{"id":28316,"date":"2016-10-26T21:01:27","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T13:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=28316"},"modified":"2022-05-24T05:29:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T21:29:28","slug":"improving-teams-productivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/improving-teams-productivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips &amp; Tools to Improve Your Design Team&#8217;s Productivity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A productive team is also usually well-managed. The two keywords you see here are \"productive\" and \"managed\" so it is no surprise that design teams are always on the lookout for better productivity tips and management principles they can comfortably abide by.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re going to look at a few productivity tips for web designers and design teams as well as team management principles that can help them churn our more high-quality work on a more frequent basis. Let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n<p class=\"recommended_top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Read Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/how-to-boost-productivity\/\">7 Great Ways to Increase Your Productivity<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h2>Productivity tips for web designers and design teams<\/h2>\n<p>From the onset it\u2019s probably best to <strong>make expected outcomes clear<\/strong>.\u00a0Confusing or ambiguous expectations may lead to <strong>fuzzy or unintended outcomes<\/strong> leading the project astray in the middle or very near to the handover date.<\/p>\n<p>To do this, it is essential to <strong>keep communications open<\/strong>. A team member who feels free to ask questions or <strong>express concerns openly and honestly<\/strong>, is more apt to be a happy warrior who can then fight for your goals and deliver your promises.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also important to <strong>give team members autonomy<\/strong>.\u00a0Give them ownership of what they are doing \u2013 something to call their own. Allow team members to feel as though <strong>they are working for themselves, and for the team<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rethink Meetings<\/strong>.\u00a0Sometimes, the best meeting is no meeting. But if you must have meetings\u00a0ensure that their focus is on <strong>supporting the team effort<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, we can plan all we like but sometimes things just refuse to go as plan. This is when reserved downtime <strong>can be critical to the outcome of a project<\/strong>, especially in a <strong>fast-paced, 24\/7 workplace environment<\/strong>. Reserving downtime ahead of time helps you keep everything under control.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/improving-teams-productivity\/meetings.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"431\" alt=\"team meeting\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Abide by these team management principles<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Employ a <strong>smart scheduling system<\/strong> that schedules both <strong>working time<\/strong> and <strong>downtime<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keep members abreast<\/strong> of your project\u2019s progress and status. This keeps them <strong>in the loop <\/strong>and <strong>accountable<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Communicate overtime needs<\/strong> ahead of time. When a need for overtime is not anticipated, communicate that as well.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t micromanage<\/strong>. Those doing the actual work are generally the experts.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t let overcommitting your team become standard operating procedure. Your role is to work to <strong>cut the need to overcommit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>The tools you need<\/h2>\n<p>While following these tips and principles can help put you ont he right track, you will also be in a strong position to gain the largest benefit when you put one or more of these web apps to good use:<\/p>\n<h3><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.invisionapp.com\/\">InVision<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>InVision<\/strong> is a web app that provides sound solution to problems designers face in their <strong>prototyping, collaboration and workflow activities<\/strong>. Many of InVision\u2019s clients are corporate bluebloods like General Motors, Apple, PayPal and Cisco as well as recent startups , <strong>small businesses and design agencies<\/strong>, as well as <strong>individual web and digital designers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.invisionapp.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/improving-teams-productivity\/invision.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"invision\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>These clients and customers rely on InVision to give them the capability to <strong>prototype, review, refine, test, and manage<\/strong> their digital products.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to find out more about InVision, the best way is to sign up. You can sign up free for one active prototype as long as you need it. Several pricing plans are available, including the InVision Enterprise Edition; unlimited team members, unlimited projects, and you can try Enterprise for free as well!<\/p>\n<h3><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/go\/b\/proto\">Proto.io<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Whether you are a project manager, a web design team, or an individual entrepreneur, you can use <strong>Proto.io<\/strong> to <strong>create realistic and sharable interactive prototypes<\/strong> without any need for code.<\/p>\n<p>You can use the Proto.io editor to design your prototypes with the help of <strong>beautifully-crafted UI components for Android, iOS, Windows, or watchOS,<\/strong> or you can <strong>import your own designs from Sketch or Photoshop<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/go\/b\/proto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/improving-teams-productivity\/proto.io.