For the longest time, Wunderlist was my go-to todo list.
I was so excited for Wunderlist 2 and with the announcement of the pro version, I was on the verge of jumping on it.
But then something awful happened.
Wunderlist refused to sync and I lost a good deal of updates and changes I had made.
Having tried several todo lists in the past, I wanted to try something new.
Asana
There were a few specific things I was looking for in my new daily todo app. The idea of edging towards more of a project management app appealed to me, as a number of projects of mine where increasing in complexity. At the same time, I wanted an app that would allow me to set daily, weekly and monthly recurring tasks.
Here were some things I really wanted:
- Cloudbased
- Recurring tasks
- Subtasks
- Notes
- Ability to include others on a project (for future use)
These were the bare bones of what I wanted. I had given Todoist another go and although I was pleased with how easy it was to use, it lacked some depth and required a subscription for the extra features I wanted. That’s when I decided to go ahead and give Asana a try before pulling-out my wallet.
Overview
Running entirely in my browser, Asana has got me hooked. Plus, I’ve got unlimited projects and tasks for free—for the first 15 project members! As for value goes, this is hands-down the best out there.
Using AJAX, Asana has a really nice feel to it with multiple views and easy to learn keyboard shortcuts.
It took me about a day to get the basic feel of it. In fact, I didn’t initially like it. It was after I became more familiar with how to interact with it and find the best way to break down my projects, that I really began to warm up to it.
After Two Weeks
After two weeks of using Asana, I’m sold.
I love how I can prioritize my tasks for the day, focus on one particular project, as well as adding notes and subtasks to individual tasks. Overall, I am really impressed. I never thought I would use anything except for Wunderlist.
Ministries & Churches
I have yet to crack into the group features of Asana, but what I’ve seen so far, it looks really good. So, if you’re looking for a solid project management app, you might want to consider Asana. Not only can the entire organization keep projects in order, but individuals can also keep organized. I love apps that can fit both micro and macro levels, keeping everything in one place.
The pricing is as follows:
A little pricy when you get into your larger organizations, but at the same time, this gives you an idea of the quality of an app you’re getting for free, when keeping it under 15 members. 😀
Learn more, sign up and give Asana a try!
Mickey says
We moved to Asana about a year ago — it is crazy good for teams, and we’re quite pleased to have found it. Better yet, for our team of three, it’s free!
Eric Dye says
Glad to hear this! I recommended this for a team I am working with, not having used it in the team environment before-just myself, so this is confirmation! WOOT!
Darius says
We started using Asana this year at my church. Love the ease-of-use and integration with Dropbox and Google Drive.
Eric Dye says
I have not dug into this, yet, but I imagine I will. Great stuff, indeed!
Dave Shrein says
We’ve been using Flow (http://getflow.com) and I’ve found myself checking out other products. I’ll check out asana and the other one I’m looking at is teambox. Anyone else out there use flow or teambox?
Eric Dye says
Phil used Teambox: https://churchm.ag/teambox/
And here’s a review by Chase Livingston on Flow: https://churchm.ag/flow/
😉
Dan says
For implementing GTD you can use this web-application:
Gtdagenda .com
You can use it to manage your goals, projects and tasks, set next actions and contexts, use checklists, and a calendar.
Syncs with Evernote and Google Calendar, and also comes with mobile version, and Android and iPhone apps.
Gus says
Most of our church and mainly the communications team uses Producteev and recently they just went free for any number of users. We really like it. Each department can created a separate workspace and within the workspace you can create larger projects so there are at least three departments using this now (Graphics, Care and Missions). They also have mobile apps so it is nice to be able to get updates on projects and their status while on the go. Key features that we like –
Subtasks, Labels (we use these to tag projects for each department – such as a projects for Kids), Followers (easy for multiple people to be notified on the status of the project, Note (with attachments), Form submission (we have a graphics request form that emails to producteev when submitted), unlimited users, and Google Apps hooks.
Eric Dye says
Nice! 😀
Dylan Robertson says
Eric, thank you very much for this article. I googled “Wunderlist versus Asana” and this told me exactly what I needed. Cheers.
Eric Dye says
Awesome! 😀
James Carl says
One subtle thing about Asana is that you can have unlimited guests in an organization so it makes it great to bring non-employee volunteers into the structure.