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The best online real time board for distributed teams
What do you like best about the product?
I like all the flexibility and freedom to do everything you want. I also like the possibility of having templates and different whiteboards to be able to divide the needs of the team. The different applications available are tremendously useful and offer you an infinite amount of resources for practically any agile topic.
What do you dislike about the product?
I'm not too fond of some of the tools that I can't use because of my free account. I miss some details like the timer or being able to have more whiteboards at my disposal, and not just 3, or the Jira integration. The possibility of a paid account is difficult because we are a very large team of different companies and no company takes care of the others. Something that I miss a lot is the possibility of taking a "photo" as a backup of the board, so that later in time you can go back and recover that state of the board, to, for example, return to certain dynamics of past retrospectives.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are a collaborative remote team, 20 members distributed around the world. Miro is our union to create and organize ideas. The brainstorming that the team is able to produce using miro is spectacular, it has helped us a lot to exchange ideas and bring the project to success. Peers with less computer skills initially had problems logging in. Members from different parts of the world speaking different languages have been able to communicate effectively thanks to miro.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Do not adapt to current other tools, Miro is all what you ever wanted.
Best collaborative tool for remote teams
What do you like best about the product?
In a miro board, there can be many users at a time. I have used it with 25 people and no problem at all. Everyone can contribute, share, draw and many other cool options. It is great for brainstorming, process mapping, mind maps, kanban, etc. It is very flexible. Also, you can have many boards in your account.
What do you dislike about the product?
The table tool can be improved so it would be compatible with excel files, in order to import/export data from/to excel.
Although each board is "infinite", if you have more than 5000 elements in a board it starts to run very slow. If you exceed around 12000 elements on a board, it collapses (stops working). So if your board has more than 3000 elements, you should consider breaking it into several smaller boards.
If you have a size "S" sticky note in a frame and you try to export it to PDF, it will not be seen in the PDF. Only sticky notes size "M" or bigger will be seen in an exported PDF
Although each board is "infinite", if you have more than 5000 elements in a board it starts to run very slow. If you exceed around 12000 elements on a board, it collapses (stops working). So if your board has more than 3000 elements, you should consider breaking it into several smaller boards.
If you have a size "S" sticky note in a frame and you try to export it to PDF, it will not be seen in the PDF. Only sticky notes size "M" or bigger will be seen in an exported PDF
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Mainly process mapping (VSD), brainstorming, Problem-solving (A3), Design Thinking projects. The benefits I have realized is the great flexibility to work in many subjects, also sharing with other people inside and outside my team as well. You can also copy or export a board to insert it on a report or even make a presentation directly from the board itself, so no need to make powerpoints to show what you are up to.
Transformational tool for whiteboarding by yourself or with others
What do you like best about the product?
I'm one of those people for whom a whiteboard is a facilitator of creative thought. I love whiteboards. Miro is better: it's actually faster to draw (and redraw) thoughts using Miro than with dry erasers. And, it's an infinite (near-infinite?) whiteboard that never needs to be erased: my thinking persists.
And of course, it can be shared and worked on collaboratively, a great feature at any time but of course critical in the era of COVID.
And of course, it can be shared and worked on collaboratively, a great feature at any time but of course critical in the era of COVID.
What do you dislike about the product?
It does take a while to get used to how you select and move objects -- it feels different from other programs that I've used -- but the learning curve isn't too long.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Miro for at least these 3 reasons:
1) to help me develop and crystalize my thinking
2) to visualize my thinking so that I can better communicate it with others
3) to co-create with others
1) to help me develop and crystalize my thinking
2) to visualize my thinking so that I can better communicate it with others
3) to co-create with others
Miro, making remote discussion and complex problem solving easier
What do you like best about the product?
I love that you collaborate easily with your team and your clients on almost anything. Understanding complex journey flows using screen shots and basic elements, tracking user testing, creating flows with various touch points for cross-team understanding.
What do you dislike about the product?
That client has to be paid for, to use your miro boards for a day or so. It would be really great if there was a free account type for clients that may be valid for a day or so. rather than the 2 dollar amount. As I'm not paying in USD, so this kinda adds up
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I"m in the UX/IT industry and have been using Miro to map out complex business banking processes to simplify them. Onboarding my team to those complex processes. I've also used them as white boards in meetings. I've also been using it to track user testing, honestly, this part alone made the paid-for account worth it.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Miro is a great addition to any team solving digital even real-world problems inside a business or as a consultant. The diverse uses, the paid-for elements like video, timer etc use for Design Sprints is really worth while.
Great Collaboration & Engagement Tool
What do you like best about the product?
