Team building with Slack
October 05, 2016
Team building with Slack
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Slack
We are using Slack to communicate informally across the project team internally and externally with clients. It breaks down the email wall and allows for conversational communication for quick status or questions. As we have project team members that are spread across the US and the globe, Slack provides a real time connection that makes people feel part of the team.
- Like the ability to have 1:1 chats with other team members.
- Like the ability to upload items for easy transfer or reference.
- Able to have multiple instances. For example, on one project our client owns one and we have a separate internal team instance that the team can use.
- I have found the left hand navigation is not flexible. I wish I could collapse it so that my Slack Window is easier to tile with other windows on my screen. I have had to zoom out instead.
- Invaluable tool for team building when parties are remote. In today's world of communication, chat is where team building takes place!
- Cuts time that employees are spending writing and reading emails. Leave the emails for formal status or direction.
- Depending on the environment or employee, it can negatively impact focus. In our scenario, these individuals just choose to not be online in Slack all the time.
HipChat is the first chat tool that I learned and still use to this day. I am most comfortable with its interface and the team I use it with is trained to communicate there consistently. Slack was introduced to me later as we expanded into working with other teams within our organization. I have not found too many differences is the features, but I am still working to be as comfortable and knowledgable with the interface.