Asana
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Keeps Me Organized and On Task
What do you like best about the product?
It's easy to use; I use it for all of my work tasks. I personally don't use it to collaborate on projects. It's where I store and manage all of my tasks so I can prioritize and move stuff around as I see fit. I also use the recurrence feature so I don't have to keep adding items to my calendar every so often; it's automatic. The unicorn that pops up when you check off tasks and projects is fun, too!
What do you dislike about the product?
For those who aren't technologically savvy, it can be a bit difficult to navigate.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Transparency and planning. The adoption rate is low, so I'm not sure what benefits the company is getting out of the software. The success depends on everyone on a team using it.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Make sure you get buy-in from the whole company and/or that teams are enforced to use it.
Keeps me on track, even when I'm juggling competing priorities
What do you like best about the product?
It's hard to choose just one thing. I really enjoy the clean feel to the dashboards, and how it's easy to see see so much information all in one space. I particularly like how I can add files to tasks - this has kept my desktop from being home to all of the files that I haven't had time to sort through yet!
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing much comes to mind here - I generally keep Asana open all day long on my second monitor, and would be somewhat lost without it!
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I'm always working on multiple projects that often have overlapping deadlines. Asana has helped me break these projects into clear, well-defined tasks. I've found on multiple occasions that when I build a project in Asana, it keeps me honest! It also keeps me from inadvertently skipping a step or two (a natural born project manager I am not). One benefit I hadn't expected is that Asana has helped me refine the processes I use.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
My recommendation would be to try Asana out and really get your hands dirty, so to speak. I was somewhat skeptical about yet another project management tool, but I'm well and truly converted! One of the things that I really like about Asana is how it enables all of the members of your team to engage with it - a number of the past tools I've used have been owned by the PM exclusively, and other team members have only had the ability to view information.
For an anti-task manager user, I like Asana
What do you like best about the product?
The top two features available in Asana is nested tasks and drag/drop functionality. It also auto-integrates with a lot of other platforms like Slack. Honestly, you can do quite a bit already with IFTTT but I feel more comfortable with the built-in integrations.
What do you dislike about the product?
It would be nice if the things labeled (like projects or tasks) give more direction on what should be included. I've had plenty of managers and team members misuse the product because they don't know when to use certain elements.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Asana helps bring together teams that telecommunicate and don't meet physically regularly. It also helps keep track of all tasks big and small. It also lets you update external parties on their tasks statuses.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
YOU MUST TRAIN YOUR EMPLOYEES. Asana is great and powerful but if you don't teach your employees to use it, it will fail. Also, make sure your ADMINS know how to use it properly.
Excellent Project Management Software
What do you like best about the product?
We have used Asana for the tracking and planning of all sorts of projects - from IT delivery & development to managing teams of people on location doing surveys. Asana is extremely flexible and through the use of tags, custom fields and views can be configured to look and work whatever way you like.
The collaboration functions between teams and individuals is excellent and relatively simple integration with email via a project email addresses makes tracking and logging of progress and discussion simple.
Task creation and tracking is simple and effective with a very nice UI and UX. Status updates on projects are central and simple making it easy to keep on top of multiple projects.
The recent addition to Asana of end dates for tasks and dependencies between them is very welcome as is the increasing number of projects templates available.
Again lots of API integrations are available between Asana and many other software packages.
The collaboration functions between teams and individuals is excellent and relatively simple integration with email via a project email addresses makes tracking and logging of progress and discussion simple.
Task creation and tracking is simple and effective with a very nice UI and UX. Status updates on projects are central and simple making it easy to keep on top of multiple projects.
The recent addition to Asana of end dates for tasks and dependencies between them is very welcome as is the increasing number of projects templates available.
Again lots of API integrations are available between Asana and many other software packages.
What do you dislike about the product?
The flexibility of the product is one of its main strengths but also one of the things that can cause problems if you are not strict about how you set up projects.
Reporting on development KPIs has not been easy to set up.
Reporting on development KPIs has not been easy to set up.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use Asana to manage projects of differing types with people in many different locations.
It is an excellent product for helping us deliver as planned.
It is an excellent product for helping us deliver as planned.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Asana is a very flexible product and can be made to work for most setups.
Asana a Great Feature to Hold Yourself Accountable
What do you like best about the product?
I love how I can share and collaborate lists and calendars with my team, which holds me accountable to my deadlines. Asana also took a lot of time on the design, so it's a modern minimalist look with a high priority of graphic integrity and usability. I've used similar programs and Asana is by far the most tech forward and intuitive.
What do you dislike about the product?
I can't add multiple team members to a single task, which has turned into a big problem. Also, sometimes I want to add a person's name to a project without having them download and sign in to a list. I wish it were possible to add names to an item without including their email just for tracking purposes and visibility for the rest of the team. Also, I have to click into an item before editing or marking off. All those clickthroughs mean I inevitably find it too time consuming to add end edits tasks, so I stop creating lists or keeping them up to date. While Asana is a great tool, there are definitely more updates to be done to make it more user friendly. Also, I REALLY wish that it were possible to integrate all these dates and calendars directly into Outlook so that I didn't have to compare and contrast my Asana calendar with my Outlook calendar. Automatic synching between Outlook and Asana would entice me to actually pay for a premium account.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Team collaboration on projects. Keeps everyone on track by keeping deadlines top of mind.
