How to Manage Creative Teams Effectively

If you’re a project manager for a small to medium sized business, then you probably know how complicated delegating tasks or overseeing group projects can get without the right type of consistent communication and team platform.

Keep in mind that while working in small teams often means a lot of “hustle” and sacrifice, it can also go a long way when it comes to boosting company morale and bringing your team closer together.

With that in mind, it’s important for project managers to leverage technology in a way that will not only benefit them but the entire company (and all the stakeholders involved). Here are three ways to make that happen:

Minimize burnout

Small teams that leverage resource scheduling tools (think: who’s available to work on what, when, and with which particular skill sets) can get a clearer picture of who is busy and who’s got some time on their hands to distribute tasks more effectively. Why? Because having disproportionate workloads for various team members is only going to cause tension in the workplace - and nobody wants that.

With a real-time utilization dashboard, you’ll be able to see who on your team is tasked out on a certain day or week, and allocate work accordingly. That way, your projects stay on track and no one gets burned out.

Eliminate recurring tasks

Save templates that match common projects for recurring clients, so that your team doesn't have to spend time manually creating the same ones every time when they should really be doing the value creating work they love to do - work that drives revenue. You may not realize it yet, but the time being spent on repetitive admin work can add up and really hurt your bottom line. What you need is a smart platform that can handle all of your redundant tasks for you - so that you can put projects together with ease using preconfigured or customizable templates. Then, all that's left to do is convert that project into a payment!

Use one integrated solution

If you’re working with more than three different applications to run your projects and they don’t communicate with each other, you might want to consider a different solution. Why? Because having your information spread out across several tools only makes it harder for you to get a clear view of what’s going on with your projects across your entire business. Simply put, without an integrated smart platform, you can’t easily see where your big wins are, or where you’re leaking revenue. Switching to one integrated platform will take the guesswork out of running your business and make it much easier for you and your team to do your job and see how your client work affects your bottom line.

If this sounds like the kind of streamlined workflow you’d like to implement, just click here to start your free trial of a smart, integrated platform today. Or for more tips on how to work efficiently in small teams, check this out.