Item: Miro
Rating: 6
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Miro

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it for collaboration and brainstorming for project designs and ideas. We also use it for organizing tasks and schedules for project phases. It's an easy and quick visual to workshop team organization we have used Miro for. We have also used it for marking up and work on design iterations based on presentations.

Pros and Cons

Pros

ease of sharing information and ideas/graphics
quick and live collaboration
multiple user collaboration

Cons

sometimes the tools are very restrictive (why is the post-it note only able to stretch to 1 size up?)
when there's too much content on a board, it starts to get clunky and lag when navigating
more tools that allow better collaboration

Return on Investment

does enhance team productivity and communication across offices
efficiency in that it's an online application that doesn't require to be linked to an office server
can be accessed via multiple devices (ipad, computer, etc.)

Usability

It is usable for appropriate reasons. We use it mostly for design exchanges and brainstorming but not for actual presentations. We can cultivate ideas on a board to then be transferred to a powerpoint presentation or deck. Sometimes usability varies depending on what you're trying to do. I sometimes struggle with the tools and selection of items or the scale of which imported items come in can be extremely small.

Tool Usage

I use the post-in notes the most. Being able to quickly put stickies and assign a color, makes it easy to map out project tasks and assign them to a category that's visually easy to see and assign to certain individuals on a project team. For design, just being able to easily import copied images for the web or PDF from a computer with ease has been beneficial.

Reduced Tool Overload

Miro hasn't really affected in a positive or negative way. We use it mostly to augment our communications across project teams that may not be in the same geographical location. It has made it easier to share content rather than having to send file link locations from a server or a cloud storage.

Key Insights

Do you think Miro delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

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

Likelihood to Recommend

There are still some features I feel that could be improved. Wished there was an easier way to organize content within a board. Miro does well in early stages of our design projects to throw inspiration and design ideas to spark conversations. It can also help to organize information from all users.

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Good Communication Tool