Six Things You Should Know Before Starting Your Own Agency

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Two years after graduating from college I decided to start a design agency with my best friend. We bought two computers, sublet some office space, and began looking for work. And then, all of my idealism went out the window as I realized starting a design agency, and keeping it running, is really difficult. The […]

The Resource User Level — Intervals Online Project Management Roles

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Intervals web-based time, task and project management software provides four different user levels — Executive, Resource, Manager, and Administrator. Each user level is designed to provide the optimal online experience for someone in that role. In this video, we demonstrate the Resource level user. The Resource level user is ideal for employees, subcontractors, and freelancers — […]

New Intervals Updates and Features for July

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“We did tons and tons of research. Intervals was, and still is, unlike anything else out there.” — Matt Dandurand, Media Contour Read the case study This month’s update includes many under-the-hood optimizations aimed at improving the user experience. We’ve updated the web text editor, updated the graphing engine for reports, rounded out the project note […]

Book: Far From the Factory, Lean for the Information Age

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Today’s companies are facing new challenges in the workplace as employees take to the Internet for all things work-related. There is an unprecedented volume of knowledge being created and consumed by workers. How should a small to medium sized business manage these processes? Intervals customer George Gonzalez-Rivas has published a book to address these concerns. […]

The Oft Forgotten Post-Launch Phase of Web Design and Development Projects

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Web design and development agencies have clearly defined processes for building and launching web sites. The process typically covers every phase of a web design and development project — from signing the contract to pushing the final web site live. I’ve seen creative naming conventions used for project phases; for example, Discover, Design, Develop, Deploy. […]

New Intervals Case Studies: Profiles of Our Customers

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Web design, graphic design, and creative agencies all over the world are using Intervals to improve their time, task and project management workflow, and increase their profitability. We recently interviewed a few of these customers to learn more about what makes them successful as an agency and how Intervals played a role. So without further ado, […]