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Excellent Software for a 30,000 Foot View!
What do you like best about the product?
I love being able to know what my team members are working on. Asana has the fantastic ability to have subtasks with subtasks with subtasks. I can be as detailed as I want, or I can keep it simple. I love the ability to easily mark tasks as complete, change due dates, color coordinate tasks, schedule items... it's just fantastic.
What do you dislike about the product?
I think the only thing I've found to dislike is also something I like - it's very easy to accidentally delete something. But then, it's easy to delete things when I've made an error. There was a slight learning curve to the initial setup, but I think that's because I was comparing it to other list softwares when it's really more than a list builder. I would also like the ability to change the reminder date for projects instead of it only allowing Friday as an option. Kind of hard to do a big project update when everyone is just working toward the weekend.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We're using Asana for task management on projects and just the day-to-day business needs. We have joint lists for each manager so that we can easily delegate tasks, and keep each other updated as work is completed. The notes and updates on our projects are extremely useful.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
We did a trial to start, and I think that was the right way to go. We had the time to play around with it, and to convert our current processes into Asana friendly formats. We had to retrain ourselves a bit, but it was well worth the minimal learning curve to find a solution that's really all-in-one for what we're using it for.
Adequate
What do you like best about the product?
A lot of organizational features to keep projects on track.
What do you dislike about the product?
Seems easy have the same topic talked about too many times.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Working on bigger projects with bigger teams is useful with Asana. It's beneficial to have a platform that so many people can contribute to.
Asana changed my business!
What do you like best about the product?
Asana keeps each of my projects so organized. With so many moving parts to each one, it is often easy to forget or overlook upcoming due dates, details, etc. Asana helps me remember to check in with clients, be prepared for upcoming due dates, and keep track of all the details along the way.
What do you dislike about the product?
The only thing I would add to Asana is the ability to add photos to projects. I am an interior designer and it would be helpful to include photos embedded in the software rather than as an attachment.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Asana helps keep my projects on task and keeps me ahead of my client's needs.
Asana review
What do you like best about the product?
The best feature is the timeline view - you can see an entire year's worth of projects broken down into their individual parts, which makes it really easy to stay on top of.
What do you dislike about the product?
I wish there was an easier way (or a way at all) to transfer tasks between accounts - i.e. if I have a business account and a personal account, I'd like to be able to copy tasks/projects to both accounts so that if I leave the company and lose the business account, I'll still have certain things saved in my personal account without having to manually copy them over one by one.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It's helped me create organization within our staff where there previously was none and helps me see the bigger picture with various projects that I'm working on.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Definitely recommend it if you're looking for a way to organize projects down to their smallest tasks and be able to see everything in one place easily.
Software designed for productivity enthusiasts
What do you like best about the product?
Adaptable, quick, and modern day design
Competent free form.
Highlight rich.
New Timeline view makes it simpler to manage dependencies.
Competent free form.
Highlight rich.
New Timeline view makes it simpler to manage dependencies.
What do you dislike about the product?
Not ideal for graphics-intensive work.
Can't switch between Task and Kanban project views after creation.
The free version has lost some searching/reporting capability.
Can't switch between Task and Kanban project views after creation.
The free version has lost some searching/reporting capability.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use it for grants tracking, so I can assign out pieces to different team members and easily gather pieces back to me. I love that I can hyperlink to previous years notes, attachments, etc. for easy reference, which is really helpful with donors.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I cherish their free form with a firey enthusiasm, yet once drawback is as they have developed, the free form has lost some seeking/detailing ability. However, utilizing their paid item makes you all that you could need. So in the event that you are guiding the free form to get a sense, there is significantly increasingly out there.
Great project management tool
What do you like best about the product?
The user interface for mobile and desktop is easy to follow. Mobile notifications and email alerts keep users on schedule with upcoming deadlines, and it is easy to see the status of tasks assigned to other users.
What do you dislike about the product?
No dislikes - as long as everyone on your team stays active in Asana, it's a good tool!
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
My committee is using Asana to manage dozens of small tasks that need to be accomplished as part of our staff training and recruitment processes.
Great project management tool
What do you like best about the product?
Asana has been so helpful to my team. We create dashboards for our projects and we can invite people from outside teams to join our project dashboards and make contributions to the tasks. I like the ease with which you can create new projects, tasks, subtasks, attach and share files, and track tasks. Dashboards are customizable and intuitive to use.
What do you dislike about the product?
With the free version, you can't create dependent tasks that automatically change the due dates. You also can't create gantt charts. There are a lot of great features with the paid version that I wish were available for the free version.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Our team is able to continuously stay up to date with all of our projects. MY boss is able to check in on all of our progress without needing to talk. We can also assign tasks throughout meetings, which solves the need to send follow up emails.
For those who can get past the tone of micromanagement
What do you like best about the product?
Its a great tool for transparency and virtual real time progress monitoring for those who's priority is to get the project done
What do you dislike about the product?
i personally love the transparency and the tool's support in holding myself accountable to a team project, but there seems to be a psychological aspect where folks feel like the person assigning the tasks and creating the skeleton is micromanaging. on the one hand, the more broken down the steps the more likely they will get tackled and completed but the more micromanagement is felt. vs. assigning roles and responsibilities...
There is also a huge hurdle for folks who do not consider themselves tech savvy to grasp how to use the tool
There is also a huge hurdle for folks who do not consider themselves tech savvy to grasp how to use the tool
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
benefits of transparency and virtual/remote management
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Make sure the team buys into the goals of the project and the importance of using the tool to achieve it.
Have project management asana timelines and templates ready and roles clearly understood.
The tool can highlight gaps in lack of role clarity and decision making processes. Be prepared to address them.
Have project management asana timelines and templates ready and roles clearly understood.
The tool can highlight gaps in lack of role clarity and decision making processes. Be prepared to address them.
Easy, Effecient Tast Managemetn
What do you like best about the product?
Organization, flexibility, and collaboration. I can organize tasks on the fly or way in advance and only see what is relevant to my day right then. The software is flexible enough to fit a ton of custom solutions. I have taken advantage of this to make all kinds of flow boards, dynamic projects, and interactive to-do lists. Finally, the collaboration and communication on Asana has absolutely changed the way our whole company functions.
What do you dislike about the product?
The iPhone and iPad app lacks just a few features that make it a little less intuitive. This by no means should prohibit anyone from becoming a user. However, if they would add the keyboard shortcuts and an archive all feature to the inbox it would be pretty close to perfect.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We actually do all of our internal communication on Asana. No texts, emails, or products like Slack needed. We use it to approve drafts, share design files, and collaborate on documents. It really has become an all-in-one communication tool for us.
Asana fits the bill
What do you like best about the product?
The best part of Asana is that it's easy to manage my home and work life in one app. With easy mobile or web apps, I'm able to note the task for whatever comes up regardless of where I am.
What do you dislike about the product?
Although you can add tags to the favorites, I wish tag management was easier. Using GTD method, tags are essential. Also wish it would integrate with Harvest. Still need to use another task management system that does to manage tasks that require time tracking.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Because Asana has a good free option, I'm able to set up new teams for each client.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
With a little time and effort you will be able to set up Asana in a manner that works with your company's work flow. It might take a few tries but by trial and error as well as looking up what others are doing on YouTube, you can find a solution that works.
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