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Experience of using ASANA at work
What do you like best about the product?
Great to collaborate with a big team. Does a great job at the organization and plugging into other services that get used.
What do you dislike about the product?
While Asana does claim that using the communication tool will eliminate the need for email, using the free version didn't exactly do that. I wound up getting a separate email notification every time a pilot study team member left a comment.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Time-saving, reduced anxiety.Still in my infancy actually utilizing Asana. I'm all about integrations: asana and I have created a machine that simplifies processes, increases efficiency, a more proactive system so that I can provide the best customer service to my clients.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Ease of use, features, support, and extensive API make this an absolute dream to work with. We've tried many project management platforms over the years and nothing comes close to Asana.
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Good personal and team process management tool
What do you like best about the product?
I like the ability to manage tasks and assign them to different people. I was looking for a process/task management tool that felt less clinical than other platforms, and several of my friends recommended Asana to me for its user-friendly interface and the ability to construct lists as checklists or as boards (with columns and moveable task cards). I like the graphic design and the functionality.
What do you dislike about the product?
I dislike the ability to shift a board to a list and vice versa. There have been a couple of times when I have created a list in one format and wanted to change it, so I have to re-create it entirely.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Asana to manage complex, multi-step tasks and the completion rate/process over time. The benefits of this are knowing exactly where I am in each task that's on my workload.
Helpful for Managing Complex Projects Requiring Collaborative Workflow
What do you like best about the product?
I like the ability to create simple or complex task structures depending on the nature of the task, and the template functionality makes it easy to perform repeat tasks. For example, our marketing team has different templates for executing on a webinar, releasing a blog post, etc - whenever one of these projects come up we always use our template as our starting point.
What do you dislike about the product?
If you have a lot of people creating different campaigns and tasks you definitely need to be careful about version control and consistency in how projects/tasks/sub-tasks are set up.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I rely on Asana to help coordinate complicated marketing campaigns that have a lot of moving pieces and require collaboration and coordinated execution. This is especially helpful for us as a department that relies on several remote workers.
Asana for the win!
What do you like best about the product?
I appreciate the robust features Asana offers - being able to tag and connect tasks as well as sync with Google Calendar is like magic!
What do you dislike about the product?
That I can't get everyone on board with me because it's not as easy as simply sending an email. I wouldn't say this is an Asana problem; it's just hard to get people to buy into things and invest the time to learn.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It's really helpful to be able to link documents and calendar events together, as well as assign tasks and let people comment/have conversation about items. It's nice to move away from constant emails and give some responsibility directly to others that way.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Really commit a little time to figure out how to use it and it will get you off to a great start. Most of the annoyances come from not understanding how the flow works and then giving up.
Easy task boarding
What do you like best about the product?
Strong on visual display of tasks and status. Easy for teams to work keep up to date with.
What do you dislike about the product?
Yet another piece of software.... Asana does a good job sending updates via email but nonetheless you have to really work in the application to get full value. Also we use Slack for a lot project communication, and it can get confusing when folks put notes in Asana but not Slack or vice-versa.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We have multiple projects across buiness functions that require collaboration from various team members. We use Asana to keep everyone clear about deadlines and outstanding deliverables.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Asana was recommended by a team member so we did not compare to others. Time permitting I would invest the effort to integrate with your other communication tools.
Free tool good for helping unorganized teams
What do you like best about the product?
Task tagging, task assigning, check off graphics! "Assigned to me" feature
What do you dislike about the product?
Big learning curve, team slow to adopt; we've basically given up on this tool because it's more intrusive than it is helpful.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We were looking for a tool to help us manage workload across multiple team members and measure cycles. This was not achieved, partly because our full team did not adopt the tool, leaving the project management (PM) team to update everyone else's items. This clearly wouldn't work long term and felt intrusive to everybody.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Good tool; full team MUST adopt using it regularly and keeping it up to date or it becomes useless.
Asana Review
What do you like best about the product?
I like the visibility Asana gives you into what tasks are assigned to you, as well as the ability to create groups and see what tasks other people have outstanding.
What do you dislike about the product?
The task bar on the left hand of the screen can be a little busy and difficult to sift through.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Our finance team currently uses Asana to manage their tasks. As a member of the Business Intelligence team, they have added me to one of their groups to assign me tasks related to finance. This helps our two teams stay coordinated on what projects are outstanding with me and what I have already completed.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Asana is definitely worth a try. I don't see much differentiation from other tools such as Trello, however i think i certainly fills the need of tracking projects and tasks.
Excellent project management tool and personal to-do-list
What do you like best about the product?
• Excellent to do list
• Excellent tagging and cross-project to do lists.
• New kanban board functionality makes my other board productivity apps redundant (I can do everything virtually from asana)
• Always developing new things
• Free version has vast usability
• The app makes it highly usable across multiple devices
• Integrates with other things like Google Calendar
• Excellent tagging and cross-project to do lists.
• New kanban board functionality makes my other board productivity apps redundant (I can do everything virtually from asana)
• Always developing new things
• Free version has vast usability
• The app makes it highly usable across multiple devices
• Integrates with other things like Google Calendar
What do you dislike about the product?
Not much to dislike to be honest. Could have more background design features. It would be nice to have a button to switch lists into board mode at will. VERY minor dislikes. This online app is one of the best I have found. There could be better options in reports. I also wish that when you make projects, that the headings in your projects would stay static so that if you sort the tasks in a project then the tasks would sort underneath their headings.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Project management. What an amazing tool. Helps me in planning, strategy, managing multiple projects and meeting deadlines.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Most productivity apps have free versions like this so feel free to try all at once. After a few days you will find that the apps you can't ignore (like asana for me) will be your long term app. Asana offers a really no risk investment being free and you will find that it is tremendously useful. I was also you using Trello in conjunction with Asana, but with Asana's new 'board' functionality I have suddenly had no need for Trello anymore.
Poor management software - too busy in the interface. too long to set up.
What do you like best about the product?
I did like the interface. I enjoyed it for my own personal management and project tracking.
What do you dislike about the product?
I found that other staff were difficult to buy into it because of it's technical nature. It did not have enough tutorial for new users.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I had been trying to manage a team that worked at odd hours. They were young, so they know the technical side, but they were unimpressed.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Take your time to set it u- I was moving too fast when I was trying to set it up for my team.
Easy to use, excellent UI, plenty of features
What do you like best about the product?
My favorite thing about Asana is how much it enables you to continue using it. With the ability to sync with any of your calendars, you are able to completely stay on top of all of your tasks at hand. Because of this, using Asana is a breeze.
What do you dislike about the product?
The only thing that I wish Asana had was a dedicated application for MacOS and Windows. Sometimes it's just another browser tab/window that is taking up space. I would love to be able to have it as a desktop application which can handle alerts.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use Asana to handle our due dates and make sure that our developers are on top of when their current projects are due. With the developers knowing when their projects are due, we are able to deliver our projects and products to customers in a timely manner.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Definitely take on Asana. It is a great product and when implemented with programs such as Slack it can become so powerful. With Slack you can have your deadlines appear from Asana directly in the chat, or private message your employees reminding them that things are due on a specific date. With Asana it has never been easier to keep on top of all of your current tasks.
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