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Using Asana as a task manager for my team
What do you like best about the product?
There are a few things I like about Asana. I enjoy the ability to set due dates for yourself and that if you link it to your e-mail it will remind you via e-mail when you have a task due. I also like the ability to link from Box straight into Asana because it is helpful for people to click directly onto a link from box rather than go into the program itself.
What do you dislike about the product?
There are a few things that aren't super intuitive -- like linking others to specific tasks and copying tasks from person to person.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We like to keep everybody on our team updated with what we are doing on a day to day basis, as well as long term projects. I like that I can think of a tasks for someone else on my team and assign it to them via Asana. My boss finds it helpful to be able to assign me tasks. I like that there is a mobile app as well.
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Project Manager's Dream
What do you like best about the product?
I love that our team was able to nearly eliminate internal email with the help of Asana. As a project manager this is essential to an effective daily workflow.
What do you dislike about the product?
I would like more sorting capabilities within a user's list. More collapsible sections would help.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
As I mentioned, we've nearly eliminated internal email. The time/date and user stamped comments act as a record of actions taken or communication with a client that we refer back to constantly. Our president has eliminated several dreaded spreadsheets worth of information as a result of using Asana.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Stay very organized from the start and be sure you understand the best way your company can utilize the extensive features.
Great Project Management App
What do you like best about the product?
It's free to use for a small team like ours and has all the features and functions I was looking for (easy to create templates and make copies to quickly duplicate project lists/tasks).
What do you dislike about the product?
It can be quite daunting for new users to get used to using it. I'm relatively tech savvy and it took me a while to warm up to it.
Also, it took some convincing for my team to get used to using it.
But it was worth it in the end as I prefer Asana over most other popular project mgt apps.
Also, it took some convincing for my team to get used to using it.
But it was worth it in the end as I prefer Asana over most other popular project mgt apps.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Reducing amount of email back and forth. We have a centralized area where we can share info and status updates on projects so it's helping our productivity very much.
Does exactly what I need it to do
What do you like best about the product?
I use Asana primarily as an internal task management software. It works great for keeping track of my to-dos that I need to remember. It is a rather simple product for me - I know it has a lot more features for team based work but my use case is plain - just a list of things I need to do and buckets based on priority. I don't ask much of Asana, but for what I do ask it accomplishes.
What do you dislike about the product?
I have previously used the external team aspects of Asana and didn't love them. It felt a bit clunky and took you out of your normal workflow. I think the software could be used in a really great way for a team, but it was not used as such by my team. Maybe training from the Asana staff on the most efficient workflow would help - I think that is something many companies would pay for.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Keeping track of short to medium term tasks that I need to accomplish. Definitely helps me keep on top of my workload and make sure nothing falls through the cracks.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Try it - pretty easy learning curve, worth trying
Great for advanced to-do lists
What do you like best about the product?
As far as to-do lists go, Asana is perfect. It's built to handle each to-do as a task, with subtasks, descriptions, and comments available under each task. Team sharing options also make it a solid communication and organizational tool.
I've used Asana for some complex project management, or at least as one part of my toolkit.
I've used Asana for some complex project management, or at least as one part of my toolkit.
What do you dislike about the product?
A more calendar-focused layer -- or at least more feature-rich Google Calendar integration -- would make it easier to use as a full project management tool. As tasks with due-dates tend to move around under different dynamic categories (e.g., a task would move from "Later" to "Upcoming" automatically), it can be tricky to structure tasks with deadlines by due-dates. Basically, it's a perfect to-do list, but would be able to do more if it had more of a GANTT- or calendar-style layer.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Project management, organization, remembering tasks.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Check out Trello as well.
Couldn't stay organized without it.
What do you like best about the product?
I love Asana. Love that I can have different 'workspaces' for different areas of my life - home, work, side jobs. So, so easy to collaborate with a team, assign tasks to people, organize projects and stay focused. Love the 'celebrations' and the fact that I can forward emails to Asana and create tasks. So easy to prioritize today, upcoming, later. Can also sync it with Google calendar. There's a mobile app, which is great.
What do you dislike about the product?
The mobile app isn't as robust as I'd like, but it's still there and gets the job done. There's not a whole lot I'd change. Maybe the ability to quick-preview attachments (images/documents) to tasks. Or a whole-view for the calendar (available per workspace, but not as an overview for all your workspaces).
It's really great for keeping on task and organized, but if you're looking for a full-fledged project management, it's a little light (budget, finances, etc.). We've been just fine using it the way it is, and having one person track our budgets in excel. Better reporting there for that type of thing.
It's really great for keeping on task and organized, but if you're looking for a full-fledged project management, it's a little light (budget, finances, etc.). We've been just fine using it the way it is, and having one person track our budgets in excel. Better reporting there for that type of thing.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are a university career services office, organizing several large events, year-long programming, and strategic planning initiatives. We no longer have to rely on updating excel spreadsheet organizers, and it's so much easier to make changes and brainstorm via Asana.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Try it. Super easy to set up, free for teams/workspaces under 15 people. So, so great.
Asana
What do you like best about the product?
For small business is ideal. The free version provides all features you need. It's up to you to take advantage to them and "create" your own ways to use it.
