Why Annual Planning is Essential for Your Business
Quick Reference: Strategic planning ≠ Annual planning. Strategic is your big picture company vision; annual planning is the roadmap to...
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Blogs and Articles
Our insights, reflections, and aha-moments as we navigate project management solutions with companies from a variety of industries.
Caroline Crouch Henne
- Aug 1, 2022
- 3 min
Team Communication Takes Work
I recently had a 60-day review here at Echo to talk about how things were going during my first 2 months. It was a helpful conversation...
Barb Groff
- Jul 18, 2022
- 2 min
Lessons Learned
As I close out a recent project I have been working on, I was reminded of the value and importance of the lessons learned review. No...
Barb Groff
- Jun 29, 2022
- 2 min
Reaching for Value
As we come to the end of another month I was reminded this morning to update my goals for Echo Consulting goals reporting. Every month we...
Molly Yanus
- Jun 7, 2022
- 2 min
Balancing People, Process, and Technology
Have you ever found yourself wondering : “WHAT is my team is doing?” “WHERE can I find it?” “WHEN it's going to be done?” “WHY do we keep...
Lisa Wood
- May 3, 2022
- 1 min
VIDEO: How to Build a Dashboard in Smartsheet
Watch this video for a step-by-step tutorial on How to Build a Dashboard in Smartsheet from scratch. Watch an expert create a dashboard...
Lisa Wood
- Mar 29, 2022
- 2 min
Get better results with RASCI
What is RASCI? In Project Management circles, you'll hear a lot of acronyms. One of the most useful and common ones is RASCI, and it's a...
Lisa Wood
- Mar 24, 2022
- 2 min
How to Use Smartsheet to Make Meetings MORE Productive
In the video below, you will learn how to use Smartsheet for your businesses projects and tasks. Smartsheet allows you to have everything...
Barb Groff
- Mar 9, 2022
- 2 min
The Beauty of a Label
When I think of project management I think of organization and strategic planning. Many years ago I received a label maker as a gift. I...
Melissa Douillard
- Nov 1, 2021
- 2 min
Getting Started with Smartsheet
If you’ve never used a platform similar to Smartsheet before, we understand it can be overwhelming to know where to start. Whether your...
Echo Consulting
- Sep 12, 2021
- 1 min
Lesson Learned: Understanding Project Requirements
You’d be surprised by the amounts of projects that fail from the simple miscommunication of not being able to clearly understand the...
Echo Consulting
- Aug 25, 2021
- 4 min
5 Tips for Leading Impactful Meetings
We’ve all felt the frustration of attending a meeting that could have easily been an email, was not necessary for us to attend, or was a...
Echo Consulting
- Jun 30, 2021
- 3 min
Defining Your Key Business Requirements for a Project Management System
You’ve decided you need to adopt a project management system for your organization, so what’s next? Defining key requirements is...
Echo Consulting
- Jun 28, 2021
- 3 min
5 Tips for Successful Implementation of a Project Management System
Adopting a project management system can be a big win for your team especially if it is implemented successfully. A project management...
Echo Consulting
- Jun 23, 2021
- 3 min
Benefits of Using a Project Management System
As you are embarking down the path to select a project management system, it is really important to ask yourself: What are the main...
Echo Consulting
- Jun 17, 2021
- 2 min
Is it Time for Your Team to Adopt a Project Management System?
Is your team struggling with miscommunication, lack of viability, poor resource management, or lack of accountability leading to...
Kelly Pratt
- May 16, 2021
- 4 min
What Are the 5 Phases of the Project Management Lifecycle?
In today's blog post, we're going to cover the 5 phases of a project management lifecycle, which would typically fall under the...
Echo Consulting
- Feb 26, 2021
- 2 min
Creating a Project Intake Process for Success
Teams of all sizes know the pain of communication breakdowns between when a project or initiative is first introduced and when it is...
Echo Consulting
- Feb 18, 2021
- 2 min
Weighing Prioritization Drivers; Choosing the projects of highest impact to your strategic goals.
“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” ~ Peter F. Drucker Analysis paralysis is a struggle all...
Echo Consulting
- Feb 16, 2021
- 1 min
Prioritization Drivers: Identifying the Highest Value Initiatives to Drive Your Organization Forward
"The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities" - Stephen Covey Organizations of all sizes are...
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