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Okay but takes a while to get up and running
What do you like best about the product?
I really like the calendar functionality and visibility, as it not only presents you with deadlines, but helps you stay on task with what you have planned on doing. It does a good job of allowing for multiple ways of viewing the tasks you are trying to manage and keep up to date with, and the reminders and home view really allow for clear communication on task management.
What do you dislike about the product?
It is not the simplest of interfaces and can take time to get situated with the team. Additionally, the tiers of tasks they provide are not extensive enough for our needs. We also operate on more of a scrum/agile method which is much easier implemented with other software that we have found.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are using Asana for basic task management for an early stage startup. Given that we are a small company with constantly changing needs, the more rigid nature of Asana is not ideal. However, we are able to better track progress which helps to dictate day to day operations better. We are still not using Asana as our sole project management tool, but have found value in it nonetheless.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Look at all different project management tools and think about how you plan on growing your team and what framework you want to use (i.e. kanban or otherwise) as there are certain tools better equipped for some methodologies while Asana is good in its own way.
Task tracking made simple
What do you like best about the product?
The UI, for sure. I couldn't think of many more ways to reinvent the to-do list - but definitely Asana was able to surprise me in a lot of ways. It's so easy to visualize and understand your tasks in a specific project, as well as see where is your team on their tasks too. The tasks also can store anything you need, from links, comments, picture, items, etc - but to the contrary of other task management tools like Trello and Evernote, this data doesn't get in the way of the main information - great UI and UX!
What do you dislike about the product?
One thing I think is really missing from Asana is having some tools that can have it used along with Scrum, like having a backlog and being able to separate the tasks by sprints or epics.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Organize our work and improve the team's communication. A place that is easy to great both daily tasks and longer term and bigger scope projects. After making use of Asana we could definitely observe improvement of the team's overall productivity. Now everyone knows exactly what they should be doing (app is great for delegating tasks) and more than that, everyone knows where they should go to understand everything that is going on regarding their projects.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you are afraid that Asana can be overwhelming, don't be. It has a lot of features but it is very simple to use. And more than that, it has integrations with many other tools as well, like Slack and even Google Chrome. It is not only a great tool to be used in teams but also you can use it to track your personal projects too. But if you are considering to use to track your Scrum projects, I think you might need to search for another tool.
Very interesting to work.
What do you like best about the product?
I'm glad that now I have great tools to communicate and relay info to all group with whom I work. Very easy to do tracking. All my working tools are in place.
What do you dislike about the product?
Good ability of tools. But maybe will be better to add more information about what to do or choose. This can be good for beginners because sometimes cant get what to do.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Very good to control our projects. Very great that we can make a schedule and control our tasks. The product has a good design. I'm glad that my team can work easily and much better.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
We like to work with that software. I'm sure that you will like it too. Very easy and simple to understand and work. Wonderful tools to use. Also, the software cares about customers and they update their tools all the time.
Great for small teams
What do you like best about the product?
Asana is the perfect project management software for small teams that don't need the complexity of a JIRA or other overly complex system but have quickly outgrown tracking tasks in Outlook or Excel. Entering a task takes all of 15 seconds. But if you need to you can quickly expand the information around a task by attaching files, creating sub tasks, setting due dates and dependencies, basically all the features you'd expect with a robust project management system without the overly cumbersome screens or requirements. Asana just lets you use what you need for that project or task without forcing a defined workflow on you every time like JIRA.
What do you dislike about the product?
I dislike that they took away the ability to track hours from the free version but I understand why. I also don't like that to track estimated hours, actual hours used and task status you have to setup custom fields for everything. It would be nice if they offered some "templates" of standard custom fields out of the box.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Asana allows my small team to quickly plan out projects and track the tasks needed to complete the project on time for our clients. I love how we don't need dedicated project manager to just manage the project software but can have the developers manage the tasks themselves.
Free and quick task management with mobile app support
What do you like best about the product?
There's a lot to like about this app. First off, it's free, yet so full of features. I've used this for tracking business tasks and even personal tasks like everything that was involved with selling my house. It's nice to assign specific tasks to specific members, and be able to have a conversation on that specific task, along with attachments, follow ups, due dates, sub-tasks, etc. And on top of that, it has a slick mobile app too, so whether you're on your laptop/desktop or on your smartphone, you're good to go.
What do you dislike about the product?
There really isn't anything that I dislike. I've seen some complaints around the web that the site is slow or has performance issues, but I've never experienced that on any of the computers or phones I have used.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It definitely solves our task management and tracking needs. When a task is done, it is archived for future reference. Makes it easy for us to stay organized on what needs to be done, and what has been done. It just works.
