Works great for our sprint/scrum tasks, just be aware of limitations and avoid the mobile app
Rating: 8 out of 10
IncentivizedUse Cases and Deployment Scope
ActiveCollab allows us to manage each of our sprints (which last two weeks) and our tasks within those sprints. Tasks are assigned accordingly, and we can track our time as well as the progress of each task and any impediments if necessary. We can also see tasks that other people are working on and add time to those (or view the status) if needed. We can categorize tasks where appropriate and get an idea of how long future tasks in that type of category will take.
Pros
- Track time for projects
- See which tasks are easily assigned
- Move tasks over from one project to another
- Add notes for a particular project that carry over
- Categorize tasks appropriately
Cons
- Does not maintain default categories for tasks
- Makes information difficult to share with others not on AC
- Relies on other people to track their time correctly in categories for estimates
- Mobile app is very hard to use and not user-friendly if you are working with multiple projects
Likelihood to Recommend
ActiveCollab is great for managing all scrum/sprint tasks. We organize our sprints into projects and name them with the week and the sprint the project will cover. It can get cumbersome to have all the sprints, but we generally only focus on the current or previous sprint, so we don't need to categorize the others. We also keep a backlog of tasks that are not in a sprint. ActiveCollab allows you to move tasks in and out, so this backlog has been useful. If you have a lot of projects you are juggling at once, this may be a more difficult interface to use, or you'd have to categorize things very well in order to find them. ActiveCollab works great on a desktop, which is how I primarily use it. However, I found the mobile app frustrating and not user-intuitive. I try to avoid using the mobile app whenever possible and just enter my time via the desktop.
Vetted Review
4 years of experience