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"proto.io\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Proto.io enables you to bring any static design to life, using <strong>transitions<\/strong>, <strong>interactions<\/strong>, and <strong>animations<\/strong>. It allows you to <strong>preview your prototypes on your web browser or on a real device<\/strong> and then share them with project stakeholders with a single click.<\/p>\n<p>Smoking-hot startups like PayPal and Evernote, as well as several Fortune 500 companies, are among Proto.io\u2019s community of over 350,000 users. Proto.io\u2019s 15-day free trial should be enough to convince you that this is the web app for you.<\/p>\n<h3><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sendloop.com\/\">Sendloop<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sendloop<\/strong> is an email marketing app that web design agencies and individual designers have found to be every bit as powerful as most enterprise-level digital marketing systems. With Sendloop, you can <strong>tailor your email content based on actions users take<\/strong>, and watch your conversion rates soar.<\/p>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sendloop.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/improving-teams-productivity\/sendloop.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"sendloop\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>You don\u2019t need special coding or technical skills either. Just select from among <strong>100+ ready-to-use, customizable email templates<\/strong>, brand them, select your own content, and you\u2019re good to go. Since these templates are professionally designed, your emails should rival or exceed those typically associated with large companies and corporations.<\/p>\n<p>You can send an <strong>unlimited number of emails to up to 2,000 subscribers for a mere $19\/month<\/strong>. Other pricing plans, including a WhiteLabel\/Agency plan, are available.<\/p>\n<h3><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/go\/b\/paymoapp\">Paymo<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Paymo<\/strong> is a modern project management app that design teams or individuals working for small or medium-size businesses find extremely useful. This single-platform tool\u2019s services include <strong>online, offline and automatic time tracking and task management capabilities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/go\/b\/paymoapp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/improving-teams-productivity\/paymo.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"514\" alt=\"Paymo\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Paymo uses <strong>Kanban board techniques<\/strong> to summarize workflow activities and highlight progress toward project objectives. Project information can be <strong>stored<\/strong> and <strong>shared<\/strong>. It can also be <strong>stored in template format<\/strong> for use in creating similar projects in the future. Paymo is yours to try for 15 days.<\/p>\n<h3><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.meistertask.com\/\">MeisterTask<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>MeisterTask\u2019s<\/strong> creators released this product with the intention of providing individual web designers and design teams with the most intuitive task management tool on the web. They appear to have met their objective.<\/p>\n<p>MeisterTask\u2019s <strong>visual project boards are flexible<\/strong> and can easily be <strong>set up to fit your team\u2019s individual workflows<\/strong>. Using what the tool calls \"Section Actions\" you can then <strong>automate recurring steps<\/strong> in those workflows to work more consistently and save time.<\/p>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.meistertask.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/improving-teams-productivity\/meistertask.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"404\" alt=\"MeisterTask\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Collaborating on tasks with other team members is <strong>painless and fast<\/strong>, thanks to task comments, social liking, notifications and more. This innovative web app is yours to try for free.<\/p>\n<h3><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.useitbetter.com\/features\/form-analytics\/\">Form Analytics by Use It Better<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Form Analytics by Use It Better<\/strong> is a tracking and analysis app that collects data that is relevant to how users interact with your online forms. It allows you to <strong>analyze which fields were completed<\/strong>, the answers given, and <strong>at what point a form may have been abandoned<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.useitbetter.com\/features\/form-analytics\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/improving-teams-productivity\/form-analytics.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"333\" alt=\"form analytics\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>This information will enable you to modify your forms in a way that will <strong>positively impact your conversion rates<\/strong>. Form Analytics by Use It Better is free for small-scale users.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>These web apps do much of the heavy lifting in a number of design and project management-related areas. As such, they can be <strong>incredible time savers<\/strong>. Whether your need is that of a multi-purpose prototyping, project management app, a digital marketing tool, a task management tool or a forms analysis tool, you\u2019ll find it here.<\/p>\n<p>These tools cannot do everything however. They cannot do actual design, and they cannot lead a design team. They <strong>can only influence productivity based on how they are used<\/strong>. The rest is up to the individual designers, the teams, and the project managers.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A productive team is also usually well-managed. The two keywords you see here are &#8220;productive&#8221; and &#8220;managed&#8221; so it is no surprise that design teams are always on the lookout for better productivity tips and management principles they can comfortably abide by. 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