What are the best project management tools for designers?
- If you are looking for a tool to store version and track the process you should try InVision. They have a feature Trello like where you can see the version and progress of the project. Personally I don't use that feature cause I track design versions in a different way. I guess you'll have to try it out and see if it works for your team. Tools Ive used, Basecamp, Trello, Asana, InVision, JIRA.
- Dennis WeinhardtDigital Designer (UI/UX/Web)
I love everything about InVision.
Since I started using it 3-4 years ago they improved so many things and added really useful features. They collaborate with so many top designers of the industry that they always know what we want. I really appreciate the effort, time and love they put into their products and it's always fun to use them.
The tools I use on a weekly basis are:
InVision (Webapp); Freehand; Craft; Designbetter.co
- Elena AvramenkoCo-Founder at PopAppFactory
All my designers loves the service, but I am struggling to use it, I find its UI/UX uncomfortable and not obvious. The most terrible is a mobile version of the web-site, extremely slow.
- Roman Annenkov5Product manager · WrittenI vote for Planyway, in combination with Trello. Our team designer productivity has grown by 15-20%, according to weekly reports for similar tasks. In spite of Planyway is just a Chrome Extension, for now, it seems to become a real breakthrough in project management.
- Kyrie Tompkins-OverlockWeb Developer. Nerd. Dog Mom.
I've been using Planyway for most of December and I love it. It shows me all of my cards from multiple boards in one clean, concise view. No more bouncing between board calendars (or sloppy IFTTT formulas) to keep my calendars & tasks in sync. (:
I spent over a year looking for an app that could do this. I had settled on Trello and been scheduling blocks of time on paper, when I found Planyway. The ease of drag and drop (re)scheduling and custom blocks of time was exactly what I wanted, and two-way sync with Google Calendar made those blocks of time visible and editable anywhere. Fantastic tool
- John Ababseh10Epiphany Enthusiast · WrittenI love Trello, but basecamp is worthy of checking out as it helps with all tasks and is the go to spot for documents, meetings, checklist, projects, emails, calendar syncs, chatting, and more.
Great and helpful app! I use Basecamp integration with TMetric in all my projects, for me this is the most convenient way to track my time for any activity in Basecamp
- Agustin EsperonCo-Founder & Head of UX/Design at Wideo
I'm a big fan not only of BaseCamp, but also their founders' books (Rework, Remote, Getting Real) and blog posts. Their work philosophy is amazing and it's reflected on the clean and concrete software.
I really enjoy managing all aspects of my company with BaseCamp
- Kaushal VyasProduct Manager; Entrepreneur · WrittenI am surprised this hasn't been recommended yet! It's got everything a designer could ask for when it comes to project management -Task boards, Privacy settings, in-situ conversation, custom backgrounds, colours, google drive and dropbox add-ons, et al.Roman Annenkov5Product manager · WrittenTrello is a decent tool but what really makes it powerful is Planyway Chrome Extension which allows you to use a real google-style calendar. Check it yourself at planyway.com
- Lindsey WinsemiusMarketing, Author, Supermom
I just started using this with my marketing team at work, and so far it seems to be an efficient way to coordinate on projects. Now if I can just remember to log in and actually use the boards...
- Nick AllenHead of Marketing at FileInvite | Kiwi
Brilliant for managing all your project backlogs in a Kanban fashion. Including a list for the DIY tasks around the house.
As a Marketer I use this daily to manage workflow, sort ideas around future content and prioritize my activities. My team collaborate and report using handy integrations with Google and we use it as a Customer service and Sales script repository to store links to docs and how-to videos.
- Thomson MuriyadanProduct Designer at Hopscotch.in · WrittenIf your tech team already uses JIRA then it makes a lot of sense for the design team to be here too. It may not the most best looking tool out there but if you work directly with the product and the developer teams and they're already on it then it does a pretty good job of keeping everybody on the same page. Agile development concepts like Epics and stories help link efforts of all teams and makes it easier for projects to be managed. Teams can have their own workflows set-up within their projects will ensures nobody skips a step. And many more benefits.Jira and Trello are IMO the best alternatives out there. While JIRA is more sw engineers oriented (lots of dev integrations) I think you can find quite a good amount of workflows and boards also for designers/mktg/sales people. Recommended it. (till 10 ppl, JIRA should actually cost less than Trello).
