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Best free tool for task management for team members
What do you like best about the product?
I like asana as is its free for a small team, we can assign task to team and they will get notification. Once task is completed we can get reports and all. We can add comments for progress of task and timeline for team members to do project task.
What do you dislike about the product?
user interface was little heavy ( which was taking time to load ) but its been taken care in new version. Now everything is good so far.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are managing tasks for team, progress of project work and requirement change can be commented on task. Checking reports of project task and team performance, time taken for a perticular task etc.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Its good tool for small business and small team to manage team work and individual team members task for perticular project. You can have multiple project and add/assign tasks to team members accordigly.
Asana is my lifeblood
What do you like best about the product?
Asana keeps me accountable. For so long I struggled balancing simple to-do lists with more complex projects that require team collaboration and multiple step processes. Asana fixes that by having a super easy to use system that is good from the most basic reminders to the most complex team projects.
What do you dislike about the product?
There are some basic features that I wish it had - a better ability to change project formats, and a more intuitive way to take advantage of premium features. I also feel like the dashboard has some great potential but is lacking in follow through and reporting capabilities.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The biggest one is keeping our team on the same page. We’re always in the loop with what each other is working on and that makes it far easier to be effective in our efforts across departments.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Trail oh and a sauna are the closest competitors that I can think of in the space. Try them both out, for your business you may find one is better than the other.
Life changing
What do you like best about the product?
The customization is the absolute best! I also appreciate the ability to integrate with so many different things, like Instagantt.
What do you dislike about the product?
The interface is not set up to bring on multiple clients to your teams.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are now using Asana for a full team organization - tasks, resourcing, messaging, etc. We have realized the benefits of each person being able to organize their tasks in their own way.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Study up on all the ways you can make Asana work for you!
Fulfills base requirements for project management
What do you like best about the product?
The fact this its a no-frills project management tool and has user friendly navigation. But I can make it fun by adding a theme!
Ability to comment on current tasks, feature of liking certain comments.
Ability to see all teams, and task pipeline in one scrollable feature
Ability to comment on current tasks, feature of liking certain comments.
Ability to see all teams, and task pipeline in one scrollable feature
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes the no-frills UI seems to basic. There is no way to implement a form like interface for adding individual tasks. For example, for every task added I need the task to describe 1. what 2. how and 3. caveats - compulsorily. Otherwise it dominoes into more comments asking for more/less info etc.
Inability for the task window to pop-out of the right oriented navigation window. Sometimes the comments are lengthy and contributed by multiple members and its inconvenient to keep scrolling the small right side window.
No gmail or outlook email integration available. Would like to have it as an extension so that we're able to connect to relevant emails or email from within Asana app after attaching the task readily without having to download it and attach.
Inability for the task window to pop-out of the right oriented navigation window. Sometimes the comments are lengthy and contributed by multiple members and its inconvenient to keep scrolling the small right side window.
No gmail or outlook email integration available. Would like to have it as an extension so that we're able to connect to relevant emails or email from within Asana app after attaching the task readily without having to download it and attach.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Project Management by streamlining task flows.
Updating everyone on the team of current project pipelines
Updating everyone on the team of current project pipelines
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Very basic project management tool.
Great way to keep our team organized.
What do you like best about the product?
Asana is simple to use and extremely functional. It helps us keep our three different departments in communication, understanding staff workloads and timelines.
What do you dislike about the product?
Cost of premium membership. As we are a non-profit, it would be nice if a discount was offered. We're sitting right at the edge of the free membership and have to price out the premium shortly. The cost from 15 to 20 members is quite high as well. It is also not entirely clear what you get besides more members for the cost.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We have several departments that have to work closely together. Before Asana, we had difficulty understanding what everyone was working on. Now, everyone can see everyone else's workload, we can schedule tasks, comment, upload supporting documentation, work from out of office/home, and easily keep in touch.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Asana is a great tool for mapping out specific projects, but also for showing the general workload between staff and departments. It helps us to prioritize and schedule deadlines, ensuring tasks are completed in a timely manner without overloading people. We are currently able to use the free version, but as our team grows we will have to move over to the paid version.
Great product (if people are willing to use it)
What do you like best about the product?
Asana definitely feels like it makes sense. It is pretty intuitive and easy to use. The design looks sleek and has some really fun features.
What do you dislike about the product?
Using Asana can feel tedious. It is great to have a place to document the process, but sometimes I feel like it just takes too long. There are always extra little things that take up time, and it is easy to drop the ball on my documentation in Asana. Once I get too far behind, the documentation becomes a little bit useless, and it becomes a "check the boxes" type of activity.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Asana is helpful in coordinating projects where multiple people are expected to contribute with different deadlines. It can also be useful for process documentation so that there is an easy place to find notes on recurring projects, such as annual reports.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Think about why you want this type of product, what you hope to get out of it, and what expectations exist for each user.
