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
According to research, 99.9% of US businesses are small businesses (with less than 250 employees). And on a global scale, small businesses make up 90% of all businesses and 50% of all jobs.That means that your agency probably falls into that category. It goes without saying that starting a small business ...
Growth • • 7 min read
The first step in eliminating waste is to identify it by breaking down all business processes visually and finding opportunities to get rid of any activities that don't add value to customers. The Lean methodology defines seven types of waste that need to be eliminated so that processes can be optimized.Two ...
Project Management • • 5 min read
Team conflict isn’t the real problem – it’s how you handle it that makes or breaks a project. Ignored tension turns into blame and burnout. Handled well, conflict becomes a launchpad for better communication, stronger ideas, and a team that actually trusts each other.
Team Collaboration • • 11 min read
Task dependencies are the links that tell you what needs to happen before something else can start. Miss them, and your project turns into a traffic jam. Managing them well means smoother workflows, fewer surprises, and deadlines that stay where they belong. But how to manage them?
Project Management • • 8 min read
On a scale of 1-10, how good of a project manager (PM) are you, and what makes you so great? You’d probably say it’s your project delivery success rate. And you would be right. But do you know what gets you there? The Project Management Institute says highly effective PMs get results thanks to the ...
Growth • • 11 min read
Despite the holiday season, we've been keeping busy! We have some neat updates for you.Here's July's short-list:Column view improvements based on feedbackBudget alertsA new date pickerTime tracking tweaksThe refurbished Column viewWe launched the new & improved Column view but left room for additional ...
Recaps • • 2 min read
One of our teams has been intensely focused on budgets and all their aspects, for months now. In April, we released new budgeting types. If you can't be bothered to read the full post, here's a quick recap: you can now choose between three budgeting types when creating a project. Fixed price - set up ...
Product • • 2 min read
Hello everyone,Two and a half years ago, we announced ActiveCollab 5.14, which specified new requirements needed to run ActiveCollab on your server. At the time, we switched from PHP 5.6 to 7.1 and started requiring MySQL 5.7.Today we are announcing upcoming requirement changes that will affect ActiveCollab ...
Product • • 2 min read
Happy summer, everyone. We hope this month's recap finds you well! Here's this June's shortlist:A refurbished Column viewStopwatch on a projectGet paid bundle tryoutColumn viewA vital part of ActiveCollab since 2015, the Column view has been significantly refurbished. Just as we did with new budgeting ...
Recaps • • 2 min read
The Column View rework was one of the most anticipated feature updates for many of our users. The whole user interface was rebuilt from the ground up with loads of aesthetic improvements and performance upgrades. Our goal with this update was to maintain a similar look and feel for all those who loved ...
Product • • 2 min read
For a long time, I used to think about roadmaps as lists of features that are to be built at a reasonable timeframe. Once published, I felt committed to pursuing that plan. Combine that with our limited capacity in the early years (less than ten people working on the product), and you'll understand why ...
Product • • 3 min read
It seems one month is work in progress, and the next is filled with palpable results. Last month could be classified as the former of the two, this time. In April, we rolled out quite a few new features, such as Default billable status, Duplicate task lists, and New project budgeting types, which we’ll ...
Recaps • • 3 min read