Rareș C.Visual Designer @ Instapage
What are the best project management tools for designers?
Me and my team are exploring options to move our design project management workflow to a clean slate, what are some of the tools that you use to stay on top of design projects and make sure the workflow is smooth & fluid.
We are looking into using Trello, but if anyone has a more visual and more feature packed alternative we are open to suggestion.
Your recommendation
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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 AdamuMaker. · 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.
- 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.
- It's a great and visual project mgt tool that lives in Gmail ... that where I work!
- 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
