Microsoft To Do

Formerly Wunderlist

Productivity Increase - Knowing exactly what I need to do and when makes sure that I am on the right track, working on the right project and task at the right time, and not missing anything (or wasting my time on tasks that don't move the needle).

I'm delivering and following through on projects (big and small) without worrying about if I'm missing anything. This has helped specifically in product releases. One task I used to be late on every year was holiday greeting card releases in May. No one is ever ready to design holiday cards in April, so I wasn't even thinking about it. However, retail shops are buying their holiday products in the summer. I would always remember September as the weather started to change, which would lead me to miss out on the bulk of retail shop sales. With Microsoft To-Do, I mapped out the entire project, starting with designing 3 Hanukkah cards, to 3 Christmas cards, to printing them, photographing them, listing them, and marketing them. All with deadlines attached. Every detail was planned out in a doable way. For two years in a row, I did not miss out on this release and my sales have increased 300% year-over-year in part because of my release planning in Microsoft To-Do.

Do you know those tasks that pop up in meetings that you write down somewhere and then sometimes just completely forget? No? Just me? Either way, I used to have them scattered in notepads, sticky notes, and notebooks, and a lot would be lost in the wind. With Microsoft To-Do, I take all of those to-dos gathered during the day and add them to my to-do list with a deadline at the end of my work day. Now, I never miss anything.

Helps do get things done timely.

Track and assign tasks involving others.

It’s a free service.

It helps keeping track of everything going on.

More personal accountability for completing assigned tasks

More on-time delivery of key action items that are dependencies for other teams

Simplify case planning

Since the software is free, we didn't have to recoup the cost when we started using it.

It didn't really aid us due to it not really working with our current software.

The scheduler did work well and the file sharing was nice.

increased efficiency

cost savings (free)

Personal organization

Productivity

Simple to use

Increased productivity

Lowered time to track tasks on paper or spreadsheets

unsure

No calculations have been made on the ROI in using Wunderlist.

Improved efficiency of task and project management

Wunderlist has ensured that I never miss a small detail which has meant that I have had a system in place through which to double check each element in my work—only increasing the quality of it. This is a subtle but integral element for ROI.

It has helped the team work quicker and more efficiently through tasks ensuring that nothing gets left undone.

Improved team collaboration.

Improved efficiency for project management and task management.

Improved individual and team productivity.

Assisted in administrative tasks like office supply lists.

Since my organization doesn't use this tools as a whole, this question is not applicable.

It helps keep me on task.

It helps reclaim my time by allowing me to visually time box like activities.

Helped to zoom in on what matters right now through compartmentalized lists.

Reduced the need to keep tabs on scheduled tasks.

Improved collaboration between team members.

Status of what is completed and what is remaining became available readily.

It helped us reduce redundant communication.

It helped us keep communication on a project in one central place.

Communication.

Project management.

When used for it's core functionality, it has a positive ROI.

Has helped us with time management.

Drag and drop feature is great.

It is free so, no there wasn't a cost to the team.

We use the free version (not sure if there is a paid version) so there are no direct positive or negative impacts on our ROI.

Keeping the team organized supports our ROI indirectly so this would be the only benefit to call out here.