr 5, 2022

All About Project-Based Accounting

Project accounting has never been easy on project managers and businesses in general. In this guide, discover the basics and start managing project budgets intelligently.

Tim Copeland

Apr 4, 2022

What is Project Portfolio Management? Find Success with PPM

Project portfolio management makes sure that all projects align with your strategy and vision as well as taking the capacity of your organization into account before committing to a specific project.

Apr 4, 2022

9 PPM Tools & Software of the Highest Caliber

If you've been looking for a way to run your business better, why not give project portfolio management (PPM) software a whirl? Projects and programs can be complex beasts that require tons of work just to keep track of everything.

Mar 29, 2022

5 Phases of a Project Life Cycle, Untangled

Every project has a life cycle. Follow us as we unravel the ball of phases it includes and what they're all about.

Mar 29, 2022

Overworked Employees? Here's How to Turn the Tide

Employees can't be at their best if they're overworked. Learn six prevention strategies to stop overworking employees and balance their workloads.

Mar 25, 2022

What Makes a Great Project Dashboard

A project dashboard can make or break a project. Learn how great project dashboards look like and what information you should track to avoid overruns.

Masooma Memon

Mar 16, 2022

Everything You Must Know Before Baselining a Project

Need a benchmark against which you'll plan your project and control it? Learn how baselining a project works in our complete guide.

Mar 16, 2022

What Goes into a Scope Baseline

What does a good scope baseline look like? In this blog post, we explain what you should include in your project's scope baseline and why each item is important.

Mar 11, 2022

5 Powerful Benefits of Resource Planning for Any Organization

Resource planning is at the heart of any business willing to scale, so its benefits can't be overstated. Discover the most powerful benefits of resource planning for your teams, customers, and business.

Mar 7, 2022

Resource Constraints 101: Identify, Resolve, Overcome

Resource constraints are very common in project management. Learn how to identify and resolve them in our quick guide.

Mar 7, 2022

What Exactly is a Cost Baseline in Project Management?

Want to compare actual project spend to planned but don't know where to start? Start with developing a cost baseline for your project.

Tim Copeland

Mar 7, 2022

In a Nutshell, What Are Project Resources?

Without resources, a project is like a car without fuel. Learn what project resources are and how to classify them.

Steven Male

Mar 3, 2022

What is Schedule Variance (SV)? The Simplest Answer & Formula

How do you know whether your project schedule is ahead or behind? One way is to calculate Schedule Variance (SV). Here's everything you need to know.

Feb 21, 2022

How to Drive Project Profitability: Answering the Hardest Questions

What is project profitability? How do you know if your project is profitable? Learn the answers to the hardest questions in our complete guide.

Sort Your Planner by Availability

Instantly see who your most available people are to speed up your resource planning.

Jan 31, 2022

What is a Resource Breakdown Structure (RBS) & How to Make One

Tasked with creating a resource breakdown structure (RBS), but don't know where to start? Here's everything there's to know.

Jan 27, 2022

Newly Minted PM? Here's How to Create a Project Timeline

Whether you’re a new or seasoned project manager, creating a project timeline can be an exciting yet daunting task. This blog post will walk you through the basics of what a project timeline is and how to build it.

Dec 7, 2021

The 7 Best Project Accounting Software & Tools to Stop Crunching Numbers

Tired of doing your project accounting in spreadsheets? Try these project accounting tools and cut admin in half.

What's New in Runn - November '21

We're excited to announce the long-awaited release of weekend scheduling, advanced search, editable placeholder costs, plus more!

Nov 30, 2021

Are Project Management Certifications Worth Your Time & Money?

Why would thousands of people have chosen to have one, two, and even more project management certifications? Learn in our recent article looking at the pros and cons of PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, and PRINCE2.

Supercharge Your Search

Searching and filtering in Runn just got better. Learn about what's changing and how you can take your searches to the next level!

Get More Planning Flexibility with Weekend Scheduling

Introducing weekend scheduling in Runn! Get more flexibility when it comes to planning and scheduling your projects and people in Runn.

