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
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
Asynchronous communication lets your team work together, without working at the same time. Think fewer meetings, more breathing room. When used right, it boosts focus, respects time zones, and keeps projects moving without constant pings. But when to use it actually?
Team Collaboration • • 8 min read
We hope this update finds you well! Last time we were overwhelmed by the pandemic. In April, we kind of got used to the new circumstances and carried on with our lives and new features. We have a few big ones! Here’s a shortlist:Default billable statusNew project budgeting typesDuplicate task listsNow ...
Recaps • • 2 min read
It’s time to face the music: the world has changed. As one of our users put it: “Uncertainty ahead!!”, and it’s true. We don’t know where we’ll be by the end of the year. We don’t even know when we’ll be able to get back to our offices!But until we do, teams are still working together ...
Team Collaboration • • 3 min read
They’re finally here! New budgeting types have been released to everyone, and we know some of you have been eagerly expecting them. Time is money, so we won’t waste any of it, but rather get down to business right away.Three is the magic numberBefore: no budgeting types, you could only choose whether ...
Product • • 2 min read
We’ve been keeping you updated on every step we take, month after month, in our monthly recaps. The latest features we’ve been working on required a lot of sweeping up, or as we like to call it, “spring-cleaning”. The team made many changes to the time tracking process, with a particular goal ...
Product • • 3 min read
March has been an incredible month for us and the world. The pandemic has spread rapidly and forced us to change the way we work. The office was closed up, and we all started working remotely full-time. It took us a few days to adjust, but we carried on as usual.A summary of what we’ve been up to is ...
Recaps • • 2 min read
My name is Sarah Griffin, and I’m Managing Director and Producer at Flyte Creative Media. We’re based on the South Coast in the UK, and we operate globally.My role within the business is managing the business as a whole and then also working individually on separate projects. So for me, it’s really ...
Customer Stories • • 2 min read