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Asana tips: When and how to use subtasks

In order to help teams gain as much clarity as possible, you may have noticed that tasks in Asana can only have one assignee. That way, you always know exactly who is driving the work—or as we like to say, who’s doing what by when. But sometimes, a task has multiple components, or multiple contributors. You can’t add another assignee to the same task—but you can create subtasks.

New: Connect distributed teams at scale

What does it mean to be connected in a time when teams and tools are more distributed than ever? According to research[1], today’s enterprise workers switch between an average of 10 apps 25 times per day to execute work, resulting in unconnected communication, reduced efficiency, and duplicative work. In other words, instead of effectively moving work forward, many are stuck context switching and moving work back and forth between tools in a struggle to collaborate effectively.

Real World Information Management Use Case: Route and Sign Documents Electronically

You might be surprised to learn that one of the most meaningful, long-term, positive changes that you can make to your business ties directly into something that a lot of us probably take for granted: electronic signatures. According to one recent study, adopting eSignatures has allowed 92% of financial institutions in particular to cut scanning errors in their workflows. Another 66% of them were able to significantly reduce missing files, thus improving data quality.

BwMessenger goes live for Bundeswehr!

Element is delighted to see BWI and Bundeswehr launch a Matrix-based communications platform, BwMessenger, in the iOS and Android app stores. BwMessenger is the latest Matrix-based messenger to be made available, joining many others including the French government’s Tchap platform and - of course - Element, the flagship Matrix app. BwMessenger is the new standardized, secure and device-independent messaging service for the Bundeswehr.

15 Useful Alternatives to Hubstuff

Are you searching for an alternative to Hubstaff? Or do you want alternative software that can help with standard integration and time tracking? The good news is there’re tons of time and expense tracking tools available in the market today. But the challenge is choosing the one best suitable for your needs. In this guide, you will get in-depth information about 15 useful alternatives to Hubstaff.

Mattermost release v5.29 is now available: Incident Management, Mattermost Cloud & more

Mattermost release v5.29 is generally available today. In addition to offering bug fixes for increased stability, the new quality release features the general availability of a pre-installed incident management application, channel moderation settings, and Mattermost Omnibus.

Fostering Flexibility and Productivity in the Work-From-Anywhere Era

If there are two things the events of 2020 have taught us, it’s the need to remain flexible when it comes to our working practices, and to ensure we maintain the highest levels of productivity as we approach the dawn of a new work-from-anywhere era. Whether we venture back to the office; stay at home; pursue other avenues such as coworking, or opt for a combination of these – it’s safe to say our working culture will never be the same again.

4 Key Elements of a Secure Video Conferencing Infrastructure

There isn’t much we can say about the perils of video conferencing that hasn’t been said already in the past seven months. But, IT leaders mulling permanent remote workforces should pay heed to video conferencing security and lay the groundwork to ensure corporate data and intellectual property (IP) stays secure when employees are using these apps.