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Kanban vs Scrum: Comparison, Pros, and Cons

Since the advent of technology, the business world has taken on a faster pace. Project management software, automated programs, and other gifts from the digital realm have made it possible to get a lot more done than we were once used to. However, with so many options at our disposal, it sometimes becomes a question of which one is the best pick. The debate between Kanban and Scrum methodologies is one that has plagued those efficiency junkies for as long as anyone can remember.

Brand new features for the holiday season

With the holiday season upon us, your customers and agents are probably taking some well-deserved time off. It might take a little extra planning to ensure your remaining support team can manage customer issues without any hassle. Thankfully, Freshdesk can help! Here are three features that we think you’ll find particularly helpful during the holidays.

Best Practices: Different Uses for Tickets & Tasks

OneDesk differentiates between tickets and tasks to help you better organize your work environment. Tickets and tasks can be made to behave virtually the same; whatever you can do with a task, you could also do with a ticket and vice-versa. They are both work items and have the same functionality. However, there is a best practice for using them in OneDesk.

Troop Messenger - Text Search & Advance Filters

Find the features of text search and advanced message filters from the 3-dot menu. You can filter work conversations of the chat area by users, keywords, and by date-range. Use the data filters of; filter by image, filter by videos, filter by files, etc., over the group or in a one-on-one chat area to refine the conversation data in the way you want.

Troop Messenger - Group Profile

The group profile helps group members view the information by its name, purpose, profile image, and the group members list. You can get to know on which date and by whom it was created from the logs section!. Now, deleting chat conversations and files of the group has become easy. The group admin has special privileges to perform these actions on the chat data.

Secure Messaging: Why Organization Needs?

It does not matter if you are a tech-savvy young individual who cares about his privacy or a professional with a business that holds secrets of values, secure messaging has already become a no-brainer for everyone. We all are using Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Skype, Google Hangouts, and even Instagram. But are they all SSL encrypted ? Businesses in today’s world are facing unprecedented risks.