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Task Management
What do you like best about the product?
With Asana, I can clearly see all tasks and projects in one easy view versus having to scroll back and forth or use multiple tabs.
What do you dislike about the product?
I need to install on my desktop as an app or something versus having to open a webpage because I always forget to log in and update what needs to be done and what's completed. Wish it would send me reminders when deadlines are due.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We juggle all day long. Special Events, large events, seminars, networking, training- all the above and this helps to keep each project in a virtual file folder versus one scratchpad being carried from meeting to meeting.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
It's free to try! Take time to use the tool for yourself and figure it out before adding colleagues so that you can help direct them and answer their questions. Be sure to download the app. Something we didn't opp to do in the beginning and it defeated the purpose for instant notifications and cutting down on email.
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Helpful but found different interfaces difficult to use simultaneously
What do you like best about the product?
The sharability of tasks and the help it gives to do project management in separable locations. This was a huge solution to our meshing of various different projects under the same realm in our previous interfaces. The customer service reached out to us multiple times after we got going to make sure there was nothing else that we might need (huge bonus).
The side tab has been nice in being able to quickly change to make a note on a second existing project while it's on my mind (with the craze of running a small non-profit that is rapidly growing, this was a big deal).
The side tab has been nice in being able to quickly change to make a note on a second existing project while it's on my mind (with the craze of running a small non-profit that is rapidly growing, this was a big deal).
What do you dislike about the product?
I had a hard time really using the calendar along with the project management
also wish there were more uses connected to informing our clients that a project is finished through asana when they themselves don't use asana.
also wish there were more uses connected to informing our clients that a project is finished through asana when they themselves don't use asana.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
one business problem that this has helped us to resolve was a database of projects to see patterns of the work that we may be getting more frequently as we grow from a small business.
project and program managament for sewing and woodworking.
organization! projects had certainly lacked many fine lines of what goes where, asana gave sectors for things to live in and a common diction of where to find them.
project and program managament for sewing and woodworking.
organization! projects had certainly lacked many fine lines of what goes where, asana gave sectors for things to live in and a common diction of where to find them.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Be weary that it is not a replacement to email. That was a difficult thing for us to sort through along with archiving being a little bit messy / having recurring orders in production was easier to do on paper than asana at a certain point of it no longer being as "user friendly" in that respect.
Asana
What do you like best about the product?
I like being able to collaborate easily with my colleagues
What do you dislike about the product?
It's not very beautiful in its interface. I would prefer a more beautiful design.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I needed to be able to share to do lists with my colleagues. We were sharing projects and were able to create shared to do lists.
Highly effective task management software
What do you like best about the product?
Ability to create tasks within teams & assign users to certain tasks. Users can upload drafts, comments, questions, etc.
As a manager, I can view tasks for different teams all at once & create another folder for myself
As a manager, I can view tasks for different teams all at once & create another folder for myself
What do you dislike about the product?
The design can be a little cleaner, but otherwise great functionality.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Task management is being solved by Asana. Quick and effective rather than emailing the person on a certain project asking for an update or discussing an update in a meeting. Just see the progress in real time in Asana itself.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I would highly recommend Asana. It is easy to use and set up. Can sync with other calendars.
Helpful organizer for tasks
What do you like best about the product?
Our team organizes all of our tasks using Asana and it is very beneficial for us to keep up with each team member's progress.
What do you dislike about the product?
It would be nice to have a template that was easy to duplicate for quarterly schedules/tasks.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
As a remote team, Asana has helped us keep track of where everyone is in the publishing process.
Great web app for managing remote projects
What do you like best about the product?
It is a great way to arrange tasks in a check list type of format. Tasks can have subtasks and it is easy for a project manager to assign people to tasks and sub tasks and know who is responsible for each item. files can be uploaded to the individual tasks and email updates will let you know when someone has made uploaded a new version or commented on a task.
What do you dislike about the product?
designing task precedence is a little difficult because there are only tasks and subtasks from what I have seen. I believe this is being developed, but it still does not allow for complex task networks the way microsoft project can. While the strengths are in assigning and tracking tasks, as a PM, I have not found a way to monitor KPIs or track overall project efficiency other than looking at the task deadlines and completion dates.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
This works well for software or document based projects where the goal is to have documents reviewed in cycles. Asana makes it easy to delegate and track project deliverables. Asana is especially useful in remote projects where the team is not co-located and the PM may be in another city. the comment section is great for explaining the status to a task and linking to people required to address the problem.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
it is a good task based application for simply laid out projects that are primarily computer based.
Great tool for mid size teams
What do you like best about the product?
We have been using Asana to coordinate with a remote team and it seems to work fine. The boards concept is pretty nifty and helps you keep everything in one view ! User management and assigning works very fluently.
What do you dislike about the product?
The fact that the boards functionality took forever to be released. I had used that standard list view for long enough. For a considerable time I had used trello for that one single reason. Be great to have a simple view of tracking which user is trailing and set up alerts and reminders from Admin.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We had rolled out a major project involving localization and we were working with multiple small teams for translation. We could keep a very clear track of our project, completion rate and attack the timeline very aggressively. We were able to track, assign and get things done very swiftly - without opening emails :)
Thorough task management tool with a learning curve, but a overall worthwhile investment
What do you like best about the product?
Asana is a great tool for holding teams accountable for all tasks that need to be done--and it takes the tiny tasks you have to complete into account. The tool makes it very seamless to assign individuals in a team work to be completed for a project and has a nice interface that makes sense once you can take the time to learn the software. The hierarchy and division of tasks is really helpful as well.
What do you dislike about the product?
It is difficult to get used to at first, but definitely worthwhile when you invest the time to get used to it. It is also impossible to assign one task to multiple individuals on a team.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I work with a small team that deals with many facets of the larger business. So for me, it was hard to personally keep track of all of the smaller/fleeting tasks that were assigned to me as they came up in conversation or at the end of meetings. Asana helped streamline the transparency of tasks and made it enjoyable to keep up with work and help me manage my own tasks according to my own priorities.
Asana: All ducks in a row
What do you like best about the product?
The ability to centralize all tasks, keeping all those related to the project in the loop of the status of all tasks, coments, and progress of the project.
What do you dislike about the product?
Once you are familiar with the interface, all gies smoothly, but it can be visually confusing for new users.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Having a 'go to' place to now where every body is at is wonderful. I have realized that general awareness of tasks pending helps expedite ecpected results.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Great tool to visualize and manage responsabilities in a project.
Project management made easy
What do you like best about the product?
It's heavily focused on the projects workflow and it has a great overview of the current status of all your projects
What do you dislike about the product?
Some views/pages are slightly confusing (eg. My Tasks), but the Projects view and Dashboard are so useful and well-designed I don't really care of other minor deficiencies.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Asana helps me keeping track of the status of all my projects at once. I can visualize any time my progress in every single project's workflow.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Great tool, much more organized than other competitors.
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