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Miro for Research Institutions Teams
Updated October 29, 2021

Miro for Research Institutions Teams

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Miro

It is being used in various research projects, consisting of teams of 10 to 15 members. We use it in different ways. One way is as a project management/Kanban board, in which we manage to-dos. Another way is during workshops addressing business problems such as product design definition and prioritization, user story mapping, brainstorming, and structuring research grant proposals.
  • Collaborative problem solving.
  • Flexibility to customize template or create boards from scratch.
  • Documentation of meetings through the export function.
  • Importing data - e.g., importing CSV or Excel into a board as more than just notes or cards. Instead, I would like to import as a card and specify which columns should be in the title, in the description, as a tag, etc.
  • Saves time since everyone works in parallel, rather than one person sharing their screen and the others only speaking.
  • I would estimate it reduces regular stand-up or a daily huddle meeting time by at least 10-20% (assuming [the] meeting takes place online).
  • Return on investment is definitely positive and break-even surely occurred within half a year.
I am completely satisfied with the implementation of Miro. As mentioned previously, more robust import functionalities would be very useful on rare occasions. It would even be fine if these were quite advanced and cumbersome to use since I have only required them on rare occasions. Workarounds with Zipley, for example, were not sufficient.
Teams integration is super - I just started using it and already cannot live without it. Otherwise, it is easily integrated into my workflows since I can just share my screen during calls and meetings or share a link.
It has made it much easier for us to collaborate on research projects. Previously cumbersome or over specified tools such as Jira or Excel were used to manage projects. Working sessions were done online by one person sharing their screen. Miro makes all of these situations much easier to accomplish!

Do you think Miro delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Miro's feature set?

Yes

Did Miro live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Miro go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Miro again?

Yes

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Integration was deemed to be easier by my organization. The pricing packages were also more appropriate for a consulting workshop we often have. Otherwise, it was honestly quite a close call, and we stuck with Miro because we had already started using it.
Perfect for facilitating working sessions in a team. It also works well with external clients since it is so intuitive; my clients are almost always able to use it after a brief 5-minute explanation. Also super for regular meetings, for example, using it as a project management Kanban board. The integration into MS Teams makes the experience even more seamless. Even without this, though, sharing links to boards is very quick. Once you begin using it, you will quickly think of further uses where it could add value to your team interactions.