Teams | Collaboration | Customer Service | Project Management

October 2021

Time Doctor's Chrome Extension Give You Better Workday Insights

We at Time Doctor know that third-party integration capabilities have become an important factor when selecting the best software for your teams The more integrations we can offer, the more insightful we can make your time tracking capabilities and the bigger impact that can make on your organization’s overall productivity. We’ve put together a quick overview of Time Doctor’s Integration options and how they can help you gain deeper insights into your team performance and where to make improvements to maximize productivity and efficiency.

How to Create a Task - The Nifty Way Instantly

In this video you will learn how to create a task for your task management needs in lighting speed! Nifty prides itself in being the easiest to use workflow solution on the market 🙌 and delivers yet again with this Nifty 1 click task creation feature! Nifty is free forever and would recommend you get started managing your projects with us today 🚀 You can also manage projects, create milestones, collaborate with team members, track time, proof files and loads more!!!

Third Party Integration Capabilities with Time Doctor's Chrome Extension Give You Better Workday Insights

Here at Time Doctor, we know that third-party integration capabilities have become an important factor when selecting the best software for your teams. The more integrations we can offer, the more insightful we can make your time tracking capabilities and the bigger impact that can make on your organization’s overall productivity.

An IT non-profit switches from Spiceworks to OneDesk

There are many help desk software solutions available on the market today. Most of these applications provide the basic help desk functionalities but lack the robust tools and flexibility to adapt to the specific needs and workflows of different IT teams. In other cases, help desk apps charge expensive prices for access to the high level features.

Project management at your fingertips: All about the Zoho Projects iOS update

Business software that is thriving post the remote work culture are those that offer multi-platform support. Especially for project management, it’s about bringing people together. Hence collaboration and usability across platforms are crucial. We’re happy to introduce these new updates in our iOS apps to make your mobile project management experience smoother and more effective.

The Remote Work Toolkit Podcast | Sacha Connor

In this episode of The Remote Work Toolkit, we speak with remote work expert Sacha Connor, CEO, and Founder of Virtual Work Insider. Sacha delivers lots of valuable insights on how business leaders can successfully implement a remote work strategy. She shares her deep knowledge of what leaders should focus on during implementation, the challenges they can expect to face, and how remote teams evolve over time.

Financial Services Modernize Business Operations with Scoro

CSA Group is a multi-disciplinary advisory firm providing tax, legal, accounting & bookkeeping, financial advisory, audit and assurance, fintech and corporate services. Based in Malta, they have 80 staff who will all use the Scoro platform. The company is currently going through a restructure from a Sole Practitioner to a Group of Companies. To underpin this, they sought a new tool to manage their business operations on.

Time Doctor Overview | Time Doctor Product Tour Video

Time Doctor is a cloud-based time tracking and management solution used by businesses for monitoring workforce productivity. It offers tools for time tracking, web activity monitoring, payroll management, and reporting. Time Doctor lets users enter the time spent on each project and calculate their billable and nonbillable working hours. It helps users to keep track of the time spent on chats, meetings, calls, internet usage, and other activities.

8 Tips to a Great Product Development Strategy (with Examples)

How do the tech giants of the world develop their products? For example, Google, Amazon, and Apple all have very distinct product development strategies. Their product development strategies are their unique way of coming up with new ideas and transforming them into engaging, helpful, and in many cases, profitable products and services. Those product development strategies may just be among the most valuable assets those companies have.

How a logistics firm uses OneDesk to serve their business

Logistics firms exist at the crossroad between supply and demand. Having to service a wide-ranging variety of client and customer requests, the need for efficient, hassle-free communication and project management is a must. If client shipments cannot be fulfilled and sent to customers in a timely manner, your logistics firm will eventually be overlooked for more capable competition.

9 surefire client retention strategies to keep clients happy

Whether it’s with a bell or a high-five, every business celebrates winning a new client. As for client retention, you typically don't see the same type of fireworks. But that doesn't mean client retention is any less valuable than earning new logos. In reality, several client services businesses will say retaining clients is one of the most essential aspects of growth and profitability. So, what makes up a good client retention rate?

