At Insightful, our mission revolves around crafting tools that enrich and simplify your workflows. Today, we are thrilled to announce the beta release of our latest feature: Insightful Integrations with select project management tools like Jira, Height, Teamwork, Zoho Bug Tracker, and Basecamp.

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But we’re not stopping there! You can expect more exciting project management integrations from Insightful in the coming months. Get ready to take your project management to the next level.

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How can Insightful’s integrations benefit your business?

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• Streamlined Data Management: Insightful’s integrations provide a unified view of your data by centralizing it from multiple sources and automating data transfers. This eliminates silos, improves accuracy, and ensures that everyone in your organization can access the data they need to make informed decisions.

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• Flexible and User-Centric Design: Insightful’s integrations are designed to be flexible and user-centric. You can easily adapt it to your existing business tools and platforms, and the intuitive interface makes it easy to use.

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• Robust Security: Insightful Integrations uses advanced encryption protocols to ensure that your data is secure during transfer.

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But that’s not all. The real magic? Time-tracking capabilities that revolutionize your approach to projects.

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Why Time Tracking is Essential for Project Management

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In the world of project management, time is the most valuable currency. Understanding its flow and allocation is critical not only for maintaining project timelines but also for ensuring the equitable distribution of resources, be it human or financial. 

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Time tracking provides the clarity and insights needed to ensure that projects are executed smoothly, stakeholders are kept informed, and businesses remain profitable and credible. Insightful's integrations with project management tools make it a valuable asset for any project manager. By seamlessly connecting with your team's key applications, Insightful can help you:

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• Accurate time tracking: Insightful can track time spent on tasks, eliminating the need for manual entry. This saves time and ensures that your timesheets are always accurate.
  
  
• Get real-time insights: Insightful provides real-time insights into how your team is spending their time, so you can quickly identify any areas where time is being wasted. This helps you to make better decisions about how to allocate resources and improve project efficiency.
  
  
• Report on time usage: Insightful can generate detailed reports on time usage, so you can track your team's progress over time and identify any areas where improvements can be made. This information can be used to improve project planning and forecasting, and to make better decisions about resource allocation.

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Need to know more? Just take a look at all the ways Insightful Integrations can improve your workflow…

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Elevate Business Performance with Insightful’s Powerful Integrations

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Businesses are constantly seeking solutions that provide them with a competitive edge. Insightful’s integrations stand at the forefront of this transformation. By fusing project management tools with Insightful’s time-tracking software, companies can maximize productivity, boost financial transparency, and streamline workflows.

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Maximizing Productivity

In the bustling world of business, every minute counts. Insightful's integrations with project management tools can help you unlock the full potential of your teams and maximize productivity:

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• Enhance Project Efficiency: Dive deep into the actual hours worked with our clear visibility into time. By gaining insights into the hours dedicated to projects, businesses can make informed decisions, ensure optimal utilization of resources, and maintain a reputation for efficiency and reliability.
  
  
• Improve Performance: Identify areas where changes need to be made to boost performance. For example, if you see that it normally takes 5 hours to complete a design task but an employee gets it done in 2, you can look deeper to see what tools they used and what steps they took to complete the task. This information can be used to train other employees or to improve your processes.

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• Improve Collaboration: Gain insights into how your internal teams collaborate. For example, you can see how much time is spent on email communications or the time spent in meetings. This information can be used to identify areas where you can improve collaboration and create more focus time for everyone.
  
  
• Transparent Glimpse into Workflow: Using the integrated dashboard, businesses can access real-time screenshots, offering direct visibility into what the team is currently working on. This visual overview not only provides a tangible representation of ongoing tasks but also serves as a means to recognize and commend team efforts, fostering a culture of appreciation and enthusiasm.
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With these integrations, Insightful empowers businesses to transition from merely 'doing' to 'outperforming'. By maximizing productivity at every turn, companies are poised to deliver superior results, enhance client satisfaction, and drive sustained growth.

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Data-Driven Decision-Making

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But the benefits don’t stop there. Insightful’s integrations also provide decision-makers with valuable insights, such as:

• Reveal Operational Insights: Analyze the duration spent on specific apps and tasks and identify unproductive “time drainers.”  Pinpointing areas for training or process optimization can lead to faster project completions, reduced overhead costs, and a more engaged and skilled workforce. Over time, these efficiencies compound, resulting in a business that's not only more productive but also more competitive and agile in its market.

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• Unified Project Oversight: Get an overarching perspective on data streams and their interplay. Filter data based on platforms, departments, or any criterion of your choice. Understand data better with graphical representations, spotting trends with ease.  All the vital details are at their fingertips within Insightful, streamlining the decision-making process.

