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Tuesday
Apr202010

Protect & Simplify Your Workspace: New LiquidPlanner Features 

Access Controls and Critical Path Highlighting...

It was our longest sprint yet, at 1396 total hours of work (and probably more that went uncounted). At times, it felt more like a marathon. But as of April 16, LiquidPlanner customers can do more to protect and simplify their project plan for their users than ever before.

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Monday
Mar222010

Choosing Project Management Software – Let’s Face It, You’re Basically Dating

We call it a free trial, but we know the truth. Trying out a new project management tool is never truly free, because it requires time and energy from you to figure out if it’s right for your team. And your time and energy costs money.

In a way, it’s a lot like dating. Most people don’t meet someone and know instantly if they’re going to be together forever. You spend time together, learn to appreciate each other’s assets and discover each other’s flaws. And ultimately come to a conclusion about whether you want to commit. It’s the same with project management software, because the tools teams use to run their projects is absolutely core to the way they function day in and day out.

It’s even possible to map the stages of a relationship...

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Tuesday
Mar162010

Data is, and always will be, the best teacher

Getting things done suffers from poor data visualization, that's why we spend lots of time thinking about how to go beyond Gantt charts and get to more realistic project management visualizations. 

How many times have you watched people argue until they were blue in the face and then somebody introduced actual data into the debate and it’s all over in 5 minutes?  It's funny how the right data can ...

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Wednesday
Feb242010

We want to be like Kenny.

Yesterday, our CTO Jason Carlson and I were lucky enough to be able to visit SpaceX Corporation, one of our favorite customers, at their headquarters in Hawthorne, CA.

...And that’s where Kenny comes in. The very kind receptionist at SpaceX called us a cab to get us back to LAX for the trip home. The cab that picked us up was like none I’ve ever been in before...

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Monday
Feb152010

I love Squarespace (it's SaaS that kicks aaS)

When you have developers that can do anything, it’s hard not to do everything. It can be a mental leap to consider a service for something you think you can build yourself.  

But one day you grow up and realize running a successful business means making the most out of your team’s precious work hours.  

This is the true story of such an awakening for our team and our big switch to Squarespace, a "Software as a Service" provider that enables you to design, build, and host a website

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