All experts in one digital place
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2024 9:06 am
home workers and digital nomads have been working together successfully as teams within companies for some time now. Online team effort is nothing new. Still, I wonder: how does that work at agencies? Do they also collaborate online on projects with the client? In a world full of digital natives, it seems high time for that, and that is why I will give you tips for digital project management in this article.
Shared ownership
Communication with clients is often still 'old-fashioned' via email and telephone (or of course face-to-face). That works fine, but for optimal collaboration between agency and client, new communication methods are essential. A way in which client and agency can actually work together on projects and campaigns in one environment. This places ownership of the project with both parties. That ensures transparency and efficiency. The agency's working method becomes clear to the client, including planning, hours and the associated costs. Clients are given the opportunity to actively participate (or watch) in the process.
Online tools
A minimum requirement for digital collaboration is a good online platform. There are plenty of them and they are often free. Some well-known tools are:
1. Trello
This free tool is very suitable for working with the Kanban method . In Trello you can collaborate in real time, use e-mail notifications and make all kinds of connections with other systems such as Google Drive and Dropbox. This tool can also be used via an app.
2. Asana
This is a good project management how to get a japanese phone number tool that is limited in the amount of features. This makes this online platform very suitable as a starting point for new online collaborators. Asana offers a particularly good email integration, change management and an app
3. Wrike
If you want an extensive tool at little or no cost, Wrike is interesting. With built-in chat function (Stream), time tracker and permalinks. And here too: a nice app.
I have been working with my client Naober in Trello for over half a year now. Naober, a brand and magazine focused on the eastern part of the Netherlands, asked me to structure and subsequently optimize their online activities. Structuring seems like a simple task, but Naober provided a number of challenges: tight deadlines, a modest budget and a difficult organizational structure. Despite the small organization, all projects were worked on together with a network of experts, who delivered their piece of the puzzle at their own locations.
Shared ownership
Communication with clients is often still 'old-fashioned' via email and telephone (or of course face-to-face). That works fine, but for optimal collaboration between agency and client, new communication methods are essential. A way in which client and agency can actually work together on projects and campaigns in one environment. This places ownership of the project with both parties. That ensures transparency and efficiency. The agency's working method becomes clear to the client, including planning, hours and the associated costs. Clients are given the opportunity to actively participate (or watch) in the process.
Online tools
A minimum requirement for digital collaboration is a good online platform. There are plenty of them and they are often free. Some well-known tools are:
1. Trello
This free tool is very suitable for working with the Kanban method . In Trello you can collaborate in real time, use e-mail notifications and make all kinds of connections with other systems such as Google Drive and Dropbox. This tool can also be used via an app.
2. Asana
This is a good project management how to get a japanese phone number tool that is limited in the amount of features. This makes this online platform very suitable as a starting point for new online collaborators. Asana offers a particularly good email integration, change management and an app
3. Wrike
If you want an extensive tool at little or no cost, Wrike is interesting. With built-in chat function (Stream), time tracker and permalinks. And here too: a nice app.
I have been working with my client Naober in Trello for over half a year now. Naober, a brand and magazine focused on the eastern part of the Netherlands, asked me to structure and subsequently optimize their online activities. Structuring seems like a simple task, but Naober provided a number of challenges: tight deadlines, a modest budget and a difficult organizational structure. Despite the small organization, all projects were worked on together with a network of experts, who delivered their piece of the puzzle at their own locations.