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Great collaboration software for distance workers
What do you like best about the product?
I think the number one feature I love is that I can add tasks to the system via email. I use Infusionsoft to manage all aspects of my business, lead gen/sales and operations. I love that I can have tasks added to my remote workers' "ToDo" lists automatically, as a person moves through my fulfillment pipeline.
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't like that tasks can't be scheduled to show up at a time in the future. Sometimes, when doing web management for clients, they want something added for a short period of time (a sale, for example), and I'd like to be able to schedule both the "add content' and 'remove content' tasks at the same time instead of having to calendar the removal and then manually add at that time.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The greatest benefit for me is task management for my remote workers. I have people on several continents that do work for me and keeping track of everything was quite cumbersome. With Asana, I can keep all the tasks for every one in one simple location.
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Asana Keeps your team on the same page
What do you like best about the product?
I've always enjoyed Asana's simple interface, and flexibility. This includes the ability to have subtasks under the main tasks, re-arrange tasks in the task list, inline categories, post comments, and the integration with Slack.
What do you dislike about the product?
I like the recent addition of the Kanban view, which makes it somewhat similar to trello but it doesn't quite match the other product's features. It is a trade off to choose the kanban view when I create a new project, and it appears to me that I'm locked in once I choose. It would be nice to be able to change views on the fly.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Asana's integration with Slack ties it closely with a tool that we've already used quite heavily. It is also very simple to print off task lists, task information, etc., in order to share the information with co-workers.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I would map out what projects you need before setting up Asana.
Your digital to-do list that follows you everywhere
What do you like best about the product?
I love that I can create a task, assign it to someone, give it a deadline, attach all related docs, and it's all in the same place. No need to use an external calendar, a cloud service for the docs, or a messaging platform to let someone know about it. It's all in one place!
What do you dislike about the product?
I dislike that deleted tasks are permanently deleted after a short amount of time. At least on the free subscriptions.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I am able to create a separate workspace for each client I work with and keep all of our upcoming tasks organized and in one place.
Great for organizing tasks but has limitations
What do you like best about the product?
I like that you can delegate tasks and also leave comments as to what details need to be completed.
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't like that you can't assign a task to more than one person or at least create a queue where people get the task once someone else completes their portion.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Assigning tasks and due dates is really helpful when the whole team works remotely.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
It's free, so give it a try. It is a helpful tool, it is just limited.
Asana makes Project Management easy for non-tech-savvy users
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of access is great especially on mobile. Even my older users who are not tech savvy love the program and their ability to see the day's tasks at a glance and complete tasks as they go. Email notifications make it easy for me to see what is being accomplished on a day-to-day basis.
What do you dislike about the product?
Cloud services are sometimes unavailable and I have difficulty uploading large attachments to tasks. Photo thumbnails seem to pick and choose when they show up vs when they appear as a hyperlink to the photo. Ability to edit team members (names, access to certain subtasks, email notifications to them vs the project creator/owner only, etc) would be nice, maybe this is something available with premium membership that I am not aware of. Would also like to see a more responsive calendar section that is not tied directly to a task list, and an option to email notify of upcoming events/tasks based on parameters set when making a calendar entry.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Ease of access for use in the field on mobile devices has been greatly helpful.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Trello
Asana is a great tool to organize and project manage
What do you like best about the product?
My favorite part of Asana is the ability to apply multiple tags to each projects and tasks. There are a lot of cross team collaboration and cross-functional initiatives, this makes it easy for each team and function to maintain their own roadmap, while having these collaborative projects on all of their roadmaps. I also like that the text fields can support bullet points and indentations. (although the shortcuts were not stated explicitly).
What do you dislike about the product?
It is not very easy to move or tasks within a section under a project. Also some bulk editing capability would be nice (i.e., bulk tag, or bulk move). I also think user education could be better in terms of the text box editing features (e.g., bullet points or numbering points).
Also I wonder if there is opportunity to support even more text editing features (crossing out, coloring), as well as hosting inline images.
