Here’s some of the customer suggestions we’ve been able to include in the latest update…
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Client Dropdown!

A large number of users wanted another dropdown to choose the client first, then filter the project list. Done and dusted!

Changes to Task View screen

There’s a few changes on this screen, all designed to get you more efficient!

• Default to Time tab!
  To make it faster to get to time tracking, when you view a task it’ll default to the ‘Time’ tab.
• Project List Icon
  We’ve moved the project list icon (4x bars) to the right to make it a little clearer.
• Minimized (Slim) view!
  People told us they didn’t like the size of the widget when time tracking so we shrunk it! Just click the minimize icon and you’ll get a tiny version – sweet!

Here’s the slim view of the widget!

Hyperlink removed!

There was a link on the ProWorkflow.com text so if you dragged the widget it would keep opening the ProWorkflow website. We’ve removed this link.

Cancel Time Record!

There was no way to cancel a time record when started, so we added a ‘Delete Record’ link to this view below.

Default Start View!

Our users wanted to be able to start on different views, ie: Search, Choose Task etc so we’ve added these as options.

Keep the ideas coming!

We’ll get focussed on finishing V8 now but we’re still wanting to hear ideas for the Widget and let if know if you find any issues. We can push out updates quickly if needed. 

Merry Christmas!

Here’s a small gift to our awesome customers. It’s a little hard to put under the tree so the blog will need to do  …

We’ve just finished a new time tracking widget (Beta) to replace the old one and given it a lot more functionality! You can now do the following in the desktop time tracking widget!

• Search or select Tasks to work on
• View ‘Upcoming’ Tasks
• View Task Details
• Track Time (Manual/Automatic)
• Add/View Files
• Add/View Messages

Have fun! We’ll be extending the functionality in the new year. We just wanted to put this out early so your feedback could be considered for the next release!

Beta Note:
This release is a beta release. If you spot any issues, please let us know.
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Beta Note:
This release is a beta release. If you spot any issues, please let us know. Submit feedback through the feedback icon in the widget shown below.
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Default View – Task search

This is the default view. Just start typing and your tasks will appear below! Click them to view the task.

Choose Task

If using this option, just select the project and task and you’re good to go!

Upcoming Tasks

Clicking the expand icon on the top bar will show the ‘Upcoming Tasks’ list. See what’s coming up and get straight into it!

Task Details

We’ve extended the functionality of the widget so now you can view info, track time, upload files and add messages to any task!

You also now have both stop/start and manual time tracking. The numbers will indicate if time is over allocated or if there’s files and messages to view.

Upload Files to Tasks

Just drag files from your desktop to the selected task. Easy!

Task Messages

View or add messages to any task! Nice and easy!

Settings

The settings are the same as the current widget. Simple and does the job!

Merry Christmas everyone!

- The ProWorkflow team!

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We know that it’s cool to give releases cutesy or cool names (think Poseidon, Longhorn, Panther, Gran Paradiso) however we’re pretty excited about V8 as a name – it’s powerful, fast and versatile.

The V8 release isn’t an update, it’s a total rebuild from the ground up using latest technology. You’ll find it easy to use and it’s really fast!

As much as we’d love to drop more hints it’s sufficient to say that this is going at a cracking pace and the internal previews are very pleasing. There are still a few limited places on the beta program for subscription customers so drop us a line if you’re keen.

Thanks All!

It’s the passion and feedback from you, our users, that has helped shaped V8 and continues to steer the future for ProWorkflow. Keep it coming! We get feedback from:

• Feedback page
• Twitter
• Website
• Facebook
• Blog
• Email
• And good old fashioned telephone!

(Not trials). This is awesome to see as every minute properly tracked is potentially revenue to invoice! Some other stats that you may be interested to know: (Stats at time of post)

• ProWorkflow is used in 47 countries.
• $617,071,425 has been invoiced through the tool.
• 847,777 Projects have been created.
• 3,591,332 Tasks have been created.
• 10,337,327 Hours have been tracked.
• 160,349 companies and 213,912 contacts have been added.
• The average project has 4.24 tasks (interesting when we see jobs with over 100 tasks!).
• The most popular browser/OS combo is Firefox with Windows, 2^nd is Safari on Macintosh with Chrome & IE on Windows tied for third – in even better news usage of IE6 has dropped to under 1%!

• PROFESSIONAL Accounts – Increased from 1gb to 5gb
• ADVANCED Accounts – Increased from 5gb-10gb

We hope this helps!

We’ve rewritten the application from the ground up and packed it full of usability enhancements, page redesigns, ajax, graphs and other goodies! We’ve also got the application loading up to 15x faster, removed popups, added more inline editing and totally reworked the most used pages!
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However…

There’s one screen we want some more feedback on. The main dashboard when you first login. We have plenty of ideas, but want this to be a page you really want to land on and use.
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Sends us ideas!

Either comment on this post or contact us(through the support@ email) and let us know what you really need on the main dashboard!

You are going to be using this every day and we want a page you love. Currently we display:

This is practical, but not sexy and could be simpler.

We’re going to totally rework this page. Summaries, charts, graphs, pictures of your boss! The sky is the limit! Send us your ideas or if feeling creative, click the top screen above and hack up a visual…

We’ll be starting this page early next week so you have a few days to have a say!

The view in the mobile app is a little more limited than the staff view but still gives them enough to see what’s going on, view files, add messages and have a general overview.

Have a play, try yourself with a client login and then start to tell your clients about their new project access!
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How do we use it?

To access the mobile webapp, just open Safari on your iPhone or a web browser on your Android smartphone (or any smartphone). Just type in the account URL and add ‘/m/’ to the end…
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Example:

If you account was: https://proworkflow5.net/SAMPLE/
You would add ‘/m/’ to the end. it should be:
https://proworkflow5.net/SAMPLE/m/
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What will they see?

Below are the screens that your clients and contractors will be able to see. Please note they can only see THEIR projects only. Clients will never see other clients’ work.
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There’s a quick video guide that runs through how easy it is to use and make life simple:

Copying Tasks

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Today we went over the 10 million mark for the number of hours tracked in ProWorkflow
(Live accounts only, excluding trials)!

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As more customers come on board with the ProWorkflow project management software and we see the numbers climb, we’re stoked to see the app delivering value and the infrastructure holding strong!

Many are long time customers and their feedback is vital to us in the ongoing application development. We love helping our users get their business processes streamlined and it’s great to see them put so much chargeable work through the system.

At average studio rates, this is getting around the 1 billion dollar mark for the amount of work invoiced through ProWorkflow!

Wow! Go ProWorkers!

The next milestone will be 1 million projects! We’re currently at 809,347 projects and 3,389,282 tasks!

Thanks to our awesome userbase for keeping us on our toes and giving great feedback as we continually develop! We’ll also soon be announcing the V8 release and that will take your ROI to a whole new level again!

On the Projects Page you’ll find the ” Group By”, on the right hand side near the top, with a drop down with seven different viewing options – simply select that one that you require and the Projects Page will automatically sort into those groups.

You will also notice that there is a Category selection available here. Project Categories are great for things like setting Project Status’s and Types of work.

To edit the Project Categories there are two options:

1. In line edit, when you select Group by Category you will see when you hover over the Categories they change to Green, simply double click and you can edit the name of each Category.

2. Or you can go to Administration > Usability Settings, scroll down and you will see the Categories Editor, here you can edit, add or delete Categories.