Item: Trello
Rating: 10
Author: Ellen Valdez, CMP

Overall Satisfaction with Trello

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Trello every day, and have for about 15 years now! My organization hasn't adopted it, but personally, I have done so. I use it for my volunteer projects, board roles and work. I have 3 workspaces I operate on, and within each workspace is its own board.

Pros and Cons

Pros

In particular, Trello does a great job of offering a clear checklist option. I love being able to physically check things off of a list and archive as I go.
Trello has excellent collaboration features - you can tag others in comments and have an ongoing chain of communication within specific cards or you can add "members" to tabs so they can follow progress.
I specifically love the template options because I can create a template for certain types of events. When i'm ready to start a new event, I can just copy the template and have all of my to do's in one place.
There's also a label system for cards, which is great! You can categorize cards based on needs such as: requires follow up, ongoing or just notes.

Cons

I wish that you could click a button and create different versions of the charts you created, for example, if my board could turn into a gantt chart!
For my use case (events), it is sometimes difficult to see the overall event picture with Trello. It's less of a project management tool (in my opinion) and more for tasks.

Return on Investment

This hasn't provided ROI toward overall business objectives, but it has kept me sane!
I rely on Trello to keep me organized, and therefore it benefits my organization as a whole.

Usability

Trello, in my opinion, is the best task manager on the market. Its integrations for teams, checklists, file tracker and templating abilities make this a great platform (that's easy to use) for anyone that has a job that particularly deals with the details. I only gave it a 9/10 due to its lack of flexibility in certain areas.

Alternatives Considered

monday.com

Our business ended up using Monday due to the holistic nature of the tool. It allows us to collaborate amongst teams and see the project as a whole easier. Trello is for personal usage and task management. I use Monday to organize my overarching needs, and then put specific tasks into Trello to stay organized.

Key Insights

Do you think Trello delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Trello's feature set?

Yes

Did Trello live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Trello go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Trello again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Podio, Slack, Google Drive

Likelihood to Recommend

For teams or individuals with lots of individual tasks/details to track, Trello is perfect! It basically removes the need for a paper checklist.

For those that need an overall project management tool that requires less tasks and more overarching goals, collaboration amongst various teams, and gantt charts I would suggest monday.com.

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