Posts for the "Feedback" category48 posts

New HTML email formats

Posted September 7, 2011

In version 3.2, we've introduced HTML formatted emails. This includes all emails sent from Projecturf such as notifications, discussions, and Daily Progress Reports. With all the system emails formatted in HTML, they appear much cleaner and more presentable, which is very important when working with clients and colleagues. The emails are nicely laid out and easy to follow for improving communication. Below is an example of the newly formatted HTML emails.

However, we also offer the option to turn off HTML emails if you still wish to receive them in plain text. This can be done by going to the account section as described here.

The new email enhancements were a direct result of feedback from you. You can continue to share new ideas or vote on existing ones by visiting our suggestion forum.

New Email Updates: Daily Progress Reports

Posted September 1, 2011

Keeping track of upcoming deadlines, overdue tasks, and schedule changes across multiple projects and teams can be a daunting task. Using a simple project management software like Projecturf will centralize and track all the moving parts of your projects while keeping you organized and focused on getting things done. A critical part of staying informed and meeting deadlines also includes quick email notifications and project status updates. Therefore, to further enhance project tracking and make managing projects easier, we've introduced a daily progress email notifying you of important updates across all of your projects.

The Daily Progress Report is a nicely formatted HTML email displaying your new and completed tasks and tickets, overdue tasks, and upcoming events and tasks. Now you will be notified of what's due within the next week, upcoming meetings, and which items have been completed. You'll also see when new tasks or tickets are added and who created them. These emails will only show items based on your individual permissions. System admin will see these changes to all projects regardless of whether or not they are assigned to the project. I've included a partial screenshot here with an example of what the report looks like.

Now you have all your project updates available in one simple email. Having this information at your fingertips will ultimately results in greater productivity across project teams, easier communication, and quicker decision making. Everyone on the team will stay informed as each project progresses. To learn more about the Daily Progress Reports, visit the support center by clicking here.

New Timecard Enhancements: Add Project Expenses & Date Filters

Posted August 30, 2011

In the Timecard section, you can now add fixed expenses along with individual time entries. These expenses can also be associated with a task or ticket similar to how your time entries are attached to tasks and tickets. This allows you to track and monitor all project expenses in one place and compare these expenses to your project budgets. Just select expense from the drop-down menu under Type to add a fixed expense.

Another enhancement just released is the ability to quickly filter the Timecards by date. This option is available from the global and project Timecard sections. You can easily view costs for a particular month or week and export the data based on the filters you set. To view a specific time period, click the filter option on the gray bar and select the date range.

These features were a direct result of feedback we received on our suggestion forum.

New Feature: Drag and Drop Gantt Charts

Posted August 25, 2011

We've just released drag and drop functionality on the custom Gantt charts. Now you can update your project schedules by quickly dragging or resizing tasks and subtasks right in the Gantt chart. You can use the global Gantt chart to make changes across all of your projects in one place or use the project Gantt chart for updating a single project. Filters are included on the top of the chart in order to view specific time periods, only show tasks and subtasks for a specific user, and to add/remove subtasks. There are also several sorting options available when displaying the chart.

To learn more about how the new drag and drop Gantt charts work, watch this short video tutorial:

Version 3.2 Now Live!

Posted August 18, 2011

Projecturf version 3.2 was just released and is available to all new and existing customers. This update includes several major new features and enhancements that provide additional functionality and help improve efficiency by speeding up your workflow. This latest version includes the following:

• Drag and drop Gantt chart that allows you to move and resize your tasks and subtasks to update your timelines quickly. This is available at both the Global level across all your projects and the project level.
• Apply colors to the Gantt charts to easily decipher between projects on the Global Gantt chart when updating your project schedules.
• Add expenses to your Timecard. You can also associate fixed expenses with a task or ticket and track to your budgets.
• Filter timecards based on selected dates to quickly view a specific week, month, etc. and export them based on the applied filters.
• Sync all your tasks and subtasks to any popular calendar application. Simply check a box and the feed will automatically generate.
• Receive a daily digest email in HTML format of all new, completed, and upcoming tasks, tickets, and events.
• Receive nicely formatted HTML emails for all your notifications and discussions. HTML emails can also be turned off if you wish to receive plain text emails.
• Get notified of Projecturf updates, news, features, and blog posts when logged in. This can be turned on and off in the account section.

