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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Many users were thrilled when we first released the mind map view, others weren’t so sure of the benefits. So I’m here to clear things up. First things first… What Is Mind Mapping? According to Tony Buzan, the inventor of mind mapping, mind mapping is: “a powerful graphic technique which provides a universal key to […]
Kanban is well known in the world of project management and, thanks to the proliferation of Kanban-centered tools on the market (ahem, like Zenkit), it’s filtering into the world of personal productivity too. As it’s gained popularity, it’s deviated somewhat from the strict rules that Taiichi Ohno, the inventor of Kanban, implemented at Toyota in […]
