Ideas, insights, and inside looks at how modern teams collaborate, manage work, and scale smarter – with a dash of product updates and stories from the trenches
Generating an accurate estimate is one of the crucial aspects of job management, leading to successful project execution. Not only do estimates help you win new business, but they also determine the project budget, manage resources, focus on schedule, and ultimately deal with invoicing.Unfortunately ...
Project Management • • 5 min read
Our business is Bright Bookkeeping, run by my husband and me. We are a remote Bookkeeping service handling day-to-day bookkeeping using QuickBooks Online, primarily for Residential House Painters. I started the business in 2007 after realizing I did not enjoy working for others. Since it was just me ...
Customer Stories • • 2 min read
As Project Manager for Do It Tennis’s new Content Development Team, I needed a streamlined task management solution that would help more than hinder. As a small eCommerce company in the sports industry, we have a constant stream of work with a rapid turnaround that must meet the high standards needed ...
Customer Stories • • 2 min read
Like many in my generation, I learned to code and build websites from a young age. This naturally evolved into a career as a designer/developer for small businesses. My USP is a 'go-to' expert that clients can rely on, without navigating different agency staff or departments. My customers come in all ...
Customer Stories • • 1 min read
My name is Roman, and I run Dandify Design Studio. We are working on the digital design world with the help of ActiveCollab.The beginningsI started my career as a design engineer in the aviation field. Once we had free time in our office, I created a 3D model and realistic render of some food and drinks ...
Customer Stories • • 2 min read
Have you ever considered how assumptions affect our lives? For example, we assume our alarm will go off as scheduled, we will have our first coffee in the morning, and we believe our car will start and get us to work on time.It's in human nature to operate under assumptions. However, sometimes they can ...
Project Management • • 4 min read
In mid-2015, the Strategic Creativity duo, now co-founders, decided to venture into a business Pitch that resulted in the first client that made it possible for PULSO Agency to be born. Thanks to the diversity of talents, learning from projects, and client expectations, they have contributed to the agency's ...
Customer Stories • • 2 min read
Not all projects are designed to be equal. Some changes happen whether you like it or not. Your team members get sick, or some unexpected delays occur. But whatever changes you are facing now must be analyzed and managed, and then accepted or rejected.If management accepts the change, it needs to be ...
Project Management • • 4 min read
People are often concerned about action items and what they stand for. It is crucial to have a complete understanding of this term, its importance, and how it works.Organizations and companies need to deal with matters efficiently. One way of accomplishing efficiency is by completing all the tasks. However ...
Project Management • • 4 min read
Hi everyone,Summer has arrived, and so has the new edition of ActiveCollab's monthly recaps! Last month, we talked about some changes we made to the Project page and a new way to log into the mobile app. This month, we'll talk about taxes, comments, and a big surprise we have in store!Default tax rateWe've ...
Recaps • • 2 min read
Many of us are accustomed to working from home. Covid hit us hard, and this trend has become our new norm. When we have to return to the office, getting used to this working environment is pretty challenging. While it's debatable whether remote work has affected workers' performance, we are at the stage ...
Growth • • 4 min read
The war room concept has been in use for a long time, yet many people still have issues figuring out what this concept is about. When someone mentions a war room, the first thing you think about probably has nothing to do with business. You may imagine a small, dark room on some battlefield in the middle ...
Project Management • • 4 min read