This week in MO-FLOW, we’re diving into the best project management software for teams of all sizes, including a deep dive into Rocketlane for client-friendly implementations. We’ve also got advanced Airtable and Make techniques, real-world solutions to tricky automation problems, and a peek into how quantum computing could change software as we know it. Oh, and for fun? Some wild trivia on history’s biggest project fails—because learning what not to do is just as important.

Let’s get into it!

• Fun trivia on historical project #fails

• Manage software integration projects with Rocketlane

• 6 Project Management tools for micro to enterprise teams

• What can Quantum Computing do for software?

• Advanced techniques in Airtable and Make for your project needs

• 2 problems answered in Airtable and Make that could help your builds

Next week’s issue will be a special issue: a Software Blitz

//HEADLINE

Reddit gets excited about history’s ridiculous and weird large scale projects that #failed

History is full of spectacular project failures—like the Great Emu War, where Australia literally lost to birds, or the time the U.S. tried to train bats to drop bombs (yes, really). These mismanaged projects burned through time, money, and credibility, proving that a bad plan is often worse than no plan at all. Before we dive into the best project management tools and strategies in this issue of MO-FLOW, we’ve got some quick-hit trivia on history’s most ridiculous large-scale failures as told by netizens.

//VIDEOSPOTLIGHT

Give your clients a clear view of how their implementation project is going

Dan Lehman from AutomationHelpers reviews Rocketlane, a robust project management platform with a client-friendly portal, real-time chat, shared docs, task tracking—you name it. You can assign tasks to clients, customize templates, track time, and even pull in Salesforce data, and get very grainular with your resource management.

//APPS

Project Management Tools

//INSIGHTS//UPDATES

⚛️Plans for Quantum Computing in Software and more

• Companies like SAP are exploring quantum computing to enhance enterprise software functionalities, particularly in complex calculations and supply chain management. ​

• SaaS might feel like a convenient shortcut, but it’s not the full control you deserve. BYOC (Bring Your Own Cloud) flips the script, giving you back ownership while keeping the perks of the cloud. Curious how? TheNewStack breaks it all down in this must-read.

• Airtable’s new feature release: New List layout pages now have a page-level hierarchy, allowing users to create dropdown filters on any table within the hierarchy.

//HACKS//TEMPLATES//TUTORIALS

⚒Advanced projects need advanced techniques

• Learn some advanced Airtable techniques for building a project management interface.

• Learn to use the MIN function in Make to find the smallest number. Great use for knowing earliest deadlines for projects.

• Use this Airtable template for Web Design projects.

//PROBLEMSOLVED

We love it when a community comes together

See this weeks finds of solved questions in the Make and Airtable communities and tweak to fit your needs.

❓There was a struggle on how to create dynamic buttons inside an interface in Airtable. Here’s the solution.

❓Someone wanted to read a file with ‘.xlsx’ extension from a URL, then convert the data in this file to JSON and send it as a message to Telegram. This is how they solved it in Make.

//COMMUNITY

Chasity’s favorite project

Hi guys! I wanted to share one of my favorite projects I completed for a company. Actually, it’s where I work now. When I came onboard, I was tasked with handling the events and space rentals since there seemed to be cracks in their process. They were already using Airtable to gather rental requests but were missing communications, forgetting about tasks and some requests altogether. The process wasn’t very complicated in how they needed things to go, so after observing and asking questions, I was able to build an interface in Airtable that would

• never lose a rental request

• added features that could automate creating the contracts and invoices

• keep it all laid out for the boss

Now they don’t miss any rental requests or forget to send or collect contracts. Seeing the relief and amazement on the team’s face was incredibly fulfilling to me.