Articles by Arina Katrycheva
Time Trackers Cost Up to 2.5 Times Their Advertised Price Once Core Features Are Included, actiTIME Research Finds
Time Trackers Cost Up to 2.5 Times Their Advertised Price Once Core Features Are Included, actiTIME Research Finds A review of 16 time tracking tools finds a median entry price of $7.59 per user, monthly billing markups of up to 46%, and free plans that are getting smaller TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, October 29, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- actiTIME, the maker of project time tracking software, today published research comparing the published prices of 16 time tracking tools.
actiTIME Launches Visual Layer for Project Time Tracking
actiTIME turns project time tracking visual in its June release and earns High Performer recognition on G2. TORONTO, CANADA, June 15, 2026 / EINPresswire.com/ -- actiTIME shipped a new release on June 13, continuing its focus on making project time tracking easier for the teams that use it. The update adds a visual layer to time tracking: hours that used to show as totals now have a live indicator per day.
actiTIME Marks 20 Years Bridging the Gap Between Simple Time Trackers and Enterprise Systems
actiTIME marks 20 years building project time tracking software that connects hours to costs, billing, and profitability without enterprise complexity. TORONTO, CANADA, May 14, 2026 / EINPresswire.com/ -- actiTIME, a project time tracking software provider, is marking 20 years in operation. The platform serves thousands teams in more than 130 countries and has received more than 1,000 five-star reviews.
5 Trends Redefining Leave Management in Hybrid and Remote Teams: actiPLANS Releases 2026 Research
Leave management in Hybrid Teams Research cover Most leave policies weren't built for remote work. New actiPLANS research based on 300+ organizations shows what needs to change in 2026.
Project Management Techniques and Tools Made Simple
Choosing the right approach to managing a project is crucial for successful project delivery. The way you manage work is defined by techniques that you use and the tools that you adopt. In this article, we’ve collected project management tools and techniques that are used in different fields and help create an efficient process. Techniques in project management range from traditional to innovative ones.
Top Project Management Articles of 2018
Project management is a rapidly growing field, and its methods are now used in the industries where traditional approaches have been being used until recently. It’s not always easy to stay tuned and be aware of all its current and upcoming trends, but taking a look at top publications on the subject is always useful.
How to Prevent Workaholism
Having employees who work too hard and too much on your team doesn’t sound like a manager’s biggest problem, right? Surprisingly, it can become a big deal if not taken care of it.Workaholism is a tendency we see more and more often these days.
Don’t Allow Traveling to Work to Turn into Overwork
Many employees admit that traveling to work is one of the most time-consuming activities of their average day. When commuting takes too long, that tends to turn into an overwork problem – especially for mobile workers who perform their activities in different locations.Should the time to travel from one location to another count as work time? The answer is yes.
Project Management Software for Small Teams
For startups and small businesses, it’s crucial to start using special project management tools early on. However, the price of most tools is barely affordable for a new business. The good news is that a tool with all the necessary functionalities can be cost-efficient! Here is a list of free project management software tools that are great to start working on your projects with. GanttProject allows you to organize work structure and manage projects in an easy way.
Permalancing: Pros and Cons
A permalancer is a freelancer whose position has turned into a full-time one but without benefits typical for full-time employees. This happens when a freelancer works with just one employer that provides them with significant amounts of work.
Analysis Paralysis and Productivity
In an era where practically everyone has direct access to the bottomless well of high-quality information called the Internet, decision making should be easier than it’s ever been. And yet, it’s not. If anything, it has only become even harder.Think about it. A single Google search can net you millions of results on any subject imaginable. You can research every tiny aspect of any option available before making a decision.
Unused Vacation Days: What are your rights?
In recent time paid time off (PTO) has almost fully superseded traditional vacation plans across the US. PTO policies vary since there is no country-wide legislation to support it. Most companies include PTO into their perks packages for employee retention.And this is how it works: all of employees’ covered leave types including vacation days, sick days and hours spent on doctor’s visits or any other personal needs are subject of precise calculation.
Unlimited PTO: Why not?
Modern workplace is focused on creating environments that fuel productivity. Allowing employees to take unlimited paid time off (PTO) is one of its recent trends.
Unusual Work Schedules: Alternatives to Choose from
In this day and age companies make use of a wide range of work schedules by alternating the du fo ration of workday, time of the day and days of the week for their employees. We all know about shift work, part-time versus full-time options , staggering hours (when employees start their work at consequential times), compressed work (when daily hours are extended to reduce workweek) and overtime.
Is Following Your Passion Beneficial for Your Work?
Many of us keep talking about finding a dream job, but does such thing really exist? We often hear people around us complaining about work they do not being theirs, but how do you understand “what’s yours?” Mark Manson, author, thinker and a life enthusiast, argues that a search for an ideal is a useless task. Most likely you have already found it. You simply ignore it and lower its priority because it doesn’t bring profit, it is not prestigious, etc.
