Teams | Collaboration | Customer Service | Project Management

If I’m searching for “task tracker Excel,” it’s usually because I don’t want anything complicated. I just want a simple way to stay on top of my tasks without adding more stress to my day. And honestly, that makes complete sense. Excel was my go-to for task tracking for years and for good reason. It’s familiar, flexible, and easy to shape around the way I already work.

We're starting 2026 up and running with a fresh slate of product updates. This month's roundup includes a long-awaited Timeline view, clearer planning capabilities across the platform, and new visibility enhancements to Desk. Let's get to it!

Today, we’re excited to announce that Scoro has acquired Envoice, a category leader in AI-powered bill and expense management. Scoro has always tracked project costs. You can log expenses, link them to projects, and see the impact on budgets and margins. But getting that external cost data into the system in the first place? That’s where a lot of the hurdles lie for many professional services firms.

Time study for employees matters because every decision about efficiency, capacity, and performance depends on how well you understand where time actually goes. When you can clearly see how work flows across specific tasks, tools, and processes, you stop relying on assumptions and start improving with confidence. Modern time studies are no longer about isolated measurements.

Picture the scene: You’ve returned from a wonderful holiday break, invigorated to tackle ambitious projects, and then it hits you. Maybe it’s pinned to your Jira board, or taking up a tab in Confluence. It’s that one project that won’t go away. Its status hasn’t updated in three weeks. The Slack channel for the project is silent.

Starting today, teams can check on their Asana portfolios, generate and preview new projects, and create tasks directly in Claude, Anthropic’s AI offering. This connection is especially meaningful for teams already using Claude to think through work.

The January 2026 release of OneDesk is now live. Here are some of the great new features and enhancements introduced this release.