Height Blog

From papyrus to pixels: The story of project management

The Great Pyramids of Giza. Competitive production methods. U.S. Navy operations. These aren’t just major milestones in history — surprisingly, they’re also key moments in the evolution of project management. Though many of us may hear the phrase “history of project management” and instinctively shy away, it’s

What’s new: Text editor enhancements and more ✨ (0.137)

Take the guesswork out of formatting with our modernized text editor To keep your projects moving forward, you need to be able to share information with your team accurately and quickly. That’s why we are introducing several enhancements to the text editor, now a “what you see is what

What’s new: Track and organize projects from one place, and more ✨ (0.136)

When you’re managing multiple pieces of multiple projects, a clear and simple project view makes a big difference. That’s why today we are introducing Projects and the new task page — together, both releases make it easy to organize and visualize the important work your team’s focused on.

Height's 2023 Year-in-Review 🎆

We’re closing the door on 2023…and it’s hard to believe how much we’ve released this year. We’re envisioning a totally new future for project management in 2024 and beyond, and we’ve been laying the groundwork with all of the AI Copilot features we’ve

Creating one source of truth for all teams helps Transcend close new customers seamlessly

About Transcend, a leading data governance platform Transcend helps the world’s largest companies, like Patreon, hims, Opendoor, Brex, GoFundMe, and Eventbrite, better govern their data — simplifying compliance, unlocking strategic growth, and improving business resilience. Transcend offers 14 distinct products that roll up into five main product areas: data asset

What’s new: Number attributes and more ✨ (0.135)

Add context to your work with number attributes Looking to track story points on a sprint, or input hourly estimates for a client? With number attributes, you can now filter, section, summarize, and sort tasks based on numerical values — including decimals and negatives. Explore new filter options to narrow into

What’s new: Automation templates and more ✨ (0.134)

Automate tedious workflows in a click with new templates Eager to explore automations but don’t know where to start? You can now automate workflows effortlessly with our new Automation templates. Simply choose a template, each set up with pre-configured rules, filters, and actions — and then customize them to fit

What’s new: Improvements & bug fixes ✨ (0.133)

* The Draft/Live toggle for automations and task forms has been updated to improve visibility. * Specific Copilot features can now be toggled on and off by admins as needed from Product settings → Copilot. * Added a confirmation modal for whenever Copilot is turned off to prevent accidental disabling. * Resolved an issue

What’s new: Name and description filters, and more ✨ (0.132)

Accelerate search with name and description filters Effortlessly find tasks by name or description using our new filters. We also support partial matching for text attributes, ensuring you find even closely related tasks. Improvements and bug fixes * Resolved an issue where the Copilot feature icons were not visible in dark

What's new: Improvements and bug fixes ✨ (0.131)

* Improved task name display to prevent overflow and truncation issues. * Fixed an issue on Gantt where tasks with only a Due date weren’t displayed properly when Show weekends was turned off. * Resolved an issue that prevented collapsing sections and subsections in Kanban. * Resolved an issue that caused a grey

Let Height Copilot manage your projects so you can focus on the work that matters 💎

Looking around, it’s clear everyone is trying to figure out their company’s AI strategy. At Height, we’ve focused on one core goal since we started brainstorming around AI: how do we automate the tedious and stressful components of project management? Thus, Copilot was born, and we’ve

Product Building

Inside Height: How we run recruiting and track candidates without a dedicated ATS

Today, we’re diving into a process critical to all startups, regardless of product or industry: candidate tracking. If, like us at Height, your founding team is comprised primarily of product and engineering folks, chances are you haven’t been the ones to set up recruiting processes yourselves before. If

What’s new: Copilot Catch-ups, Business plan and more ✨ (0.130)

Get up to speed faster with Copilot Catch-ups With our newest Copilot feature, you’ll be able to effortlessly catch up on key points and progress without spending time scrolling and reviewing every single message. Enhanced security and collaboration at scale with our new Business plan We’re excited to

