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Monitoring the operations and projects of your company constantly helps you improve its productivity, lower the operative costs, know what tasks are being carried out, which ones are finished and which ones remain undone, among many things.
Undoubtedly, monitoring this can result in an inefficient (and completely exhausting) task if it's not done correctly, and, especially, if you don't have a software tool that helps you do it.
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That's why, here, we share with you 3 software tools that may help you monitor your tasks and processes. We have made a comparison between them taking into account some important aspects:
01. Trello: a simple project management tool based on Kanban boards.- Platforms: Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, browser
- Free version: free plan
- Ideal for: general usage
- Interface: simple. Visually focused. Light learning curve.
- It lacks: advanced features
Trello is not as complex and sophisticated as the standard project management tools are. On the contrary, this app offers you an easy and visual way of taking a complete look at your project. With Trello, you can organize your cards, which can contain ideas, conversations and to-do lists; they can be placed on a board so that everybody collaborates. This project management tool is completely free but it also has some other plans you need to pay for which offer bigger attached files, extra stickers, saved searches, and more.
02. Asana: a project management tool that is useful for doing a follow-up of the team's tasks.
- Platforms: Android, iOS, browser
- Free version: free plan or a free trial of the premium version for 30 days
- Ideal for: small teams
- Interface: simple. Good collaborative tools
- Free for small teams
- It lacks: time tracking
Asana offers you an easy way for teams to follow up their work, so everybody knows who is doing what tasks and when they have to be finished. Asana keeps your work and team members organized to move forward more quickly by using tasks, projects, conversations, and boards. You can also monitor your work wherever you are with its mobile app for iOS and Android. Asana is free for small teams while the paid plans allow you to add more members and get access to other functions such as customized fields, task dependencies, and advanced searches.
03. monday.com: an easily customizable project management tool.
- Platforms: Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, browser
- Free version: a free trial of the premium version for 14 days
- Ideal for: teams that need to be persuasive
- Good templates. Visual interface. Virtual boards.
- It lacks: a free plan
There's controversy when we talk about project management tools with all the functions. On the one hand, the more functions, the better to fulfill the particular needs of each project. On the other hand, that can lead to a messy and complicated interface that ends up disorienting new users. Monday.com has better boards than most apps; its planning boards are visual and highly customizable which means that managers can configure them so that employees can understand everything quickly. This will make employees use it, which is the key to success for any management tool.
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In conclusion, when you choose a software tool to manage the projects of your company, it's important you choose one that allows you to communicate with all the people involved in the project. Moreover, it should allow you to plan thoroughly, establish deadlines, know who is the person in charge of a task, among other things.
Are you looking for a software tool to manage your projects?
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