What is workload management? Workload management definition Workload management is the efficient distribution of work across a team. The ultimate goal is to maximize the work output produced by the team as a whole, minimizing idle time, duplicate work, and employee morale. When a workload are out of balance, some employees are overwhelmed under an…
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Use Case: Classifying Client Emails into PM Projects
If you work with multiple clients, it’s important to route each relevant incoming message to the right person. This gets tricky if you share an inbox address that many people have access to. Figuring out who should answer what, and what’s falling behind schedule, gets more and more complex as you add new clients to…
Read moreWhy does PM need Microsoft permissions?
If you use Microsoft login to access Priority Matrix, you may have noticed that at some point the system will ask you to grant read-only access to various elements of your Microsoft and Office account. The specific view will look similar to the one below. What are those permissions for? You may be wondering what’s…
Read moreProject management in the field: Real-world lessons
Not long ago, I had the opportunity to observe a concrete end-to-end example of project management with external stakeholders and lots of moving parts. The project in question involved field workers, multiple government agencies, a competitive sales pitch, public subsidies, and non-cooperating weather. If you’re wondering what this is all about, I’m talking about our…
Read moreChallenges that Keep Operations Managers Up at Night
If you are an operations manager and this article caught your attention, then it is safe to bet that you are sitting in front of your computer and having a sleepless night. Well, time is never enough, and indeed you have a considerable workload and several types of research to conduct. After all, you have…
Read morePublic Priority Matrix Data: Working with External Collaborators
Priority Matrix is a powerful collaboration tool. It helps you and your team get clarity on what matters most, so you can focus on high-impact tasks. But what happens when you need to collaborate with someone who does not have access to Priority Matrix? In that case, we provide two ways to share data with…
Read moreHow To Authenticate with Google SSO in Qt (C++)
Starting January 4, 2021, Google is blocking all single sign-on (SSO) requests using OAuth 2.0, when they come from an app’s embedded web view. This matters to you, if your native app used to show a web view to load the Google login screen, and then it used the Google cookies to operate. That flow…
Read moreWorking from Home at Appfluence: Logistics
Logistics is the management of the details of an operation. Many Appfluence staff members work from home for most of the year. Over time, we have developed a playbook to make this a successful experience. If your organization is starting to work from home on a regular basis, this guide might be useful. In this…
Read moreOutlook.com integration with Priority Matrix
If you use Outlook.com and would like to see your Priority Matrix data in calendar format, these instructions are for you. Note that if you use the native Outlook app on Windows to drag and drop data, we have a different set of instructions for you. The first thing you need to do is to…
Read moreHow to subscribe to Calendars: Outlook, Google, iCal and Priority Matrix
If you use a calendar to organize yourself, you can load your Priority Matrix data into your favorite calendar app. This is a powerful integration with Outlook, Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, etc. The way this works is sometimes called “internet calendars”, because the calendar events are shared via the internet. You can see the available…
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