Why engineering managers keep losing track of action items
The 1-on-1 meeting is supposed to be the highest-leverage hour in a manager's week. Instead it often becomes a document management problem: notes scattered across Notion, Slack threads, and Google Docs, action items forgotten by the next session, and more time spent on layout and formatting than on actual conversation. Accordia is a new tool that attempts to fix this by turning 1-on-1s into a structured, repeatable process with built-in follow-through tracking.
The product emerged from a specific frustration. Its founder, a software developer, describes being fed up with unstructured meetings where action points got lost and the team spent more time frustrated with doc layouts than discussing progress. That frustration drove the design of a tool focused on one thing: making 1-on-1s produce actual work outcomes instead of scattered notes.
How Accordia structures the manager-report workflow
The system breaks 1-on-1s into three stages. First, managers build a template with a focused agenda mixing updates, priorities, and action review. Second, the session runs inside a distraction-free UI that captures discussion points and decisions in real time. Third, every commitment gets logged with an owner and a status, so both manager and report can see what is done, what is pending, and who is responsible.
This differs from generic task trackers because it ties the action items directly to the meeting where they were created. There is no separate system to update, no Slack thread to dig through, no Notion page to hunt for. The session summary, the discussion notes, and the resulting tasks all live in the same place. The manager and the direct report each see only the information relevant to their role, while commitments sync automatically across both sides.
What the pricing actually covers
Accordia offers a free tier for individual managers: one person, up to three direct reports, three custom templates, and unlimited sessions. That tier exists to let managers test the workflow without budget approval. Manager Pro costs $29 per month per manager and supports up to 10 direct reports, with unlimited templates and priority support. Extra reports beyond the initial 10 cost $2 each per month. Team Pro is aimed at directors aligning multiple managers: $75 per month for three managers, with a shared template library, a manager-of-managers view, mandatory session templates, and unlimited direct reports. Extra managers beyond three cost $15 each. Enterprise pricing is custom and includes the same features as Manager Pro plus enterprise-grade controls.
All paid plans are per organisation, not per individual seat, which means a department can add managers without the per-user costs that accumulate in tools like Lattice or generic project trackers. The free tier requires no credit card and remains free indefinitely.
What engineering managers say about it
Two testimonials from engineering managers in local government describe the same core problem: context-switching between separate docs and tools to track action items across multiple 1-on-1s. One manager calls the context-switching problem something that tools like Lattice or generic docs miss entirely. Another describes having experienced unstructured 1-on-1s at different companies and says Accordia fixes those problems and has smoothed out the process. Both highlight the value of keeping action items and follow-ups in one place instead of scattered across notes and messaging threads.
What is on the roadmap
The product is early. Calendar integrations are coming soon and will show your meeting link in-session so you can jump straight into the call. Data analytics will track action item trends, team sentiment, and completion rates across sessions. AI-generated session summaries will give employees an automatic recap of every meeting. Goal tracking will let managers set quarterly and yearly objectives and monitor progress through each 1-on-1.
Calendar integration is prioritized first, followed by email and Slack notifications. Task management integrations with Linear and Jira will come later, after the core workflow and live session features are established. The product currently does not import existing notes from Notion or Google Docs, though the team says they are exploring import options based on user demand.
What happens to data when you cancel
If you downgrade or cancel, historical session notes and action items remain available in read-only mode. You can export them at any time, and the company retains data according to its privacy policy unless you request deletion. This means a team that tries Accordia for six months and then decides to switch tools does not lose the record of what was discussed and decided.
The broader shift here is that 1-on-1s are becoming a product category of their own, separate from general-purpose task management or documentation tools. Accordia bets that managers will pay for a tool built specifically around the rhythm of regular one-on-one conversations, rather than adapting a generic project tracker to fit a workflow it was never designed for. The free tier and the live demo are the entry points; the real test will be whether the structured workflow actually reduces the overhead that makes 1-on-1s feel like more work than the work itself.