1,850
SaaS, Project Management and Business Productivity
Clove
Project Management and Real-Time Team Collaboration Platform
Clove is a project management and team collaboration platform for software teams, startups, agencies and growing businesses. It helps teams plan projects, assign tasks, manage sprints and track deadlines in one place. Members can comment on tasks, share files and receive real-time updates.
USAMarket
4 MonthsTimeline
3 DevelopersProject Team
SaaS, Project Management and Business ProductivityIndustry
Executive Summary
Clove
- Client
- Lane Snuffer
- Market
- USA
- Industry
- SaaS, Project Management and Business Productivity
- Timeline
- 4 Months
- Team
- Project Team - 3 Developers
- Services
- AI SaaS Development, Custom Software Development, AI Workflow Automation
- Technology
- React.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Redux
- Primary Outcome
- 1,850 Monthly Active Users
Verified project metrics
Project Outcomes
Clove gave the client a complete SaaS platform for startups, agencies, software teams and larger organisations. Its multi-workspace setup allows several customers to use the same platform without requiring a separate system for each business. The subscription model also helps the client generate recurring revenue and add more features as the platform grows.
Project Overview
Clove is a project management and team collaboration platform for software teams, startups, agencies and growing businesses. It helps teams plan projects, assign tasks, manage sprints and track deadlines in one place. Members can comment on tasks, share files and receive real-time updates.
Work can be organised into tasks, stories, bugs, epics and subtasks. Teams can view their work through Kanban boards, lists, calendars and timelines. Dashboards and reports help managers review workload, sprint progress and upcoming deadlines. The platform also supports multiple projects, teams and user roles.
What We Built
We developed a complete project management and team collaboration platform with frontend, backend, REST APIs and a structured database. Our work covered secure login, file management, real-time updates, search, role-based access and responsive screens. Key modules included workspaces, projects, sprints, tasks, Kanban boards, team discussions, notifications and reports.
Client Background
Lane Snuffer wanted to create a complete project management platform for modern teams. He needed more than a basic task management tool. The platform had to support project managers, developers, designers and other team members through different roles and permissions. It also needed to bring planning, tasks, team communication, progress tracking and reports into one place. Clove was designed for startups, agencies and larger businesses with different teams and workflows.
Project Scope
The project included work across the following areas:
- Business requirement analysis
- User journey and workflow planning
- UI/UX design
- Responsive frontend development
- Backend and REST API development
- MySQL database and Redux setup
- Secure login, roles and permissions
- Workspace and project management
- Sprint and backlog management
- Task and issue tracking
- Kanban board development
- Real-time collaboration and activity tracking
- Notifications, search and filters
- Dashboards and reports
- File and document handling
- Performance, security, testing and deployment
Target Audience
Clove is mainly designed for:
- Startups
- Digital and creative agencies
- Software and product teams
- Operations teams
- Small and medium-sized businesses
- Enterprises with multiple teams and projects
Objectives
The main objectives were to:
- 01Simplify project planning and organisation
- 02Keep tasks, priorities and deadlines clear
- 03Improve communication and team collaboration
- 04Support Agile and Scrum workflows
- 05Track project and sprint progress
- 06Manage multiple projects and workspaces
- 07Control team roles and permissions
- 08Provide clear reports
- 09Reduce scattered project information
- 10Support future business growth
Business Challenge
- 01The client needed a complete system to manage project planning, tasks and team communication.
- 02Project information was spread across spreadsheets, emails, messaging apps and separate tools. This made updates difficult to find, priorities unclear and responsibilities harder to track.
- 03Project managers also had to check task progress, sprint status, deadlines and team workload manually.
- 04Software teams needed a simple way to manage epics, stories, bugs, subtasks, sprints, backlogs, Kanban boards and release plans.
- 05Different users also required separate access based on their roles and responsibilities.
- 06The main challenge was to bring planning, collaboration, task tracking, real-time updates and reporting into one secure platform.
Our Solution
We built Clove as a single workspace for project planning, task management and team communication. Teams can create workspaces and projects, define workflows, assign tasks, set priorities and manage deadlines in one place. Software teams can organise work into epics, stories, bugs, subtasks, sprints and backlogs. Kanban boards and sprint tools help them plan work and track progress clearly. Real-time updates keep assignments, comments, task changes and notifications visible to the team. Project managers can review task progress, sprint status and team workload through dashboards and reports. Role-based permissions give administrators, project managers and team members access based on their responsibilities.
Before → After
Before
Project details were spread across different tools.
After
Projects, tasks and discussions are managed in one place.
Before
Teams relied on spreadsheets for task tracking.
After
Tasks are organised through boards, lists and sprints.
Before
Updates were shared through long email or chat threads.
After
Comments and updates stay connected to the related task.
Before
Managers had to collect progress manually.
After
Dashboards show project, sprint and task progress.
