Many organizations focus on the data engineering or development qualifications they require to connect specific data sources and manage data projects. But that is only half of what is needed. Soft skills are so important and sometimes overlooked. Soft skills support data management success because they help individuals effectively communicate and collaborate with others, understand and anticipate the needs of stakeholders, and make data-driven decisions.

Working as a freelancer can feel extremely rewarding. It’s a way to have more control over your work and life balance. But with this freedom comes more responsibilities, and there are certain aspects of managing freelance work that should be at the top of your list. These areas are: Everyone organizes differently. It depends on many things, from how your brain visualizes tasks to how you are the most productive. Which way do you visualize your work best?

48 experts share how to create a project management report that keeps you on top of your projects without feeling overwhelmed.

Project management is the process of completing the set objectives of a project, coordinating the team members, and ensuring that the right methods are used. Good project management involves working within the confines of a budget as well as time constraints and ensuring that the right people are working on the right areas.

Every project should start with a plan – especially a project as large as semiconductor design, where the project costs (and the costs of failure) are extremely high. To efficiently and accurately account for the needs of a project, and to help determine the feasibility of project before getting too deep, a planning BoM can make all the difference.

From cost estimates and project ROI to schedule variance and task completion rates, project managers share the top KPIs they are monitoring.

Choosing the best project management tool for your business can seem like an uphill task, but we help you narrow down your choices.

For our second specialist interview in our series speaking to technology and IT leaders around the world, we’ve welcomed Scrum Master David Rutter to share his thoughts on the topic of agile and Scrum as well as where he sees the future of work evolving in this area. David has over thirty years of experience working in IT and works as a Scrum Master across two teams, development and operations. He also blogs about teamwork and agile at the Art Of Team Work website.

Manage your time; don’t let your time manage you. Easier said than done, right? With these 6 free time management tools, you’ll find anything is possible.

In our industry, we often like to use the analogy of building a house when we describe how we build software. In our house-building analogy, this would be the blueprint of the house or the process that we are going to follow to construct a home or software. The analogy continues to be relevant because of all the interdependencies that are at work in terms of understanding the blueprint and translating it into work.