Tuesday Tech Tips - Latest Edition!

​Here are some amazing random cool stuff that I found on the internet this week - just click and enjoy!

Thanks for reading!
Andrew Everett
This week:                                                                                                                                       

1. Project Management Tool:
Asana combines elements of project management, file storage, and collaboration and helps to manage projects across a team without email. Asana is a really easy-to-use tool with a simplistic layout. If you’re a small team with not too complex projects, check it out.
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2. Communication app:
BlogIn provides an easy to use, out-of-the-box internal blog tool that enables employees to quickly share ideas and news, archive knowledge, pitch suggestions, ask questions and gain feedback. The Internal blog keeps all team members informed and up-to-date by collecting all relevant information and knowledge in one, organized and easily searchable place. 
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3. Video Conference:
Roundee is a video conferencing platform designed to be easily adaptable to any working environment, helping users maximize online meetings with powerful features on top of video conferencing, such as recording and meeting room branding. It is built to be versatile and seamlessly integrated, enabling users to video record online meetings and delegate tasks on the spot.

4. Mapping Tool:
If you want to create a map as quickly as possible, try Target Map. This is a straightforward and yet powerful solution for data visualization that allows to design a map in minutes. By joining the community of mappers on the site, you can create both public and private maps. For example, you can use a spreadsheet to create a map and then export the data to PowerPoint.

5. Diagramming Software:
draw.io is an online diagramming tool with integrations with Jira, Google, and Confluence available free online or at cost depending on integration chosen.

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Still want more ?
Project Close Checklist

You finally delivered the project and had the go live drinks. The team is now breaking up but there are a few things the project manager needs to do to make sure the project is closed and wrapped up. These are grouped into:

• Scope management- did everything get delivered
• Risk and issues- what is still outstanding
• Financials- did everything get paid ?
• Resources- have resources been re assigned ?
• Lessons learned
• Documentation & archiving

Further reading you can check out my blog.

For articles articles on projects, you can read more here.

• Video: How to price your project
• Project delivery checklist
• PMO Project checklist​
• Starting up a project a checklist of 101 things to think about

You may also find some of the tools and templates that I have used to deliver projects for startups here, including the most popular item in the store, a project quote tool that helps you build a fully costed project commercial model. You can find it here.