The Slingshot Blog
Get the latest trends in project management, team collaboration, data visualization and more. Here we share our knowledge, best advice, how-tos, research, insights, and more - all with the aim of helping you boost team results.
Scrum vs. Waterfall: How to Choose the Right Method for your Project
There are different benefits to using each of the two most popular project management methodologies - Scrum and Waterfall. Understanding specifically the differences between the two methodologies, their pros, and cons and the benefits project managers experience by using each one. In this article, we take a closer look at Scrum vs. Waterfall, to give you just that perspective.
7 Tips to Improve Productivity & Alignment In Remote Teams
Before the pandemic, people could still work from home - but only from time to time and usually after putting in a special request. Everybody did it, but we were careful not to do it too frequently. Businesses used to be uneasy about remote teams a lot because the general feeling was that people are not so productive at home and have more opportunities to slack off.
Why the Content Brief Is King of Content and How to Create It
Is there anything more frightening for a writing person than losing your groove when it comes to your next commisioned piece? Let's get you acquainted with how content briefs provide the best content marketing results.
Asana’s Alternative: Comparing the Pros & Cons to Slingshot
In this article, we review the key differences between Slingshot and Asana to help you make up your mind and choose the perfect solution for your team.
What Is Collaboration Software & Why Your Organization Needs It?
Collaboration software helps in reducing the stress of working with others no matter where they are located. It can help strengthen team relationships, save time and headaches, improve organization, and increases speed and efficiency.
Slingshot Hierarchy: How Different Teams Reach Greatness All the Same
Workspaces can either stand on their own as a single entity or you can create workspaces within your workspace to have an organized hierarchy. Let’s go through some use cases and benefits for each:
Setting Up Cloud Storage Providers in Slingshot: A No-Limit Workflow
Content within Slingshot is stored and shared in a blink of an eye, and searching for files in various places is made obsolete, so teams can focus on the essential work instead of wasting time.
Slingshot Public Preview: Unleash the Power of Your Team
Slingshot is here to solve many of the biggest hurdles teams can experience: the chaos of many projects, the inability to stay aligned on goals, and the struggle to make the right decisions using data as the main starting point.
How to Simplify Collaboration with Clients: Best Practices
To simplify collaboration with clients, a specific approach is needed - you need to ensure trust, visibility, control, comfortable participation and feedback, and a quick way to transparency in any situation.
Data-Driven Culture: Why Do You Need It and How to Enable It
We've all heard that data matters for any company role. Data is what drives decisions and there is no doubt it's the only way to trust you're making the right ones.