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By harnessing the might of Insightful Integrations, businesses are empowered to usher in a new era of collaborative efficiency. This synthesis of tools propels operations, ensuring streamlined workflows, enhanced transparency, and robust project outcomes.

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Manage Your Integrations with Ease

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Discover the revamped Integration Card in Settings. A central hub for all your integration needs:

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• One-stop Overview: View and manage all integrations from a single dashboard. You will see here 3 tabs:

• Directory: Upload CSV files from here.
  
  
• Data Warehouse: Through our platform, you have the capability to export raw data to BigQuery. Once your data is in BigQuery, you have the flexibility to utilize it with BI tools of your choice, such as Power BI, Looker, and Tableau. Please note that we do not provide direct integrations with these BI tools. Any BI integration post-export is the responsibility of the customer.
  
  
• Project Management (Beta): This is a new tab where you will find current integrations with project management tools. In the upcoming months, you will see more and more integrations added to this tab.
  
  

• Easy Configurations: Activate, deactivate, or modify integrations effortlessly.

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More tabs to come! As we add more integrations, we will add more tabs to the Integration Card.

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Note: After syncing, you will be able to see a complete overview of all your integrations. See how many projects you have synced, how many tasks are in sync, and if you have any unmatched employees. You can also add more projects for sync and manage mapping employees from this page. Click Go to Projects to see detailed productivity insights and see how your team is spending their time.

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Integrating Your Project Management Tool 

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Insightful's project management integrations allow you to track time on your projects and dive deep into your team's time allocation. This can help you improve productivity, identify bottlenecks, and make better decisions about resource allocation.

Initial Setup and Authentication

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To set up project management integrations with Insightful you will need to be an administrator:

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1. Navigate to the Settings → Integrations page → Project Management (Beta).
2. Click on Configure Integration for the chosen provider.
3. Follow the step-by-step instructions for your project management tool.  

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Need more help? Visit our Integrations Introduction help page. 

Syncing Your Projects

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Once you have been successfully authenticated as an Administrator, you are ready to begin syncing your projects. 

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Choose which projects/lists from the project management application you want to sync with Insightful.

Once all projects/lists are imported, you will be able to immediately start tracking time on projects/lists and tasks.

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When selecting projects to sync with Insightful, it is important to consider the following factors:

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• The size and complexity of the project: Larger and more complex projects may require more granular data, which can be difficult to track in a project management tool.
  
  
• Syncing Flexibility: Different project management tools offer varied syncing capabilities. While some allow for straightforward syncing of to-dos, others might provide a more comprehensive sync of lists and tasks. It's crucial to select tools that match your specific project needs.
  
  
• Seamless Data Integration:  It's important to note that not all project management tools will seamlessly integrate with Insightful. In scenarios where direct sync with project management tools is possible, workflow is streamlined, eliminating the need for manual data transfers.
  
  

Once you have considered these factors, you can start to select the projects that you want to sync with Insightful. It is important to be selective, as syncing too many projects can overload Insightful and make it difficult to track your data.

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Need more help? Visit our Project Selection help page.

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User Mapping

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During the initial setup in Insightful, you'll be prompted to map users between your project management provider and our platform. This step is pivotal for time tracking and ticket assignments. Insightful prioritizes matching users based on their email addresses and then their full names. Unmatched users? Don't worry, you can manually map them anytime later.

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Please note, this is a beta phase feature. If you experience any discrepancies or issues with user mapping, kindly reach out to our support. Time tracking won't be available for unmatched users, but we'll ensure that your ticket details are kept in sync in real time.

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For a detailed walkthrough and further assistance, visit our User Mapping help page.

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Remember, while our current emphasis is on ticketing integrations, this is just the beginning. A broader range of integrations awaits, aiming to enhance your experience with Insightful.

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Coming Soon…

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This beta phase is not just a launch; it's an invitation to our community to shape the future integrations we craft. As we delve deeper into this realm, we want to assure you that our exploration of project management integrations doesn't end here. You can expect more exciting project management integrations in the upcoming month - stay tuned!

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What do we have in store for you next?

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Help Desk Integrations:

Elevate your customer support with the power of unified data. By integrating with popular Help Desk platforms, streamline queries, track issue resolution in real-time, and provide your customers with a seamless support experience. React faster, solve smarter.

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HR Directories Integrations:

Simplify HR operations and manage your workforce more effectively. Integrate with leading HR Directories to centralize employee data, streamline onboarding, and ensure seamless communication between teams. Empower your HR processes with data-driven decisions.

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