Asana
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Effective Task Tracking with a Steep Learning Curve
What do you like best about the product?
I like Asana for its automated rules and task tracking features.
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't like the subtask rules and the lack of ability to undo. I find Asana has a steep learning curve.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Asana for project management to improve task tracking and accountability. I like the automated rules, which simplify workflows.
Great for Collaboration, But Overwhelming Setup Options
What do you like best about the product?
I like that different departments can work together seamlessly and simultaneously. I like that it can be used as a living and breathing "Source of Truth" for projects that multiple stakeholders.
What do you dislike about the product?
For me the downside is the vastness of it all. The endless setup options actually spike my anxiety because anyone can set up whichever way they want, and differing naming conventions for tasks etc can lead to confusion.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Problem was multiple projects living in multiple places, and not having a central "Source of Truth". We are working on making this the definitive place we keep information on projects so anyone involved can check status, etc, whenever they need.
Above average experience
What do you like best about the product?
Task management is really solid and hlepful
What do you dislike about the product?
Poor AI thorughout. does not get the job done
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Project management
Great Automation Features, But Task Hierarchy Could Be Better
What do you like best about the product?
Ability to set up automated rules for what needs to happen with a task after a specific action is done. Using automated rules to add tasks to the Marketing Calendar makes it easy to keep track of what was published when and what's planned for the future.
What do you dislike about the product?
Task hierarchy is limited with only tasks, subtasks, and projects. Missing larger task grouping options like how there are epics, stories, etc. in JIRA.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Helps me plan, assign, and keep track of tasks that are being handled by other people in the company or external agencies that we collaborate with. Serves as the source of truth and the place for sharing information related to any specific task with anyone and everyone who is involved in that task. Allows me to get an overview of what my marketing calendar looks like, spot gaps, reschedule publishing, etc.
Great Project Management for Freelancers, with Helpful Visualization Tools
What do you like best about the product?
As a freelance writer, I find Asana's project management features perfectly suited to my needs. I can easily add tasks and subtasks, set deadlines, and assign priorities. The various viewing options allow me to visualize my project progress effectively, which helps me plan and organize my days to avoid overlapping tasks. The tool is straightforward to set up and, once you become familiar with it, is easy to incorporate into your daily routine.
What do you dislike about the product?
There's nothing significant that drives me away from Asana to be honest.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The biggest help Asana is offering is visualizing my days and deadlines. The timeline and calendar views help me view how tasks are spread out across days so that I can plan my days effectively without overcommitting things that I can't do.
Useful for Planning, but Setup is Complex
What do you like best about the product?
I find Asana helpful for keeping assignments on track and ensuring fairness for everyone. I value the due dates feature, which seems to be crucial in planning assignments. Although I'm still getting trained, these aspects have already stood out to me.
What do you dislike about the product?
I find Asana looks a bit complicated because it's new to me. The initial setup was complicated, and they forgot to set up my team.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Asana for planning assignments and it helps keep assignments on track. However, the date features could be improved.
Improved Team Transparency, Room for Improvement With Complex Project Management
What do you like best about the product?
I really appreciate how Asana reduces silos across teams and opens up greater transparency on what others are working on. It provides visibility across teams, which I find very beneficial. I also enjoy the easy-to-use interface, which makes it straightforward to keep track of ongoing, upcoming, and completed work all in a centralized place.
What do you dislike about the product?
I find the management of more complex projects challenging in Asana. It's also difficult to integrate financial tracking and visualization. The initial setup for my portfolio was hard because it involves multiple projects with related action items.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Asana reduces silos across teams, offers greater transparency on work progress, and centralizes information for tracking ongoing, upcoming, and completed tasks.
Streamlined Project Tracking but Lacks Customization
What do you like best about the product?
I think once the templates are set up, they're pretty easy to use. I also like being able to have a portfolio that has all of our projects for that year in it to more easily look across projects. The templates allow us to track progress on projects and really customize it to our company's specific flow for different conditions. So we have about 10 different common project types that all have slightly different flows, and I'm able to capture that accurately and relevantly with those templates. The portfolio allows us to see key details from a 30,000-foot view of all of our projects, including things like the project name, who's assigned to it, when it's launching, progress, and project type.
What do you dislike about the product?
I'd really like to use Asana for bandwidth tracking and better understanding forecasted availability for my teammates, but with the features we have access to now, we haven't been able to find a way to do this effectively. It seems like there are some limitations in the dashboards that prevent me from setting up as customized views as I'd like based on custom fields we've created. I've tried a lot of workarounds on it and haven't been able to find a solution. I also have found that when we've reached out to get help on things, often the answer we get is that that's not possible or that's not part of current functionality. Additionally, setting up templates wasn't as automated as I'd hoped. It really felt like we had to rework the template every time we wanted to make a copy version of it, which is a bummer.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Asana to track milestones, deliveries, and time on client projects, ensuring cross-team visibility and accountability. It's a huge upgrade from Excel, letting us customize project flows and view all projects at a glance.
Easy to Use & Keeps Daily Tasks on Track
What do you like best about the product?
I like how simple Asana is, yet how in depth I can make it. The home page with upcoming tasks and other widgets helps me stay organized without trying very hard. Setting it up was pretty easy, and once I have one project template made, it's pretty easy to make more.
What do you dislike about the product?
I wish there was a vacation mode where my recurring tasks didn't live in the overdue tab.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Asana helps me by reminding me of recurring daily tasks and keeping me organized with minimal effort.
Useful for Task Management but Needs Better Capacity Tracking
What do you like best about the product?
I like that Asana keeps my team on track and ensures they have steady capacities. It really helps solve that problem for me. I also appreciate the task templates because we have a lot of repetitive work, and they make it easy to execute. The Asana trainings were really helpful during the initial setup, even though there was a bit of a learning curve.
What do you dislike about the product?
I find the capacity management in the day view dropdown is always inaccurate for us. There was a bit of a learning curve, but the Asana trainings helped a lot.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Asana keeps my team on track, ensures steady capacities, and task templates make repetitive work easy to execute.
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