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
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
My name is Ryan Li, and I am the co-founder of DigiSomni. We are focused on bringing 3D VR solutions to businesses and communities of every size. Using the open-source platform Vircadia, many groups and organizations hold their meetups and events virtually with full presence and effect despite Covid-19 ...
Customer Stories • • 1 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
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