Education Project Management Software (Guide)

Education project management software can transform learning experiences. Before the use of software, educational teams collaborated in meetings rooms and teacher lounges, and student reports were sent home to parents in crisp brown envelopes. Those days are gone. Times are changing and educators now have a wide range of digital collaboration tools to choose from.

The Open Source Story Behind Mattermost Boards

Mattermost Boards started as an innovation project that came up during a hackathon we held in late 2020. At Mattermost, we’re focused on helping the world build better software by aligning teams, tools, and processes. We work like most other software development teams do, with stuff all over the place — in chat, emails, Google Docs, and systems like Jira and GitHub.

How a One Man IT Firm uses OneDesk to manage his client projects and requests

Working in a small company comes complete with its own unique set of challenges. These challenges are only magnified when your company is as small as it can get – a single person. When you only have yourself to count on, managing the time that you put into projects becomes of the utmost importance, and as more customers are brought on board, this time-management becomes tricky to deal with.

Achieve clarity at scale: Introducing the Asana Enterprise Work Graph

In today’s fast-moving environment, modern enterprises need to adapt faster than ever to thrive. But, coordinating work across distributed teams is chaotic—and it becomes even more complex as your organization grows. The problem is that enterprises today are organized functionally—with siloed tools and team-specific processes—when the reality is that work happens cross-functionally.

How to manage ad-hoc requests from your clients without burning out

Tired of dealing with ad-hoc requests from clients and colleagues? We hear you and you’re definitely not alone. Heck, the average worker is interrupted up to 10 times per day. But consider that last-minute projects aren’t just annoying: they’re a net drag on your team. Constantly switching your attention between tasks is a recipe for poor productivity, not to mention burnout. The reality, though? Last-minute projects are unavoidable.

How to Create Project Milestones with Nifty

Want to create project milestones? With Nifty you can get started right away and create project milestones for the project you're coordinating! In Nifty, project milestones appear as Gantt Charts showing clearly the progress you and your team have made since the beginning. You can also export project milestones so you can see a complete breakdown of what was done by who and when!

5 Ways Project Management Can Help With Direct Marketing

As important as advertising is for getting the word out about your client’s business, when it comes to sharing new messaging with their target audience, there’s no substitute for direct marketing. Other types of marketing have their place in elaborate campaigns, but none have quite the same ability to drive targeted messaging.

How to roll out Asana to your agency: tips from ThomasARTS

Call us pixel pushers, word warriors, or your neighborhood advertising gurus. In any case, ThomasARTS knows a little something about creativity—and hustling on a deadline. We’re located in offices across the U.S., but you can find us at the intersection of art and science, juggling timeline shifts or marketing fire drills and chasing our next big idea.

Techopian Asks Scoro's CEO: What is the Future of the Office?

Techopian, a digital tech magazine, recently caught up with Fred Krieger, founder, and CEO of Scoro, to discuss what the future of the office will look like and how technology can fill in the gaps that remote working (WFH) leaves in the social fabric of companies. In this interview, Fred shares his views on the future of work and talks about the weapons of mass distractions as well as the role of a chief time officer (CTO) in fighting these distractions. Listen to the full podcast.

Project Management Software for Real Estate (Guide)

Project management software for real estate can help to centralize your workflow and keep all stakeholders on the same page. Real estate managers should be leveraging solutions that can support workflow management and operations. With the power of workflow automation, it has never been easier to streamline key processes as you embark on construction projects. We all know that the complexities of construction projects can often be overwhelming.

Top 5 Absolutely Essential Remote Work Tools

In this video, we’re gonna talk all about remote tools that can boost your productivity, increase your work efficiency, and generally make your life much easier. Bitrix24 is a perfect online workspace for your business. Everything you need for productive remote work is here - from tasks, chats, and videoconferencing to CRM, agile project management, and business process automation. #Bitrix24 #remotework #remote

Time Doctor Overview | Time Doctor Product Tour Video

Time Doctor is a cloud-based time tracking and management solution used by businesses for monitoring workforce productivity. It offers tools for time tracking, web activity monitoring, payroll management, and reporting. Time Doctor lets users enter the time spent on each project and calculate their billable and nonbillable working hours. It helps users to keep track of the time spent on chats, meetings, calls, internet usage, and other activities.

