• 8 Creative Ways to Use a Mind Map

    8 Creative Ways to Use a Mind Map

    Using a mind map has many benefits — but you already knew that! For anyone looking to improve their learning skills or are in need of clearer thinking (who isn’t?), this free-flowing diagram can be just the tool you are looking for. Check out some of the ways it can aid you in your daily activities. What […]

  • Using Gantt Charts to Keep Your Project on Track

    Using Gantt Charts to Keep Your Project on Track

    Securing the smooth running and success of a project is no easy feat, but as a project manager, it’s your job to ensure it gets done. One of your biggest tasks is to make sure the project is delivered accordingly and on time because you’re fully aware of the consequences of what one minor task […]

  • How to Set-Up GTD in Zenkit

    How to Set-Up GTD in Zenkit

    After last week’s introduction to GTD, I’ve been playing around with how to get it working really well in Zenkit. It’s a pretty simple system that relies on one master collection, some project collections, and favourites. While this system isn’t 100% perfect (what is?), it’s as close as I can get it for now and […]

  • Spreadsheets vs. Databases

    Spreadsheets vs. Databases

    When you acquire a bunch of data that needs to be stored in the most practical way, you know that either a spreadsheet or database would make sense. But which, do you ask, would be the better option? Spreadsheets and databases are useful ways to store information and aid in the daily operations of a […]

  • How Kanban Boards Can Benefit Your Team

    How Kanban Boards Can Benefit Your Team

    We already know that a Kanban board is great for enhancing personal productivity, but how does it fare when it comes to working in a team environment? A Kanban board is a tool that can be best described as a visualization of a work process. Being the visual creatures that we are and the fact […]

  • A Beginner’s Guide to Getting Things Done®

    A Beginner’s Guide to Getting Things Done®

    Getting Things Done is a time management technique that took the world by storm when it was first published in 2001. It was created by David Allen after years of research and practice in the field of productivity methods. (As some of you already know, Zenkit founder and CEO, Martin Welker had the honour of […]

  • Agile Project Management: A Beginner’s Guide

    Agile Project Management: A Beginner’s Guide

    Anyone who’s ever worked within the project management sphere knows that “agile” isn’t just an adjective that’s synonymous with being nimble, sprightly, and brisk. As one of the more popular project management methodologies out there, it’s worth knowing a thing or two about it. This is why in this article, I’ll give a rundown on […]

  • How to Introduce Your Team to Online Task Management

    How to Introduce Your Team to Online Task Management

    Whether you’re looking to re-shift, reshape or revolutionize the way your team works, implementing a great task management system is a good place to start. By monitoring the progress of a project from start to finish, task management allows you to make decisions based on the analysis collected, using software tools with functions such as […]