Introducing our new Business plan: Enhanced security and collaboration for growing teams

Today we’re excited to roll out our new Business plan, crafted for growing companies of 50+ with the advanced security, permissions, and automations needed to excel in every project. As we watch our community and customers evolve, our objective remains the same: to equip every team with the best

With new Copilot Catch-Ups, catching up on messages has never been easier ✉️

Gone are the days of clicking into a task or project, discovering dozens of new chat messages, and having to scroll back up and read every single one to get full context. Now, there’s an easier (much faster!) way: meet Copilot Catch-Ups. With our newest Copilot feature, you’ll

What’s new: Copilot Release Notes, snooze by the hour, modify admin roles, and more ✨ (0.129)

Draft product updates in a flash with Copilot Release Notes ✍️ Writing product updates this week? Whether you call them changelogs, release notes, release logs, or whatever — with Copilot Release Notes you can now draft a complete write-up of what your team’s been working on, in seconds. Try it for

Turn tasks to Release Notes with our newest Copilot feature

Having to comb through your task lists each week to compile a draft of your release notes takes tons of time…until now. Meet Copilot Release Notes: the innovative do-it-for-you version of release notes, drafted right from the tasks in your Height workspace. ➡️ Turn your tasks into Release Notes. Your

What’s new: Copilot Chat, Height for iPad, and more ✨ (0.128)

Transform your tasks with personalized suggestions from Copilot Chat 💬 Copilot Chat uses ChatGPT's extensive knowledge to offer you helpful suggestions that enhance various aspects of your tasks. Simply @mention Copilot like you would any other team member. Here are just some of the ways Copilot Chat supports you:

Introducing Copilot Chat: AI integrated into your tasks and projects 🔮

The power of AI 🤝 Your tasks. Working smarter starts with having information at your fingertips. Now, with Copilot Chat, take advantage of the knowledge of AI right within the tasks you’re working on. No matter what you’re working on, Copilot Chat can support you in accomplishing your goals

Height for iPad is here to round out our suite of mobile companion apps 📱

Whether you’re traveling light or just prefer working from your iPad, you now have the ability to manage your projects on-the-go with Height. Our iPad companion app is the newest addition to our suite of mobile companion apps, including Height for iPhone and Android. With our new iPad app,

What’s new: Copilot Standups, prevent duplicate tasks, and more ✨ (0.127)

Automate your team standups with Copilot 💫 Discover what your team is working on, where projects are blocked, and more — without even running a standup. Copilot Standups combs through task activity and provides automated updates to the team at your preferred cadence, so you can spend more time focusing on what’

Team updates, streamlined: Meet Copilot Standups

What if you could get all the advantages of team standups, without any actual meetings or manual effort? Today, we’re excited to announce Copilot Standups, the never-before-seen way to find out what your teammates have been working on and stop blockers in their tracks. Our AI-powered Copilot can now

What’s new: Height Copilot enhancements, filter by task duration, and more ✨ (0.126)

Instantly split text into subtasks and supercharge task creation ⚡️ As you receive feedback and requests in chat, let Height Copilot do the heavy lifting of parsing text into subtasks, so you can focus on actually doing those tasks. Analyze and plan projects with filtering by timers on tasks ⏱️ Recently we

Height’s AI-powered solution, Copilot, is here to streamline the way you work 💫

Introducing Height Copilot, an AI solution that will transform the way your team works, starting with how you file tasks. Copilot is like a magician’s assistant behind the curtain seamlessly guiding you through the task creation process 🪄 Powered by ChatGPT. ChatGPT has opened the door to democratizing AI — letting

What’s new: Templates, time tracking, file attributes, and more ✨ (0.125)

Ready-made workflows for every team, at your fingertips ⚡️ Our new template library makes getting started easy with 22 curated workflows across 7 different teams. Each one is built with our most powerful features, including Smart Lists, Task Forms, custom attributes, and preset visuals. Try them out here and customize to