Also I wonder if there is opportunity to support even more text editing features (crossing out, coloring), as well as hosting inline images.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Project management with complex team structures and a lot of cross collaboration initiatives. Also to document all of the initiatives and projects that we've done in the past, including the date at each projects are budgeted for, completed, and any other status updates or description changes.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Asana is easy to use once you get a hang of it, and it is very powerful in documenting and organizing your projects and tasks. It can also be easily customized for certain fields to show, and colors of tags for better visual presentation of attributes of tasks. However with the large degree of customization, it may come across as a bit confusing to get a handle of initially. But be patient, it's worth it.
The most organized I've ever been in my life!
What do you like best about the product?
I love how Asana allows me to divide projects into tasks. It really helps me to keep every detail in mind while communicating with all of the team members involved.
What do you dislike about the product?
There are no features that I dislike, but I do think that the platform takes some time to get used to - for example, it's hard to remember that if I don't tag my supervisor in a task, she won't see my comments and know that the task was completed.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Asana has definitely helped us solve organization issues regarding the flow of projects and also brings transparency into our team's workload. Before, each individual team member as well as our manager would get emails asking for a certain project to be completed and only those who got the email knew about the project. We were tied to our inboxes for insight on what the day would be bring and we were unable to divide the workload evenly amongst everyone because we all had different requests from different people. With Asana, all project requests come to one place where we can all see them, assign them to someone, add due dates, and monitor progress.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Asana can definitely bring organization to your life - especially if you're managing projects for a team of 5 or more.
Best of Cost and Ease of Use
What do you like best about the product?
Asana is terrific for pumping ideas out and swiftly organizing them into their needed structures and delivery chains. It's also quite easy to get feedback and have targeted conversations about specific points and keep them going. Quick ease of use is the main benefit as Asana will make it very seamless to use day to day for a huge variety of projects and conversations.
What do you dislike about the product?
While Asana has been adding a lot of new features that were extremely critical to being able to custom label and organize content, it hasn't been very quick to release these updates features, meaning a while of finding workarounds to some commonly needed views and desired labeling.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Using Asana has solved the issues of organizing contractors and being able to have a shared, but easily controlled space for working on specific projects. Thanks to Asana we stopped using emails to organize projects and can now do them entirely within the Asana ecosystem.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Project Management software really does depend on some core things like how your team communicates. If your team is collaborative and likes solving problems and getting work done, Asana is one of the easiest and most attractive places to do that. If you have a lot of trouble onboarding people onto a shared space and find they don't or wont' keep track of updates and comments, or are looking to treat the software like a file storage and organization environment, then you might not be able to take full advantage of what Asana can offer.
Making sense out of PTSA/volunteer projects
What do you like best about the product?
How easily project plans look official, when I'm working with a team of volunteers and don't know their comfort level in project management/participation, it helps me get a clear idea and then I can decide if I want to use this or something else.
What do you dislike about the product?
Wish there were more clear task dependency options.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Streamlining simple plans that otherwise lead to debate. When I propose something new and hand it over in an easily understood format/link it makes my volunteering MUCH simpler.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Depending on the complexity and flow of a project, I use Asana or Trello. Asana shows what needs to be done in a timeline format, which for some people is the only way that makes sense. Trello though can be so satisfying if you use it in a agile task management kind of format....so it all depends on how you/your clients/team prefer to work!
Easy Project Management Tool
What do you like best about the product?
I love that Asana has so many features that allow you custom organize each of your projects differently, depending on what your needs are. Sometimes you need subtasks, sometimes you need high level groups and there is a lot of flexibility. I also like that you can share files easily with other team members and add comments.
What do you dislike about the product?
I wish Asana had a view that allowed you to see everyones projects and their upcoming deadlines, kind of like the calendar view but I would like to see it in more of a list view.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
This helps me organize many projects at the same time and track my progress. This also helps me set goals and keep team members on track by assigning deadlines.
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