Functionality & ease of use. Setting up Frames that then appear as Flipchart sheets, Ability to pdf session outputs and send out. Constant improvements/releases by the Miro team - that make use & functionality even better.Ability to make your own templates or use existing library of templates - makes setting up a new board easy. The ease of setting up teams and projects within - very useful when working with clients with multiple business units. New participants take a very short time to get up to speed on its use.
What do you dislike about the product?
I do not have any dislikes - it is an excellent tool.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Collaboration, participation and engagement across the team. Everyone has input, even the quiet ones that in a physical meeting hold back.
Look like a pro, run workshops with ease!
What do you like best about the product?
The ability to allow guests to edit/create with you in real-time without being banned or delayed entrance by log-ins and sign-ups makes for such a great experience for your clients. We've created such win-wins during both client workshoping and hands on research sessions where we can actively get all guests, clients, interviewees into the space with little to no training required.
What do you dislike about the product?
The general readability/visibility has been an issue discussed by my teams. When compared to other tools like Mural which has higher legibility, but far limited functionality.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Miro is literally my design/research team's home base to solve complex issues for multi-national fortune 100 client engagements, hosting a range of workshops from week-long design sprints to more formal research, synthesis, and analysis sessions.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Invite collaborators, make use of things like the timer and templates, host a short workshop and compare it to all other digital whiteboarding tools and I think you'll find you way back to Miro, it's just a step above the rest.
Awesome collaboration tool, pre and post quarantine
What do you like best about the product?
As an online collaborative whiteboard and more, Miro helped me and my software development team in almost all of our design meetings before the pandemic, but when we had to quarantine and work from home, it quickly became one of our most used tools, almost as much as the video conference software we use. We use Miro from everything from Scrum Sprint Planning to Design Sprint Whiteboard, to designing wireframes and mockups, to just using it as a sketch pad in our daily meetings. As a development team manager, I'm used to use physical whiteboards for almost anything, it's an indispensable tool for me, and to have an online tool that provides all of the features I need and gives me the option to use them along with my team, it instantly became a must use tool for us.
What do you dislike about the product?
The workspace and board limits of the free version are a little restrictive, only letting you have 3 workspaces with 3 boards each, but as a starting point (and for free) it's enough to get things done, or at least to get things started and then upgraded to a premium account.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use Miro from everything from Scrum Sprint Planning to Design Sprint Whiteboard, to designing wireframes and mockups, to just using it as a sketch pad in our daily meetings.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Create your first board as a 'Miscelaneous' board, and keep using it for scrap doodles so you won't have to delete a thing
Memory palace for all your projects ;)
What do you like best about the product?
Miro works great as collaborative space for teamwork. Brainstorming, working on information architecture, user flows, developing knowledge base, etc. have never been easier. It is a great personal tool as well - I often use it for taking notes, writing down ideas, desk research.
With boards grouped by projects I can easily collect all crucial data in one place keeping the design process and documentation in order.
The usage of numerous available templates (and ability to define your own ones) significantly increase work productivity.
With boards grouped by projects I can easily collect all crucial data in one place keeping the design process and documentation in order.
The usage of numerous available templates (and ability to define your own ones) significantly increase work productivity.
What do you dislike about the product?
While exporting mind maps or affinity diagrams to CSV the structure is not correctly represented in the Excel file (unfortunately, the nesting of nodes is lost). But I hope that's only a matter of time before the fix is added.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I worried that it would be impossible to mimic the vibe of an offline meeting during fully remote workshops, but Miro made it possible. I quickly got used to this software, and it seems irreplaceable for me now.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Working with Miro is a real pleasant experience. Despite the large number of features, the interface is not overwhelming, and it is easy to use for both inexperienced and experienced users. The library of templates not only fasten your work but also enables you to comfortably explore different methods and tools for solving problems.
I cannot imagine my daily work without this tool, especially in time of global lockdown caused by COVID-19.
I cannot imagine my daily work without this tool, especially in time of global lockdown caused by COVID-19.
A must have collaborative tool for the virtual workspace
What do you like best about the product?
Miro is such a versatile tool. It's great for taking notes and aggregating data as a single source of truth that can be shared across team members or helping in facilitating group activities in large workshops.
It's great for someone just jumping in to have templates both created by MIRO, as well as the community, some times you're not sure where to start when planning an activity/workshop out or you're crunched for time and having templates at your disposal can really be a life saver.
Overall Miro is a great collaboration tool with tons of upside, a great community and gets people engaged in the collaboration process, in a new and different way that is quickly becoming a necessity in the current virtual working environment.
It's great for someone just jumping in to have templates both created by MIRO, as well as the community, some times you're not sure where to start when planning an activity/workshop out or you're crunched for time and having templates at your disposal can really be a life saver.
