Asana Basics: Unlock Project Management Success
Asana Basics: Unlock Project Management Success
What you’ll learn
Skills you’ll gain
At any given moment, a team member can have anywhere between 1-10 tasks on their plate for the day. When you expand that to a large or even a small team, the work can quickly get lost in the shuffle, which could result in missed deadlines, lost projects, and employee burnout. In this course, Asana Ambassador Sara Soph shares how Asana, an online project and task management tool, can keep your business organized. Sara begins by explaining why this tool can lead to great success and then guides you through the process of developing and integrating Asana into your business. After completing this course, you'll have a more streamlined, focused, and engaged team, resulting in increased productivity and profitability.
Syllabus
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Select a plan Whether your budget is $0 or $1,000,000, anyone can use Asana to manage projects and tasks. 2m
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Download Asana Say goodbye to missed deadlines, lost projects, employee burnout, and unorganized work. 2m
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Navigate Asana Navigating a new tech platform can be a bit bumpy, but with Asana's clean interface and customizable settings, you will quickly be up to speed. 4m
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Personalize your Asana Making Asana your own takes less than five minutes, allowing you to do your best work. 3m
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Create your first project Your project overview is your one-stop shop to disseminate high-level information to your team. 2m
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Set up your projects You may prefer to view your tasks in a list, board, or calendar view. 3m
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Leverage forms in Asana Asana isn't just a glorified to-do list –– this powerful tool can speak to other software, set automations, and even create templates. 4m
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Use the task menu Mastering your task list is a breeze with the various options Asana provides. 3m
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Increase accountability and visibility Keep me in the loop is a common statement used every day in the workplace setting, and Asana is a great way to keep the appropriate team members in the know. 3m
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Determine due dates and timelines Due dates are the backbone of any project. After this lesson, you'll be able to assign due dates to keep your timeline in check. 3m
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Create detailed tasks A great task is descriptive and informational. 2m
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Communicate effectively within Asana Committing to communications within the platform allow you and your team to use Asana to its fullest. 3m
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Integrate task and project templates You don't have to reinvent the wheel every time you need a task or project created. 4m
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Maximize progress messaging Meetings that take time to talk about the work, rather than completing the work, can quickly begin to fill your calendar. 4m
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Avoid over-tasking Managing the work is work itself. 3m
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Analyze Asana reporting data It's all in the data. 3m
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Let's organize Thank you for watching this course! 1m
Certificate
Certificate of Completion
Awarded upon successful completion of the course.
Instructor
Sara Soph
Sara is a certified Asana Ambassador with a passion for business organization. With a background in Project Management and consulting, Sara has observed the inner workings of small, large, and enterprise companies. Her focus lies in providing Asana as a tool to boost productivity, visibility, accountability, and ultimately profitability. She thrives on working with businesses that recognize the importance of proactive project and task management tools, especially in the modern era of remote work.
Sara Soph
Project Manager and Asana Certified Pro
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How GoSkills helped Chris
I got the promotion largely because of the skills I could develop, thanks to the GoSkills courses I took. I set aside at least 30 minutes daily to invest in myself and my professional growth. Seeing how much this has helped me become a more efficient employee is a big motivation.
