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Increased Productivity with Asana
What do you like best about the product?
I like that Asana provides a seamless way for my manager to assign tasks and monitor my progress, as well as provide notes for tasks I need to complete.
What do you dislike about the product?
I have not found anything that I dislike about Asana. It provides all of the services that I expect it to for a free software, and have been very satisfied thus far.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are solving the problem of organizing the workload around the team. It can be hard at times to keep everything you need to get done in order, and Asana provides a seamless way to visualize all of your tasks with their due dates in one place.
The main benefit of Asana is the ability to stay on track and keep all of your tasks in order.
The main benefit of Asana is the ability to stay on track and keep all of your tasks in order.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
It is well worth a try as it has a free version that can be set up in minutes.
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Amazing collaboration tool for companies and freelancers
What do you like best about the product?
Only when I moved to other collaboration and project management systems I realized that Asana was the one for me. My perfect features are multiple editing tasks, many projects, the calendar with details well designed since I have a small laptop screen and the subtasks.
Protip: Use ":" in front of a task to create a project subgroup.
Protip: Use ":" in front of a task to create a project subgroup.
What do you dislike about the product?
The e-mail notification system lacks interest, I can't point exactly where it could be improved but the notifications do not get my attention, maybe the presentation it gets on my inbox causes this effect. Other feature would be multiple task owners, even though I can add followers it's not clear who is the responsible of a task.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I'm a freelancer who also sells digital goods with my girlfriend, so we have multiple projects and multiple purposes, from having a database of new ideas for a template to when the institutional site is due.
With asana, I track the delivery date, the tasks, the project calendar. And also the whole "company" calendar.
With asana, I track the delivery date, the tasks, the project calendar. And also the whole "company" calendar.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Go to your "My Profile Settings", the tab Hacks have some useful or funny things to add!
Asana helps me organize web design projects.
What do you like best about the product?
I appreciate that Asana now offers project management tools in both list and tile formats. I personally prefer the list format. It's easy to see our progress at any given time. It also makes it super simple for me to quickly look at a project and see whether we're on track to finish on time and on-budget. Project management for website design projects can be a nightmare, but Asana really has helped me stay on top of my client work, and has helped my sanity!
What do you dislike about the product?
Asana's user interface can be a bit confusing at times. There are so many capabilities, and it can be challenging to discover what formats and configurations will work best for me. I assume after a while longer of experimenting with formats, I'll get a more concrete system down.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Asana has helped me avoid overwhlem and disorganization in my largest client projects. I used to use Google spreadsheets for project management, and Asana gives me the same benefits, but with more capabilities. My working speed is much quicker now that I have Asana to automate some of my tasks.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Try out the free version, and give yourself time to adjust to the format. There are also helpful blog articles with suggestions on how to organize projects, along with examples.
Efficient Project Management
What do you like best about the product?
I no longer have to worry about people being left off of emails or having to backtrack to find files or information. Everything is organized and displayed in an extremely intuitive way. Things that need to be seen by everyone can be, and things that need to be private can be so as well.
What do you dislike about the product?
There is very little I dislike with asana. The main issue I have had actually deals with people using it consistently. Once everyone in your office or on your team buys in, this makes everything so much easier.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
For me as a graphic designer, the main problems this has solved has to do with communication. I now have one central location for uploading comps and proofs without worry of forgetting to include someone on an email or items getting lost on a busy day. This puts communication all in one place which is extremely helpful.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you have multiple people on your team and you want to keep everything organized in one place, this product is for you.
Great for some, good enough for many, not enough for a few.
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of use and device independence. Asana is good on the web, especially with the new workboard view. I've developed tracking for a lot of ideas using the standard card formats. Easy to assign to others in the group and to follow particular tasks. The number of extensions and plugins are impressive and there are many that really extend functionality like the Instagantt and Templana.
What do you dislike about the product?
Right now there seem to be some restrictions in switching between the board and the standard view. It's easy for a lot of things to get lost in the shuffle if you don't have consistent labeling.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Tracking of random ideas that come up during a product UAT process. Big benefits from the ability to add things on the fly and move them around.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
The software is pretty flexible almost to the point of allowing too much freedom. One suggestion is to examine the training materials and see how others manage processes similar to your own. I wish I had paid more attention in the beginning as my workflow implementation is complicated and could have been smoother.
