Miro - Game Changer for Hybrid Workplaces
January 21, 2025
Miro - Game Changer for Hybrid Workplaces
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Miro
Miro is used in a variety of ways.
Collaborating on projects
Roadmapping our research studies for each product
Brainstorming sessions (voting on training topics, alignment on work environment wish lists, etc.)
Fun team event collaboration space
Collaborating on projects
Roadmapping our research studies for each product
Brainstorming sessions (voting on training topics, alignment on work environment wish lists, etc.)
Fun team event collaboration space
Pros
- Collaboration in a space that can be saved and iterated on over time
- Ability to work synchronously regardless if we're onsite or remote
- Good amount of features/tools that allow for easy collaboration
Cons
- Some word formatting options doesn't exist on some regularly used aspects, like sticky notes. You can't make the text you put there easier to read due to limited formatting.
- We use Miro for our roadmaps, it really struggles to load when you start putting increasingly large amounts of data on it. Now we're likely going to have to switch to another tool b/c of this loading issue and how our roadmaps will continue to grow.
- (Likely n of 1) I end up wanting to use sticky notes often for note taking, and forget that it only allows a certain amount of text, which obviously isn't purpose of sticky note.
- Improved collaboration and alignment on key project initiatives (we use it as a calendar where we track out research studies across the entire companies products)
- Functionality and ease of interactions allows for quick/easy changes and updates. The ability to link externally to Jira is especially important.
- Overall, ROI for our team is ~10%-15% gains in efficiency across the team. Each person on the team spends ~2-3 hours a week in Miro just on project tracking/roadmapping. Roughly saving 30 minutes a week per headcount.
- Harder to quantify other ROI, but we use Miro for many other uses and it is a solid tool we keep returning to.
We're hybrid (M/F WFH, T-Th in office) plus we have some permanent remote folks. Miro is huge.
We typically use Miro in MS Teams calls and it's ability to be used as a white board helps us align on intiatives and track progress on many large projects.
I'm currently using it to build out our team's Onsite training. It's massively helpful in getting ideas out on what we should focus on, and tracking those projects progress.
We typically use Miro in MS Teams calls and it's ability to be used as a white board helps us align on intiatives and track progress on many large projects.
I'm currently using it to build out our team's Onsite training. It's massively helpful in getting ideas out on what we should focus on, and tracking those projects progress.
Miro just has way more functionality. Took a bit to find/get used to things, but it's ability to really be a white board for remote meetings is huge.
Other features are clunky and often require moving to new slides, and the ability to collaborate in real time on the same board is really the key differentiator.
That and all the different features available really make it hard to replace.
What would cause us to move away from it slightly is again the space issue we run into on our roadmaps.
Other features are clunky and often require moving to new slides, and the ability to collaborate in real time on the same board is really the key differentiator.
That and all the different features available really make it hard to replace.
What would cause us to move away from it slightly is again the space issue we run into on our roadmaps.
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?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of Miro go as expected?
I wasn't involved with the implementation phase
Would you buy Miro again?
Yes
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