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Designed for media professionals, helping them to organize and track project resources, plan and control the project lifecycle, and manage day-to-day tasks.

Exploring farmerswife and Cirkus as Powerful Alternatives to Excel

August 21, 2023
In today's fast-paced business world, efficient project management is essential for achieving success. When it comes to managing and analyzing data, Excel has long been a relied-upon software program used by businesses. However, it does have its limitations, including the inability to collaborate in real-time and limited accessibility, which can …
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The Best ScheduALL Alternative to Use in 2024

June 16, 2023
As a media, broadcast or entertainment industry professional, you may be looking for a ScheduALL alternative that can meet your specific business needs. While Xytech is focusing on transitioning clients to MediaPulse, you might be left wondering which software to choose. However, fear not, as we have the ultimate alternative …
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The Basic Project Management Principles and Techniques

June 01, 2023
Project management principles are essential for the success of any project, regardless of its size or complexity. In this blog, we will explore the fundamental principles and techniques of project management, which will help you to understand the key concepts and practices that are necessary for effective project management. Whether …
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The Project Management Life Cycle, and Its 5 Phases

October 20, 2022
Whether you’re working on a small project with small or large business goals, having an understanding of the project management life cycle is essential for success. To be able to complete a project, a series of tasks to meet stakeholder and client requirements need to be made. No matter what …
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Steps for successful software implementation

Posted by Mirja Hukill
February 08, 2022
Implementing a new software can become very time-consuming and expensive, that's why it's crucial to create an implementation plan before the process starts. With a properly developed plan in place, you can avoid making bad decisions, ensure the correct people are involved in the implementation and configure the system correctly …
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Remote Work and Collaboration

Posted by Mirja Hukill
November 09, 2021
The past few months have been a unique time for us all. And we are still facing a somewhat unknown era ahead. For some of our clients the work load exploded and needed to be managed remotely from one day to the next. Other companies came to a complete halt, …
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What is resource management?

Posted by Stephen Elliott
November 01, 2021
Smart resource management requires smart tools. farmerswife intelligently distributes and assigns work to teams, groups, or individuals based on availability and skill requirements, ensuring that the right people are doing the right work. In this blog we will explain what resource management is and why it's important to use a …
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Why is time tracking important for organizations?

October 04, 2021
Have you ever completed a project for your Client and wondered how much time it actually took your team to get it done? I am sure the answer is yes. Tracking real time spent on your projects is not only important when you are paying your resources per hour or …
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It's September and September means IBC

Posted by Stephen Elliott
September 08, 2020
Usually during this time of the year we would be heading to the IBC Exhibition in Amsterdam where we meet with our lovely clients, new prospects and farmerswife lovers. Since we will not be able to show some of our new features in farmerswife and Cirkus in person, we have …
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