It's very well coded, very simple, agile, integrated with email and more, and intuitive.
It has been improving since they launched it.
It's very well coded, very simple, agile, integrated with email and more, and intuitive.
It has been improving since they launched it.
What do you dislike about the product?
Attachments feature still needs some improvements.
For example, it should recognize dropbox links as attachments. It's easier for me to send a link but it looks better in the task thread if you do a proper attachment (it groups all attached files, but not links).
Gmail has already done this. It recognizes links and shows it as attachment with a thumbnail.
Thumbnail would be useful too, maybe when you hover the file.
It would be nice to track the "start" of a task, so you as project manager can easily recognize on what task each team member is working on.
And also to be able to see this on the calendar. Lets say a task needs 3 days of work, you cover all 3 days in the calendar with a color, not just the delivery.
Android version was too slow and they updated it sometime ago, now it works much better!
For example, it should recognize dropbox links as attachments. It's easier for me to send a link but it looks better in the task thread if you do a proper attachment (it groups all attached files, but not links).
Gmail has already done this. It recognizes links and shows it as attachment with a thumbnail.
Thumbnail would be useful too, maybe when you hover the file.
It would be nice to track the "start" of a task, so you as project manager can easily recognize on what task each team member is working on.
And also to be able to see this on the calendar. Lets say a task needs 3 days of work, you cover all 3 days in the calendar with a color, not just the delivery.
Android version was too slow and they updated it sometime ago, now it works much better!
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are in the business of 3D animation.
It has been very useful up to now, and all the updates were very solid improvements.
We are able to keep track of our projects, comment on tasks (the people involved are notified), do all follow-up.
It has been very useful up to now, and all the updates were very solid improvements.
We are able to keep track of our projects, comment on tasks (the people involved are notified), do all follow-up.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Try it! You'll see.
excellent service
What do you like best about the product?
I love being able to show exactly what i have done each day, i can go back and say here are the tasks i have completed while also entering projects as parts so i can check them off as i get them done to work towards a greater goal. you can also enter an estimated completion goal to help keep you to task and Asana will also email you to remind you that you have tasks that remain overdue and incomplete.
What do you dislike about the product?
the only thing i really dislike is i have some tasks that are more long term and i receive emails daily about them not being complete, which can get annoying.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use Asana to show the progress of the employees throughout the day as well as established a ticketing system for our IT department so that they can prioritize what needs to be fixed first based on how important or difficult it will be without being interrupted constantly by the rest of the staff to jump and fix something for them every few minutes.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Asana allows you to prioritize your day while also keeping track of which tasks you have completed and which still need to be worked on. Currently we use it to also track just what our employees are doing during the day, some get super specific down to who they emailed while others are more vague simply stating they sent out the email reports. Asana allows you excellent integration and can also be used as a ticket system for repairs which works excellent for our IT department.
Daunting at first, but worth it in the long run
What do you like best about the product?
Asana is one of the best tools out there for keeping every aspect of a task all in one place. One on simple screen you can: assign tasks, attach documents and links to complete that task, set deadlines, discuss the task with colleagues, and even bill for the task. And much more! This tool definitely does its best to negate having to keep track of assignments across multiple platforms.
What do you dislike about the product?
Three things: 1. There is no desktop app. 2. Learning to use it is a bit daunting. 3. There is no functionality to see what tasks are being completed across teams.
The first two are pretty surmountable. There are third-party apps which turn Asana into a desktop app. And the Asana customer training team was very helpful. Still, it did take some dedicated practice time for me to truly be able to be a pro at this tool. As for the third problem, it's a pretty big detriment. I rely on this tool for project management, and Asana puts some pretty annoying walls between segments of my projects.
The first two are pretty surmountable. There are third-party apps which turn Asana into a desktop app. And the Asana customer training team was very helpful. Still, it did take some dedicated practice time for me to truly be able to be a pro at this tool. As for the third problem, it's a pretty big detriment. I rely on this tool for project management, and Asana puts some pretty annoying walls between segments of my projects.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
My company is a fast-paced, client-service atmosphere, and we needed a software that could keep track of all of the little assignments that come up on an hourly basis. This product has allowed us to keep all work functions in one place, and standardize how all of our team manage projects.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I would highly recommend this product if you are using it for a company like a PR agency, where everyone is using it in similar ways. I have heard feedback from others that the product does not work well between dissimilar departments. For example, a software development department and customer service department would be using very different aspects of this tool, which defeats its purpose.
Great opportunity for whole team to put tasks in one platform
What do you like best about the product?
I like using Asana for assigning projects to other members of my team and getting assigned tasks by my boss. it makes it so much easier than goign back and forth through emails asking to do a,b,c, and then checking in on a,b,c status- all can be done easily in Asana and doesn't clog up my inbox.
What do you dislike about the product?
I dislike that I can't find how to see projects that I assigned to someone else
I wish i could more easily copy projects and tasks and have them reoccur
I wish i could more easily copy projects and tasks and have them reoccur
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are solving the problem of everyone having their to-do list individually and not in one place for all team members to see and track. The benefits we've realized is that it saves us a lot of time
Recommendations to others considering the product:
THis is the best tool and platform for monitoring your projects with your team
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