A Great Collaboration Project Management Tool
What do you like best about the product?
Asana lets you build a full picture of your tasks and by adding some in-house rules like making sure those tasks MUST fall under a target project it ensures all those tasks are on point, focused and will help move the needle.
If I find myself working on a set of tasks that do not fall under a target project, I can throw them into a hidden "drawing board" project to review and refine later when we're investigating new ideas.
If I find myself working on a set of tasks that do not fall under a target project, I can throw them into a hidden "drawing board" project to review and refine later when we're investigating new ideas.
What do you dislike about the product?
Asana offers a lot of powerful tools of which one is the different views you can use to organise your projects. Asana doesn't currently support switching between board view and list view which is a shame as people work best in different ways. This has a knock on effect; if you create a project and add tasks but realise the project would suit the view you didn't choose, you need to recreate the entire board including all the tasks you already created. This has happened to me a few times.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are a multi-faceted organisation with many parts making up the whole. We work on key projects aimed at improving our services and these projects often span several departments. Asana helps us by looping in relevant people on projects whilst maintaining the department structure.
Asana also provides full visibility on what people are working on, so you can monitor pace and offer help if things slow down anywhere.
Asana also provides full visibility on what people are working on, so you can monitor pace and offer help if things slow down anywhere.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I recommend setting up internal conventions that people must adhere to and create templates for task requests. The danger with using these kinds of tools is how easy it is to create tasks but forget the assignee has no context/knowledge of that task.
The most flexible project management software
What do you like best about the product?
Asana was the first PM software that I've used. But, after researching and getting to know other tools I abandoned Asana. At that time Asana was good, but not great. Since them I used Trello, Redbooth, Wrike and other tools. Then, in 2016, I decided to give Asana another chance. And I was surprised to see that there were many new functions and A LOT of improvement in the basic features. Nowadays, I think Asana is the best, most complete and most flexible PM software that I've ever used.
What do you dislike about the product?
Its time to put more formatting options for the description and comments areas (Markdown would be great). For newcommers and people that are not used to work with PMs, the interface may be a little overwhelming when compared with other PMs softwares.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Project management, tasks organization and prioritization, team communication and time tracking trough Everhour (integration)
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I think Asana is the best option for "task first" mindsets. The features that it gives the user for breaking tasks in smaller tasks and prioritizing your work, as you get it done, are the very core of this system. For project overviews and complex tasks workflows, maybe other tools are a better fit.
Effective Project Management Software
What do you like best about the product?
The ability to create complex subtasks nested inside of bigger tasks. For a campaign with many moving parts, this is an effective way of laying out all the work necessary for our team. We are a team of 10 people but have clients in many other departments. We can create specific teams to manage the projects therein and only the team members who need access to those projects have to be added to those teams. We can also easily duplicate tasks, so that recurring emails or website projects can be added and assigned easily.
What do you dislike about the product?
There's not a great overview of all the projects in a single category and the calendar view leaves something to be desired. You can't view a team-specific timeline of projects, which may not be a problem, unless you have many teams like our organization does.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We had a project management problem before Asana. We managed our projects via email through Outlook, which was not ideal. With Asana, we are able to quickly assign tasks and duplicate them for recurring projects. It also gives us an effective log of what we've accomplished.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Asana takes a little time to set up, but once the system for setting up projects is secure and the teams are created, it becomes much more powerful. Be prepared for managers to enter tasks as well. Individual users can enter their own tasks, but it works more smoothly when projects are entered by a supervisor and then assigned to individuals.
Asana does everything
What do you like best about the product?
Asana can pretty much replace multiple tools because it puts everything into one platform. I can manage the tasks I'm in charge of and also keep track of other assignments I distribute to the team. You can also have conversations within Asana and tag the person you want to address and it will send a notification to that person so they can see exactly what project you have questions or concerns about. You can also customize how the actual platform looks, like if you like a dashboard versus a list view. You can upload files, add links, have discussions and stay on top of projects and I love it.
What do you dislike about the product?
I wasn't a big fan of the automated settings in Asana. It would always list things out as the newest task I created instead of listing everything by the due date. I did eventually figure out how to fix this, but I think the default should be due date. But, I recognize that's just a preference and it's literally the only thing I could even think of that I dislike.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Like I mentioned with the things that I like best, Asana eliminates the unnecessary back and forth of email communication. Instead of emailing someone and waiting on a response, I can find everything I need in Asana. I can strike up conversations, tag people, and manage projects with ease.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you try Asana, everyone on your team has to commit to using it. It only works if everyone is checking their Asana and completing assignments.
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