Learning Center: Lean and Kanban
7 Reasons to Use Kanban for Project Management
UncategorizedProject and Service DeliveryKanbanManagement Methodskaban project managementKanban for project management goes as far back as the early 1960s, with Industrial Engineer and Businessman Taiichi Ohno creating a simple inventory planning system for Toyota automotive. What pushed him to develop such...
Like Asana & Monday.com, but fully integrated to ConnectWise Manage?
KanbanAsanaAsana & ConnectWise Manage Are you a ConnectWise Manage user, and you also use Asana or Monday.com to manage the ConnectWise-generated workflow? On its own, Asana (or Monday.com) are terrific ways to organize your work,...
Winning the Talent Retention Battle
KanbanMSP leaders that invest in the training and development of their people are sometimes afraid of the possibility that other companies could wind up benefitting from those investments. However, it’s important to remember...
Winning the Talent Development Battle
KanbanBuilding a great team requires more than just hiring great people. Hiring great people is just the start. Talent has to be developed and nurtured over time, and it’s more than just a pat on the back and the occasional...
Webinar January 30- 2 types of boards, recent updates, Q&A time
Project and Service DeliveryKanbanManagement MethodsUpdatesWe’re introducing a recurring webinar for everyone who wants to know more about Kanban- both Kanban methods as they apply to MSPs, and Kanban the board application from TopLeft.
Why Technicians Use TopLeft
AutotaskConnectWiseKanbanNobody said engineering at an MSP was easy. As if the day-to-day responsibility of handling helpdesk tickets and projects was not enough, technicians and engineers who use ConnectWise or Autotask also have to struggle...
Are you feeling micromanaged? Here is why- and what to do about it
KanbanAre you an engineer or a technician working for an MSP? And are you feeling micromanaged? Technician micromanagement at MSPs doesn’t get enough coverage, even though it cripples teamwork and performance.
3 Tips for improving project visibility
UncategorizedProject ManagementKanbanIf you feel that you are answering the same basic questions over and over, your team members aren’t engaging with projects. If there is confusion about deadlines, deliverables, and workflow, you, as a project manager,...
How to bring your project visibility to the next level?
Project ManagementKanbanAs a project manager, you know how important project visibility is. You are always working with many projects simultaneously and are full of information that probably no one else has.
Knock Out Waste in Your MSP- the 7 Kanban Wastes
Project and Service DeliveryKanbanGet ready to knock out waste in your MSP! For a long time manufacturers using Kanban have used the 7 Kanban Wastes to identify and eliminate waste in their processes. Did you know MSPs can use the same framework to...
MS Planner doesn’t work with ConnectWise, but this Kanban board does
Project ManagementKanbanMore and more project-focused MSPs are using Microsoft Planner. Planner is a visual tool for arranging work items in columns, showing how work is progressing through a pipeline of work in the team. It’s a form of Kanban...
Project boards available in TopLeft Kanban
AutotaskConnectWiseKanbanUpdatesTopLeft is very pleased to announce Kanban boards for projects. Now you can visualize your projects (not just project tickets and tasks) as they progress through your team workflows!