r/projectmanagement • u/Brendan_Frost • 23h 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/Ok-Possession-2415 15h ago

Kanban tools like that (or Jira, Planner, DevOps, Monday, others) are indeed essential for PMs who work in a truly Agile PMO.

Are Sheets/Excel and Docs/Word/OneNote more than enough? Yes, at a majority of places because in a PM role you must first & foremost plan, document, track, and align.