Nicci Schmidt, Waisman Center

nicole.schmidt@wisc.edu

Goal:Align effort, improve clarity,

reduce cognitive burden

What others say…

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Demo

https://app.asana.com/

What works well

1. Supports collaborative culture & accountability 2. Team generates agenda 3. Ideal for launching a new project with concrete

subtasks; nothing is forgotten

Example agenda

4. Great for onboarding5. Preserves organic free form, adds central

record of critical deadlines, big ideas6. Highly searchable7. Customize view as list or calendar

Critical dates

mobile friendly!

Challenges

1. Not easy to acquire a new habit 2. One size doesn’t fit all3. Buy-in (interest easier than follow through)4. Free version limited to 15 users

5. Generates a lot of email; personal assistant or pest?6. Still just a list 7. Can be tedious (people don’t fully give up other

organizational systems)

Asana as personal assistant or pest?

Despite challenges, Asana helped our

teams work smarter and be more effective