External reviews
External reviews are not included in the AWS star rating for the product.
Good for small projects. Needs work for medium / large projects
What do you like best about the product?
The conversational model with tasks makes it great to converse with clients and get immediate feedback. Drag and drop for attachments is a big time saver and the tagging feature works great when you need to gain additional feedback from a team member.
Asana saves on the fly as you move for each field, so there is no save button to find, as opposed to other systems like JIRA, which makes for fast task entry. Once you learn a few formatting tricks, such as the > or the : symbol in a section "title", it makes it easy to break out your tasks into sections.
Tagging is quite handy as well, especially during the final phase of a project when you are identifying bugs vs features. Since tags can be anything, I've often used them to put hourly estimates on time to completion.
Asana saves on the fly as you move for each field, so there is no save button to find, as opposed to other systems like JIRA, which makes for fast task entry. Once you learn a few formatting tricks, such as the > or the : symbol in a section "title", it makes it easy to break out your tasks into sections.
Tagging is quite handy as well, especially during the final phase of a project when you are identifying bugs vs features. Since tags can be anything, I've often used them to put hourly estimates on time to completion.
What do you dislike about the product?
While there are "row numbers" that you can have visible in a project, the only "unique Id" that you have for a task is a GUID. This can make it hard at times when you're trying to point a user to a task through an alternate channel (such as Slack) or if the task gets moved around the list and you're trying to find it again. I have resorted to simply adding our own "ID" in our task titles for this kind of visual representation.
Because of this, when you start dealing with medium to large projects with a lot of tasks, the list can become a little overwhelming to look at. There is a "sub-task" feature which can help alleviate that, and I've had mixed results with that. I personally find drilling down into sub-tasks to get important details or conversation a little time consuming. If the sub-task is a simple title/name, this works out well.
Because of this, when you start dealing with medium to large projects with a lot of tasks, the list can become a little overwhelming to look at. There is a "sub-task" feature which can help alleviate that, and I've had mixed results with that. I personally find drilling down into sub-tasks to get important details or conversation a little time consuming. If the sub-task is a simple title/name, this works out well.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Asana has worked out well to get our ever changing customer base in synch with our project work for them. It has allowed us to move away from e-mail as the primary means of communication for tasks / features we are building. It allows us to collaboratively update a task, which wasn't possible before.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you have a medium/large scale project, consider adding "status categories" and move your tasks into there are they are ready for review or are completed. While this doesn't provide a true Kanban style board (something I hope they implement) it will help make sure important action items aren't lost in the list of tasks to do.
- Leave a Comment |
- Mark review as helpful
I have enjoyed using Asana overall but would love to see a few improvements.
What do you like best about the product?
I love the ability to assign projects to my team and track my own tasks using deadlines and projects.
What do you dislike about the product?
I wish there was an easier way to create templates for tasks that are repeatable (i.e. every new client we register, every event we plan) and we use the same process each time. Right now we have created a project that we duplicate which is fine but is not user friendly. I would love to be able to use Zapier to create a new project once we close a deal.
I also wish I could assign multiple people to one task! Sometimes it's a team effort to complete a task.
I also wish I could assign multiple people to one task! Sometimes it's a team effort to complete a task.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are a nonprofit organization that is providing entrepreneurship & business education to young adults with developmental disabilities. We are a small organization (a team of 3) and are using Asana to be more productive.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
This is a great resource for small teams to better work together on projects!
Project Management Software Simplified
What do you like best about the product?
It's clean UI, ability to still access my tasks from app and offline. Asana makes it easy to share, collaborate and track team and individual projets.
What do you dislike about the product?
There are not to many things I don't like about Asana but I wish there was more customization and they had their own reporting feature vs relying on other services they connect with.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Who's responsible for what, when is it due and how long will it take. I have benefited greatly from trying to figure out how to best assign, track and report on project related progress.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Play around with the service as it's currently free to do so on a limited team basics. When comparing others, it integrates very nicely with other providers.
Your to-do list app. But improved. WAY improved.
What do you like best about the product?
One of the things I like the most on Asana is the overview you can get of your different activities and projects. Besides, I can track the activities of other members of my team. You can set up dead lines, follow up the progress of projects, write instructions for specific tasks and so on. It also can be integrated with other tools.
What do you dislike about the product?
It is not a very concrete feedback, but, for me, the dashboard is not that intuitive. On my opinion, it is a little bit polluted and it does not have a great design. The screen is divided in 4 sections and that can be somehow annoying until you get used to the interface. For this reason, I would give a 9.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We can now better track the activities of our members working in different projects. We have task descriptions inside the projects, so the home office works better. We set up dead lines for each participant of the project. We are saving a lot of time with his.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
That is for sure a complete solution. If you do not need too many features, just the basic, that may be too much for you. It is not that intuitive and the interface is not that clean. But if you really want to go a little bit deeper, that might be something designed for your needs. In general, I would recommend it to people who have already used another tools for this purpose before.
Delightful, visual project management
What do you like best about the product?
It's nice to be able to use the keyboard to manage tasks.
My inbox, I love sorting my inbox. You get a task assigned, and then mark it for today, upcoming or later. Helps sort out and focus attention.
Being able to set default view, such as a Calendar view for an Editorial Calendar. I learned that in one of their guides. Their guides are great too.
