Asana is an excellent project management tool
January 20, 2014
Asana is an excellent project management tool

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Modules Used
- My tasks
Overall Satisfaction
It was used by our entire organization since we constantly collaborated with all the departments including marketing, web development, creative direction, executives, and customer service. The business problem it addresses is making sure each department is aligned with one another and to make us all efficient with our projects.
Pros
- Assigning deadlines to staff that you're working with directly to make sure they meet them in order to achieve success.
- Making sure we know which team member has completed a project so we do not take on that project or have to wonder if it has been completed or not.
- Keeping all projects organized so we meet deadlines and move quickly on to other tasks.
Cons
- This is not an improvement for Asana, but I wish there was a way to make team members held accountable when they do not actively participate on Asana and we do not know if they've accomplished their tasks or not if they have not logged in.
- Increased employee efficiency
- Successful product rollouts
- Negative impact: when not utilized correctly, employees can be overwhelmed and not actively participate on Asana.
Asana is a much more seamless process, much more intuitive, and better UI. My complaint with Basecamp is that it does not seem well organized - the interface is not as intuitive and in the past, it has overwhelmed my former teammates. To the point where they do not actively login to Basecamp at all.
Product Usage
10 - Creative design, web development, marketing, customer service, executives.
7 - Web developers, software developers, public relations, marketing, web content, SEO, customer service, designer.
- Organization
- Efficiency
- Identify opportunities
- Brainstorming activities
- ROI evaluation
- Project management identification
- Identify staffing needs
Evaluation and Selection
- Price
- Product Features
- Product Usability
- Product Reputation
- Prior Experience with the Product
- Vendor Reputation
Price - since we're a startup, pricing matters.
Identify who on the staff would actually use Asana.
Support
Pros | Cons |
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Quick Resolution Good followup Knowledgeable team Problems get solved Kept well informed No escalation required Support cares about my success | None |
Yes - Yes, I was surprised how quickly it took to resolve because normally it takes days to hear a response from other competitors.
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