Agency time tracking refers to the process of monitoring and recording the amount of time that an agency and their employees spend on client projects and tasks. Agency is a broad term encompassing businesses such as: government agencies, marketing agencies, and creative services. In today’s blog we’ll look at some strategies to implement and utilize time tracking in an agency setting.

More collaboration isn’t always better. In fact, research from The Work Innovation Lab, a think tank by Asana, shows that too much collaboration can actually hold workers back. In a survey of over 1,500 workers, 29% of leaders said that the expectations put on employees to collaborate prevented them from completing their work. But while too much collaboration is bad, teams still need to work together to achieve business goals.

The digitization of the workplace has been ongoing since Alan Turing invented the first computer to break German codes during World War II. Quick to seize on their usefulness to do calculations faster and more accurately than humans, businesses have been inventing new uses for them ever since. At the end of the 1990s, the roll out of the Internet and the adoption of email as the dominant method of business communication took the digital transformation of the workplace to new heights.

Operations teams face unique challenges when it comes to collaborating cross-functionally. Amanda Howell, the Director, Portfolio Management & PMO, Internet, at T-Mobile, saw this firsthand when managing programs like the launch of T-Mobile’s High Speed Internet. We recently sat down with Amanda to get her strategies for leveraging Asana’s work management platform to drive operational efficiencies, work smarter, and ultimately, achieve goals.

Whether you want to monitor security risks or check employee productivity, you need a reliable way to track your team’s computer activity. Employee monitoring software can certainly help. However, before you choose any tool, knowing how the tech works is essential—especially if you want to avoid invading your employees’ privacy or compromising their trust.

Welcome to the digital era, where remote work is a growing trend and necessary for many businesses. This forecast indicates a gradual transition towards remote work setups. However, with this growing flexible workplace trend, project managers are finding themselves challenged to: This blog post will delve into the strategies for effectively managing remote teams. From communication tools to overcoming time zone challenges.

Product-led growth (a go-to-market strategy that uses the product itself as the primary means of growing the customer base) is an increasingly popular approach. It’s highly effective in the right situations, but marketing a product-led business is a little bit different. It might even require some adjustments to your marketing team structure — which is how we’ve ended up with a new approach called PLG marketing.

Which is better: One week off starting tomorrow, or four extra days off every month for the entire next year? A whole pie for dessert tonight, or a slice every night, forever? Five bags of potato chips (but you have to eat them all today), or a steady supply of free chips over the next 20 years? We all agree, right? The long-term play (or lifetime value) is better because long-term stability beats short-term success every time.

If you’ve ever wondered what the recipe for smooth agency operations is, you may be surprised to learn that the type of business you are – your size, how long you’ve been around, the services you offer – don’t apply. A creative agency of five can be wildly successful, yet an event agency of 2,500 can be stuck in a rut.

How would you describe your agency’s operations right now? Chaotic? Falling short? Missing a little something (organization, transparency, alignment)? If you recognize room for improvement, you’re in good company with two-thirds of the agency leaders who participated in our recent agency operations research.