Item: Slack
Rating: 10
Author: Alexander Liss

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

slack is used on specific projects when rapid communication is needed across a cross-disciplinary team. it has great archiving and search capabilities, much better than using email.

Pros and Cons

notifications
customization of alerts
emojis for more entertaining communication than regular Outlook email

none

Return on Investment

Positive ROI - definitely, increased efficiency and quicker communication between teams

Alternatives Considered

Trello and Asana

slack is free, and has paid plans if you scale up to a bunch of users.

It's more a communication platform then a checklist platform (Trello, Asana, etc)

Appropriate:
- large projects, when a communication and workflow tool is needed with a lot of robust functionality. E.g., frequent updates including attachments and file sharing, various levels of permissions (e.g. customizing which team members get which updates, etc)

Not appropriate:
- none really, although it requires a bit of a learning curve so some team members might not be enthusiastic about onboarding to it

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Overall Satisfaction with Slack

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Pros and Cons

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Alternatives Considered

Other Software Used

Likelihood to Recommend

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