Overall Miro is a great collaboration tool with tons of upside, a great community and gets people engaged in the collaboration process, in a new and different way that is quickly becoming a necessity in the current virtual working environment.
What do you dislike about the product?
Onboarding for new users can be challenging; there is a learning curve primarily if you've never used a collaborative tool like Miro before. If you are doing collaborative workshops/user outreach, you'll need to allocate time for an ice breaker to make sure everyone is comfortable with the toolset. Though Miro does provide ice breaker templates that help facilitate this process.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
As our team has settled into working from home, Miro has helped facilitate collaborative sessions that we might have done in person, things like white boarding ideas, user flows, sprint retrospectives, customer outreach sessions. It allows us to create and maintain artifacts that we can quickly go back and reference in perpetuity.
If we need to work through something quickly, pulling up a new project and getting all the stake holders together is really as simple as sending a link out and hoping on a call.
If we need to work through something quickly, pulling up a new project and getting all the stake holders together is really as simple as sending a link out and hoping on a call.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
My recommendation for someone considering Miro is to take a test drive; invite your team in and try to use the tool in a couple of different ways. Take a look at all the premade templates that Miro and the Miro Community have created to get ideas on how you may want to use Miro and dive in and play around. One thing that was also surprisingly helpful was following the keyword, Miro, on Linkedin; tons of people share tips and ideas on how to get the most out of the toolset.
I can't imagine life without Miro
What do you like best about the product?
I really like that I can virtually collaborate with coworkers and clients on miro. This is very important for us as we are consulting company.
Prior to COVID we worked on physical whiteboard with sticky notes. We are now able to do the same level of collaboration on miro. Some would say that miro is better because it save a lot of time and gives a much cleaner look.
We are also using miro for internal discussions and review of wireframes. That helps because we can continue to work virtually while still being on the same page. The easy navigation allows us to go through content quickly without having to switch between different apps.
I use miro as a replacement to powerpoint/keynote. Because of the tools in miro, it is easier for to come with 'slides' on miro. I then convert this to images and import it to keynote. I would however love it if I could just convert 'frames' in miro directly to slides. This will save me time spent in exporting.
Prior to COVID we worked on physical whiteboard with sticky notes. We are now able to do the same level of collaboration on miro. Some would say that miro is better because it save a lot of time and gives a much cleaner look.
We are also using miro for internal discussions and review of wireframes. That helps because we can continue to work virtually while still being on the same page. The easy navigation allows us to go through content quickly without having to switch between different apps.
I use miro as a replacement to powerpoint/keynote. Because of the tools in miro, it is easier for to come with 'slides' on miro. I then convert this to images and import it to keynote. I would however love it if I could just convert 'frames' in miro directly to slides. This will save me time spent in exporting.
What do you dislike about the product?
I thinking there are a lot of missing features in terms of formating text and building boards. I use miro instead of slides to prepare for meetings, but find features lacking.
Lately I have also had some challenges with SSO. This prevented me to sign into the app but I was able to sign into the web.
Other thing I don't like about miro is that the organization of different boards is not the best. I want to see more in terms of sharing. I also want to see more in sharing a board between different folders/projects.
I think some more work can also be done for templatizing. Some easy, automated tools to create templates specific to my org. We are currently doing this manually where we have a folder for templates. But having prompt that show something like - you coworker created this board, would you like to use it - will save us a lot of time and effort.
I think we also need more fornts in miro. This will help with making better boards.
We also need ability to import images or direct download. I think this might be doable with plugins that allow users to download images from the web directly into miro. An alternative to this is also to build intergration with a stock images site that allows users to get free images.
Lately I have also had some challenges with SSO. This prevented me to sign into the app but I was able to sign into the web.
Other thing I don't like about miro is that the organization of different boards is not the best. I want to see more in terms of sharing. I also want to see more in sharing a board between different folders/projects.
I think some more work can also be done for templatizing. Some easy, automated tools to create templates specific to my org. We are currently doing this manually where we have a folder for templates. But having prompt that show something like - you coworker created this board, would you like to use it - will save us a lot of time and effort.
I think we also need more fornts in miro. This will help with making better boards.
We also need ability to import images or direct download. I think this might be doable with plugins that allow users to download images from the web directly into miro. An alternative to this is also to build intergration with a stock images site that allows users to get free images.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Collaboration
Visualizing Theoretical Concepts
Visualizing Theoretical Concepts
Recommendations to others considering the product:
This is an amazing tool and will change the way how you do business. If you are looking for tools to help your team collaborate, this is a great choice. Highly recommended.
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