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Great Project Management tool
What do you like best about the product?
I like the fact that Asana uses your email to automatically suggest people and projects from your work that are currently being managed on Asana. That way it makes it easier to see who else is using Asana from your work and to connect with them to share projects/tasks that need to be done.
What do you dislike about the product?
In the beginning I did struggle with getting the hang out creating projects and creating sub categories and sub categories with that and linking projects with other projects - I think in the beginning there should have been a bit more "pop-ups" with helpful tools, because I feel like if I hadn't had training from my coworkers who already use Asana, I would have given up on it. I also don't like that it's hard to recover deleted/completed tasks. I wish there was an unhide button or something for the deleted tasks.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Involving project management - makes it easier to see if people are keeping up to date on their projects.
Increases communication between all of the different people working on a project - reduced the need for phone calls and extensive conference calls when projects can mostly be managed via Asana.
Increases communication between all of the different people working on a project - reduced the need for phone calls and extensive conference calls when projects can mostly be managed via Asana.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I think it's a great tool for an individual or for a company. I use it mostly for work, but even if I have daunting personal tasks to take care of, I use Asana to plan them and break down the tasks into doable chunks.
Definitely recommend Asana for group projects to divide out tasks and make sure that everyone is keeping up with their tasks.
Definitely recommend Asana for group projects to divide out tasks and make sure that everyone is keeping up with their tasks.
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The best designed task management tool for my small startup team
What do you like best about the product?
Flexibility and simplicity. Unlike most other task management and productivity tools, Asana makes it really easy to see all of my tasks in a streamlined format of "New Tasks", "Upcoming", and "Later", which are tagged for different projects. This is extremely helpful for a small startup team like ours, since everyone has multiple hats to wear. Myself, for example, spearhead everything design, marketing, PR, branding related, as well as some business development and fundraising when the CEO has too many tasks at hand. Most other task management tools divide these projects into different folders, which makes it difficult to prioritize. Asana does a great job with adding, editing, assigning and prioritizing tasks. Their delightful design is a huge plus!
What do you dislike about the product?
Asana is a small, growing team that has been making some fast developments which I love; but that also means there is a lot of room for improvement. Their calendar is far from perfect, and calendar is a critical part of task management. You cannot drag dates to set an event, not to mention selecting multiple dates (duration) for a single event. You cannot color code them or add a reminder.
Integration with other apps would have also been incredibly helpful. If their calendar isn't perfect, they could've allowed integration with other apps such as Google Calendar, iCal, Eventbrite, Gmail, etc. a lot of tools used by teams. Integration with Slack could've made Asana my favorite tool ever.
Another thing I dislike is the inability to assign tasks to multiple people. I understand their theory on having ownership for a task, but teams, especially small startups, often share tasks.
Integration with other apps would have also been incredibly helpful. If their calendar isn't perfect, they could've allowed integration with other apps such as Google Calendar, iCal, Eventbrite, Gmail, etc. a lot of tools used by teams. Integration with Slack could've made Asana my favorite tool ever.
Another thing I dislike is the inability to assign tasks to multiple people. I understand their theory on having ownership for a task, but teams, especially small startups, often share tasks.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I'm not sure if I follow the question.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you're a small team that needs a streamlined, delightful task management tool, Asana is definitely worth giving a try. They're a small team that always seeks feedback on their product.
Asana is a lifesaver!
What do you like best about the product?
I liked Asana so much, I conducted a presentation at a national conference (Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction) for it this past summer in Atlanta. My colleagues and I have used Asana in several ways in our every-day job, by taking advantage of its collaborative features. We have used it to set up team projects, keep track of each member's schedules and responsibilities, create to-do lists. The mobile app version makes it very easy to take on the go with me and I can receive internal notifications on my mobile screen about my team's progress. A bonus feature is the Tab-B shortcut to release random kittens on your screen. Such a stress reliever! I also like the unicorns flying congratulating me on completing a task.
What do you dislike about the product?
I wish that it can be integrated into more mainstream things like Microsoft Outlook or Skype. I don't like having to open a new web browser to keep Asana running in the background.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are able to use Asana to internally communicate within the office in a fun and millennial-like way. It also speaks to our generation of law students, so I'm trying to find a way to incorporate it into my teaching.
User Friendly - Improves Department Communication
What do you like best about the product?
I like the layout of everything. I think no matter what you are looking for, it's easy to find and if you don't know how to do something or are looking for something it's not hard to figure it out. For our purposes it makes communication in between departments much more efficient. Instead of taking time schedule more meetings, and waste time, it's easy to upload information and share and if it doesn't work they know instantly what to change or any edits to make.
