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Top 20 project management charts to visualize project progress

A project management chart is a visual representation of the tasks and objectives involved in a project or process. From Gantt charts to bar charts, view the top 20 project management charts and find out how they can help you become a better project manager. Whether or not it’s your job title, being a project manager means finding ways to execute work more effectively. For teams engaged in sprints or iterative work, visualizing tasks can help streamline communication and create transparency.

How IT executives' play a key role in effective teamwork (new research)

As an IT executive, you’re at the core of the company’s collaboration, working at the intersection of people, processes, and product. And more than likely, you’re not doing it alone. To better understand the IT leader’s pivotal role in driving innovation and operational efficiency across the company, The Work Innovation Lab, a think tank by Asana, recently surveyed and interviewed IT professionals, including top execs from industry leaders like Google, Slack, and Okta.

Tech leaders' new edge: Strategic and deeply human

Today’s IT leaders are no longer just operators. They’re strategists
and deal-makers. According to a recent report on the state of today’s IT leader published by The Work Innovation Lab, a think tank by Asana, there’s been a dynamic shift in today’s IT environment away from traditional IT roles toward strategic partnership roles.

The Asana year in review: A journey through research, insights, and the future of work

As we turn the final pages of this year at Asana, we're celebrating the goals and milestones our customers achieved. To dig into these accomplishments—and explore what made them possible—the Work Innovation Lab dove deep into the nuts and bolts of how work really happened in 2023. What we've uncovered is more than just data; it's a reflection of how our customers—the very heartbeat of Asana—worked, collaborated, set goals, and achieved them together this year. View demo.

Is your marketing plan set up to succeed in 2024? Use this checklist to find out.

It’s crunch time for marketing teams, with 75% of CMOs facing pressure to do more with less. But in the quest to drive revenue, a great marketing plan isn’t always enough—it’s how you implement it that matters. In this article, learn how leaders can put their annual plans into action and ensure every campaign is set up to drive revenue growth, without wasting valuable time and money in the process.

8 key features to look for in a work management platform

The way we work isn’t working. Work is scattered, tools aren’t syncing, and teams are suffering from app overload and technology fatigue. But there’s a smarter way. With an enterprise work management platform, you can connect all organizational elements–from the smallest daily tasks to the most complex company goals—for a more integrated, seamless way of working. The challenge comes in choosing the right platform. That’s where this guide comes in.

13 Marketing Trends and Strategies for 2024

From newspaper ads to artificial intelligence, marketing trends come and go as technology and consumer preferences change. That means marketing leaders can’t always rely on tried-and-true best practices. Instead, anticipating future trends is essential to maintain your edge and develop effective marketing strategies. 2024 is set to be more interesting—and challenging—for marketers than ever, bringing with it a wave of new technology and consumer behaviors.

To-do lists: 15 tips to make an effective to-do list

Everyone loves checking things off a to-do list—but if it’s not done right, your to-do list can cause more harm than good. In this article, we offer concrete tips to help you set your to-do’s up for success, including how to effectively capture, organize, and prioritize tasks. Read on to take your own list to the next level, so you can stop worrying about misplaced notes and start checking things off.

What's New in Asana | December 2023

Welcome to the December edition of What's New in Asana. First, automate your workflows more easily by adding a condition to your rules with conditions and branching. Use branching to allow the rule to run in different scenarios with different actions. Next, use a rule to automatically set a task's title and description. Finally, add a bundle directly to a project template so that every project created from that template will also include the workflow features in the bundle.

Data reveals workers are craving fewer, yet more impactful collaboration tools

Almost half (45%) of workers want more guidance from their organisation on how to collaborate effectively with teammates. 74% of workers advocate for the use of a standard set of collaboration technologies across the organisation, suggesting the recognized pains of "app sprawl".