If you deal with lot of team mates and hundreds of tasks, Asana is gonna save your life!
What do you like best about the product?
The best task list is the notepad, because it's simple and fast. Now imagine if you give it super powers! That's how I feel about Asana. It makes so easy to create tasks and assign them, but goes beyond a simple notepad list because you can set due dates, include followers, make comments, and much more.
What do you dislike about the product?
I confess one thing... there's a little learning curve, not so much because os Asana itself, but more about how the user will adapt the current way he organize his tasks versus the Asana way. There's some different and flexible ways to use Asana (that's what makes it so good) and in the very beginning you may feel a little lost until you find the way the best suits your needs.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Asana allows for a team to work with hundreds, even thousands of tasks in a very organized and simple way. Asana makes it possible and very delightful to stop using emails for tasks and approvals.
Easy to use and effective
What do you like best about the product?
Really easy to set up. Free package is good enough too for getting efficient project management out of it.
What do you dislike about the product?
Integrations with other apps not available in free package. Atleast give trial option.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
project management, collaboration, task delegation etc. Benefits are that it is easy to assign tasks and keep people accountable for deadlines, progress etc.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Asana is great to get your team to work together, collaborate, keep each other accountable to the tasks needed to finish a project. It also is very convenient to integrate with other apps like Slack so you can get notifications on task completions and comments being left on various project boards. Only thing is that integration is available only for non free accounts. So make the effort and pay so more apps can integrate, for example google drive, dropbox etc.
Task Management for Teams
What do you like best about the product?
The search function is pretty good at finding every task or file related to your search query (even on completed tasks). Tagging projects and tasks helps our team keep campaigns organized instead of just floating around somewhere in Asana. When you upload images, they upload with a thumbnail preview so you can see what the file is before even opening it.
The addition of "boards" allows our team to move projects from one stage to the next and is a nice visual element to Asana. The "copy task" functionality saves me time on repeated tasks, which is huge for me each week. The abiilty to "pin to top" is especially helpful for long threads because you can keep important messages and/or files in clear view instead of buried within a long conversation back and forth with team members. Finally, the two-verification method when deleting a task is nice because the platform doesn't just get rid of something immediately--it makes you confirm it before deleting it from the backend.
The addition of "boards" allows our team to move projects from one stage to the next and is a nice visual element to Asana. The "copy task" functionality saves me time on repeated tasks, which is huge for me each week. The abiilty to "pin to top" is especially helpful for long threads because you can keep important messages and/or files in clear view instead of buried within a long conversation back and forth with team members. Finally, the two-verification method when deleting a task is nice because the platform doesn't just get rid of something immediately--it makes you confirm it before deleting it from the backend.
What do you dislike about the product?
The biggest drawback of Asana for me is the inability to edit comments. Users can only delete and type a new one. This seems like a simple thing to add especially when followers and @ mentions get an email notification of every new update to a task.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
More organization with projects and campaign management.
Comprehensive, but not intuitive
What do you like best about the product?
The various editing features allowing you to make edits and changes to just about any piece of a task, project, sub task, etc. You can customize your project plans as much as you want and get as absolutely detailed as you need to with no limits.
What do you dislike about the product?
There doesn't seem to be an efficient way to quickly filter or sort your tasks. We tried using it to keep track of our recruiting efforts in one company department. It was hard to navigate the 300+ candidates effectively between 5 people.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Organization, project management, multi-team collaboration. For some of our departments, it has become the project software of choice.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
It's simple and plug and play but to really dig into the features you will have to watch some YouTube or internal site instructional videos. There's alot of normal keystrokes or mouse clicks you would do with other software that do the same things, but with Asana they do other things. It can get frustrating when you mean to go back in the browser and you accidentally go someplace else in the software.
Good list view, project management without CRM
What do you like best about the product?
List view for tasks, price point, multiple users, templates and triggered workflows
What do you dislike about the product?
No priority for task list (if same due date), no time tracking, no client contact records
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I needed a place for project management for my small team that DIDN'T incorporate a CRM/Sales pipeline (this isn't a huge prio for me.) It needed to be at a budget price point and allow me to setup my own triggered workflows. It's a perfect user amount/cost (up to five for under $50/mo) and allows me to set up templates for specific projects. Tasks can be assigned and *added quickly* from the to-do list view. Tasks don't have to live in projects and can be triggered or dependant on previous items.
I can color code tags,
I can color code tags,
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I had used Asana three years ago and at first was resistant to giving it another shot. It's very different now!
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