What do you dislike about the product?
The only thing I would change is the organization on the left side of the screen. It could be how we are using it, but the break down on projects, teams and departments is a little confusing to figure out. Also, sometimes viewing history of projects is a little hard to find and not all projects always show up there. It seems as if some to and some don't.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use this for project management purposes. When someone needs a design, our project manager puts in a task, assigns it to the requestor and requestee, then the two can communicate from there further if need be. Otherwise, there is a deadline put on it and it's an amazing way to manage projects being done and completed. If something needs edited, it's easy to send a message and tag someone so they know exactly how to change it or what needs to be fixed. The biggest benefit we see is efficiency and accountability.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I think as a basic project management software, it works great. I probably do not know every single thing that it does and I may not know all of the capabilities of this software, but for our project management needs it has helped us out tremendously. It is very user friendly for employees that you don't want to spend a ton of time training to use a new software.
Asana Helps me Everyday
What do you like best about the product?
I like that you can assign deadlines, categories for different projects, and that you can assign and share tasks with your coworkers. It's really helpful to switch between the list of tasks and the calendar of tasks, as well! I also like that the tasks you don't complete stay there, for you to revisit if necessary. Overall, it's a very intuitive and user-friendly platform.
What do you dislike about the product?
I dislike getting email reminders about my tasks. I don't really see then need for emails associated with Asana.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I used to be scattered, with paper notes everywhere. I now take notes in Asana, where I know I won't loose them! I'm also solving the problem of starting tasks and never finishing them.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Definitely consider Asana if you are looking for a quick, fresh approach to organizing your thoughts and projects. I use it for tasks large and small. It's always open on my screen--just as important as email.
Great platform!
What do you like best about the product?
I love how organized and easy to use it is. I love how I can use it with my team and have everything viewable to everyone at once.
What do you dislike about the product?
So far, I haven't found anything I dislike about Asana.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It helps me to remember to follow up with potential customers and my team on tasks to be completed.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Jump in! It's great, it's free and it will help keep you and your team on task.
Easy task & todo management
What do you like best about the product?
They offer a seamless user-experience across several platforms, which makes it very easy to manage tasks from your Mac, iPhone & iPad.
What do you dislike about the product?
They don't have a native desktop client, only the web version.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We do our daily task management in Asana and it allows us to keep track of open issues with clients.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you're looking for simple task management, Asana is the way to go.
Recent improvements were much needed
What do you like best about the product?
I like the UI. The recently released features have been key for us. We were actively moving to a different solution until Asana introduced custom fields.
What do you dislike about the product?
Grouping tasks together is clunky.
Subtasks effort estimates should be added up at the task level.
App performance (speed) isn't great when there are many tasks on a project or when trying to open a task with more than 10 subtasks.
Would love to see burnup charts.
Subtasks effort estimates should be added up at the task level.
App performance (speed) isn't great when there are many tasks on a project or when trying to open a task with more than 10 subtasks.
Would love to see burnup charts.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are using Asana to track development of new features for our SaaS solution.
With the new custom fields we are now able to move tasks through a "pipeline" based on a status custom field. That has provided more transparency into a task lifecycle with less overhead than before.
With the new custom fields we are now able to move tasks through a "pipeline" based on a status custom field. That has provided more transparency into a task lifecycle with less overhead than before.
Awesome product.
What do you like best about the product?
The ease of use along with the pricing structure.
What do you dislike about the product?
Have not found anything yet. So simple to setup and use whats there not to like.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Keeping track of projects. There are many products out there, but this one makes it so easy to create entries and edits.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Give it a shot. Nothing to lose and everything to gain.
LOVE LOVE LOVE
What do you like best about the product?
Simplicity and that its free plan doesn't limit most of the features! This tool is a life saver. Being able to have groups and assign tasks is fantastic. This reduces email between our team members and also allows them to have some autonomy, thus not having to micro mange our employees.
We've also started using this for our clients to submit their work.
We've also started using this for our clients to submit their work.
What do you dislike about the product?
We've not found anything that we dislike. We truly love everything about asana.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We have tried ALLLLL of the different project / task management tools. From Complex to Simple ones. Paid and free. Nothing tops Asana and its simplicity for our team. We literally would not have been able to manage all of our projects and likely would have closed our business doors if we didn't have this tool. It is a LIFE SAVER!
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Use it ASAP.
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