What's great
Used Asana for 3+ years managing automotive R&D projects. The timeline view and dependencies were crucial for stakeholder reporting and critical path analysis.
However, I consistently ran into the same problem: engineering teams wanted Kanban flexibility for daily work, but leadership needed Gantt precision for planning. Asana forces you to choose - you get great timeline OR great board, never both on the same data.
That methodology lock-in is actually why I'm building SAFYRO - to give teams true hybrid flexibility.
Asana is solid for pure Waterfall or pure Agile teams. But for complex organizations with mixed methodologies? The forced choice becomes painful.
What's great
Currently using Figma to design SAFYRO (our hybrid PM platform launching Spring 2026). The component system and auto-layout are essential for maintaining consistency across complex UI - especially when designing both Gantt chart and Kanban board views.
The collaboration features are brilliant for async design review with our distributed team. Real-time cursors might seem like a small thing, but they completely change how we iterate.
Only wish: Better support for data-heavy table/grid components. Designing PM interfaces with lots of structured data can get tricky. But overall, can't imagine building without Figma anymore 🎨
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