Asana

What differentiates Asana from other similar products?

Asana assists us in staying on track with tasks. It also allows us to keep track of each other's work and identify possible trouble areas that might cause a project to be delayed. We are a tiny crew, yet we work well together. We have several communication channels, but Asana serves as our central repository for all tasks and demands, past, present, and future. Our team needs to spend more time unpacking all of the power in this application, allowing us to be more efficient and communicate more effectively.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Asana simplifies project management, it assists our teams in breaking down large endeavors into smaller, manageable pieces, all while assisting us in managing our time and staying on schedule. Asana is constantly adding new integrations and customer support tools. It's simple to add individuals and manage projects, and we're constantly unpacking all of the choices in Asana. It's a powerful and comprehensive tool that can benefit teams of all sizes.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Asana is excellent for our project management needs, however it is not totally straightforward in other areas. The linkages are not entirely straightforward, especially when a third-party resource like Zapier is involved. Automation is improving, but it is still not where we would like it to be in terms of project planning and work assignment. I'd really want to see improved Google Mail or Chrome integration because it's currently awkward.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It is really beneficial to have a project manager managing all of your Asana boards and ensuring that everyone is set up for success. It outperforms all of the tools we discussed previously. Our team needs to spend more time unpacking all of the power in this application, allowing us to be more efficient and communicate more effectively. Instead of increasing slowly, I would advocate investing time and attention in setting up Asana from the bottom up, investigating connectors and automations/templates, and starting out on the proper foot.

What differentiates Asana from other similar products?

Asana's greatest strength is its ease of use and speed of implementation. Using this program, you can plan, organize, and oversee the whole process of your team's work. Asana excels at tracking several projects for multiple customers, with which other PM solutions have struggled. Unlike other platforms, Asana allows us to employ various workflows.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Community managers utilize many project boards to plan and manage the many moving pieces of their community programs. We appreciate having one job that may display in multiple places depending on who we need visibility. It can be tailored to meet the specific needs of individual projects and the company.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Asana has a learning curve, but it's well worth the effort. As a free user of Asana, we can only access a restricted number of functions. For the time being, their premium account is out of our price range. We cannot assign tasks to multiple users, and we cannot establish exceptions to rules directly.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

You'll receive the most significant project and task management software available for free with Asana. It helps to understand how long it takes to complete a project's tasks. For organizing work and remaining in sync with the rest of your crew, it's cross-platform and available on any device. Also, it allows you to see project-related notes.

What differentiates Asana from other similar products?

So easy to use, everything is laid out so that even our “tech-challenged” coworkers have an easy time understanding it.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ease of use and functionality

What do you dislike most about this product?

Can’t think of anything

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Best task/list software I’ve used. Improves productivity with the time I save and keeps me organized.