Nov 24, 2021

Why We Prefer "Full-Stack Product People" in Our Team

At Runn, we don't play by the book. We are constantly improvising and experimenting. In this type of environment, generalists thrive.

Felipe Skroski

Nov 17, 2021

What is Resource Risk? A Visual Guide for Project Managers

The chance that you'll fail to deliver the project because of the lack of resources is known as resource risk. Here's everything you need to know to mitigate it.

Nov 3, 2021

4 Key Financial Forecasting Methods to Enable Accurate Predictions

Financial forecasting is more than assumptions and guesses. Learn how to look ahead of time at what your business will be doing with these key financial forecasting methods.

Tim Copeland

Oct 25, 2021

19 Tips to Avoid Cost Overruns on Projects

Cost overruns are all too common when managing client projects. Here are our top tips to keep cost overruns on the low, while keeping your client and team happy.

What's New in Runn - September '21

As the end of the quarter draws near, we've got new features for everyone! Read about group utilization charts, cost-based project insights, improved timesheets, and more!

Sep 7, 2021

Syncing External Timesheet Solutions with Runn

Learn how to use Runn's API to sync time entries from your preferred time tracking solution. Follow our example using Toggl Track for step-by-step instructions.

Mid-Year Round-Up: What's New in Runn 2021

See everything we've introduced to Runn so far this year. From a Google Chrome time tracker extension, to daily rates, there's something for everyone!

What's New in Runn - July '21

Learn about our backend migration to the Hasura GraphQL engine, the ability to export detailed and grouped reports, and our improved multi-select mode.

What's New in Runn - July '20

Another month, another product update! This update is jam-packed with a Clockify integration, two new reports, a new permissions level, and more!

Tags: A Runndown

Organize, manage, and filter your people and projects in Runn using tags. Learn why they're useful, how to add them, and how people are using tags to help with resource scheduling.

What's New in Runn - May '21

Say hello to our new and improved reporting with the ability to 'group by' and drill deeper with detailed reports, and the ability to create zero-hour or +24-hour assignments!

Rescheduling and Duplicating Projects: A Runndown

How to reschedule and duplicate projects in Runn. Save the stress of project changes and see where your resource allocation plans need to change.

What's New in Runn - April '21

Day rates, editable placeholders, ability to assign your favourite people and projects - now in Runn!

Using Placeholders in Resource Scheduling: A Runndown

Did you know that you can use placeholders in Runn? Learn why placeholders are useful in resource management and how to use them effectively.

What's New in Runn - March '21

New features from this past month include our Time Tracker extension for Chrome, the ability to clone assignments, improvements to our reports, and more!

What's New in Runn - February '21

This month's new features include linking project phases and assignments, a new project report, auto-locking timesheets, plus more!

Coming soon: Time Tracking with Runn

Our time tracking extension is coming soon to the Google Chrome web store! Find out about what's to come.

Project Phases in Runn: A Runndown

Introducing Project Phases! Segment your project workflows, link assignments to phases, and get powerful reporting.

What's New in Runn - January '21

Introducing you to streamlined user invites, project phase tables, a revamped navigation bar, and a new power-user feature: % inputs for assignments.

What's New in Runn - December '20

Here's one last product update to round off the year 🎄 Thank you for your support throughout the year and we can't wait to see what 2021 brings!

What's New in Runn - November '20

Our recent additions include the ability to add notes to timesheets, add time-off by role or tag, and more importing and exporting functionalities. Read on!

What's New in Runn - October '20

Do you like the sound of grouping and sorting the planner? How about project duplication? Or deleting tags you no longer need? Read on for more details.

What's New in Runn - September '20

From re-vamping our People Planner, to creating a new project type for your internal work, to adding weekends to our timesheets - there's something for everyone.

What's New in Runn - August '20

We're excited to have released a bunch of features that many of you have been requesting! We've refreshed the People Planner, added part-time work arrangements, added WorkflowMax integration, and more!