Excellent, Light-Weight PM Software
What do you like best about the product?
Its UI and look and feel are great and intuitive and provides several options for visualizing projects and development. Team member controls are also great. Overall, it's a fantastic software product at a great price.
What do you dislike about the product?
It doesn't have super-detailed functionality that some other PM software's have, such sub-sub-tasks and multi-tiered task dependencies, etc., as well as a handful of other bells and whistles. That being said, most of that would be overkill for most small to mid-size businesses. Unless your business size or process require a high level of complexity for project management, Asana should give you what you need.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It has made it possible for us to streamline all of our production processes and projects, greatly increasing our efficiency as an organization.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Just give it a trial and feel it out. Consider leveraging some of its functionality in unconventional ways.
Simplified Task and Project Management
What do you like best about the product?
The simple and intuitive interface is its strongest feature. I love the flexibility within the task creation functions and the ability to create custom fields. While we mainly use Asana for projects it is an equally effective meeting agenda tool and the fact that you can assign a task to multiple agendas (projects) helps to ensure that items are discussed with all relevant parties while cutting down on email.
What do you dislike about the product?
I appreciate the simplicity, but a more robust feature set around document creation and management as well as built-in time tracking would be very helpful. The current method of attaching files to projects is not well organized and creates version control issues.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are trying to execute projects faster while delivering better results (isn't everybody). Asana helps us accomplish this by providing a detailed dashboard via google sheets that easily identifies projects at risk of "getting stuck" so we can better prioritize resources and stay on track. Creating regular operational routines to provide updates via the project progress communication feature has greatly helped stakeholders stay connected to projects while minimizing the need to coordinate status meetings.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Make sure you give your teams time to adopt certain features on their own schedule. Start simply and slowly with minimal regulation or standardization. Be available and enthusiastic to provide support and don't be afraid to test different approaches before determining what practices are truly "leading".
Quick & User-Friendly Project Management
What do you like best about the product?
Asana makes communication between team members virtually effortless. I like that you can @ different users in something like a comment or subtask. Overall, Asana has boiled project management down to its simplest form. I've used (and currently use) other project management tools. Asana is, by far, the simplest and most streamlined one I've come across.
What do you dislike about the product?
Files aren't displayed prominently enough within the tasks. I find myself sifting through sub tasks and former comments more than I'd like to. This can be a hassle for any team, but especially ones that use a lot of graphics and imagery in their projects.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Our customers need physical proof of their purchase as fast as possible. We use Asana to communicate with our fulfillment partners, ensuring that customers receive their proof of purchase in a timely, consistent manner. As far as benefits I've realized? I'd say the satisfaction of finishing a task, clicking check and watching it vanish into the shiny blue ether.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you've got the budget and you're looking for extremely easy and user-friendly project management software, Asana could be a good choice. The only caveat - if your projects involve lots of imagery and graphics, there are better tools out there. Files can get easily lost in the shuffle if you don't pay close attention. Otherwise, it's ridiculously easy to create tasks, manage workflows and coordinate with your team, whether they're in the building or across the country -- with Asana.
Simple Collaboration & Updates
What do you like best about the product?
The best part of Asana is the convenient comments and updates on projects and tasks. My team often leaves updates on a project after recent progress, feedback from a business partner, or new challenges that have recently come to light. When we review projects together, we have the whole history of updates - great for 1-on-1 meetings or teams discussions.
What do you dislike about the product?
Asana is meant to keep things simple - I get it. However, I wish the attachments functionality was a little more robust, including being able to easily see and access attachments from the detail screen of a task. In addition, sub-tasks are somewhat "out of sight, out of mind" which doesn't help when managing more complex projects. Again, it's meant to be simple, but a little more functionality in those two areas would go a long way.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Project status and connectedness - I manage two small teams and work on my own projects as well. That means I'm not as connected to my teammates as I'd like to be. When jumping from one team to the other, it helps to have a simple way to see everything that is going on with the other team. I like the freedom to manage my projects however I wish to organize them. Asana helps me stay connected, updated, and all in a way that works for me.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I compared 12-15 small teams solutions before sticking with Asana. I suggest you trial more than one product to compare. Do it for just two projects and only briefly. Asana makes it easy to trial because they allow free use without contracts, etc., for multiple teams up to 15 members each. You might even end up using Asana for free for a long time. You can always pay for more features later.
Team and Project Collaboration in a single tool
What do you like best about the product?
As far as a tool that can be used for many purposes, Asana might be king. It can function as a todo list, project tracking, a collaboration tool, a kanban board, and many other functions with the use of the different integrations available. For myself and my company, the kanban/todo functionality combined with the teams makes asana a great tool to use.
What do you dislike about the product?
With all the features that Asana has, it can be sometimes daunting to use them. One of the biggest things I dislike is the lack of flow or at least it has too much flexibility. Without identifying how Asana should be used first, it is difficult for the team to use it the same.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The most important problems that are being solved involve project tracking and team collaboration. The biggest benefits are that more people seem to be in the "know" and work is being tracked.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Have an idea on how the company or team as a whole should use asana before giving it to everyone. If you have to create guidelines and templates before giving access, do so. It makes product adoption difficult if only some people use it other people avoid it.
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