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
“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” – Michael JordanAfter winning 6 NBA titles in 8 years, we’re pretty sure that MJ knows a thing or two about collaboration. Sure, your agency is not the 90s Chicago Bulls, but the same principles apply regardless.And it’s ...
Team Collaboration • • 8 min read
Effective team communication isn’t just about talking more, but about talking better. These 7 ways help your agency cut through the noise, align faster, and actually enjoy working together (yes, even on deadline days).
Team Collaboration • • 7 min read
You completed the project on time; your clients are satisfied with the final deliverable, so now is the time to kick back and relax and think about other projects, right? Well, before you and your team can share celebratory drinks, there is one final piece of work that remains: a postmortem meeting.These ...
Project Management • • 4 min read
How many times have you been more engaged in pointing fingers and blaming other teams for project failure than actually trying to solve the problem? Postmortem meetings are tricky because people tend to be more focused on blame than learning from their mistakes.Postmortem analysis helps your project ...
Project Management • • 4 min read
What is considered a startup?This question is quite challenging to answer because no one has managed to figure out a universally accepted definition. Startup is a company in its early stages of development with the tendency of fast growth. It usually features 1–3 founders who focus on capitalizing ...
Project Management • • 4 min read
Hello everyone,Welcome to 2021 and its first monthly recap. Last time, we took a chance to review all the changes and additions of ActiveCollab throughout 2020 - we hope you enjoyed it! This month, we'll go through a couple of implemented improvements and our plans for February.Upgraded editorAnother ...
Recaps • • 2 min read
So, your client needs a website. You are a web designer, and the project should be done in a week or two, right? Well, it depends on numerous factors. It's a commonly known fact that clients will ask you dozens of questions during the meeting, which at some point starts to become tedious. Now we ask ...
Marketing • • 4 min read
As unbelievable as it sounds, 2020 has come to an end. We've all had our ups and downs, as individuals and as collectives. It's always nice to look back and see what we've been through, the mistakes made, and lessons learned. So, that's precisely what we intend to do in this article! Join us on the journey ...
Recaps • • 3 min read
Hello everyone, Welcome to another recap of our last month's updates! We'll keep it short this month. My Work makeoverIt's finally finished! We're pleased to present the brand new look of My Work. Here's an overview of the main changes:Everything's neatly tucked in tabsAvailability records addedSorting ...
Recaps • • 1 min read
My name is Angelica Vigilante, and I am the Brand Communications Manager at Yays, a hospitality company with headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. We believe that a memorable travel experience can only happen when visitors establish a rapport with the people who give character, heart, and meaning ...
Customer Stories • • 2 min read
For those of you new to ActiveCollab, a page within the app is dedicated to tasks assigned to you, your time records, and your activity - it's called My Work. You can use it to organize your day-to-day, and get a full insight into what you've been doing and what needs to be done. For those who have been ...
Product • • 3 min read
Nowadays, every job is framed into a project. Whatever we want to undertake professionally has a start and finish date, a scope or goal, a defined budget, and a detailed list of the necessary people to make it all happen. Many different types of teams are involved, and there's usually just one person ...
Project Management • • 4 min read