Asana

Brief

Asana is a popular web and mobile project management application designed to help teams organize, track, and manage their work. It was founded by Dustin Moskovitz, a co-founder of Facebook, and launched commercially in 2012. The platform is used by organizations of all sizes across multiple industries to facilitate team collaboration and work management.

Key Benefits

Unlimited tasks, projects, messages, activity logs, and file storage (100MB/file)
Up to 15 teammates
Project views and mobile apps
Time tracking and 100+ app integrations

Features

Easy-to-use interface for diverse tech expertise
Comprehensive task management: create, assign, and track tasks
Robust collaboration features: in-app communication, idea sharing
Project tracking: monitor progress, identify roadblocks
Reporting: insights into productivity, improvement areas
Mobile apps: iOS, Android for remote collaboration
Integrates with Google Drive, Slack, Salesforce, etc.
Free plan for small teams and individuals

Drawbacks

Pricing may be high for large teams
Some users find the software complex
Notifications can be excessive

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Integrations

Slack: Direct updates in Slack channels
Microsoft Teams: Create and manage tasks in Teams.
Google Calendar: Sync tasks with due dates
Outlook: Turn emails into tasks and sync with the calendar
Jira: Link Asana tasks with Jira issues
GitHub: Link code repositories with tasks
Salesforce: Sync Asana tasks with Salesforce tasks

Product Updates

Dashboard duplication for standardized reporting
Expanded task limit to 2000 for critical path on Timeline
CSV export of audit logs by Enterprise super admins
App distribution control for developers