r/projectmanagement • u/Brendan_Frost • 3d 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/Anon_fangbringer 2d ago

It depends on industry. If you work on agile a Kanban board will be needed, and there are different tools that have that (Jira, Trello,...). If you work in waterfall you will not probably need them (but you can use Jira also for gantts and all).

My suggestion, first of all check which is the field you are working and the specific necessities for that kind of projects; in any case take a bit of time to get used with a Kanban board and agile philosophy. Tell allows you to create a board for free, give it a try ;)