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Simple but powerful project management system
What do you like best about the product?
I was able to get going quickly. Since its a pretty simple software I didn't have to go through training or figure things out. I just started which is awesome. I keep all of my projects for clients in Asana which keeps them happy because they can see where the progress is on each task and comment where they see fit. It's been a great tool for this freelancer and I recommend it to everyone who asks about PM.
What do you dislike about the product?
As always there has to be something that bugs you about software. For me, its the extra features that require a paid plan. I understand that they need to make money but as a freelancer, I'm not to the point that I can afford to pay for it so the little bit of limitations I have to deal with is ok.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Deadlines. Happy customers. Happy life. Using Asana keeps everything organized and keeps me on top of projects so that I always deliver completed projects to the client on time or before. It's also a great reference point for getting a pulse on how many projects/time I've spent per client. Bottom line: it's saving me big headaches by keeping all my tasks organized.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you want to get a project management system up and running quickly, Asana is for you. It's a great tool and you will be surprised at how many connections you can make with other tools and software.
Even the free version is great!
What do you like best about the product?
The ability to not only assign tasks from the platform, but also email tasks directly to the platform or set up zapier tasks to create tasks in the system. The calendar feature is awesome and the platform is so easy to use. It gives the ability to both create checklists of tasks or a post on a board to track and organize tasks - so you can modify your management to however your employees work best. Plus, you can set vacation time on your account so you aren't assigned a due date for when you'll be out of office - brilliant!
What do you dislike about the product?
That there are a lot of cool features I miss out on because we don't want to pay to upgrade to Premium. For the free version, you really get to do a lot. We don't have access to timelines, templates and priority settings but if we upgraded, Asana would definitely prove to be that much more powerful for us.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Organizing our major projects into manageable chunks. Getting our team on the same page and managing workloads and timelines properly.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you have a large team that needs to organize tasks, definitely go with Asana. It's so easy to use and it's very inexpensive. Even the free version helps us take care of everything we need!
Great task tracker
What do you like best about the product?
We use this for keeping track of IT tasks that come in so that we can update our users and track Google Docs, notes, and what we've tried so far to fix the problem.
What do you dislike about the product?
Many things are locked behind their premium features, which does make sense because they need to make money, but I feel it's over priced per user.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We used to have a task list on our internal website, but Asana has allowed us so much more functionality. They have copy and paste for pictures built in, Google Drive functionality, and replying from email. It makes it much easier to update our users and they can respond from their phones if needed to keep us updated on the issues.
One of the best free project management tools available
What do you like best about the product?
Asana is a great list maker. Easy to collaborate and put tasks in order, create sub-tasks, repeating events, etc. It's also really simple to use.
What do you dislike about the product?
There isn't a Gantt chart to see how everything you've entered compares to each other in a typical PM view.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
General task management. Light project management.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Try it, test it out. Looks like they are adding features all the time!
Good for to-do lists and tracking tasks
What do you like best about the product?
Good for to-do lists and tracking tasks if that's how you like to get organized (but not super great for project collaboration).
What do you dislike about the product?
Not great for collaborating on projects because there's no way to comment on actual content itself, just brief checklists.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Task tracking, to-do lists.
Great for small teams
What do you like best about the product?
The clean interface and the list view for writing and sorting tasks is one of the simplest I've used. I like how the team calendar and the ability to colour code different projects. Recurring tasks are great for meeting agendas as well.
What do you dislike about the product?
We currently use the free version, which limits our abilities to project plan. Mainly, the lack of start dates and dependant tasks. A gantt view would also be a nice feature to have. I also believe that being able to assign tasks to more than one person would be a useful feature. You can add followers to a task, or create subtasks, but assign due dates for projects and meeting schedules are areas that require more than one assignee.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are a small team of 5 creative and marketers running an in-house agency. We appreciate the ability to place high level task quickly and easily. A big deciding factor for our team was that none of us wanted to add more admin tasks to our workload. We don't use Asana for true time management, but it is a great tool to ensure that everyone team member is on the same page and has visibility to all projects coming down the pipeline. We also have two teams with overlapping members - being able to categorize projects by team (i.e. department) has been useful.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
There are other project management programs that are more robust than Asana, but this is a great, straight forward PM software for teams that need high level visibility and less time/task management.
I love asana!
What do you like best about the product?
I like the layout, how easy it is to make tasks and the customizable features!
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't love that it doesn't sort your tasks by default. I would prefer it automatically show me tasks in order of due date, and then provide the filters to change that view.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Managing my team and keeping track of small tasks that can't be forgotten!
Asana changed the game for me
What do you like best about the product?
My favorite thing about Asana is being able to create tasks and assign due dates so that I'm always on top of my to-do list without forgetting any steps in my current projects.
What do you dislike about the product?
The only thing I wish Asana had was the capability to make a range of dates.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I am able to communicate with my clients or team with Asana without having to use email and have files lost in translation. I'm also able to keep all of my files in one central place.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I'd recommend using Asana if you are a service based business owner or if you have a team. You are able to effectively communicate with every member on your team, limit or broaden user capabilities within Asana, and set up client projects. You're able to upload and download files so that you can keep documents in one secure place. You are also able to check off tasks once they are complete and place subtasks within one task. The only upgrade I want it to have is the ability to have start and finish dates for tasks so I don't have to create a (start) and (finish) task for one particular item. Everything else is great. It is very easy to use and connect other users. They also have an app so you can communicate with your clients or your team even when you are out of the office. You will always know when a project is on time.
Asana Review
What do you like best about the product?
It makes my life, and that of my team, easier with the ability to keep all of our individual and group tasks and projects in one place and easy to manage. It is very user friendly and keeps us all on the same page.
What do you dislike about the product?
At this point, there is not much I dislike about Asana in it's web form. The app could use some improvement, as it seems slightly less user friendly and could use some offline support.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We were having issues with communication across departments, which was causing issues. With the help of Asana, our communication as an organization is improving, as we are able to assign tasks to those in other departments and are able to are able to work together better on moving toward success in our projects.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
This is a great product for team project collaboration, brainstorming, and personal task lists.
Asana for team project tracking
What do you like best about the product?
Best features are ability to track multiple team members' progress, deliverables by due date and use of fun themes.
What do you dislike about the product?
There are limited views but overall the traditional view by project and sub task works well.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Asana helps curb the amount of email clutter I get. I like the instant check-ins on project status and the seamless view between desktop and android phone.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Try it, load in your proje ts and track all the details from small to big.
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