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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 :)
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Asana is user friendly and very flexible
What do you like best about the product?
Asana is extremely easy to use and very user friendly. I've used it for the last 4 or 5 years, and I've also tried a few other project management/task management apps. I've always come back to Asana. I love the fact that you can add sub tasks to regular tasks - that's a HUGE plus for me.
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't like that you can't organize your tasks with anything other than 'Today', 'Upcoming', and 'Later'. I currently try and use 'sections' to organize my tasks a little better, but I'd love if I could sort of rename those 'Today', 'Upcoming' and 'Later' sections and add additional ones so I can collapse and hide tasks that I know I'm not currently going to be working on. I have a lot of other 'sections' I like to organize my tasks under, such as 'Design', 'Development', or 'Waiting on client', 'In Progress', 'Follow Up', etc.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Asana really helps team members stay organized and helps other team members know what's on a certain team member's plate. With traditional email, you have no way of knowing exactly how much a person has on their plate at any given moment. You also can't really get a sense of where exactly a project is. With Asana, you can have everything in one place and solve all of those problems.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
You can use Asana for free at any time, so give it a try and see if you like it. I feel that with any type of task/project management system that's the only way you're going to know if it's going to work for you. I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Good Product
What do you like best about the product?
Asana is a good task management and communication tool for teams. It is great at helping teams collaborate on different projects while managing who can view and have input on them. It allows for great opportunities to give feedback and updates.
What do you dislike about the product?
If you have different teams it can be hard to track projects or rather being sure who are looking at the correct team.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use it with our communications team. They create graphic designs and other promotional products and marketing tools. This has allowed us to see how they are doing on projects, what needs to be started, and gives other a chance to provide input.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you're looking for a great collaborative task manager with a clean and easy workflow this is the product for you!
Solid Project Management
What do you like best about the product?
My favorite feature is the ease of setting up multiple "Client Spaces" in Asana. I can easily switch to a new client space within seconds and see my entire project/task list. This is a great feature for freelancers.
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't love the constant notifications (i know you can turn that off). I only use the web version right now and occasionally the app version. I think I would prefer a stand alone mac app like Slack has.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Asana definitely helps in getting things done. The tasks are clear with due dates, collaborators, and relevant assets attached. It really makes it easy to see what needs to be done and when to deliver it.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you're looking for a solid way to manage multiple clients, this is an amazing tool. I love the live switching of client spaces and being able to look at all my tasks and projects in a quick glance. Clients enjoy the accountability it brings to our relationship as well. It puts important assets and information out front and doesn't let it get lost in an email trail.
Best Basic Project Management Tool
What do you like best about the product?
If you are on the market for a basic project management system, Asana is easily the best tool out there. It's free, but they don't skimp on the features. I love how easy it is to use, and how I can view my tasks and projects in several different ways - on a calendar, on a task list, etc. You can also comment on tasks, which is great if you're using Asana with a team.
What do you dislike about the product?
Asana does have a few minor issues. Sometimes it randomly logs you out and you lose whatever comment you were leaving or task you were adding. There are also some screens that require you to zoom out if you want to full see your options, which is annoying. There are also a few quirks with setting up projects that take some getting used to.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Asana is a great solution for project management. If you're running a small business, you don't need to spend an arm and a leg to track your tasks.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
This is a free program, so it isn't as robust as some of the other project management tools out there. It is best for small companies with under 25 employees. If you have more, you'll probably need a tool with more features.
Asana is Amazing for Project Management!
What do you like best about the product?
It's ease to use. I like being able to brain dump a new process or project into Asana then go back through and reorganize it by just dragging and dropping tasks.
I love that I can communicate with my team through Asana versus logging into my email. I also love that I can upload files, images, mp3 into a task directly. It's like a one-stop-shop for getting a project done.
This is silly but I love completing a task and seeing a Narwal or Unicorn fly across my screen. It gives me a rush of accomplishment.
I love that I can communicate with my team through Asana versus logging into my email. I also love that I can upload files, images, mp3 into a task directly. It's like a one-stop-shop for getting a project done.
This is silly but I love completing a task and seeing a Narwal or Unicorn fly across my screen. It gives me a rush of accomplishment.
What do you dislike about the product?
The app for my phone is a bit hard to navigate. I like that they have an app for my iPhone so I can respond to my team while I'm on the go. However, sometimes I can't find projects that I am looking for on my phone and that is a bit frustrating.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Asana helps keep me on track with projects and it helps me always know where I am with working with clients
One of the greatest productivity tools out there
What do you like best about the product?
Asana has a clear interface that is very user-friendly. This is enhanced a lot by the new kanban board methodology that helps to track bigger projects. I liked that I can talk to team members on a project or task specific room. The app is also a very handy companion and we are now even trying to organize stuff like our house chores and vacation planning on it
What do you dislike about the product?
The different layering in a structure can be quite daunting sometimes as stuff are hidden in sublayers. I also disliked that you can't assign a task to multiple people or something like a department. I wasn't very positive about the way Asana handles docs from google drive as it's not very intuitive
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
although we have a simple remote work process, things still kept falling through the cracks as no one knew where in the process we were. Asana helped a lot in the remote working process that people working from home or any place else in the world can keep up to date with current projects and their own deliverables. It also helps to quickly identify where timing problems are and gave a quick way to solve by delegating work.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Asana is great for keeping track of projects but it's not very flexible to be customized for specific tasks or flows. It lacks a bit in time tracking but an open API makes up for it. we used tools like togl.com for time tracking. Also look into Podio if you are looking for a more flexible solution that can handle invoicing and time tracking
Asana provides a lean task and team management experience.
What do you like best about the product?
Asana provides a streamlined interface for managing a team's tasks, calendar, and communication. The keyboard shortcuts make it easy to navigate and become a power user.
What do you dislike about the product?
Speed. The desktop, especially with recent releases, seems to be sluggish at times. Since I have last used the mobile app it was lacking major features but was a much better experience than the original mobile app (Android.)
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I have used Asana when working on web development projects. We used Asana to specify Epics (main tasks) and specific issues around them as subtasks. We used the calendar and due dates for team planning.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
When comparing Asana to solutions like Trello and Atlassian's JIRA you can consider it a great blend of Trello's ease of use and Atlassian's other management tools.
Needs Streamlining
What do you like best about the product?
I like the collaboration ability of Asana, as well as the ability to break communication down in to teams and projects.
What do you dislike about the product?
This platform seems like a great idea, but needs to integrate itself with Google or Apple to be truly useful. If Google could have the capability to assign tasks based on Team, Project, etc the way Asana can, that would be ideal. Currently, Asana feels like I am having to re-do something I have already spent a lot of time doing - organizing tasks, projects, contacts, groups, calendars, etc.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are a large school district that needs to be able to communicate as fast as possible, and keep connections secure. We need to be able to collaborate on a project that many eyes are looking at, and give suggestions remotely. The idea behind Asana is wonderful for collaboration, it just needs streamlined in to a larger platform to be fully usable.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Try to integrate with a larger Platform, Google would be a great company to consider. They could really benefit from Asana's streamlined approach, and Asana could benefit from their notoriety.
Excellent project management tool!
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to use, Asana was easy to set up and easy to implement. With over 140 active clients our offices needed a strong project management software to help our 20 staff work efficiently and successfully.
What do you dislike about the product?
There is no reporting or export feature and the calendar sync is weak with Outlook.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We're able to better manage client projects, staff work loads and assignment deadlines.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Make sure you have an implementation plan and processes in place to begin with your team.
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