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“Endless procrastination poses a permanent problem for this society,” says Hynek Orság, an experienced project manager of PROENVAS company. According to him, what are the biggest problems appearing during the digitalization of villages, towns, but also businesses? Why are external project agencies being hired so often for performing project management? Here is the transcription of webcast in which Hynek was interviewed by Petr Juříček from APUtime.

Up to 75% of SMEs (small and medium-sized businesses) would experience operational problems if their management were “out of order” for more than a week. The main reason is the absence of automated company management processes that would keep the company running when the management was absent. If such firms were sold, this would lower their value by up to tens of percent.

In December 2020, when we enabled companies to call their virtual assistant by a name of their choice, we had no idea how important this was.

APUtime has only little to do with common applications for project (time) management: it is a software which operates using an Internet browser or a mobile phone app. However, the way it works is already completely different.

What is the difference between a project and a process? How can they be defined, what characterizes them? Let's clarify the differences.

Successful project management can often be a challenge even for an experienced manager. From the initial planning to the final implementation of projects, there are many difficulties that management must be able to cope with. It can be a big problem keeping us up all night or an issue that did not seem to be important at first. However, in most cases, these situations tend to recur.

According to our surveys, in 2020, each employee wasted about one third of their working time per day. It costs companies USD 543 (CZK 11,566) per person every month.

Every organization has to manage its work, employees, and processes so that the company operations run smoothly and efficiently.Business management targets supporting those core processes that bring added value to companies.

Wait, what is it? Have you ever heard about it? Kanban in general is a lean method to manage and improve work across human based systems. But why so many new words? What is the lean method? No worries, we got you. Lean manufacturing or lean production is a systematic method originating in the Japanese manufacturing industry for the minimization of waste within systems without sacrificing productivity.

Even though the word “process” has become an important part of ecommerce vernacular, there is still confusion in many circles around how specifically to define it, with some even confusing it with what is meant by project. We feel it is very important to clarify the difference between them, especially as the implementation of automation and more advanced software solutions becomes the staple.