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I am Dr. Michael St. Pierre, an Executive Director of the Catholic Campus Ministry Association. I manage a team of seven people located in seven different states here in the U.S. We use ActiveCollab to manage 100% of our projects, daily work, and long-term planning. Recently, a team member said to me ...
Customer Stories • • 3 min read
You would often hear project managers using issue management and risk management interchangeably. However, did you know that these two concepts are entirely different and need to be handled differently?A skilled project manager should oversee issue and risk management and have strategies to deal with ...
Project Management • • 4 min read
Hello everyone,Welcome to another edition of ActiveCollab's monthly recaps! Last month, we presented the new Project header, along with the "Add" button, as well as the option to schedule notifications on the mobile app. This month, we'll talk about more exciting options we've added to the Project page ...
Recaps • • 2 min read
Starting a private school was much different from starting a regular startup or an IT company, which was the case with my previous business endeavors. Owning and running an eLearning design and development company was a challenge. Still, with so many useful web solutions and people knowing how to use ...
Customer Stories • • 2 min read
The term agile is used quite loosely today, but what does it really mean? Can a strategy or a team be agile by simply following a step-by-step development plan?Many organizations have evolved, and their professionals need to be familiar with agile more precisely. By knowing agile's fundamental principles ...
Project Management • • 4 min read
Project managers who have been in this business for a long time know that plans are very variable. Even the best-thought-out plans can go astray, and one delayed task can derail the entire project.That's why experienced project managers use management flow to keep everything in line. If you want to avoid ...
Project Management • • 4 min read
Hi everyone,Welcome to the new edition of ActiveCollab's monthly recaps! In February, we talked about applying templates to projects and improvements to the mobile app. This month, we'll talk about the Project page, the mobile app, our uptime during March, and what we plan to work on in April.Project ...
Recaps • • 2 min read
Stakeholder mapping is an important term when it comes to handling different types of stakeholders and their influence on your project. Once you have successfully implemented a stakeholder map, you will easily bypass obstacles and navigate your way around potential problems.Depending on your business ...
Project Management • • 4 min read
Hi everyone,Welcome to another edition of ActiveCollab's monthly recaps! In our previous post, we talked about the project page header and the mobile app's progress. This month, we have an interesting topic: templates! Also, we'll talk about the mobile app and our uptime during February.Apply a templateHowever ...
Recaps • • 2 min read
There is never enough time when it comes to project management. By making schedules, we try to control the outcome of the project. However, even when managers are successful, things can go astray.While changes are welcomed and often necessary, the project manager's job is to ensure those changes don't ...
Project Management • • 4 min read
What if you had to handle projects on the go, without a plan, organization, or any order? You would just brief your team, tell them what needs to be done, and they will be on board with everything you just proposed!This is how things work in an ideal business setting. However, projects aren't that simple ...
Project Management • • 4 min read
Hello everyone,We hope you enjoyed your holidays as much as we have! In the last edition of our monthly recaps, we glanced at the rearview mirror and went through all the features we added and improved in 2021. This month, we've continued working on the Projects page, as well as tweaking the web and ...
Recaps • • 2 min read