Putting together a productive team
Working together is hard work, but you can avoid common pitfalls and build an effective team simply with the right ingredients and tools for team productivity.
Would you like your team to work more productively? Do teammates often duplicate each other’s efforts? Do you feel like you’re not making the most of each workday? Good news: increasing your productivity isn’t hard. It just requires you to be more deliberate about how you manage your time.
Imagine ending your workdays with a sense of satisfaction. You can, and so can your team, not by putting more time into work but by making more of your time at work. Here’s how:
Keep a to-do list
Work is more complex than ever, so don’t expect to remember everything you need to do. Instead, use a task manager to put your to-dos in writing so you can stop scrambling and free up time to work deliberately.
Make information easy to find
Instead of spending time looking through emails, spreadsheets, or even handwritten notes, keep information, like project plans and meeting notes, in one place to make sure everyone pulls from the same pool of knowledge.
Use templates to save time
For recurring projects and tasks, you don’t need to start from scratch. Creating templates not only saves time but also reduces the opportunity for mistakes and provides a process everyone can follow to get work done.
Share your work
One way to keep your team on the same page and avoid duplicating efforts is by using one tool to organize and share work. You can also eliminate confusion by making sure everyone knows who’s doing what by when.
Working together is hard work, but you can avoid common pitfalls and build an effective team simply with the right ingredients and tools for team productivity.
No matter where your team works, Asana can save you time, reduce distractions, and help team members work more productively.
Don’t reinvent the wheel. Turn recurring projects, like marketing campaigns and product launches, into repeatable processes with templates. Processes not only save time but also allow teams to innovate faster.
Make the transition to Asana easy for your team with integrations. Move your workflows into Asana, get better coordinated, and work more productively with teammates and across tools.
Before Asana, we were averaging about 3 launches a year. Now, we’re launching something every month. Asana is helping us launch 4x faster.
—Lauren Nguyen, Head of Product Marketing at Pantheon
Asana is the easiest way for teams to track their projects and tasks, so they can get results.
Marketing Campaign
Product Launch
Company Goals
Mission to the Moon
Set clear tasks and milestones to give your team clarity on what needs to be done.
Let each marketer know exactly what work they’re responsible for with clear assignees and due dates.
Map out your campaign plan to visualize how all the pieces fit together, spot potential issues, and keep work on track.
Ask questions or give updates with the work that’s being done, so conversations turn into actions.
Tie shared docs, design files, and budget spreadsheets together so your team isn’t searching for info.
Look at work on a calendar to keep an eye on timing and rally around important dates
Keep up to date on project progress and quickly spot when things are off track.
Whether you’re meeting with a vendor, at a conference, or out of office, stay connected with Asana for mobile.
Asana helps marketing teams plan, manage, track, and launch initiatives that engage their audience.
Map out critical steps—from development to launch—so everyone has clarity on the roadmap.
Give clear owners and due dates for each piece of the launch, so you can release on time.
See how the pieces of your plan fit together so you can make adjustments and keep work on track.
Make sure important updates and conversations don’t get buried in email threads by connecting them to your work.
Attach files to your project, so everyone knows where to find the correct info.
Keep an eye on important dates by viewing launch plans on a calendar.
See how work is progressing to make sure you’re on track to hit your deadlines and goals.
Stay up to date on how your launch is progressing no matter where you are with Asana for mobile.
Asana helps product teams hit deadlines—so they can launch great products.
Create tasks for each goal so everyone has visibility into company-wide objectives.
Assign each goal to the appropriate person, so everyone knows who’s responsible, and who to go to with questions.
See how each milestone ladders up to your goals so you can feel confident you’ll hit your targets.
Keep stakeholders up to date on the latest info and progress, with updates and comments tied directly to your goals.
Integrate Asana with your file sharing tools to keep all your important docs in one place.
Look at your initiative deadlines and milestones on a calendar to make sure you’ve nailed the timing.
Understand what objectives are on track, and what needs your attention so you can hit your goals.
Get updates and weigh in on important decisions wherever you are, with Asana for mobile.
Asana gives your team visibility into your organization’s goals, so everyone stays focused on what matters most.
Map out each step of your mission, so you don’t forget anything as you shoot for the stars.
Assign clear owners for each task, so your pilot, commander, and flight engineer know what they need to do.
Create a launch plan so you can chart your course from start to finish, share it with your team, and modify it as conditions change.
Ask important questions, have conversations, and give status updates to get your crew ready for launch day.
Connect Asana to the other tools you need for your mission, so all your information lives in the same place.
View each milestone on a calendar, so you can track important dates leading up to takeoff.
See what’s on track, and what isn’t, so you can be sure you’re ready for launch day.
Keep up to date whether you’re in the office or on the moon, just make sure you have internet connection!
With Asana, your crew can shoot for the moon, and get there. All it takes is one small step…
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