Winning the Talent Retention Battle

MSP leaders that invest in the training and development of their people are sometimes afraid of the possibility that other companies could wind up benefitting from those investments. However, it’s important to remember...

20 Apr

How to Read the Cumulative Flow Diagram [Infographic]

The Kanban Method can help teams manage their workflows more efficiently but relying on your Kanban board alone isn’t going to help you achieve a stable process. You also need a way to identify bottlenecks and stabilize...

20 Apr

How to Leverage Your Kanban Analytics in 4 Steps

How can you leverage your Kanban analytics to make the most out of your improvement efforts? Is there an approach that will enable you to continuously realize business outcomes using your past performance data?

20 Apr

The Kanban Method: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide

Delivering work in a quick and efficient way could be a challenge. The Kanban Method suggests an approach of managing the flow of work with an emphasis on continuous improvement without overburdening the development...

7 Mar

Webinar January 30- 2 types of boards, recent updates, Q&A time

We’re introducing a recurring webinar for everyone who wants to know more about Kanban- both Kanban methods as they apply to MSPs, and Kanban the board application from TopLeft.

30 Jan

Why Technicians Use TopLeft

Nobody said engineering at an MSP was easy. As if the day-to-day responsibility of handling helpdesk tickets and projects was not enough, technicians and engineers who use ConnectWise or Autotask also have to struggle...

5 Jan

Are you feeling micromanaged? Here is why- and what to do about it

Are you an engineer or a technician working for an MSP? And are you feeling micromanaged? Technician micromanagement at MSPs doesn’t get enough coverage, even though it cripples teamwork and performance.

18 Nov

3 Tips for improving project visibility

If you feel that you are answering the same basic questions over and over, your team members aren’t engaging with projects. If there is confusion about deadlines, deliverables, and workflow, you, as a project manager,...

2 Sep

Why MSPs should Use a Kanban Board for Project Management

As a project manager, you know how important project visibility is. You are always working with many projects simultaneously and are full of information that probably no one else has.

19 Aug

Knock Out Waste in Your MSP- the 7 Kanban Wastes

Get ready to knock out waste in your MSP! For a long time manufacturers using Kanban have used the 7 Kanban Wastes to identify and eliminate waste in their processes. Did you know MSPs can use the same framework to...

12 Nov