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

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Project Timesheet and Stopwatch

Hello everyone,We’d like to wish you a happy New Year and summarize what we’ve been working on in the final month of 2023! In our previous recap, we talked about the project Time tab and two-factor authentication. This time, we’ll focus on the project Timesheet and Stopwatches.Keep reading to learn ...

Recaps 2 min read

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T-Shirt Sizing - Detailed Agile Estimation Guide

T-shirt sizing in agile isn’t about picking between medium or large for your next team hoodie. It’s a fast, flexible way to estimate project effort, without getting bogged down in the math. Think smart guessing, but with structure. But how to do it really?

Project Management 7 min read

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Two-factor Authentication and Time Tab Improvements

Hello everyone,Welcome to the new edition of ActiveCollab’s recaps! In November, we were busy adding Two-factor Authentication to the current app version. We also worked on ActiveCollab 8.0, specifically the Time tab. Keep reading to get all the details! Two-factor AuthenticationWe’ve implemented ...

Recaps 2 min read

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Setting Time Tracking Limits in ActiveCollab

Time tracking is a vital feature for companies and freelancers that charge by the hour, but also for those who need an accurate assessment of the activity’s duration. In ActiveCollab, your teams can track time on tasks and projects and choose the job type they’re working on.We’re introducing many ...

Product 2 min read

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Custom Availability and Time Tracking Limits

Hello everyone,Welcome to the latest news on ActiveCollab’s updates! In our previous post, we talked about recurring tasks and custom availability. This time, we’ll show you how we incorporated the custom availability feature throughout the app and created a better way to control time tracking.ActiveCollab ...

Recaps 2 min read

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What Are Team Values & How To Create Them

Off the top of your head, how many team values can you think of? Well, you’d be surprised how many there can be. Yes, the term might seem straightforward and self-explanatory, but how would you define team values? Let’s be straightforward here – if you’re not 100% certain what team values are ...

Team Collaboration 11 min read

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Recurring Tasks on Workload and Custom Availability

Hello everyone,Welcome to the latest edition of ActiveCollab’s recaps. During the summer, we worked on improving ways to manage recurring tasks. In September, we continued work on recurring tasks and incorporated them into the Workload.We also made the user's capacity configurable per day and brought ...

Recaps 2 min read

Project Handover - 6 Tips for Success Cover Image

Project Handover - 6 Tips for Success

Projects get transferred from one person or group to another in business every day. Whether the current project manager decides to quit or the project is moved to another department, this is very common in organizations today. Still, that doesn’t make it simple or fast. Transferring important projects ...

Project Management 6 min read

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Lessons learned in project management: Key steps and breakdown

Let’s do some numbers, shall we? According to research, organizatons that use tried and tested project management practices waste 28 times less money than those that don’t implement them. That is a staggering difference. One of the project management practices that contributes to that figure is lessons ...

Project Management 9 min read

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Managing Recurring Tasks and Notes

Hello everyone,Welcome to the summer edition of ActiveCollab’s recaps! In our previous post, we talked about discussions, labels, and task lists. This time, we’ll focus on the new features that will allow you to manage recurring tasks and notes with more ease in ActiveCollab 8.Managing Recurring ...

Recaps 2 min read

What does it mean to be a good team player: 11 qualities Cover Image

What does it mean to be a good team player: 11 qualities

Being a good team player isn’t about saying yes to everything or playing nice 24/7. It’s about showing up, speaking up, and stepping up when your team needs you most. It’s not just collaboration. It’s contribution with purpose. But which qualities should you be after in real world?

Team Collaboration 8 min read