![]() Monday is a bit of a newcomer to the PM game. Asana doesn’t have the same sort of integrations, but with all that it tries to accomplish, I doubt you’d need it. Like Jira or Trello, it offers multiple views for handling and assigning tasks as well as support for many different workflow solutions. ![]() AsanaĪsana is a bit more geared toward timelines and goals. Trello offers integrations as well, but is far less robust compared to Jira. Trello is another bit of productivity/organizational software made by Atlassian which offers a Kanban board-style group of lists and task. Jira offers multiple views of the same data, one of which is a Kanban board, similar to Trello. It has planning and tracking tools and integrates directly into a large number integrations they offer via their Marketplace. Jira is one of the largest and most popular productivity tools made by Atlassian. I’m going to recommend a few of the most popular along with a few less-common alternatives. Slack and Zoom tend to be “industry standard” for communication, but each company handles projects differently. Project management tools aren’t one size fits all. It’s all about what you need and how many people you need to host at any given time. Those include, but are not limited to: Skype,, Google Hangouts, or GoToMeeting. Zoom tends to be the industry standard, but many alternatives exist. There are also options for scheduling and reoccurring meetings, which can be helpful for those weekly scrums. However, Zoom does do a better job of handling a more significant number of people at any one time with minimal issues on slower internet speeds. Slack offers a voice, video, and screen-sharing options. Zoom is one of the better options out there for voice and video chats along with some minimal screen sharing features. A few of those are: HipChat, Mattermost, and Flock. Slack is a must for teams, but several others aim to connect your and your workforce in similar ways. Slack also provides VoIP calling, screen sharing, and interactive desktop sharing (meaning I could interact with your screen).Īdditionally, the platform offers a fairly robust search functionality, reminders, and integrations with an extensive database of productivity tools like Google Docs, Jira, GitHub, and more. It provides the ability to have group and private chats as well, although I imagine these won’t be necessary for most companies. Slack is broken down into channels, which can organize related discussions. ![]() It permanently removes the needs for email and internal interaction via any other forms of communication. Slack is an excellent chat-like environment for teams. Communication, in my book, is the most critical aspect of any successful relationship-work or personal-it makes no difference. This recommended tool is probably not a surprise. These are, admittedly, the ones we use or that I like best, but I’ll list a few alternatives with each, too. Here are a set of recommended tools for doing just that while you work remotely. It’s important to get yourself working in a way that makes sense for you so that you remain organized, working efficiently and well-connected. In my experience, working from a home office tends to have a series of challenges to overcome day-to-day problems that could prevent me from getting work done, if I wasn’t otherwise prepared to handle it. Distractions might happen in the form of the hustle and bustle from your favorite coffee shop or the attention needed by your pets or young children. ![]() Working remotely comes with its own set of distractions, depending on how and where you work. Any job requires planning, organization and communication, but remote work needs all of those things ten-fold.
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