| April 15th, 2009
We’d like to thank one of our customers, JLD Creative, for the blog post on Project & Time Management Tools For Designers and Agencies. After reviewing several web-based options — Intervals, FunctionFox, Studiometry, GoPlan, Harvest, Basecamp, Workamajig, Side Job Track, and Clients & Profits — here is what they had to say about Intervals: We’ve […]
| April 9th, 2009
Monday morning at our weekly breakfast meeting we were discussing what it would look like to do web development remotely for Pelago. We brainstormed a few ideas and came up with a pretty cool solution on how we would want to be setup if we had the opportunity to work offsite for a few days, […]
| April 7th, 2009
As I’ve been tweeting my way throughout the twittersphere I’ve intersected a few tweets posted by publicly perusable ponderers wondering what a mashup of twitter and project management tools might look like. For the most part, the assumption is that Twitter would somehow be the central part of this newfangled application. While I do believe […]
| April 2nd, 2009
What may seem like an oxymoron is actually an intentional play on words and Pelago’s tagline. Afterall, we usually think of design being the realm of creativity and engineering being confined to logic. We’ve found that describing our agency as one that provides logical design & creative engineering better illustrates our approach to client projects […]
| March 31st, 2009
It is becoming more common now for service companies, like our own Pelago, to launch a web-based product built from their business experience. In our case we built Intervals, hosted project management software for service companies — web designers, graphic designers, marketers, PR firms, IT companies, and anyone else who bills by the hour. Why […]
| March 26th, 2009
We get a few emails here and there asking us how secure we’ve made Intervals, and if the prospective customer should have any concerns. It is an understandable concern, especially when a company is considering using a web-based app to host their data. We usually respond with the typical answer — the Intervals application and […]
| March 24th, 2009
We think so, and we do so. Here are some points to ponder while considering whether or not you should be billing hourly for project management. Project management hours typically account for 5% to 20% of a projects total hours That is a lot of time to be giving away for free. And when you […]
| March 23rd, 2009
The IT Project Management Blog has posted some great tips on how to evaluate and choose the right project management software. Tip #4 is especially important: Set your goals – do not expect to do everything better and to include any improvement during the first phase (or the initial implementation cycle). Prioritize to get faster […]
John is a co-founder, web designer and developer at Pelago.
His blog posts are inspired by everyday encounters with designers, developers, creatives and small businesses in general.
John is an avid reader and road cyclist.
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Jennifer is the Director of Quality and Efficiency at Pelago.
Her blog posts are based largely on her experience working with teams to improve harmony and productivity.
Jennifer is a cat person.
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Michael is a co-founder and product architect at Pelago.
His contributions stem from experiences managing the development process behind web sites and web-based applications such as Intervals.
Michael drives a 1990 Volkswagen Carat with a rebuilt 2.4 liter engine from GoWesty.
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