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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.
Asana Review
What do you like best about the product?
2 things about Asana actually. First is the ability to create "project boards" and second the ability to collaborate through the system. It's very helpful to keep a record of all communication related to a project including attachments and images.
What do you dislike about the product?
I think that the reporting could be a little better. I wish that there was Gantt Chart capabilities since that's what our team is used to seeing for project management and keeping track of project progress.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Keeping up with fairly complex projects with multiple stakeholders. For us as an e-commerce company selling a physical product, we use Asana "boards" or projects for all of our new product additions. Individuals from all of the functional areas of our company participate in products additions and Asana helps us make sure everything gets done.
A great task management tool.
What do you like best about the product?
After shopping around a bunch, Asana had the best interface for my needs. It was clean, simple to use, and very modern looking. The plentiful integrations also made Asana a great platform to branch out from. We integrated with Everhour to improve our time tracking.
What do you dislike about the product?
There really isn't much that I dont like in Asana, and the things that do come to mind are very "nit-picky" or small issues. I wish the left nav menu in the app was more streamlined. There is a lot of real estate devoted to headers or groups of reports/favorites/etc. that take up too much space, even when fully collaped. For exmaple, we don't use the favorites section, but collapsed it still takes up an inch and a half of left nav space.
Like I said, very nit-picky. The only other complaint is the lack of built in analysis tools for the projects. Asana exports to Google Docs, which is very helpful, but requires an intermediary step.
Like I said, very nit-picky. The only other complaint is the lack of built in analysis tools for the projects. Asana exports to Google Docs, which is very helpful, but requires an intermediary step.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We needed greater levels of transparency into our group for our management, and Asana gives us that.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Personally, I found using the built in template for deploying Asana helped greatly. It gave me a lot of pointers on how to get a successful deployment and how to get some traction with using Asana with my team. The built in templates are not just templates. They offer some good educational/training resources in there. Be on the lookout for little Easter eggs all over the place as well.
Found it!
What do you like best about the product?
There are so many different ways to keep organized for projects and day-to-day work. My note-taking, lists, and various paper to-do lists were not cutting it to keep me organized. I am not trained in MS Project, nor do I consider a lot of my work to be in heavy project management practices. Asana met me where I was at with my different kinds of work/projects, allowing me to stay organized, collaborate with others, and easily keep track of files, deadlines, notes.
What do you dislike about the product?
I suppose it would be nice to be able to make tasks private within a project. And, the license thing is a little funky to understand, but it's not too hard to navigate.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
With Asana, we can operate as a project team without others feeling like they are in a very formal setting. We get work done together. We get work done alone. It works for both. It's a common ground for 1:1 meetings, organizing our agendas and collecting thoughts throughout the week. The benefits have been exponential and all around the business--not something I would anticipate from a PM software.
New Timeline feature-perfect timing Asana
What do you like best about the product?
The first week of every quarter we have a strategy week. This feature has made it easier to plan out the whole quarter for our team!
What do you dislike about the product?
So far, I haven't found anything to dislike about this feature-I'm looking forward to this for long-term projects to see how effective it is.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It provides an at-a-glance view of what is happening now on a project and what's to come. It's easy to use and the layout is attractive and simple.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
The direction Asana is heading is going to be extremely helpful for our team and increase our efficiency. They continue to add features that really work and we really need.
Love, LOVE this product!
What do you like best about the product?
I love the simplicity, yet efficiency of the product. It's user-friendly, easy to learn, easy to keep up with. I've used it on multiple projects with a couple of different teams. The ability to tie conversations to tasks and keep related items related is phenomenal. Being type A - I love the ability to check things off and see them disappear off the list. That's the best part. :)
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing - it's an excellent product. Great to work with and perfect for teams. Can't say there isn't really anything I don't like about it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I've used it for project management - both for work and for personal. It's easy to collaborate with a team during a project, get feedback on items you submit or things you put in the list. The gantt chart add-in is also very nice and easy to use. The ability to tie in various programs make it very fluid to work with while developing. It's also good just my personal use. I can enable the app on my phone and keep up with my lists as I go. Doesn't seem to put too much on the phone either.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
PLAY with it. Explore the software when you first get it set up. there are so many little bells and whistles that you may miss out on some neat features if you don't. Also, check out the add-ins - some of them are extremely helpful and beneficial. Play with those as well - you can't hurt the software or "mess" anything up. Collaborate with others in it as much as you can. It's a flip from traditional correspondence but it's so much more efficient.
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!
Asana, a great way to keep teams organized
What do you like best about the product?
I love the ease of making new tasks in Asana, assigning due dates to them, making reminders, and how easy it is to delegate tasks to different team members. There is also a comment feature where you can tag other team members and have a conversation which is great for addressing questions related to projects.
What do you dislike about the product?
I have been pretty happy with Asana so far. I don't have any complaints.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Asana to manage tasks assigned to my graphic designer, video designer, and social media designer to make sure all 3 of them are on the same page when they need to be and know what they need to collaborate on and when projects are due. Asana has saved me a lot of time and now I don't have to deal with email chains between multiple people.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Asana can be very useful for keeping projects organized and it will give you more free time
Why Asana is a Lifesaver
What do you like best about the product?
The flexibility of the tasks is amazing - they can be broken down in any way imaginable, and can reference other tasks/emails/conversations with ease.
What do you dislike about the product?
I do wish there were more options for client-facing interfaces.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
My team manages all projects and communications with Asana. It's been a HUGE timesaver and has allowed us to take on many more clients.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Definitely have a good understanding of your workflow first, as you'll want it to be consistent across projects in Asana.
The Best (Inexpensive) Task Management System Out There
What do you like best about the product?
Clean, clear layout, easy assignment of tasks to teams.
What do you dislike about the product?
- Ability to store knowledgebase-type materials.
- The inbox for communication is not very obvious so messages can get missed.
- Today/Upcoming/Later categories are not that intuitive to use.
- The inbox for communication is not very obvious so messages can get missed.
- Today/Upcoming/Later categories are not that intuitive to use.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Managing client projects and internal tasks
Recommendations to others considering the product:
This is a great looking task management system. It allows for project tasks in lists or Trello-style Kanban board. The paid version includes task dependencies, project start/end dates, and customizable fields. When used with Harvest Time Tracking it makes project tracking/billing extremely easy. The SmartGantt integration is great for sharing a project status with clients.
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