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Project Management for Development Agencies

Development agencies face unique challenges: multiple clients with different workflows, billable hour tracking, resource allocation, and maintaining profitability across projects. GitScrum provides dedicated agency features including ClientFlow portals, multi-project dashboards, and comprehensive time tracking to keep your agency running efficiently.

Agency Dashboard

Multi-Client Overview

AGENCY COMMAND CENTER:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ ALL CLIENTS & PROJECTS                                      │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                             │
│ ACTIVE PROJECTS:                                            │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐│
│ │ Client          Project           Status    Health      ││
│ │ ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────-││
│ │ 🏢 TechCorp     E-commerce MVP    Sprint 4  🟢 On Track ││
│ │ 🏢 FinanceApp   Mobile Banking    Sprint 2  🟡 At Risk  ││
│ │ 🏢 HealthTech   Patient Portal    Sprint 6  🟢 On Track ││
│ │ 🏢 RetailCo     Inventory System  Sprint 1  🟢 On Track ││
│ │ 🏢 StartupXYZ   SaaS Platform     Sprint 8  🔴 Blocked  ││
│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘│
│                                                             │
│ THIS WEEK'S METRICS:                                        │
│ ┌────────────┬────────────┬────────────┬────────────┐      │
│ │ Billable   │ Team       │ Active     │ Revenue    │      │
│ │ Hours      │ Utilization│ Projects   │ This Month │      │
│ │ 342h       │ 78%        │ 12         │ $48,500    │      │
│ └────────────┴────────────┴────────────┴────────────┘      │
│                                                             │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Client Management

ClientFlow for Agencies

CLIENTFLOW FEATURES:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ PROFESSIONAL CLIENT PORTALS                                 │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                             │
│ EACH CLIENT GETS:                                           │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐│
│ │ 1. PROGRESS DASHBOARD                                   ││
│ │    • Project timeline                                   ││
│ │    • Sprint progress                                    ││
│ │    • Milestone tracking                                 ││
│ │    • Budget consumption                                 ││
│ │                                                         ││
│ │ 2. COMMUNICATION HUB                                    ││
│ │    • Task-level feedback                                ││
│ │    • Approval workflows                                 ││
│ │    • File sharing                                       ││
│ │    • No email back-and-forth                            ││
│ │                                                         ││
│ │ 3. TRANSPARENCY CONTROLS                                ││
│ │    • Show/hide internal tasks                           ││
│ │    • Control visible information                        ││
│ │    • Custom branding                                    ││
│ │    • White-label options                                ││
│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘│
│                                                             │
│ CLIENT VIEW EXAMPLE:                                        │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐│
│ │ YourAgency - TechCorp Project Portal                    ││
│ │                                                         ││
│ │ Project: E-commerce MVP                                 ││
│ │ Progress: ██████████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░ 62%            ││
│ │                                                         ││
│ │ Current Sprint: Checkout Flow                           ││
│ │ Budget: 45/80 hours used                                ││
│ │                                                         ││
│ │ Awaiting Your Review: 3 items                           ││
│ │ [View Items Needing Approval]                           ││
│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘│
│                                                             │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Resource Allocation

Team Workload Management

RESOURCE PLANNING:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ TEAM CAPACITY OVERVIEW                                      │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                             │
│ DEVELOPER WORKLOAD (This Week):                             │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐│
│ │ Developer        Allocated   Capacity   Status          ││
│ │ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ││
│ │ Sarah (Senior)   36h         40h        🟢 Available    ││
│ │ Mike (Mid)       40h         40h        🟡 Full         ││
│ │ Alex (Junior)    32h         40h        🟢 Available    ││
│ │ Lisa (Senior)    42h         40h        🔴 Overloaded   ││
│ │ Tom (Mid)        28h         40h        🟢 Available    ││
│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘│
│                                                             │
│ PROJECT ASSIGNMENTS:                                        │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐│
│ │ TechCorp:    Sarah (20h), Mike (15h), Alex (10h)        ││
│ │ FinanceApp:  Lisa (25h), Tom (20h)                      ││
│ │ HealthTech:  Sarah (16h), Alex (22h)                    ││
│ │ RetailCo:    Mike (25h), Tom (8h)                       ││
│ │ StartupXYZ:  Lisa (17h)                                 ││
│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘│
│                                                             │
│ ACTION NEEDED:                                              │
│ ⚠️ Lisa overallocated - redistribute 2h to Tom             │
│                                                             │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Profitability Tracking

Project Economics

PROFITABILITY DASHBOARD:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ REVENUE & MARGINS                                           │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                             │
│ PROJECT PROFITABILITY:                                      │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐│
│ │ Project         Revenue    Cost     Margin   Status     ││
│ │ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ││
│ │ TechCorp MVP    $45,000    $32,000  29%      🟢 Healthy ││
│ │ FinanceApp      $38,000    $35,000  8%       🟡 Tight   ││
│ │ HealthTech      $52,000    $41,000  21%      🟢 Healthy ││
│ │ RetailCo        $28,000    $30,000  -7%      🔴 Loss    ││
│ │ StartupXYZ      $18,000    $12,000  33%      🟢 Healthy ││
│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘│
│                                                             │
│ AGENCY TOTALS (This Quarter):                               │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐│
│ │ Total Revenue:      $181,000                            ││
│ │ Total Costs:        $150,000                            ││
│ │ Gross Margin:       17%                                 ││
│ │ Target Margin:      25%                                 ││
│ │                                                         ││
│ │ ⚠️ RetailCo dragging down margins                       ││
│ │    Action: Review scope, renegotiate or wrap up         ││
│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘│
│                                                             │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