Author Archives: John Reeve

Six Practical Use Cases for Project Labels

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The act of juggling several projects at once can quickly overwhelm any team. Once the work is broken down into tasks, delegated out, and set in motion, it’s all too easy to get lost in the details. Teams need to regularly get above the fray to gauge overall project health. But even then, how does […]

Better Task Management Through Project Labels

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We recently launched a new project labels feature and wanted to follow up with some tips on how to get the most use from them. Project labels are a valuable tool for managing tasks and tracking time effectively. Here’s a few ways project labels will help you improve and maintain better task organization and workflow. […]

5 Reasons Not to Use Time Tracking Software

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Time tracking software, when implemented effectively, is an indispensable tool for project-driven teams who want to deliver more. However, when used poorly or without consensus, it will create more problems than it will solve. Here are 5 pitfalls to avoid when rolling out time tracking software at your company. Time tracking software can be seen […]

Coming Soon: Card View for Tasks

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How the card view will work We’re excited to announce that the new card view for tasks feature is launching soon! Here’s how it will work. Each card represents a task, and cards are grouped into columns based on their current status. Drag and drop tasks from one column to another to change their status […]

The Dark Side of Time Tracking and Productivity Culture

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What is Productivity Culture? Productivity culture, also know as hustle culture, is a societal mindset that pressures teams to promote and quantify performance above all else. The demand to constantly produce work often goes unchecked, and results in team members making unhealthy personal sacrifices. Common symptoms of toxic productivity culture are anxiety, burnout, and an […]

The Pros and Cons of Tracking Time with Paper Timesheets

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When we first started our web design and development agency in 2000, we relied solely on paper timesheets to track our billable time. Today, paper timesheets can still provide a simple and low-tech way of tracking time, but they also have their own set of advantages and disadvantages. Here are some of the pros and cons […]

Using Time Tracking to Validate Your Fixed Pricing Model

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For more than a decade, we’ve consulted with countless small agencies to help them validate their fixed pricing models. The primary question they are asking is, “how much profit, if any, are we making on our fixed price contracts?” To answer that question, we help them configure and deploy time tracking software, integrating it as […]

How Small Creative Agencies Benefit From Time Tracking

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We recently consulted with a small creative agency that was struggling with communication and collaboration after having transitioned to remote work. Their team dynamic had thrived on being a small group of highly talented individuals working in the same space. Working remote was proving to be more disruptive than anyone had anticipated. To help regain […]