Happy New Year! It's that time of the year when we all want to get ourselves and our businesses organized for the year ahead. Whether you're brand new to Teamwork or leveling up, this blog post will help you get the new year off to a flying start.

Following on from the introduction of notifications to Teamwork CRM and the enhancement to our filters last month, we’re closing out the year by enhancing the functionality of our custom fields along with improving our integration with Teamwork by allowing you to sync your CRM companies and contacts with your Teamwork projects.

Ever wonder how the most powerful people on earth actually get so much stuff done? 🤔 People like Bill Gates and Elon Musk haven’t been super successful in their lives by accident. They’ve done it by organizing every hour of every day—scheduling their time so they’re productive and reaching their goals. This way of thinking is the crux of task management.

There are lots of pieces you need to put together to make any project successful—and none is more important than your team who is working on it. That team—your people—are known in project management speak as resources. And managing how you want them to spend their time on projects in your pipeline can mean the difference between a productive team and an overworked one.

Over the last 2 weeks the Teamwork Desk team have been gifting new features and enhancing current functionality to help you streamline your work and save you time. Here is an overview of the features released.

With 2020 almost behind us, there are some exciting new additions for you to look forward to in Teamwork in 2021. Let’s take a look: Very soon you’ll see a brand new in-app Project Template Gallery where you can kick-off projects using ready-made templates, or create your own custom-built templates if you prefer. Here’s a sneak peek at what you can expect.

There’s a difference between a digital project and a traditional one. When we say digital, we’re talking about projects like designing a website, building an app, or planning and executing an entire marketing campaign. These kinds of projects are by no means easier than traditional projects - in fact, the constant moving parts and fluidity of them can actually make them much harder to plan and manage. This is why traditional project management tactics aren’t always effective.