Teams | Collaboration | Customer Service | Project Management

In this blog article, hear from Adam Higa, Growth PM at Asana. I’m a Growth PM at Asana, and yes — I use Asana to build features for Asana. Very meta, I know. But being both a user and builder gives me a unique perspective on what works. I’ve developed a system with Asana that keeps me focused on outcomes, not just shipping features. Given it’s January, I wanted to share three tips for how I approach roadmapping and OKR planning in Asana.

Learn how to set and scale communication norms for hybrid teams with clear steps and real data. Download the Hybrid Work Policy Playbook or start a free trial.

Microsoft Copilot is often marketed as AI included with Microsoft, suggesting a simple, predictable add-on to Microsoft 365. In reality, Copilot pricing is layered, conditional, and easy to underestimate. What starts as a per-user cost quickly escalates into eligibility requirements, additional licenses, usage-based capacity limits, and data-readiness dependencies that are not always clear upfront.

IT leaders today face a paradox: AI budgets are climbing while employee satisfaction with workplace technology remains flat, or even declines. The problem isn't a lack of innovation. It’s fragmentation.

In the business world, every financial investment a company makes must be justified. When faced with the question of whether or not to adopt a timesheet program, the real issue isn’t easily palatable at all – will it make me more than it costs?” The direct answer to this question is certainly “yes,” but the real issue here is gaining a true and comprehensive understanding of what it really means to get an accurate read on your RoI.

Digital transformation is already happening every day. Banks, financial institutions, and insurance companies are under pressure to move faster. Customers expect instant responses. Teams expect smooth collaboration. Regulators expect strong data protection. So, how can BFSI organizations keep up? One important part of this transformation is how people communicate. Emails and unsecured chat apps are no longer enough. They are slow. They are risky. And they often fail to meet compliance standards.

We’ve seen increasing interest in our ESS Community distribution from those looking for a free-use replacement of Mattermost Entry. Back in October 2025, Mattermost announced limitations as from Mattermost v11 for both of its free-use tiers (Mattermost Team Edition and Mattermost Entry). The chat history limitation of 10,000 messages for Mattermost Entry has caused a lot of frustration, especially considering it’s a self-hosted solution.

We’re kicking off 2026 with updates designed to keep your projects healthy and your team’s schedule organized. With automated watchdogs for monitoring retainer metrics, context notes to your resource bookings, and more efficient bulk role management, you can now handle the fine details of your workspace with much less manual effort. Stick around for the end, too – we’ve got some big news about subtasks and the future of work planning in Scoro!

Secure your hybrid teams with structured remote tech standards. Download the Hybrid Work Policy Playbook and see how Insightful brings real-time compliance.

If you think work performance is about “always staying busy”, it's not. It is about delivering the best results consistently. This depends on how employees manage their time, collaborate, and stay engaged. It affects the customer experience, sustainable growth, and drives a consistent working pattern. But most of the organisations rely on assumptions instead of practical and genuine outcomes that evaluate the performance.