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Asana - Project Management on Steriods (without the confusion)
What do you like best about the product?
Super easy to learn, very little learning curve. Also, Asana and many others have put out great YouTube tutorials.
What do you dislike about the product?
Some of the other product integrations are confusing. Not sure how to use them along with Asana.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I have many client with different tasks, keep them all organized
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Be able to switch between list and board. I set one project up as a list, and would have liked the board setup better but couldn't figure our how to switch it without redoing the project.
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Best project tracker blending simplicity and features
What do you like best about the product?
Asana is hyper-efficient if you focus on projects with tasks and sub-tasks, a single owner per task, and some date/priority/tagging info. My team was quickly able to adopt it to a variety of projects, ranging from a few tasks to a 6 month timetable. We test-drove 5 apps and chose Asana with no regrets. The add-ins are free/inexpensive and powerful - GANTT view, time tracker - though you need some commitment to use these well, as they're data-integrated but sometimes with different layouts than the base project. Buy into the premium license and you receive much welcome granular access/privacy controls and customizable fields/variables per task.
What do you dislike about the product?
The reporting-to-spreadsheet capabilities are decent - # of tasks started, open, closed, and a paragraph of status. This is good enough for status online but management would welcome better .csv output by task within project. I'd like to be able to assign one task to more than one owner. I get around this by using a meta-tag to note the name of each secondary owner.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It's used in slightly different ways by the project manager's purpose. Some use it to ensure every idea and task their team comes up with is tracked (never lost or forgotten). Others have created template to roll out repeatable projects (for us, webinars and events have a master checklist to duplicate and follow. We also are working up .csv output to show management status of projects.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Define how you expect to track projects first, then take a trial of the software.
Asana's best feature is the subtasks.
What do you like best about the product?
Asana is practical. If you are looking for a no frill—straightforward project management system...this is for you. I love that you can set a timer to repeat tasks, mark things as pending, and post subtasks under each main card. It is incredibly helpful.
What do you dislike about the product?
Collaboration is a bit clunky with Asana. And as for aesthetics (if that matters to you) there is not a whole lot you can do to customize or view files at a glance. I also find that the document (docs and files) section is not that great if you need to keep documents and images in an archival way.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It makes project management for ongoing tasks more effective in that you can automate reoccurring to-do lists.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you have used Basecamp, this is very different! I would recommend trying it out before making the switch. It would be an easier transition from Trello. There are some fantastic features, but over all I don't think it is the best fit for complex projects.
Asana is easy to use for small businesses
What do you like best about the product?
The user interface is intuitive, projects are easy to track, reminder emails when I have tasks due, ability to discuss projects with others in my company
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't love the way subtasks are handled and usually simply end up making them individual tasks, which can be frustrating for a complicated project.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use it primarily as an organizational tool, with the added benefit of being able to remind others in my organization when they have tasks due (or overdue).
Recommendations to others considering the product:
It's perfect for organizing a small number of employees and tasks - I'm not sure how it would hold up with a very large organization.
Executive Director
What do you like best about the product?
It is a robust project management tool that meets our organization's growing needs.
What do you dislike about the product?
Unlike basecamp there isn't a good way to store text documents related to the various projects.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We love Asana for its ability to manage all events and projects in one place with varying access.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Similar to basecamp but probably has more features that we aren't even using yet.
Easy to use!
What do you like best about the product?
Ability to visually prioritize and share task lists with team members.
What do you dislike about the product?
I wish the program interfaced with other applications more easily (i.e., Microsoft suite).
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It's easier to track projects over time and where things get off track.
Asana makes planning simple
What do you like best about the product?
I like that many people can work on it at the same time and it bring visibility to our system.
What do you dislike about the product?
I think that it could be more advanced and could have more integrations
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Organization
Asana keeps us organized!
What do you like best about the product?
My organization has been using Asana for a while now. I love the fact that I am able to log onto the dashboard and assign tasks to certain colleagues who are not a part of my sales department. This keeps us and our tasks organized.
What do you dislike about the product?
They don't have a desktop app. Everything always has to be done on a browser. I would like to be able to not have to be on the internet to assign a task to myself.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
This platform has great team capabilities . It is keeping my office sane and organized. Being able to assign tasks to specific team members is a great way to show who is responsible for what.
Great tool for teams to track their work
What do you like best about the product?
Awesome set of project management capabilities. Assigning tasks and track progress is very easy. User friendly. Clear interface.
What do you dislike about the product?
Hard to delete more than one task at once. Tasks have only due dates (no start dates).
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Project management with distributed teams. Tracking tasks.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
It's very easy to use. Awesome features. It pays to try the free version.
Been using Asana for over 4 years, for a variety of purposes
What do you like best about the product?
The overall concept within Asana for tracking tasks within Projects is similar. Over the past year they have added new features for a Card Board versus a List Board, as well as other premium-only features, such as task dependencies.
During the past 4 years, I've used Asana for a variety of purposes, such as: software project management, kanban board, tracking interview candidates through the hiring process, tasks for new employee onboarding, managing tasks for planning an event, and tracking sales leads / customer relationship management. Although using the system for some of these purposes includes a little more manual effort than other systems, which might be specialized in these related area, the cost-savings of Asana out-weighs the cost of purchasing subscriptions for other systems.
During the past 4 years, I've used Asana for a variety of purposes, such as: software project management, kanban board, tracking interview candidates through the hiring process, tasks for new employee onboarding, managing tasks for planning an event, and tracking sales leads / customer relationship management. Although using the system for some of these purposes includes a little more manual effort than other systems, which might be specialized in these related area, the cost-savings of Asana out-weighs the cost of purchasing subscriptions for other systems.
What do you dislike about the product?
With one of the recent feature enhancements, why can't I toggle the same list of tasks between a list view and a card board view?
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Compared to the use-case list previously mentioned (software project management, kanban board, tracking interview candidates through the hiring process, tasks for new employee onboarding, managing tasks for planning an event, and tracking sales leads / customer relationship management), I'm currently using Asana primarily for tracking sales leads.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
The system has an open, transparent philosophy - in other words, there isn't a strict permissions control system within projects.
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