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I've used Asana daily for 4+ years to organize my business, projects, and my personal life.
What do you like best about the product?
Best interface - flying narwhals and unicorns! Sign me up. In all seriousness, I find the interface much easier to navigate than competitors like Trello. Everything is easier to find. The color scheme is better. I like that I can break things up into organizations, workspaces, projects, boards, task lists, etc. I also really love the Gantt chart capability and the fact that I can integrate Asana with so many other tools. It also works on mobile and updates in real-time. You can also share/store docs within projects. Did I mention I love this tool? Seriously, give it a try!
What do you dislike about the product?
There is a bit of a learning curve, but it is worth it. When we refine our daily habits and schedules, it takes time to get used to those changes. This tool is no different - it is a tool that you must learn to use and how to use it well. At first, I made a big list of all of the things that I needed to do, wanted to do, etc., and that list was compiled from random notes, post-its, etc. Once I got all of that together, I then had to figure out how I wanted to organize it so that it made sense, was easy to locate items, and actually led to action (i.e. getting stuff done). I have reworked how my projects are set up a few times, but that is only due to my personal preference and it was fairly easy to do.
One other thing I would avoid with Asana: sub-tasks. I just never found these to be helpful and they actually make my task lists more confusing. A "sub-task" can sometimes evolve into a project, so it can be a pain to have it buried somewhere at that point. So, I write out each of my to-dos for each project as tasks within a "board", and then I drag/drop those tasks into the appropriate columns. Columns can be labeled and arranged however you want; mine usually include a "to-do" column and a "reference" column for just one "task" card where I store all of my notes for upcoming meetings related to that project board.
One other thing I would avoid with Asana: sub-tasks. I just never found these to be helpful and they actually make my task lists more confusing. A "sub-task" can sometimes evolve into a project, so it can be a pain to have it buried somewhere at that point. So, I write out each of my to-dos for each project as tasks within a "board", and then I drag/drop those tasks into the appropriate columns. Columns can be labeled and arranged however you want; mine usually include a "to-do" column and a "reference" column for just one "task" card where I store all of my notes for upcoming meetings related to that project board.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I've used Asana daily for 4+ years to organize my business, work projects, and personal life. I can't see myself living without Asana at this point!
Great tool for collaboration, task and project management
What do you like best about the product?
The different views available that you can customize based on the type of project you are managing in, choosing between boards, lists, and calendar
What do you dislike about the product?
It can be a little overwhelming. There are so many options that it can take a while to get familiar and get everyone in your organization to utilize it according to the guidelines you set in place.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It simplifies my task and project management, as well as my time management. It offers me a detailed view day to day, project by project, as well as a full overview of my workload and my team's. Asana also gives me the ability to manage client projects and collaborate with client teams to keep updated and meet deadlines.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Be very clear on how you want to organize and use the tool before rolling it out to the team. It's important to have a structure that will work well across your organization.
Game changer for organization
What do you like best about the product?
Super intuitive to work with, can share tasks with others, multiple viewing options
What do you dislike about the product?
You can quickly lose track of tasks if you don't tag it properly
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Organization and delegation within a large team
Asana is great project management tool
What do you like best about the product?
The dashboards for better overview and the timeline options
What do you dislike about the product?
It's a little bit expensive if u need all the features
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Thanks to the admin console you can keep a closer eye on team members/guests and see what they are up to.
Asana is gamechanger
What do you like best about the product?
I use it in Many ways - projects, goal tracking, keep track of courses I have accumulated
What do you dislike about the product?
Since I have been using it, I haven't found anything I need that it doesn't have.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I am more organized and know what I should be doing.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Take a course. It isn't that hard, but it is really easy to use if someone helps you that is in your niche
Asana helps our team run smoothly and stay task oriented.
What do you like best about the product?
I love having the ability to organize my ideas and plans in one place and then create all of the tasks and dependencies to see it fulfilled. It is also a great place to collaborate.
What do you dislike about the product?
Asana is very powerful, but comes at a cost when you want to include a big team.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It helps me be organized and looking back periodically to see how far we've come and all that we've accomplished.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Try out the free plan and see all of the features included there and everything that can be done with it. As with any tool, it will only help you if the team is forced to work with it. If it isn't implemented correctly it will only become a bother.
Asana for accountants
What do you like best about the product?
Asana does a good job at project management. You can easily set rules and reoccurring tasks
What do you dislike about the product?
while its great for big group projects, it doesnt work great for tax teams
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
not using excel to track monthly tasks
more accurate and safer
more accurate and safer
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Asana works excellent for accounting services but not for a tax team. I think that Asana is a great workflow system for businesses, just not accounting firms. While Asana is a great program, the accounting niche just isn't meant for this software.
Biggest game changer for business
What do you like best about the product?
I love being able to organize things into different projects or categories. It's so easy to put my notes or thoughts into something so that everything is in one place.
What do you dislike about the product?
It's a small thing, but I'd love more ability to color-code tasks by the type of task they are so I can do similar tasks for different projects at once. I kind of organize them that way in the My Task section already.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It helps me stay organized with even the smallest tasks. As soon as I think of something I need to do, I can make a task and schedule it out so that I don't have to just try to remember that when things get busy.
Amazing workflow management tool
What do you like best about the product?
I love the interface and the graphics. The tool is easy to use and super intuitive.
What do you dislike about the product?
I am not particularly satisfied with Asana's resource management capabilities.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use it to manage my projects, build schedules and plan my day to day work
Asana makes life easier
What do you like best about the product?
I love Asana for bringing organization to our company. As SaaS company, it can be difficult to keep track of multiple clients, projects, and marketing campaigns. With Asana, we are able to do all of that and more. It has brought an immense amount of clarity to the team I manage, by allowing projects to be organized into our various teams. No longer are there questions about who is working on what, or uncertainty of whether a client received a deliverable. Instead, we are able to pinpoint exactly where in a project we are. Additionally, their reporting features keep executives and stakeholders informed. Their automation with Zapier allows for us to build workflows that speed along our work.
What do you dislike about the product?
There are two places I would like improved: reporting and ease of tasks to master projects. While reporting overall is great, we use Asana with tasks that don't always have due dates, so having track changes as a reporting metric would be super helpful! Along those lines, adding tasks or subtasks to other projects could be improved. I see the opportunity for Asana to develop a more CRM focused platform.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are solving ways to bring a team together to edit videos, and set up accounts. I have realized how interconnected Asana can be for bringing what was once clunky email service tickets to an automated creation platform.
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