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
Excel might be the old reliable, but in 2025, project management needs more than rows and formulas. Modern tools bring automation, collaboration, and real-time insights Excel just can’t match. If your agency’s scaling, it’s time to upgrade from spreadsheets to smart workflows.
Growth • • 9 min read
The project monitoring and control phase is where you keep plans on track and surprises in check. It’s all about tracking progress, managing risks, and making real-time tweaks. Done right, it turns your project from “hope it works” to “nailed it.”
Project Management • • 7 min read
A good project management tool does more than track tasks; it keeps your whole agency on the same page. From cutting down chaos to boosting accountability, here are 11 reasons it’s the smartest move you’ll make for your team, your clients, and your sanity.
Growth • • 7 min read
Planning poker turns project estimation into a team sport, with fewer arguments and more alignment. It’s a simple card-based method that helps your team agree on effort without the bias or boredom of traditional meetings. A win-win for accuracy and morale. But how to actually do it?
Project Management • • 7 min read
Burnup and burndown charts both track progress, but they speak different languages. Burndown shows what’s left to do, burnup highlights what’s been achieved. If you're managing agency workflows, knowing when to use which can turn chaos into clarity.
Project Management • • 7 min read
Synchronous vs. asynchronous communication isn’t a battle. It’s a balancing act. Sync is great for quick decisions and building team bonds. Async gives space for deep work and clear thinking. For agencies juggling deadlines and clients, using both smartly is the real power move.
Team Collaboration • • 8 min read
Hello, everyone! Welcome to ActiveCollab’s latest updates! In March, we worked on ActiveCollab 8 Rollout, Time Reports, Client Invoices, and Recurring Events in Calendar.During April and May, we worked on things that were more time-consuming, so we’re making this blog post two months’ worth of ...
Recaps • • 3 min read
The project execution phase is where plans stop being pretty slides and start becoming real results. It’s where teams build, solve, and deliver. Mastering it means turning strategy into action, without losing your timeline, budget, or mind. But how to actually do it?
Project Management • • 7 min read
Choosing the best project management tool for your agency or consultancy business is a tiring venture. It takes time to do the research, create a shortlist, and test out the ones that seem like a good fit. With a heap of project management tools on the market, most try to cater to every business type ...
Project Management • • 9 min read
AboutGEL Studios is a B Corp creative agency based in Swindon, Wiltshire. They offer a range of digital services, including marketing and branding, website and graphic design. What makes this exceptional team of 10 stand out is their approach to business. They are driven by a purpose, aiming to inspire ...
Customer Stories • • 4 min read
The term “conflict” is pretty much a four-letter word in any agency, business, or organization, mainly because it’s usually associated with disagreements, misalignment, or even worse, bullying and harassment.However, workplace conflict can also be beneficial to your team, and there are numbers ...
Productivity • • 7 min read
According to a survey of 2,000 U.S. knowledge workers, they spend only 44% of their workweek doing their primary activities. That basically means that their core activities take a backseat to stuff like meetings and emails. And it’s all because of poor time management.The most worrying thing about ...
Productivity • • 8 min read