Love it, easy to use!
What do you like best about the product?
I've been using Asana for my personal projects for a while, and then I introduced it to the office. I've sent the information on it to about half a dozen people, and the two teams I manage use it daily now. It's a great way for us to really collaborate and the My Tasks screen is a fantastic way for me to really get an "at a glance" view of my daily to-dos :)
What do you dislike about the product?
I'd love it if there was a group chat function that was global for the team, rather than just the commenting element in each project individually.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Communications between team members on where we're at with a project have gotten so much better, and it's much easier for us all to just log in to the dashboard and see where things were left off at. It's been wonderful, because with so many moving parts, and the ability to add comments and files to the tasks makes it very easy and straightforward.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Asana is a clean, user-friendly system with a lot of options for customization. If you're considering it against any other project management systems, I'd highly recommend just playing with a demo or a trial of Asana. It's quick and easy to learn, and there's no harm in giving it a go!
Asana saved my team's projects
What do you like best about the product?
I love that Asana allows my dispersed/always on the go team to keep on top of projects - ask questions, reassign tasks, add tasks, etc. - all in one easy place.
What do you dislike about the product?
I wish the list of my tasks + tasks I've assigned to others could be side by side - I want to track the status of everything outstanding that I've assigned people, just as much as I want to track what I've been assigned! Maybe this is a thing already - would be awesome to know about if so.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Streamlining projects both within my team and across teams without tasks and goals getting lost. It helps us make sure that every detail is assigned and accounted for.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Great to keep yourself organized, but even better to keep teams organized.
Asana: great way to stay on task in multi-variable work environment
What do you like best about the product?
I used this website/app during my time working for a non-profit through AmeriCorps in New York City. Really liked how well-organized the site was. The side bar on the left made it easy to see checklist items and what needed to get done. The layout was very aesthetically pleasing and appealing to look at; made me want to use the app more.
What do you dislike about the product?
I liked the vast majority of features on Asana. It may have been helpful to have some sort of tutorial or something, though, because there were so many aspects of the website that it was difficult sometimes to navigate all of them.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The problems of staying on task, focused, and not forgetting when things are due were all vastly improved through using Asana, as it made clear what tasks each employee needed to complete and when.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Try this product out; a worthwhile addition to the technology usage of your company.
Great for assigning and tracking tasks!
What do you like best about the product?
Asana is great for assigning tasks and tracking their completion for different projects and teams. It's very customizable and keeps me from having 30 paper to-do lists on my desk. It's also great for tracking recurring tasks (you can set them to recur automatically), and you can share documents and resources for projects (integrated with Google Drive).
What do you dislike about the product?
I get too many emails from Asana. There is probably a way to update email preferences, but I haven't figured it out.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Having a streamlined way to set tasks with due dates and track them among teams has helped a lot with follow-through on projects. It helps us stay organized and creates accountability for doing the tasks assigned to you in a timely manner.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
There are a lot of tutorials available. You don't necessarily need to use them to set up and use Asana for your company, but there are a lot of extra features and customizations available that can be useful.
Asana Review
What do you like best about the product?
Project tasks and subtask ability – keeps my work organized and moving forward ( for the most part :)
Additionally the "board" view is nice and priority tracking
Additionally the "board" view is nice and priority tracking
What do you dislike about the product?
No gannt view for the lifecycle of projects. There's a plugin but it forces my team to keep all my project tasks under one "Project" ( i.e. me ) to see a full overview at once.
I wish there was a separate area/window for attachments that could also be separated into multiple folder "directories" - such as "assets" and "proofs" – and, (like Google Drive) allowed me to select multiple attachments and download at once ( with maintaining the file name. )
This would also keep the task attachments area so much cleaner. It gets overwhelming with the comments thread and makes that task run so very long! :(
I wish there was a separate area/window for attachments that could also be separated into multiple folder "directories" - such as "assets" and "proofs" – and, (like Google Drive) allowed me to select multiple attachments and download at once ( with maintaining the file name. )
This would also keep the task attachments area so much cleaner. It gets overwhelming with the comments thread and makes that task run so very long! :(
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Exactly what Asana is meant for - project management / priorities, and goals.
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