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What do you like best about the product?
I love the email reminders for tasks with due dates. I create projects and can set tasks within each project - it's fantastic. I use it at work as well as for my side hustles.
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't use the phone app very much, it's not quite as stupid simple as I like for phone apps. Right now I do a clunky combination of Asana on my computer and the Things app on my phone. Not ideal!
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It helps me separate and organize my to-dos, rank them, and track my progress. It helps keep me focused and motivated when I feel like I'm being pulled in a million different directions.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
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Good but not great project manager
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to use on all platforms
Fairly simple layout
Has easy ways to add tasks from gmail and chrome
Nice linking to Google Drive as well
Fairly simple layout
Has easy ways to add tasks from gmail and chrome
Nice linking to Google Drive as well
What do you dislike about the product?
No start dates on tasks, only due dates. This is a deal breaker for me, as I like to log both when I received a task, and when it is due. Also too easy to delete entire Projects and Tasks... Have had a few shared things just disappear... also tasks just "stay" in the project view forever, and if you have repeating tasks it becomes a long list...
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I wanted a "shared" project list with some of my clients and team mates. This fills the bill okay, but after a few years of trying with a few different clients and projects, we have always moved on to other solutions.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Does a good job at some things, and might fill the bill for you
Asana saved my sanity
What do you like best about the product?
Seriously, everything. The ability to segment different items into projects, tasks and subtasks - then to be able to assign them to a team member and set a deadline has made our workflow 100 times easier.
What do you dislike about the product?
It can be very easy to overlook comments on tasks from team members. I like the comment feature, but feel like comments fall through the cracks sometimes.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
They have become our central project management hub.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
The free trial really lets you get into the software and see how you like it. I'm told that it isn't that different from basecamp or trello, but I was so happy with Asana the first time I tried it, that it wasn't even necessary to try the competitors.
A great tool for project management
What do you like best about the product?
I love that Asana is great for collaboration between teams. Specifically, in our organization, we have used it for keeping multiple team members on the same page about customers that we interact with.
In addition to helping with our customer efforts, we also use Asana for recruiting and hiring, training management, new customer processes, and ongoing customer management. I feel that no matter the task, Asana is able to mold to your needs.
I have worked with Asana now for almost two years. I really appreciate that they are constantly improving their platform and adding new features.
In addition to helping with our customer efforts, we also use Asana for recruiting and hiring, training management, new customer processes, and ongoing customer management. I feel that no matter the task, Asana is able to mold to your needs.
I have worked with Asana now for almost two years. I really appreciate that they are constantly improving their platform and adding new features.
What do you dislike about the product?
As with any project management tool, its very easy for things to get lost. While I like that topics, tasks, customers can belong to multiple projects, I find that this sometimes leads to blackholes of information. It is sometimes unclear where to go for a specific set of information.
I do think some of this could be resolved with better use. Asana does offer 1-1 training which I should admittedly probably take more advantage of.
I do think some of this could be resolved with better use. Asana does offer 1-1 training which I should admittedly probably take more advantage of.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Customer tracking, hiring and retention tracking, metrics reports.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Spend the time upfront to put your team through training so that they all understand how to use Asana and the benefits of using it. Asana definitely requires buy-in from the entire team to use it and keep it as the one source of project information. This will say much time down the road!
Granular Task and Project Management
What do you like best about the product?
The free version is robust enough to get started and really helped us wrap our heads around all of our client projects.
What do you dislike about the product?
Lacking a native global calendar view. It would be very helpful to see all scheduled tasks across all workspaces.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We have many internal and client projects with a lot of moving parts. Asana helped us balance our workload across the board.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Don't try to over organize / categorize—can always get more detailed later. Also, view tasks as malleable, tasks requirements can change over time, consolidate or become multiple tasks.
Great task list platform
What do you like best about the product?
It is very easy to separate out multiple projects and keep track of each item needing attention
What do you dislike about the product?
Lacks some of the collaboration tools of more robust project management tools
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Tracking individual tasks, keeping each project organized with relevant info. Even when using more robust platforms with my team members I still fall back on Asana to track my personal progress.
Great for Project Organization
What do you like best about the product?
I like that I can separate out all my tasks by project and keep track of individual pieces as I go. It's not one giant to-do list or just a board of stuff to do. It's organized by date, by project and who owns each piece.
What do you dislike about the product?
Naturally, not having pro features as part of the basic package - but I get it, it's a business. The only part I hate is that it would be nice to assign things to people who aren't on Asana. Meaning, they may not want to use Asana, but it's good for me to track where a piece of a project is at.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Organization of projects and being able to prioritize what needs to be worked on first.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Definitely do your research to see what type of project management tool will work best for all of your team. I feel like picking between PM tools like Asana comes down to how you visually interpret task lists.
Great app both for personal and professional management
What do you like best about the product?
1. Great and clear interface. Everything is on the page but it`s not messy.
2. Calendar can be synced with your Google Calendar (takes time sometimes) and has a very convenient view mode.
3. All functions are at hand and it`s very simple to use it and understand.
4. Creating teams and projects is much easier then on other task management apps.
5. I like the Android mobile version though some functions are not available.
2. Calendar can be synced with your Google Calendar (takes time sometimes) and has a very convenient view mode.
3. All functions are at hand and it`s very simple to use it and understand.
4. Creating teams and projects is much easier then on other task management apps.
5. I like the Android mobile version though some functions are not available.
What do you dislike about the product?
Currently I am using ASUS Zenbook and ASUS Store offers free Asana desktop version for Windows but it doesn't work when you download it for Windows 10. It suggests you to log in via Google, opens a web-page and remains white without any result. Tried many times and had to change the app for desktop usage.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I`ve been using Asana for around 4-5 years. Started to use when I worked for an international organization and was part of a big project management team. Then I continued to use it as a team leader to track my own team and manage bigger projects. Currently I use it as a personal manager to track myself and prioritize daily household tasks and new work projects. I love Asana for its simplicity and quick response.
Simple but extremely effective Kanban board
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to get up and running. Easy to configure. Dead simple to get a quick status of all active workflows. If you want to organize your personal workflows, or only have a few Engineering teams, this is the scrum board to be using. Also love the mobile app. Great to always have this info at my fingertips.
What do you dislike about the product?
May not scale as well as Jira but you don't need to invest dozens of hours into learning how to administer the product.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Company wide visibility of all workflows.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you want to spend more time executing workflows and less time administrating the software you are trying to use to manage those workflows, this is the product to use.
Asana
What do you like best about the product?
Asana is a wonderful tool to keep teams on task as well as to manage personal tasks. It also has a great mobile app that automatically updates to the online interface.
What do you dislike about the product?
The only thing that would be nice would be to have more interactions with other programs. It would be nice to sync more calender's and consolidate lists into a singular system.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The biggest problem addressed is project management across different teams and locations. It allows easy to follow tracking so that everyone stays on track.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Once you try it it will become a value tool for your team or for your personal task. In trying the product, utilize the web side to set everything up and utilize the app as the management tool
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