We talk a lot about our process — Insight, Clarity, and Enablement — and how that translates into activities and deliverables. But as this process becomes more and more ingrained within our culture, it's obvious that it is bigger than simply a checklist of activities.

This spring, I read an article by Lonnie Pacelli, in which the business and project management guru compared a doctor’s “bedside manner” to that of a project manager. It struck a cord with me.

We know the importance of soft skills. At Springthrough, we take them into consideration regardless of the field – from development to finance. But Pacelli advocates that it is especially important for a project manager to show empathy to clients. As a project manager, I see that value every day.

As I look back on the month of May, one thing that stands out is the whirlwind of activity around Sitefinity, the content management and digital marketing platform.

Over the past few years, Springthrough has attempted to find and standardize on one instant message platform. We wanted to find a low-friction, easy to use, all-inclusive tool to aid in day-to-day communication. While a noble endeavor, such a tool does not exist. Some of the tools that Springthrough has tried in the past are as follows:

Telerik Sitefinity announced today the 2015 winners of their Website of the Year competition. The Delphi Automotive website, built by our Sitefinity developers, was named a 2015 winner in the Transportation category. This marks our third, consecutive year winning the award for our website development clients.