These new features and enhancements were a direct result of feedback from you. Share ideas and vote on existing suggestions here: Projecturf suggestion box. To learn more about the Gantt chart and task syncing, visit the support center. We have also added a video tutorial of the Gantt chart for those who prefer video over text.

New Enhancement: Quickly Access Project Settings

Posted July 11, 2011

We have added an enhancement that allows you to enter the project settings page with just one click. If you have a project open and need to make changes to the settings, simply click the icon on the right side of the project tab (as shown below). This will take you directly to the settings tab where you can add users, change permissions, set your project budgets, and more. This comes in handy when you need to make frequent changes to the project and easily navigate back and forth.

You can also enter the settings page from the Projects page using the actions panel to the right of the project name. This enhancement was a direct result of your feedback. To vote on ideas or request new functionality, visit our suggestion forum here.

Replying to Discussions Made Simple AND New Website Released

Posted July 3, 2011

We have vastly improved the process for replying to discussions from your email. When replying to a discussion, all you will need to do is hit reply, type your message, and click send. Since the emails now say "Add your reply above this line," everything you type will be included in the reply and post to your account for that discussion topic. You are no longer required to input your message in between the lines, which makes it as easy as replying to any other email. When adding a new discussion from Projecturf, the send email notifications checkbox (as shown below) must be checked to receive the emails. Everyone added to the discussion will receive all email replies.

Website Redesign

We also redesigned our website and released it to the public on Friday, July 1st. The streamlined design offers a quick overview of our plans and simple sign up as well as a video demo of version 3.0, which is included on the Projecturf homepage. This new custom blog is also a major part of the release and provides a sleek design and quick navigation, which we have transitioned over from Wordpress.

New Feature: Upload Vimeo and Youtube Videos for Inline Viewing

Posted June 1, 2011

You can now share Vimeo and Youtube videos in Projecturf and watch them inline. By adding your videos to Projecturf you also have the options to set permissions, seek approvals, track versions, create discussions and gather feedback, add a title, and group your videos. You can easily do this right from the documents section on any project and we automatically convert the video for your users to watch it inline. Each video will have the custom video icon to quickly differentiate it from your other files as seen here:

To add and share a Vimeo or Youtube video in your project management software, copy the URL from the address bar on the video webpage and paste it into the link field when adding a new document in Projecturf. This feature allows you to easily integrate with Vimeo and Youtube for sharing and viewing videos inline while utilizing all of Projecturf's capabilities. For step by step instructions, please visit our Support Center for this feature. This new enhancement was a direct result of feedback from our customers. To submit your ideas and vote on existing suggestions, click here.

Quick Tip: Scroll Through Designs in Preview Window

Posted May 25, 2011

A new Projecturf enhancement allows you to quickly scroll through designs with the preview window open. When in the Designs section for one of your projects, open up a preview window by clicking on the design thumbnail or the magnifying glass underneath it. With the preview window now open, you can quickly scroll using the arrow keys on your keyboard or by clicking the arrows on the left and right side of the image.

This enhancement provides a fast and efficient way to view designs in your project management system.

Identify Events Using Calendar Colors

Posted May 20, 2011

New to the Global Calendar in the latest version of Projecturf, events will be displayed for each of your projects in your chosen colors. After selecting one of the color options from the project settings page, all events for that project will show up  in your new color in order to quickly identify them. On projects not given a specific color, the events will default to the chosen system color.

In addition to the color, you will also see the project name to the right of the event description in parenthesis. Both of these features allow you to quickly and easily differentiate between different projects in your web-based project management application.

This feature was a direct result of your feedback. To share your ideas or vote on existing requests, visit the suggestion forum.