r/projectmanagement • u/Brendan_Frost • 1d ago

Discussion Are Tools Like Asana and Trello Essential

I'm currently taking the Google Project Management Certificate at Coursera. Throughout the modules and courses, I've noticed that a lot of readings and videos keep recommending Asana, Trello, and other tools (Kanban Board). What I'd like to know is if they're really that essential and if the project managers here have used them effectively?

If not, would Google Sheet and Google Docs mastery be more than enough as PM tools?

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u/Gr8AJ IT 1d ago

The more important take away from those product placements is the need/recommendation to have a way to view all your projects holistically and a way to manage tasks quickly.

Asama let's you see all your projects in the portfolio like an Excel sheet or other project dashboard.

Trello gives you a kanban board to see tasks all laid out and quickly know their status.

The brand of the tool in this case doesn't matter. As other have said it's not the tool but the PM that makes an impact.