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• Why You Should Stay Away From Folders in SharePoint Online
  21. April 2022
  Colleagues in our company often ask me why I recommend using metadata over managing folders and sub-folders in a SharePoint document library. I have been using SharePoint for many years now in projects and programs and for this question I have a good response. This article answers this question and offers you an overview of the advantages of tagging documents and list entries with metadata versus [more ...]
• How to Create a Risk Log in SharePoint Online
  8. March 2022
  Risk management is a central activity in project management, but is unfortunately often neglected. Projects fail because of risks that are discovered too late, ignored or simply not sought. Risk management is not complex but is hard work and the most important thing: it must be done with conviction. Software such as Excel or SharePoint can help you document and communicate risks throughout the [more ...]
• Why You Should Have an Issue Log in Your Project
  24. January 2022
  Do you have an Issue Log in your project and do you use it consistently? In my view, the Issue Log is one of the most neglected or underestimated tools in project management. The Issue Log is not just a simple list of issues, but behind it is a management culture of how you handle issues in your project. If you want to know what exactly an Issue Log is, how to apply it, its benefits and how to [more ...]
• Why You Should Write Meeting Minutes
  10. January 2022
  As a project manager, you conduct or participate in many meetings. At these meetings, facts are exchanged, decisions are made or only information is provided. Information flows that might be important to you at a later point in time. I therefore recommend that you always write down important points at meetings and, if it makes sense, have them confirmed by the other party. Why? Read on and you [more ...]