There are a lot of great project management apps out there. Basecamp, Trello, Podio, and even Facebook’s Workplace hold a lot of promise.
The real challenge isn’t finding something that will help you track projects, meet deadlines and communicate with your team. It’s settling on one app, digging deep and learning everything it has to offer.
Let’s take a deeper look at one of my favorite task managers– Asana.
Unlike lists, cards are incredibly visual and I love being able to see what’s going on.
You can see your tasks right in front of you, arranged neatly in little rectangles. They are incredibly mobile- you can move them from list to list.
After you create the task you can go deeper and break it down into small, bite-sized sections, give them all individual deadlines and assign them to members of your team.
You can add tags to classify tasks and make them searchable. You can even add color to your tags.
A quick look at features
Features are the first thing most of us look at when researching a new tool. Can it do what I need it to do? Asana has some pretty great features. You can create boards, add specific tasks, assign work to team members, set deadlines, upload a variety of documents, and smoothly communicate with your team. It has all the necessary features of a decent project management tool. However, most of the other great tools have similar features. What sets Asana apart is how well the individual pieces come together.Adding cards and beyond
I’ll be honest with you. I’ve liked Asana for a while, even back when it used lists. When they added cards, similar to the type used in Trello, my feelings toward it grew.