Top 15 Most Popular Project Charts for Project Management

Over the past decade, we‘ve seen big increases in both the amount of data being collected and the amount of product and project managers analyzing this data by project charts and reporting dashboards. The typical project in todays day and age is more complicated, larger in size and generally has more moving pieces than ever before – which means understanding the core data points are incredibly important to provide successful outcomes.

Cybersecurity Firm Enhance Service Delivery Team Workflow with Scoro

A global cyber security firm with a goal of doubling the revenues for its 100-strong Solution Engineering and Service Delivery team over the next year. This team, identified as strategically vital, had been running all its team scheduling and resourcing using: To support their ambitious growth goals, they recognized they needed a much more sophisticated workflow – and software solution to orchestrate that.

What is a Kanban board?

The Kanban board is a popular project management tool – it’s widely used in lots of different fields including IT, tech, healthcare, publishing, and more. In this video, we went into detail on what a Kanban board is and how to get the most out of it. Bitrix24 is a free platform that comes with project management and CRM tools, which include a Kanban board.

Why Don't Your Measure Your Workday?

Technological advancements have made it possible for you to measure everything starting from the number of steps you take to how many hours you sleep. But even with these advancements why don't you measure your workday which is a major part of your life because you can't improve what you don't measure. Uncover actionable insights into how time is spent with Time Doctor so you become better by the second.

ClickUp vs Asana vs Nifty

Most of you reading this have probably used ClickUp, Asana and Nifty but are unsure how each stacks up against the other in the project management space which is why I decided to put together a post comparing ClickUp vs Asana vs Nifty. Finding the right workflow solution for your team can feel a lot like Goldilocks searching for the just right bed or porridge.

How a school integrates OneDesk's customer widget into their learning management system

For small teams, using managed software solutions is an easy way to provide functionality without investing in resources to build it. However, managed solutions can also be restrictive when customizations are needed. It then becomes a burden trying to find other tools that will seamlessly integrate. In particular, content management systems (CMS) are streamlined to help companies create, manage, and deliver content, handling much of the scaffolding for users.

How to thoroughly document your project requirements

Crossed wires and miscommunication are often responsible for projects going off course. It's tough to relay every single detail to others, whether it's your internal team, a client, or even just for yourself. That's why we itemize our project requirements and plan ahead, right? It always sounds easier when we type it out. But we know when you stick to your project plans, everyone involved is more informed and tasks get completed in time.

Types of CRM and how to choose the right one for your business

If you’re currently looking for a CRM for your business, you will find this video quite helpful. Here, we give you practical advice, tips, and criteria for choosing a CRM that will increase your sales and improve customer service. Bitrix24 is a perfect online workspace for your business. Everything you need for productive collaboration is here - from tasks, chats, and videoconferencing to CRM, project management, and business process automation.

Scrum Principles: The Ultimate (& Practical) Guide

The ultimate aim in any workplace is to work effectively and efficiently. Thousands of businesses across the globe accomplish this by following rigid project management methodologies and scrum principles to lead a productive workforce. This guide will look at the Scrum movement, its principles, how it differs from more traditional project management methodologies, and why adopting Scrum principles is vital in an organization.

11 Awesome Call Center Software for Small Business Needs

As a small business, you may not have the resources to run a dedicated call center to service your customer base. However, customer support isn’t something you can compromise on either, especially as a small and growing company. Fortunately, there are many call center software for small business needs that can help your in-house agents handle customer calls and other related tasks efficiently. In this article, we’ll explore the 11 best call center software for small businesses.

Consulting Project Management Software (Guide)

Consulting project management software can transform your consultancy business. If you’re serious about scaling a consulting service that successfully meets the needs of clients, you should be actively leveraging consulting project management software like StartingPoint. Workflow automation has the potential to dramatically improve client experiences. To ensure client satisfaction and retention, you should be actively investing in tools and solutions that improve client experiences.

All about Scrum | One of the popular PM methodologies

What is Scrum? Is it different from Agile? How to apply the scrum method to your team? What software do you need to use Scrum? These are the questions we provide full, detailed answers to in this video. Bitrix24 is a perfect online workspace for your business. Everything you need for productive collaboration is here - from tasks, chats, and videoconferencing to CRM, project management, and business process automation.

