Sometime last year, we found the opportunity to optimize one of our critical API endpoints that was served using Ruby on Rails. This led to a series of investigations before we identified the right long-term solution for our particular use case. It required us not only to leverage a new JSON serializer, but also challenged us to build efficient caching and deployment strategies to go with it. This is the tale of how we embarked on that compelling journey and what we learned as a result.

Project management is a dynamic approach to ensuring your work gets done effectively and efficiently. Gone are the rigid and time-consuming processes of days of old. We’ve moved to more flexible and customizable approaches customized to fit a team’s individual qualifications. Choosing the right management methodology is just as essential to your project’s success as having the right team in place. It means the difference between clear communication and meeting deadlines.

Looking for ways to track employee hours? Every employer has to track employee hours at work to find out if team members are productive. However, the problem is, many people don’t track time the right way. In this article, we’ll tell you five methods you shouldn’t use to track employee hours and why you shouldn’t use them. We’ll cover why you should use an automatic time tracker instead.

Considering a remote time and attendance tracking software? If you have a remote workforce, keeping tabs on their attendance, and tracking their workflow and productivity may seem challenging. You can’t just walk over to their desk and check-in with them, right? Don’t worry. A remote time and attendance tracking system will help you manage all this with ease. In this article, we’ll cover everything you need to know about remote time and attendance software.

Want to know the benefits of time tracking? With businesses more competitive than ever before, companies have to manage time better in order to gain an advantage. The more work they do in the shortest amount of time, the faster they can increase profits. That’s why freelancers and business owners alike aim to be more productive day by day. One way to boost productivity is through time tracking.

You and your team need great software to manage your work. But great project management software needs to keep up not only with your team but also with market changes. Over the past five years, a new method of project management, called Agile, has responded to the demand for a more adaptive and evolutionary project management process. It does little good to adopt the Agile method while still using a software that bogs down or complicates your projects.

There are many benefits to a PMO, whether your company is big and booming or small and just starting. Below, we’ll dive into the world of PMO, talk about whether it’s right for your company, and find out why so many organizations are jumping onboard. First, let’s define some terms...

For businesses of any size, consulting firms can help fill in gaps in the organization without having to build out a team or department themselves. The challenge for these firms is keeping track of all of their work across all of their clients. While it may be useful at times to have an overarching view of all work, the details can get lost easily. It is nearly always the case that certain clients will have requests that take precedence over others.

When dealing with sales opportunities, it is essential that you are always up-to-date with where deals are in the pipeline, the latest sales activities and, the overall deal progress (or lack thereof). If you aren’t aware of what’s happening with your deals, then you can’t take the required action to get a deal back on track, or help push a deal over the line.

As we close in on the end of 2020, our Teamwork Spaces team have been busy enhancing the user interface of our product so your experience is constantly improving. On top of what they have released this month, they are also planning a surprise for you, our customer throughout December. Before we talk about what is coming in December, here is what the team has delivered this month.