Asana
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Great for collaboration and keeping track of projects
What do you like best about the product?
I like that you can section out tasks and projects and assign takes to different users. Keeping chats, documents and links all in one place is so great for remote team management.
What do you dislike about the product?
Can be easy to lose information in a long thread and also the tagging of people when writing isn't always automatic (like say, facebook) so if you are not tagged properly in a thread it can be easy to miss messages etc.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Team collaboration from multiple locations. Complex project management. Increase efficiency and communication.
Great for Keeping a Small Team Organized
What do you like best about the product?
I like that you can keep track of your own tasks, while being able to see coworker's tasks at a glance. I also like the ease of being able to go back and look at previously completed tasks, and uploading documents for reference. Overall, Asana integrates well with other products we use (i.e. Harvest, Dropbox, etc.)
What do you dislike about the product?
The biggest issue that I've experienced is having no clear way of seeing full projects. It's a frustration that if one deadline moves, everything else has to be manually moved. The start/end dates also are a bit misleading. If we add start dates, the task doesn't show on the top someone's task list until the end date, which at some points may be too late. Instead, it would be helpful if they showed on the start date and stayed at the top until the end date.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Before using Asana, the team was using a Google Doc (back when there was only a handful of employees). Now with 18 employees, it's a far better way to manage projects and deadlines. We can easily see how busy each person is, and when they have capacity to fit additional work in.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Great for small companies - but still is lacking in some respects (i.e. start dates/end dates), doing bulk changes, etc.
Project Management For Everyone Else
What do you like best about the product?
The Asana platform eases you into projects and tasks management. With its web based interface and collaborative tools built in, you can get directly involved in using the software without all the traditional Onboarding headaches associated with other project management tools
What do you dislike about the product?
The Asana platform is singularly project /tasked focused. While that is a great feature, some integration with other web services or platforms is suggested. The Asana Platform is also appears alittle sophomoric. Yeah its easy to use, but visual counts as well The UX design could a better.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The chief business problem we are solving is the alignment with all stakeholders. The Asana platform is allowing for a single version of the truth in where are with project/program progress. The chief benefit is accountability
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Give the trial a serious go...at the end, you will know without a doubt if this is platform for you.
Great task management with room for improvement
What do you like best about the product?
Asana makes task creation and editing project timelines easy thanks to its very user friendly design. Very few steps are required to get a project set up and everything is very clearly laid out, so there's little excuse for an individual not to know what's happening with a project.
What do you dislike about the product?
Like many PM programs, Asana could use improved reporting and exporting. You can export project data into a google sheet, but it's very raw data that requires organizing in order for it to make sense for supervisors. You can also print the project timeline as a list of tasks and due dates, but it becomes a much different looking task list that is not very clearly organized and hard for others to know what they're looking at. For such a nicely designed site, that user friendliness doesn't translate once you take data out of the site.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are solving issues with accountability for tasks and outcomes. It takes project tracking out of email and puts it in clear terms, as long as you set up the project well.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Be sure the paid version will satisfy your reporting needs before you move everything into this program. There are also a lot of integrations you can use with Asana which is helpful to fill in the gaps. We use the Instagantt integration and it's a nice compliment.
Great Task Software
What do you like best about the product?
I like that you can drag and drop in files. Makes it easy. You do not need to go researching opening, etc. You can simply drag and drop right into your task and makes it easy for everyone to find.
What do you dislike about the product?
I hate how you can't mark items urgent or low priority. This would make it easier as projects make come in and they sometimes need to be worked on asap.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
That is it centralized and can be utilized in many different aspects of the business.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Try it! It is a fun system.
Asana: Perfect for Digital Filing Needs
What do you like best about the product?
Asana is amazing because it can keep all of your digital paperwork in an organized manner per project.
What do you dislike about the product?
Asana is a strong application that is organized but at times could do better in it's organization of it's calendars and sections within a project
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I know where all the paperwork for every project is and know I can rely on it if I ever need to go back and find anything
Recommendations to others considering the product:
It's very good about keeping files organized and searchable. The amount of tabs can get overwhelming if not maintained well
Simple and Flexible
What do you like best about the product?
Asana's shining characteristic is its balance between ease of getting started and your ability to flexibly adopt features as and when you like.
What do you dislike about the product?
The distinction between list projects and board projects feels artificial and unnecessary. It seems like they should be different views of the same data. The distinction makes the workflow slightly janky if you want to move a task between different between projects of different kinds.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Task management, project management, team collaboration.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
You can use Asana as a simple shopping list of tasks, or you can use it as an enterprise-level management tool. This flexibility creates a danger: it is easy for the list of tasks to become a forest of forgotten ideas and dead projects. Go in with a plan.
User Friendly
What do you like best about the product?
It's easy to use. Easy to create tasks, and helpful when you have recurring tasks that your need to get done every week. A great way to keep things organized and helps you not forget anything.
What do you dislike about the product?
Not as helpful for tasks that only happen once. It's still ok, but more ideal for recurring tasks.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It helps managers see what has been completed and helps me keep on tasks.
Great Task / Project Management Software
What do you like best about the product?
Asana helps all members of the team stay connected, on track, and on target. It also has a very nice integrated feature with Instagantt for those project managers that like to use Gantt charts to keep their team focused on common goals, identify critical path items, bottlenecks, and capacities.
What do you dislike about the product?
I wish there was a better way to notify everyone of their tasks other than a push notification or an email. I'm not sure what the answer is, but the accountability still needs to be handled from without.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Prior to using, the team was disjointed and following shiny object syndrome. Now, we have a plan in place that everyone can follow. It also provides more transparency.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
It will help with task management and some of the accountability, but overall project management and oversight will be up to the users and leaders in the organization.
1 man Asana team
What do you like best about the product?
I like the ability to organize my thoughts and plans in a clear fashion.
What do you dislike about the product?
I wish there were more options on how to visualize your tasks. Right now theres only the board view or list view.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Using it as a project management organizer. The rest of my team doesn't use it, but I use it to track things on the back end and visualize and time out events.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I want more options on how to visualize tasks in Asana. Right now there's only the board view or list view. I would want something like a task tree where you can easily link and see how one tasks depends on 3 others and each of those on 3 other tasks, etc.
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