Asana
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Flexible and Intuitive for Project Management, But Needs Outcome Mapping
What do you like best about the product?
I find Asana to be incredibly useful for project management and project reviews. It offers great flexibility and allows me to set up projects in a manner that suits my needs, which is a huge advantage because I deal with different types of projects. The ability to customize columns in every project provides significant flexibility, accommodating the varied demands of individual projects. Asana is also intuitive to use, making it a breeze to manage a large number of tasks efficiently. The Rules engine is another feature that I appreciate because it automates the setup process for complex projects, allowing me and my team to focus more on execution rather than configuration. The platform's compatibility with Google Suite integrations enhances its utility further, streamlining workflows and facilitating better collaboration across distributed teams. Asana's capability for visibility and transparency empowers seamless collaboration and enables us to follow timelines effectively, ensuring that every team member is aligned and aware of any project deviations.
What do you dislike about the product?
I find that Asana is not effective in managing outcomes. It works well if you have a project built to its template, but in cases where my workflow is not like that of a tech product, some of it has to be managed outside Asana because it cannot be structured properly within it. Additionally, if I have several separate projects contributing to a single outcome, Asana does not allow me to map their interplay effectively since it is designed to manage projects as separate portfolios. Furthermore, the initial setup of Asana requires quite a bit of time and thought to determine the best way to set up a project for my specific use case.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Asana for project management, providing visibility, transparency, and seamless collaboration for distributed teams. It helps templatize workflows, simplifying complex task tracking, and allows customization to suit different project needs.
A Solid Project Management Tool, Though Sometimes More Complicated Than Necessary
What do you like best about the product?
Asana is a reliable, well-structured tool that keeps our team organized and aligned. I like that it gives you multiple ways to view work—list, board, timeline—which makes it easy to switch between high-level planning and day-to-day task management. It also integrates well with other tools we use, so information doesn’t get lost. Overall, it’s dependable and helps me stay on top of projects without too much friction.
What do you dislike about the product?
At times it feels more complex than it needs to be. There are layers of features, menus, and settings that can make simple workflows feel heavier than they should. Compared to tools like Trello, which feel extremely intuitive, Asana can be a bit overwhelming—especially for quick, lightweight task tracking. It gets the job done, but I often find myself wishing the interface were more streamlined and straightforward.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Asana helps me coordinate work with external contractors, especially designers and web developers. It gives us a single place to share tasks, files, and feedback, which cuts down on back-and-forth messages and keeps everyone aligned on what needs to get done. Having clear deadlines, comments, and status updates in one workspace makes it easier to manage multiple projects at once and ensure nothing slips through the cracks. Overall, it keeps our contractor collaboration organized and predictable.
Customizable Design and Integrations, But Steep Learning Curve
What do you like best about the product?
Design is customizable, bright colors and high contrast if needed, and many options for integrating apps.
What do you dislike about the product?
It is very difficult to get started, and it's not the most user-friendly at first glance. Even with the templates, tutorials, all the videos on trainings, it's not exactly helpful.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It gives a home that states what projects and tasks everyone is working on and it gives an overview of the workload everyone has.
Easy to Use, But Too Many Features Locked Behind Upgrades
What do you like best about the product?
easy to use; relatively inexpenive for small team
What do you dislike about the product?
many thing reuire ugrade on plan. hard to build rules at times
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Orgnaization for my small team
Customizable Reporting with Room for Improvement
What do you like best about the product?
I like the custom fields in Asana as they enable very specialized reporting for particular stakeholders. I use them to group work by team, even in large projects, denote what tasks are reportable and not reportable, and in what 'buckets' they need to be reported for the C-Suite and other leadership.
What do you dislike about the product?
I wish you could retro apply fields to already created projects in bulk. For example, if I add a custom field in Q2, I wish I could retro apply this field to any project created in Q1 without having to individually update every project. I also wish custom fields could be bulk updated in portfolio views, not just project views, and that dropdown expansions applied to portfolios, not just tasks/subtasks. I don't think Asana's in-built AI tools are very value-adding at the moment. We used an Asana support rep, but have had to backtrack on some advice received. I would say it was a 60/40 pro/con experience.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Asana helps with workflow and resourcing, time management, and offers custom fields for specialized reporting, aiding in organizing work by team and reporting metrics for leadership.
Intuitive Task Management with Time-Saving Templates, but Room for Improvement
What do you like best about the product?
Asana makes it incredibly easy to organize tasks, track progress, and collaborate across teams. The interface is intuitive, and features like timeline view, custom fields, and task dependencies help us stay aligned on deadlines and priorities. I especially appreciate the ability to create templates for recurring workflows — it saves tons of time
What do you dislike about the product?
While Asana is great for task management, its reporting features could be more robust. For example, pulling cross-project analytics or visualizing workload trends requires some manual effort or third-party integrations. Also, notifications can get overwhelming if not customized properly.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Asana helps us centralize project communication and reduce email clutter. It’s been a game-changer for managing cross-functional initiatives, ensuring everyone knows who’s doing what and by when. It’s also helped improve accountability and transparency across our team.
Efficient Project Management with Easy Setup
What do you like best about the product?
I find Asana to be a potentially fast and efficient tool for tracking deadlines and organizing to-do lists, which is crucial for project and timeline management. While I have only engaged with Asana during training sessions over the past two days, it is apparent that the integration capabilities with Slack, Outlook, and other applications expected to be used in our workflow should enhance efficiency, although I need more practical experience to confirm this. Furthermore, the initial setup of Asana was very straightforward and uncomplicated. So far, we're expecting this to all help contribute to a smooth transition from our previous project management tool, Workfront. The cost efficiency, complemented by certain flexibility features in Asana, makes it an attractive option that I'm looking forward to using more in the future.
What do you dislike about the product?
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What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I find Asana provides a framework for managing projects, tracking deadlines, and organizing to-do lists efficiently. Its integration with Slack and Outlook adds to its efficiency, and features like flexibility and ease of initial setup have made it simple to get started on for now.
Great for Task Clarity, But Takes Time to Learn
What do you like best about the product?
I liked that Asana helped me as an incoming employee to understand what tasks were needed instead of a messy spreadsheet.
What do you dislike about the product?
It had a bit of a learning curve as I was not used to the UI, and would usually have communication and task features separate, so it took a bit to adjust but I did like it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I previously used Asana in my TEDxUWA role in 2022, and am now considering it for my own company. I like how it keeps everything in one place and streamlined.
Many features, a bit overwhelming to know where to start
What do you like best about the product?
It has many customizable features and can be used for a variety of use cases with different team sizes
What do you dislike about the product?
It is sometimes difficult to navigate, especially when different users prefer different views.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Timeline and task management
Asana: User-Friendly, Customizable, and Great Email Notifications
What do you like best about the product?
As a person who uses it every week, I think that Asana is user-friendly, easy to navigate and gives a lot of options for personalisation. I personally like that I can be notified about some of the tickets on my email.
What do you dislike about the product?
The free or lower‑tier plans are decent, but many features that larger teams or more complex workflows need (custom fields, timelines, dependencies, advanced reporting etc.) are locked behind paid plans that can get expensive. As simply a user who works on tickets created by my managers, I have no issues navigating everything. However, from my experience Asana has a lot of features, views, settings, automation, etc that can get unexperienced users overwhelmed: setting things up properly (projects, templates, workflows) takes time.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Whenever I work on more than one task is super handy to keep trach on everything there.
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