Project Management: What? How? Who?

Published on August 4, 2011 by Rosa Alnasser

A little more than one year ago, we wrote the first post in this blog, we have been talking about the importance of project management and the need to have a tool to support it. We have also attempted to explain what project management is, how we implement it and to whom is it addressed. Let’s take a look to what we have learned during this time.

What is project management?

Wikipedia defines project management as “the discipline of planning, organizing, securing and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives”. Wow! Quite a responsibility, right? ;-) Read more »

2 Years Old Already: #HappyBirthdayDoolphy!

Published on July 28, 2011 by Rosa Alnasser

Hi everyone!

Today, I am especially happy! The reason behind this post is that we’re celebrating a special birthday. It was 2 years ago when a group of entrepreneurs decided to gather together, create a team and start giving life to the Doolphy project.

Some people may think that that was not the best time to launch an innovative project but, as an African proverb says, “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now”. No doubt, it was the best time ;)

All Doolphy followers know that during this time we have released many new features – just a month ago we released the latest ones (new website and the Portuguese version) -, and also we have achieved most of our goals. In just 2 years we have been able to form a large Doolphy user community that grows day after day. In addition, Doolphy has become the one and only smart project management tool in the world, thanks to Smart Planner (beta), the intelligent planning assistant that you can enjoy from June 28th.

Now, You Can Try Doolphy for Free for 30 Days

Published on July 21, 2011 by Rosa Alnasser

We would like to use this post to explain one of the new features that were introduced last week. Since June 28th, if you subscribe to any Doolphy paid plan, you will have the first 30 days for free. That works either if you’re signing up for the first time or if you’re already using the Free version and want to upgrade to a more complete plan. The process is very simple:

Sign up for Doolphy or upgrade you account if you already have one -you can do it once you’re signed in to the application.
You have to provide your PayPal information but we will not charge anything for the first 30 days. If you want, of course, you can cancel your account at no charge during this period. Read more »

Hey, Guys! I Work From Home Today

Published on June 16, 2011 by Rosa Alnasser

Some years ago it was unthinkable to serve a customer, create a new design or study a project in pajamas. However, nowadays, thanks to technology, we can turn any corner of our home into our office. What a pleasure! Huh? ;-)

Why is this possible today?

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Project Management and the Internet: The Future Is Now

Published on May 26, 2011 by Rosa Alnasser

Last week, we celebrated the Internet Day. Surely some of you attended events that took place in several places around the globe.

If we look back and think about how our interaction with technology was in the past, we can realize how much it has changed with time. Now, we have more sophisticated tools and all the news and information is communicated almost instantly thanks to the Internet. We are living a revolution that has affected both our personal and professional lives. Today, we want to discuss this change in the area of project management.

Why this change?

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Project Manager: The Art Of Management

Published on April 28, 2011 by Rosa Alnasser

A few weeks ago, we wrote in the Doolphy Blog about the figure of the project manager. We listed each one of the features that are essential for that role. The conclusion was that management, leadership, communication and organization are skills that have to be necessarily found in any good project manager.

This time, we want to focus on the first one: the management skills. A project manager has to be good in the following tasks:

Time: The Importance Of Its Management and Monitoring

Published on April 14, 2011 by Rosa Alnasser

This week we will continue to introduce the new reports that we released in Doolphy recently. This time, it is the turn of the new “Time Report”.

We have already talked about time management in previous posts, as we believe that it is one of the main challenges any worker faces in his or her day to day work. We can summarize the rules or tips to achieve the goal of managing time in an optimized way in 3 points:

Do I Really Know How I Spend My Time?

Published on March 31, 2011 by Rosa Alnasser

Many times we look back to see if we have made good use of our time, whether in our leisure moments –as when we’re back from a trip–, or in our work. But, when speaking about projects, why is it so necessary to know how I spend my time? Having this

information will be very useful at different stages during a project development. In this regard, we can emphasize 3 big benefits:

New Reports in Doolphy!

Published on March 18, 2011 by Rosa Alnasser

Premiere Week at Doolphy! Following recent updates (new design and new timesheet), we decided to bring the reports section of your favorite project management software up to date, and also created a new type of report for tasks statuses and priorities.

What are reports for?

Some time ago, we wrote about the importance of monitoring project development, and reports are essential to fulfill that mission. They provide information about a certain period of time so that we can easily analyze, draw conclusions and make decisions about our projects. Thus they are a key element that allows us to improve.

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Project Management & the Academy Awards Ceremony

Published on March 3, 2011 by Rosa Alnasser

Last February 27^th, the 83^rd edition of the prizes awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, also known as the Oscars, took place in Los Angeles, California.

For that reason, we want to use this week’s post to speak about the organization of events, thinking of them as projects. In the case of the Oscars, the goal is to hold a ceremony where the prized awards are given to professionals in the film industry to recognize their valuable work during the year. This year’s ceremony has brought the following figures:

5,755 members of the Hollywood Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted.
The Kodak Theater has a capacity of 3,300 people.
40 ushers were working during the ceremony.
240 extras were hired to fill the empty spaces inside the theater.
283 media were officially accredited to the ceremony.
89 photographers and 123 journalists were located at the sides of the red carpet.
300 employees were hired to work in the Oscars’ office.
1,500 guests attended the official celebration at the Governors Ball.
900 employees were hired for the after-party.

Resources had to be perfectly assigned and grouped into pre-planned tasks. And there were time and financial limits that had to be observed. Clearly, for cases like this one, it is necessary the presence of a team leader to coordinate and ensure that the objectives are met.

How does project management apply to the organization of events?

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