Summer reading tip for Project Managers

Summertime and a summer leave offers professionals much-deserved time to think and grow. It's when many of you have the breathing room to reflect on your work methodes. You can now catch up with all that you've set aside for "when I have time" and it is available to you in the internet, blogs, books or other resources.

As a PM, if you start to plan your professional learning for the summer, take a look at this recommended reading list we have assembled for you. For the talented in leaning languages among you, we include book tips in English and German that cover a wide range of Project Management topics. But we have to admit, some books work just as well in winter time.

Our special summer reading tip?

• The Relocation: A demo project in Merlin Project. ProjectWizards, 2020

A casual sentence of a supervisor leads to a project that should be planned, documented, and realized in time without exceeding the budget. A difficult task, no doubt, but a clever project manager knows how to help himself. With the right tools he can make the project planning easier, reduce risks and ensure the success of the project.

This book illustrates how this all works smoothly and easily with Merlin Project.

More summer reading for PMs

macOS Hints: Clic Secundario del Ratón

Desde la primera versión de macOS es posible realizar un clic secundario o clic derecho con el ratón. Con ello se pueden invocar menús contextuales para más opciones. Merlin Project incluye diversas opciones prácticas en estos menús contextuales.

Sigue los siguientes pasos para configurar el clic secundario del ratón:

macOS Hints: Tiempo de Pantalla

Con macOS Catalina, la función de tiempo de pantalla está disponible para Mac. Con esta función, puedes monitorizar el uso del Mac y las aplicaciones instaladas en él.

Utiliza los siguientes pasos para comprobar el tiempo de pantalla en Merlin Project:

macOS Hints: Ortografía y Gramática

En macOS, el corrector de ortografía y gramática está integrado. Merlin Project utiliza este corrector, al igual que muchas otras aplicaciones que manejan texto.

Los siguientes pasos te asegurarán que el corrector de ortografía y gramática esté activado:

Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2020

Every year the research and consulting company Gartner publishes studies regarding today's most relevant technologies. The study's objective is to provide a compact overview of which trends already exist and what the next steps of development will look like. The trends for 2020 are collected under the theme: "people-centric smart spaces". These are technologies that will significantly change our behaviour and our living space. Such changes will also serve as the basis for disruptions in the business context over the next 5-10 years. Accordingly, we do not only look at current trends out of curiosity, but also try to align the strategic development of Merlin Project with these trends. In the following, the trends for 2020 are briefly presented and broken down to their essence.