Time Wasters in Project Management
A project's success stems from a number of things. Among others, it includes sensible planning, professionalism of the team members and individual productivity levels. Nevertheless, there are certain aspects to almost every project that take more time than planned. This leads to missed deadlines and incomplete task scopes. Do you remember the last time your project met the deadlines? In this article, we are going to discuss three central problems with project time.
Time Management Apps for Boosting Your Efficiency at Work
As hard as we try to be more efficient and productive at work, it’s often hard to adopt better time management practices without using special tools. Here’s our selection of the best time management apps that will help you boost your concentration, spend less time on routine activities, and be aware of how you’re using your time. The app uses neuroscience to improve concentration. It’s scientifically proven that specific types of sounds contribute focusing and productivity.
Want to Know How to Kill Your Team's Productivity?
It was obvious for the late Stephen Hawking and many great achievers in the past, but is it still true for most of us? There must be something in our daily work routines that makes us feel better about ourselves.
Three Simple Ways to Motivate Employees
Employee motivation is an essential aspect of a team manager’s responsibilities. Different ways to motivate employees might work for different people, work environments, organizations, your leadership style, or the structure of the work. All these are factors affecting the level of motivation of anyone involved in a project. Luckily, there are some ways to encourage workers to do their best, be productive and energetic, happy and focused, without forcing them to do so.
Unique Leave of Absence Policies
Leave of absence policies differ around the globe, and while most companies still treat leave time rather conservatively, others are taking chances and try novelties.Below is an exciting selection of leave of absence policies you may find applicable to your own business:Unlimited vacationNo matter how odd it may sound, paid vacations may be no longer limited.
How to Inspire Your Team to Achieve More
It’s often said that you cannot motivate people, they can only motivate themselves. However, as important as self-motivation is, it cannot be maintained without external factors. External motivation is what lies in the zone of a team manager’s and business owner’s responsibility. Creating an environment that energizes people and fuels motivation is essential for an effective teamwork and commitment. So how to inspire your team and create an energizing work environment?
8 Ways to Inspire Your Team to Achieve More
It’s often said that you cannot motivate people, they can only motivate themselves. However, as important as self-motivation is, it cannot be maintained without external factors.External motivation is what lies in the zone of a team manager’s and business owner’s responsibility. Creating an environment that energizes people and fuels motivation is essential for an effective teamwork and commitment. So how to inspire your team and create an energizing work environment?1.
How Improve Time Management Within a Team
Any middle manager building a team knows the struggle of improving productivity in the workplace. It’s hard to motivate employees to do their best, get to know their time management skills, and get insights on how to improve time management within the team.Luckily, there are some practical things busy entrepreneurs and team managers can do to not just boost their personal productivity and organization but let their teams thrive together with that. Let’s see how.
How to Effectively Manage a Remote Team
With the rise of digital entrepreneurs came the need to have virtual teams. Finding remote employees and getting them on board is one part of the equation; then comes the time to start managing them. How do we manage remote teams effectively? How do you make sure they understand their responsibilities correctly and are really working on what’s assigned to them, instead of spending their time elsewhere?
How to Work from Home and Be a Productivity Hero
Working from home seems to be a dream. You don’t have to spend time and money for commuting, you can cuddle with your cat or play guitar in pauses, and you (usually) have a flexible schedule that allows you to combine work with hobbies, studies, and other activities. But sooner or later, any remote employee faces the problems that make it look not-so-attractive. Literally, you are surrounded by the worst enemies of productivity and efficiency.
How to Work from Home and Be a Productivity Hero
Working from home seems to be a dream. You don’t have to spend time and money for commuting, you can cuddle with your cat or play guitar in pauses, and you (usually) have a flexible schedule that allows you to combine work with hobbies, studies and other activities.But sooner or later, any remote employee faces the problems that make it look not so attractive. Literally, you are surrounded by the worst enemies of productivity and efficiency.
How to Beat Distractions and Skyrocket Your Productivity
Why do we get distracted? Is it just boredom and tiredness, or is there something more important behind checking social media, watching funny videos, and reading useless articles instead of working? As Herbert A. Simon said, a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention. Today, when we have every possible distraction, we cannot focus that easily. However, according to scientists, distraction habits have deeper roots than it might seem at first sight.
BLOG/PRODUCTIVITY INSIGHTS Feeling Like a Fraud: Impostor Syndrome and Team Productivity
“I’m not competent enough.”“My success was just a matter of luck. I don’t deserve it.”“It won’t be long that they find out that I am just a fraud.”Did you ever feel the same? Then you’re not alone – this can be a sign of the impostor syndrome.Impostor phenomenon, or impostor syndrome, is not uncommon at the workplace. Basically, it can affect almost any area of activity.