Someone else mentioned "only being able to assign one person to a task" as a CON. I think it's a positive thing. One person should be "responsible for a task. You can assign sub-tasks to other people. That is awesome.
My inbox, I love sorting my inbox. You get a task assigned, and then mark it for today, upcoming or later. Helps sort out and focus attention.
Being able to set default view, such as a Calendar view for an Editorial Calendar. I learned that in one of their guides. Their guides are great too.
Someone else mentioned "only being able to assign one person to a task" as a CON. I think it's a positive thing. One person should be "responsible for a task. You can assign sub-tasks to other people. That is awesome.
What do you dislike about the product?
I'm usually hyper critical and have some constructive criticism, but I can honestly say I love this app.
I tried using it at another company, but it wasn't a good fit because not everyone was "in" the app. I think the success is going to depend on how willing teams are to shift communication to Asana. That isn't a "dislike" but certainly something to be aware of.
I tried using it at another company, but it wasn't a good fit because not everyone was "in" the app. I think the success is going to depend on how willing teams are to shift communication to Asana. That isn't a "dislike" but certainly something to be aware of.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Being able to plan and see at a glance what is coming up. I prefer using this for an Editorial Calendar, because the tasks are there in Asana. Tried using Google Calendar before with another task management tool, and it was like doubling up work. This is way better.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you tried Asana out a few years ago, give it another try. The new UI is amazing.
I use this for project management
What do you like best about the product?
Nicely-designed for managing team workflows and project management. It's also lightweight, responsive and simple to set up. The free version supports up to 15 team members. Sweet HTML5 design. Feature rich. Fun little easter eggs hidden throughout the app; such as when your team completes a task, unicorns fly out on the page. Don't believe me? Give it a go!
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes the UI is a bit detailed and condensed and it can be hard to tell where to put information. I have often found myself clicking on the wrong button or action.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Task management. We have used other programs such as Basecamp and spreadsheets for managing projects and have found Asana to be the most fun, reliable and ease of use.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I would definitely consider this software when thinking about project management tools for your business. It's super easy to use, customizable and can be accessed from anywhere that you have internet.
This project management system is a lifesaver!
What do you like best about the product?
I love the ability to break out projects, divide up tasks, assign a deadline, leave comments and notes. I love to look at my tasks in list view, showing what is due first at the top and descending from there. Other coworkers prefer to look at it in calendar view and it accommodates us both easily. It's easy to move tasks around, reassign, and see where a project left off.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes we find that due to the sections, we list a project or task twice - say the manager and the contributor both assign the same task to someone. I've run into some issues with emails not coming through notifying me of new comments, but that is very likely due to our email server blocking it rather than the asana program itself.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We were using a google doc as a project management software (not ideal) before we found asana. Our team now works collaboratively in the software and holds weekly meetings where we go through as a team and discuss progress.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Asana is a great platform for project management. I've found it very easy to work in, more user friendly than Basecamp or Teamwork for our needs.
Asana is the best project management tool!
What do you like best about the product?
My favorite part of Asana is the ability to add projects and the color-coding!
What do you dislike about the product?
There is nothing that I dislike about Asana so far!
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I love Asana because I can share projects with others and it helps keep me organized and all of my projects and lists in one place!
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I recommend Asana because even their free version is amazing! There is no possible way that you can use Asana and not get organized!
Always in the loop
What do you like best about the product?
Always being in the loop with each team members tasks and the feeling of checking items off a virtual to-do list.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes the reminders via email are too frequent.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are able to share tasks across our team and leaders are able to assign items to the correct individual within the organization.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Great FREE platform that performs like a paid service.
Asana is a useful - but slow - tool
What do you like best about the product?
I like that I can create multiple projects and just share them with those on the project. I also like that I get email notifications with updates, and that it's a one stop shop for my ongoing projects. I love that when I have future tasks to complete, I can put it on the list, set the due date, and then forget about it until that date. I have been able to plan tasks for the next 6 months with my Asana task list. I also like that I can set recurring tasks to repeat - I do a lot of the same things on a weekly basis, and Asana allows me to automate that so I don't have to keep writing it down or remember all the little weekly tasks.
What do you dislike about the product?
Asana is very slow, and often takes too long to load. It also crashes regularly, so my workflow is slowed down. I also dislike that on my task list, once an item is on the list, I cannot drag it around on the list. Sometimes I want to put things in a specific order (i.e., prioritize) and I can't do that without deleting the task and recreating it in the spot I want.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Tracking progress for individual projects for 40+ people. The benefit is that I can see updates for the projects in real time, without having to have a meeting. I can also customize each project to meet each individual's needs. On the flip side, when multiple projects are similar in structure, I can create them quickly using a saved template. I am also using Asana to keep track of my tasks.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
It doesn't look like each company can customize the platform, so you'll have to figure out how to conform to Asana's constraints.
I recommend using Asana to organize team meetings - it's an efficient way for people to see what's on the agenda and add items/comments. It also allows for quick updates from all team members, especially if you have a lot of folks attending a meeting.
I recommend using Asana to organize team meetings - it's an efficient way for people to see what's on the agenda and add items/comments. It also allows for quick updates from all team members, especially if you have a lot of folks attending a meeting.
showing 9,991 - 9,992