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Strategies for optimising workflows in IT teams
Are there any good strategies for optimising processes and workflows for IT teams? CONTENT Foreword: the most relevant requirements for the IT sector The different instances of workflow management in IT teams 1. Co-existence of projects with different course and type 1.1. Operator load calculation 1.2. Integration with cost management 2. Managing workflows and bottlenecks … Continue reading “Strategies for optimising workflows in IT teams”
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Teamwork 4.1 (8735): worklog validation and many other improvements
Release 4.1 is now available and is a free upgrade for all users of version 4.0. Download it here; the installer will upgrade your web application and database schema. This release main improvements: Work log management Work log can now be classified, verified, approved, billed, and moved: see the new section 8.5 of the user … Continue reading “Teamwork 4.1 (8735): worklog validation and many other improvements”
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Effortless work logging
The worklog day on my dashboard nicely filled. Yesterday I was about to go home and before leaving on my Teamwork dashboard I noticed that my worklog was already all there without me having to insert it: I just opened and closed issues all day (one click for any of these) and.. the log was … Continue reading “Effortless work logging”
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Teamwork Webcast #2 – IT integration
In this webcast Silvia Chelazzi and Pietro Polsinelli (I’m the latter, posting this) talk about Teamwork and IT integration. We focus the talk on built-in integration with other technologies.We talk about Subversion, Twitter, LDAP, ICal / Google calendars / Outlook, POP3/s SMTP/s IMAP, Microsoft Project / Basecamp import / export, Google docs, PDF /Excel exports; … Continue reading “Teamwork Webcast #2 – IT integration”
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Teamwork 4.0.8330: print Gantts and a few little things
Print preview of a Gantt. This release contains some feature improvements and bug fixes. Also the user guide has been updated. Download the release here. Features – task Gantts are now “web printable” – distributing a sample iframe parametrical portlet (extended the user guide with instructions) which is a rough way of getting anything visibleon … Continue reading “Teamwork 4.0.8330: print Gantts and a few little things”
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Managing with lists vs. managing with trees
The field of “software aided project management”, which should by now more aptly named “web based work management” today can be divided by two basically different approaches to management: list based, and tree based. There are also other approaches, like “let’s just use a blog/a wiki”, or “e-mail is the way to go”, but I … Continue reading “Managing with lists vs. managing with trees”
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Smarter search and recent object functionality
Here we examine a technique to improve usability in complex applications by introducing smarter search and “recent objects” functionalities. As usability becomes more and more a crucial feature of applications, helping users with full-text search and recent object lists may still prove insufficient. You may need to go beyond these features, by having a way … Continue reading “Smarter search and recent object functionality”
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Teamwork 4.0.8222: Portuguese translation and more
Here is a new translation and several minor improvements. Download the release here. Features – interface is now translated also in Portuguese – added compatibility with a wider spectrum of localized Outlooks (and in general iCalendar clients) – several improvements in project summary portlet – more readable buddies menu Bug fixes – fixed bug on … Continue reading “Teamwork 4.0.8222: Portuguese translation and more”
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Teamwork 4 Easter Egg
We’ll give a free single user Teamwork 4 license to the first who finds the Easter Egg in Teamwork. A screenshot and/or a way to make it appear is fine to get the prize. 🙂
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Teamwork 4.0.8152 with Gmail service support
Now you can use a new Gmail (©Google Inc.) account as Teamwork’s, and send and receive e-mail to and from that account; see the user guide for instructions. Technically, introduced support for pop3s and smtps and, in theory, for imap (experimental). In this release we also have: – prettier search and send message – area … Continue reading “Teamwork 4.0.8152 with Gmail service support”
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Teamwork 4.0.8102 released
This release contains: – a bug fix for data upgrade from 3 to 4 – a fix in getting Twitter logs in dashboards – a fix in task PDF snapshot generation
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Teamwork 4.0.8063 released
This is a functionally minor update. with some nice bug fixes. We’ve also updated the user guide. Features – Friendlier file storage editor – On shutdown HsqlDB files get optimized – Smarter full text search user “t:” shortcuts etc. – Check overwork runs only if estimation is >0. Bug fixes – Bug on full text … Continue reading “Teamwork 4.0.8063 released”
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Upgrading from Teamwork 3 to 4: why and how
If you are a user of Teamwork 3, you may now consider upgrading from 3 to 4. Why? Well, simply version 4 is Nicer – Faster – Friendlier – Wider.. This does remind of the Daft hands video 🙂 . To get more in detail, probably the best way is to have a look at … Continue reading “Upgrading from Teamwork 3 to 4: why and how”