Choosing the right partner for your web design & development projects

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Smaller web design & development teams, as well as freelancers, will often find themselves partnering with other professional service providers when working on larger projects. There may be copywriters, graphic designers, brand managers, system administrators, and database specialists, just to name a few, getting in the mix to form a larger, more complete team. In […]

Dilbert on Project Management

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This recent Dilbert strip illustrates some common pitfalls to project management in larger organizations. These are exactly the type of barriers we try to keep out of small business, especially in the web design & development arenas.

International Project Management Day

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From the International Project Management Day Web Site: The international project management day is intended to encourage project based organizations worldwide or organizations who utilize project management methodologies to schedule some type of recognition event within their organizations or coordinated locally with others to truly demonstrate appreciation for the achievements of project managers and their […]

Task management & project management are not the same thing

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Project management can mean many things to many people. Just take a look at how many hosted project management tools there are to choose from. Small business workflow has been interpreted differently with each online app, but the underlying concepts of project management are usually left intact. Getting projects started, completed, and delivered to the […]

Subtractive Time Tracking With Multiple Timers

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One of our customers recently clued us in on a unique time tracking method they devised using multiple timers and simple arithmetic. The challenge they faced was finding out how much time they weren’t tracking. Most of us do take breaks or get distracted throughout our workday, but we don’t track that time. Here is […]

Let Someone Else Manage The Distractions

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It is an unavoidable fact that anyone working for a small business, or freelancing, will be required to wear multiple hats. You will be responsible for many aspects of the day-to-day workflow outside your own core competency. When a business is comprised solely of a small team or individual, things like time tracking, task management, […]

Tracking time the old-fashioned way

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Today, at our Pelago offices, our Internet went offline for eleven hours. From 5am this morning until just a few moments ago, we were in the dark, completely cut off from the rest of the digital world. Instead of descending upon the local coffee shop for free wi-fi, we took a step back and re-evaluated […]

Friendlier Email Notifications when Creating and Updating Tasks

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We’ve just update Intervals with improved email notifications. Now, when you create or update a task, the notification email will include your profile photo alongside the summary or comment. We’ve also made some visual improvements to the emails to make them easier to scan. Login to your Intervals account to see this task management enhancement […]