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
If you think that cliques are a thing of your past or your biggest high school nightmare, you couldn't be more wrong. According to some surveys, nearly 43% of employees form cliques, a tightly knit group of people who socialize inside and outside the office while excluding others.Even though many companies ...
Team Collaboration • • 4 min read
For ActiveCollab, 2021 has been marked by two significant additions: the brand new mobile app and the built-in Chat app. We'd like to talk about the reasons behind its development as well as how it works in detail. Let's go!The why, the who & the whenVideo calls through one app, switch to another to ...
Product • • 3 min read
Hello everyone,Welcome to another edition of ActiveCollab recaps. Last month we talked about viewing Workload's past months, the in-app Chat, and the improvements made to the mobile app. Here's what we have on the menu this month:ChatMobile app improvementsWe'll also go through the August uptime and ...
Recaps • • 2 min read
Hi everyone,We hope you're enjoying the summer days and that you're ready for another recap of ActiveCollab updates. Last month we had the pleasure of announcing the new mobile app. This month, we'll be talking about:WorkloadAttachmentsChat Early Access ProgramMobile app improvementsWorkload in the pastWorkload ...
Recaps • • 2 min read
A typical scrum team needs to have the necessary skills to carry out tasks efficiently while taking care of product quality and productivity. Whether you are working in a small startup or a large company, you are more likely to come to a point when you have too many members in one team.That's why identifying ...
Project Management • • 4 min read
One of the common questions among many scrum teams is the difference between the definition of done and acceptance criteria and how they affect user stories. While acceptance criteria relate more to software development, the definition of done is unique to scrum.People tend to mix these two terms, but ...
Project Management • • 4 min read
Estimation is quite challenging to master, but a crucial part of the Agile methodology. As a business owner or manager, it’s your responsibility to estimate the work and plan ahead. But not everyone is good at it, so we try to make estimates because they help us shape the rough idea of what the future ...
Project Management • • 4 min read
Hello everyone,Here's your monthly dose of ActiveCollab's updates! This time you're in for a treat:New mobile appCustom chat groupsProject page improvementsActiveCollab on iOS and AndroidAfter a long wait, it's finally here! Our new app lets you collaborate on the go. Quick disclaimer: you won't find ...
Recaps • • 1 min read
There is nothing better than having clients who pay their invoices on time, right? The reality is, some of them will ghost you, and you will have no idea what to do. This can happen to anyone, regardless of how seasoned or inexperienced you are. We hope you aren't one of those business owners who learned ...
Growth • • 4 min read
- Knock knock!- Who's there?- The ActiveCollab Team.- The ActiveCollab Team who?- The ActiveCollab Team who is thrilled to announce the new Mobile App is officially out! We know many of you have been waiting for a way to collaborate with your team when you're on the go. So our developers made sure to ...
Product • • 3 min read
In the last 20 years, time spent at work has increased by 15%, and leisure time has decreased by as much as 33%!Yet despite that, are you still struggling to keep up with meeting your agency’s goals? Are you always busy, but making little progress? If the answer is yes, join the not-so-exclusive club ...
Project Management • • 11 min read
Have you ever heard of the term Work Breakdown Structure? Or perhaps wondered how it can help your project management efforts? If this is your first time getting familiar with WBS, you should know this is a visual tool that helps track and define a project deliverable and other small components required ...
Project Management • • 4 min read