How to Prevent Employees From Timesheet Fraud
No matter what industry you’re in, you can come across timesheet fraud. Apart from the obvious financial losses, it negatively impacts nearly all aspects of the workplace: from project management and resource planning to the work environment.Timesheet fraud results in wrong billable and payable amounts, inaccurate estimates for future workloads, as well as weak discipline and employees’ morale.For example, a recent fraud case in Port Elizabeth, New Jersey involved more than one person.
Timesheets for salaried employees: do people really need it?
It is not uncommon when companies require their employees with fixed salaries to fill in timesheets. As people usually don’t enjoy timekeeping, they tend to describe this practice as an unnecessary waste of time . Logically, if you’re getting paid for getting your job done and not missing deadlines, why do you need to track how much time it takes you?However, many companies have valid reasons to make their employees keep and submit their time logs.
Smart, Affordable Time and Attendance Software
As any small business owner knows, tracking time and attendance for multiple employees can be a nightmare. Fortunately, several affordable solutions exist that are accurate and significantly streamline several HR processes. Here's what to look for in a time and attendance system. A lot of companies continue to believe that managing employee absences involves a convoluted, burdensome process that includes significant expenses and requires dedicated employees to control and administer it.
Why We Are Not as Productive as We Believe We Are
We want to think of ourselves as good workers. We try to do more, do faster, often end up staying longer at work… We do work hard, but does that mean that we are really being productive?Surprisingly, the answer is no. As disappointing as it may sound, working hard doesn’t always mean working efficiently.
Have you ever thought what true productivity is?
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How to Choose a Smart Leave Management System?
Leave management, when organized poorly, turns into a very time-consuming process even in small teams. Requesting a leave, approving it, checking if there’ll be no deficit of resources for future work amounts, rearranging leave dates are time-wasting activities both for managers and regular employees.There’s no lack of advice on how to organize leave tracking and management wisely and efficiently, and there are many tools available on the market.
Employee Absence Scheduling: Traditional vs. Modern
For all companies big or small eventually comes the time when their employees need to take some well-deserved time-off. And in order to manage and keep track of everyone’s absence easier, the HR staff traditionally use things like Excel spreadsheets and Outlook or Google calendars.
How to Deliver IT Projects on Time and Budget
Large projects are extremely hard to manage, and the failure rate is very high. Find out what you can do to increase your chances for success. We all know that large IT projects are often bound to fail or end up eating up enormous resources. And the more ambitious the project, the higher risks. So, what can we do to avoid costly mistakes? First, we must realize that this is a global challenge. Statistics published by the Standish Group in their annual report reveal the scale of the problem.
Why companies need absence management software - GroundReport
Absence management is essential for businesses of any size: not only does it help automate leave time calculations, but also provides a clear view of your team members’ availability and allows to plan work ahead. Companies use various tools to track their employees’ leaves: spreadsheets, timesheets, HR tools, or special absence management software. So let’s take a look at the most used tools and see what advantages they offer to their users. How to choose the right absence management software?
Workplace Productivity: Measuring the Unmeasurable?
Measuring and improving workplace productivity has been one of the biggest concerns for managers since the beginning of the twentieth century. The famous “If you can measure it, you can manage it” cliché suggests that quantitative indexes are enough to help the manager understand the trends and improve the process.
Workplace Productivity: Measuring the Unmeasurable? Measuring and improving workplace productivity has been one of the biggest concerns for managers since the beginning of the twentieth century. The famous “If you can measure it, you can manage it” cliché
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Productivity at work:How to measure the unmeasurable? - GroundReport
Measuring and improving workplace productivity has been one of the biggest concerns for managers since the beginning of the twentieth century. The famous “If you can measure it, you can manage it” cliché suggests that quantitative indexes are enough to help the manager understand the trends and improve the process. This approach may have made sense back then – but it seems to have become obsolete in today’s world.
6 essential tools for enhancing team and product productivity
Sometimes it’s hard to work efficiently when distractions like endless email clutter, chats and conversations, or funny YouTube videos get in the way. We cannot concentrate, we forget the important, and we get stuck in what clearly isn’t. Our self-control alone is often not enough to break cyber-loafing habits or prioritise our communications wisely, so that’s why it might be worth taking a look at special productivity tools.
Why Productivity Tools Don’t Increase Your Productivity
Productivity tools alone will never make you productive. This is a bitter lesson for quite a few entrepreneurs who have tried to solve their problems using project management and time tracking solutions, but didn’t see any noticeable progress. The reason why people keep falling into the same trap is simple: we like to hope for a miracle. Who wouldn’t want to rub an Aladdin’s lamp and – whoosh! – boost employee productivity and double the revenue. Well, the productivity tools don’t work that way.
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