A Quick Guide to an Agile Workflow Lifecycle

An agile workflow is crucial for a on organization both large and small to release product updates efficiently and quickly. As many with a technical background are aware the most difficult thing for a software development team is to release a product that works perfectly, in a timely fashion without any bugs and mishaps. In most cases, their product is riddled with bugs and issues that render the software unusable.

8 Ways to Motivate Creative Teams | Scoro

A motivated and creative professional is a highly valued asset for any business. As a leader of creative people, you have honed your skills and strategies to encourage these employees on your team to come up with innovative ideas, solve problems, and achieve success. Here at Scoro, we know that managing creatives can present challenges, whether your team is working together in the office or remotely.

5 Factors to Consider Before Trialing a Four-Day Working Week

The past 18 months have necessitated a shift to working remotely, adjusting to more flexible hours, and mastering the Zoom mute button. As companies consider how best to approach the new normal in 2021, one idea that is making waves across the globe is the four-day working week. In our previous article, we looked at the pros and cons of the four-day week. If you’re considering a trial at your company, it’s important to be prepared beforehand to get the best out of the exercise.

BlueRock Digital Become Scoro's First Co-Sell Partner

Scoro, the award-winning work management software for collaborative teams, is ramping up its partner channel to meet increased global demand. Headquartered in the UK, with offices in North America and the Baltics, Scoro’s software helps thousands of agencies, consultancies and professional service firms in 60+ countries work more efficiently. Australia is one of those countries that has seen strong growth during the pandemic and the subsequent shift to hybrid working.

A project manager's guide to portfolio management

Project portfolio management (PPM) is a means of strategically aligning project portfolios with business objectives. It makes it easier to identify the risk-reward per project or portfolio, forecast returns, and ultimately make smarter business decisions. In essence, portfolio management helps you diplomatically allocate and leverage resources to maximize benefits and outcomes. Sounds good on paper, but how does it affect project management, specifically?

How to Create a Strategic Roadmap for your Business

Any successful business must begin with a clear understanding and strategic roadmap of its internal strengths, customers, competitive environment, and vision for evolving to compete in the future. Money is also vital to start, operate, and develop a firm. You will have an effective tool for attracting investors if you put forth the effort to create a comprehensive business plan that clearly states where you are, how you got there, and how you plan to proceed.

Project planning. How to develop a project plan effectively

A good project plan is like a roadmap to triumph. Planning a project can sometimes seem more overwhelming than the project itself, but most of the time, all you need to do is just start! In this video, we’ve gone over the 10 steps you need to take to develop a successful project plan. Bitrix24 comes with free project management (amongst other awesome business tools, including CRM, marketing, chats & calls).

10 Marketing Metrics Your Business Needs to Report on in 2022

No matter how impressive your marketing plan may be or how incredible your deliverables are, a marketing campaign that isn’t keeping track of the right marketing metrics or KPIs will never be able to back up all of the good work it’s doing. Although it isn’t possible to monitor every metric, there are a few bankable ones that can be applied to all types of marketing campaigns.

Introducing Scale: Track budgets, measure profitability, and better manage resources

As your agency grows larger, so does your need to handle the increased complexity of your resources and overall budget. Project planning with clients often requires you to plot your work months in advance. It also requires you to fully understand your available resources and ensure what you’re spending fits the budget. That’s why Teamwork is thrilled to announce Scale, a new plan is specifically tailored to help agencies better manage resources and client profitability.

The Top 10 Skills Every Digital Marketing Specialist Needs in 2021

Digital marketing trends are changing every year, and to be a digital marketing specialist one must continue updating their skills in order to stay ahead of the competition. With COVID-19 throwing a wrench into every company’s practices, agility and flexibility are becoming more valuable than ever. On the other hand, some skills are so fundamental to the field that they are unlikely to ever lose their relevance.

The 5 Best Marketing Tools to Integrate With Scoro

As an award-winning, end-to-end work management software for marketing agencies, Scoro is a powerful tool in its own right. It enables you to manage every aspect of your agency in an all-in-one digital workspace – but the benefits don’t stop there. Scoro can also integrate with your business’s existing marketing tools so you can run everything in one place.