Before
Task ownership and priorities were often unclear.
After
Each task includes an owner, priority, status and due date.
Before
Access was difficult to control across teams.
After
Role-based permissions manage workspace and project access.
Before
Past project changes were hard to track.
After
Activity logs keep a record of important actions.
Before
Teams followed separate workflows.
After
Custom statuses and boards support different ways of working.
Delivery ownership
THE TISA's Role
Product Strategy
Discovery
UX/UI Design
Frontend Engineering
Integrations
QA
Key Features
Clove includes the following key features:
03Workspace and Project Management
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Workspace and Project Management
- Multiple workspaces and projects
- Project templates and custom statuses
- Member invitations and project access
Development Process
We started by understanding how different teams manage projects from setup to completion. The team studied user roles, task types, sprint workflows, communication needs and reporting requirements. We then planned the user flow, including workspace access, project creation, task assignment, sprint planning, team updates, report review and role-based permissions.
Technical Challenges
Technology Stack
React.js
TypeScript
Tailwind CSS
Redux
Node.js
Express.js
MySQL
REST APIs
Kanban Boards
Socket.IO
Real-Time Collaboration
Design Decisions
The design made project details easy to find and manage. Important decisions included:
- Role-based dashboards
- Clear workspace navigation
- Project summary cards
- Drag-and-drop Kanban boards
- Simple task forms and detail panels
- Priority and status labels
- Search and filter controls
- Sprint progress and workload views
- Activity timelines
- Responsive project screens
- Clear notifications and error messages
SEO Work
SEO was applied only to Clove’s public pages. Private workspaces, projects and team records were kept out of search results. The work included:
- SEO-friendly URLs, page titles and meta descriptions
- Clear heading structure
- Relevant project management keywords
- Agile and Scrum landing pages
- Internal linking
- Image alt text
- FAQ structured data and Open Graph tags
- Canonical tags, XML sitemap and robots.txt
- Noindex rules for private areas
- Mobile and page-speed improvements
Performance Optimization
Performance work included:
- React component and Redux state optimisation
- Lazy loading and route-based code splitting
- Reduced unnecessary API calls
- MySQL query optimisation and database indexing
- Pagination for large task and activity lists
- Debounced search
- Kanban board performance improvements
- Real-time event optimisation
- Caching for frequently used data
- Optimised asset loading
Security
Clove handles private project, team and business data, so strong security was required. Security measures included:
- Secure user login
- JWT authentication
- Password hashing
- Protected routes and REST APIs
- Role-based access
- Workspace and project permissions
- Request validation and input sanitisation
- API rate limiting
- Secure session handling
- Controlled file access
- Activity and audit logs
Architecture Diagram
Results
For Project Managers
- 01Project managers can plan work, assign tasks and track deadlines in one place.
For Agencies and Clients
- 01Agencies can keep client projects organised and share clear updates on work and delivery.
Visual Identity
Visual Identity
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Color
- #05040801Primary Black5 4 8
- #0F091B02Deep Black15 9 27
- #08111A03Dark Navy8 17 26
- #211B3704Dark Purple33 27 55
- #6D4FD305Primary Purple109 79 211
- #866BE106Soft Purple134 107 225
- #5D4F8E07Muted Lavender93 79 142
- #C8CBD608Light Gray200 203 214
- #FFFFFF09Pure White255 255 255
Type
- 01 · Primary4 weights
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- Semibold
- Medium
- Regular
Client Testimonial
Before Clove, managing daily work and team updates through different tools was difficult. We needed one platform that could handle the complete workflow and support different team roles. Team TISA worked on Clove according to our requirements. They stayed in touch throughout the project and handled every change properly. Clove has made it easier for our team to manage daily work and stay updated. We appreciate the work done by Team TISA.
Lane Snuffer
Future Scalability
Clove can be expanded with:
- 01
AI task creation and project summaries
- 02
Risk and delay prediction
- 03
Smart workload planning
- 04
Time tracking and timesheets
- 05
Billing, invoicing and project budgeting
- 06
Client portals
- 07
CRM integration
- 08
GitHub and GitLab integration
- 09
Slack, Microsoft Teams and Google Calendar integration
- 10
Custom workflow automation
- 11
Resource and portfolio management
- 12
Approval workflows and custom reports
Lessons Learned
While building Clove, we learned a few important lessons:
- 01
Workflows and permissions need clear planning from the start.
- 02
Kanban boards must stay smooth as task lists grow.
- 03
Search and filters become more important in larger projects.
- 04
Real-time updates should only reach relevant users.
- 05
Mobile screens need a simpler task layout.
- 06
Future integrations are easier to add when planned early.
Conclusion
Clove gives teams a simpler way to manage projects, tasks and communication. It keeps responsibilities, deadlines and progress clear for both team members and project managers. For the client, the platform provides a strong base for serving different teams and expanding the product as business needs grow.
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