Emily Weissang
Is Your Agency Ready for the Future of Work?
“WFH”, “AI”, and “4-day-week” are part of our everyday business language now. Just a few years ago, though, this wasn’t true at all. It’s no secret that the world of work is changing. But businesses looking to adapt to the …
7 Project Management Mistakes that Agencies Make & How to Avoid Them
A flawlessly executed project is a bit like a unicorn; in reality, project management mistakes are easy to make and difficult to avoid entirely. The majority of projects encounter some bumps in the road, and most of the time, this …
8 Benefits of a Project Management Plan
If you’ve ever felt that keeping the project team on track is like herding cats, then it may be time to start implementing a project management plan. Just as you wouldn’t set out on an important journey without a clear …
Is It Time to Hire a Resource Manager for Your Agency?
Have you ever wondered how much time your team actually spends on admin, rather than billable work? Or whether it’s possible to anticipate increased demands far enough in advance to get someone hired and on-boarded before there’s a bottleneck? If …
Iceberg Ahead? What Not to Forget When Allocating Resources to Projects
Managing project delivery for an agency is no mean feat. There is always something on your to-do list. You proactively manage risk, while accepting the fact that you can’t account for everything. No two days are the same. Resource allocation …
Agency Under Pressure? Here’s How to Manage Your Team’s Workload
As an agency leader, managing your team’s workload is likely to have been a cause of stress at one point or another. It’s a tale as old as time: the project pipeline looks a bit thin, so you start pitching …
The 3 Capacity Planning Strategies Agencies Must Know
As an agency, it’s always good news when you get a new client. After all, more work means more profits, and it’s the primary way you grow your business. But do you have sufficient resources to handle the change? Is …
Small but Scaling? Tackle These Four Points for Pain-Free Growth
When your agency is growing faster than planned, it can feel like the best kind of problem to have. Perhaps you’ve hit your stride in an underserviced niche, or maybe you’ve pulled off some big projects that led to top-quality …
Before We Use AI to Manage Projects, Let’s Take Data Seriously
Digital agencies are innovators by their very nature, so it’s no wonder that the space is full of excited chatter about how AI is going to transform the industry. But are we running before we can walk with AI? After …
Making Analytics Stick: How to Unite Your Agency with a Data-First Culture
How well do you think your agency uses data? If your answer is anywhere on a line from a lukewarm “fairly well” to an assured “we’re smashing it” – you’re actually doing better than most. It seems counterintuitive that data …
How Can Agencies Supercharge Profitability in 2022?
The end of the year is a natural point for a bit of introspection. As 2021 comes to a close, what are your recollections of the year? Has it been a bumper, non-stop roller coaster of new clients with different …