- David Adamu3Maker. · WrittenI find Paper great as a tool for collaboration - you can add comments on specific parts of designs and have a tight feedback loop between team members.
- Instant ExpertInstant Experto, Vlogger
Its a great tool for starters, For teams I do not recommend. there are lots of apps that do the same, even google docs is more intelligible when collaborating and working with. But we already have OneNote, Evernote, Word Online, with lots of features way ahead Paper.
- zedgoatChemist, Developer, Stoic.
Use Paper to manage technical stuff and my team, and love it. Just the right number of features, document crosslinking and image embedding fits my needs exactly, and works for quick notes or longer documents.
- Filipa Nascimento made this productOutplanr turns your to do lists into a work plan. It’s a team work planner which helps you balance your and your team work-life, by delegate and tracking everyone tasks in real-time and planning your work for all week.
- Iryna Maniuk6Marketing manager · WrittenMy team loves Atlaz. It's kind of Jira + Trello combo: feature-rich yet simple to learn and use. Whatever you're looking for - project/team/task management, time and progress tracking, reporting - Atlaz has pretty much that all.
- Yarikloliful.io | yaraslav.com
Nice tool. Was amazed how easy it is to migrate from existing Trello/Jira board.
Imported everything correctly, so the transition can be really smooth and painful.
- Beth FiedlerHappy Entrepreneur w a PH product 🙌
This tool will definitely work well for PM and non-PM team members. Easy to follow and very cool!
Would be great if I could still sign up for a free plan up to 10 members .. please 🙏🙏
- Kristen 🔥 HaleySocial human seeking cool geeky trends
Love the product, was lucky enough to pick it up off of AppSumo. Never looking back.
- It's a great and visual project mgt tool that lives in Gmail ... that where I work!
- Semira AmiralaiTechnical Recruiter
I'm trying to discover the main difference(s) between Sortd and Drag. While Sortd is more mature, both are attractive products with great functionality. Keeping it simple is key for me (a minimalist). It's not clear what the differences are; anyone have inputs on this?
- Sean PowerHead of Sales, Refractiv
Nice app to keep track of tasks within Gmail, email messages are turned into tasks giving you the option to select which category they fall into.
- Daniel Lobo made this productI think you should give winio a try. Your documents, tasks, and conversations on a single screen
- Judith RatajczakOnline Marketing Manager at TimeTac GmbH · WrittenJudith Ratajczak made this productDo you already know TimeTac? It's a webbased time tracking and project management tool for Mac/PC or mobile. Define your tasks/projects. With a simple click you start tracking time. You see how much time you have spent on specific projects and you are able to plan your resources. What is also important is that you always keep an eye on cost and revenue rates. Currently you can test it for 30 Days!
- Enterprising Josh CEO · WrittenEnterprising Josh made this productBitrix24 is excellent if you are looking for a free project management solution that comes with time tracking, billing, quotes and client management. See https://www.bitrix24.com/feature...
- Julie TolosaSuccess is not for the lazy · WrittenJulie Tolosa made this productA fun and engaging app Creatives would enjoy using.
- Ashley MarronCEO, MIndGenius Limited · WrittenAshley Marron made this productIf you are looking to plan your design project and then co-ordinate tasks on a kanban board then Barvas is worth checking out. Used by a lot of marketing teams to co-ordinate campaigns and associated designs
- Alexander LozadaProduct Designer
It's a great concept but the implementation is still lacking; resource usage is incredibly high, the application is frustratingly slow, and the amount of bugs encountered is in the tens per day.
- Mathieu PREAU@itsalive co-founder
Abstract changed our design team organization at itsalive.io
Great job guys, keep the good work.
