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Timesheet templates: How to track team progress

Timesheets keep track of team member work hours and help companies hit their goals. But did you know that timesheets can also help you manage projects and monitor team performance? In this article, learn how to integrate online time tracking with your daily workflow to align your team and increase flexibility. What if we told you a timesheet was more than a punch clock tool used in movies? In fact, modern timesheets can help you track team workload, reduce burnout, and evaluate overall team progress.

Scaling up: How work management solutions support clinical trial management software

As clinical trials grow in complexity, traditional clinical trial management software (CTMS) can fall short. Discover how integrating work management solutions can provide the missing piece to scale operations and keep clinical research operations on track. Consider a global pharmaceutical company launching a complex adaptive trial in oncology. Their clinical trial management software flawlessly tracks patient data, but as the trial expands to more sites, the team drowns in emails and misses deadlines.

What's new in Asana | July 2024

Welcome to the July edition of What’s new in Asana. This month is all about Asana AI. First, let AI streamline the project creation process with smart projects. Next, write more effective goals based on best practices with smart goals. Finally, use portfolio-level smart summaries to get an AI-generated summary to get up to speed on any notable changes.

Data-driven decision making: A step-by-step guide

Data-driven decision making is the process of collecting data based on your company’s key performance indicators (KPIs) and transforming that data into actionable insights. This process is a crucial element of modern business strategy. In this article, we’ll discuss the benefits of data-driven decision making and provide tips so you can make informed decisions at work. If there’s a looming decision ahead of you at work, it’s often hard to know which direction to go.

How to build your critical thinking skills in 7 steps (with examples)

Critical thinking is, well, critical. By building these skills, you improve your ability to analyze information and come to the best decision possible. In this article, we cover the basics of critical thinking, as well as the seven steps you can use to implement the full critical thinking process. Critical thinking comes from asking the right questions to come to the best conclusion possible.

How Asana uses work management for employee onboarding

A company’s onboarding process can make or break a new hire’s performance. No one knows this better than Mike Jordan, Asana’s Head of Growth and Impact. With 20+ years of experience under his belt, Jordan helps Asana create the right frameworks to help every employee thrive. His team covers four main areas: Together, these areas make up the entire employee experience at Asana—including the company’s best-in-class onboarding program.

What is technical debt? How to pay it off (with examples)

Technical debt is the cost of additional work caused by choosing the quickest solution rather than the most effective solution. Though there are times when technical debt is worth it, it’s important that your team understands the positives and negatives of speedy decisions and how to manage rework in an efficient way. Product managers, programmers, and other stakeholders should carefully consider the trade-offs involved.

Effective active listening: Examples, techniques & exercises

What if we told you listening wasn’t as simple as, well, just listening? In fact, different types of listening go beyond learning—you can also listen to improve your relationships, deepen your connections, and build trust. In this article, we’ll walk you through the different types of listening and show you how active listening can help you listen to understand—not just respond.

6 ways to develop adaptability in the workplace and embrace change

Workplace adaptability helps you react effectively to a variety of situations. In this article, we’ll cover six ways to develop your adaptability skills, including how to become a better problem solver, embrace change, keep an open mind, practice mindfulness, and push yourself out of your comfort zone. The workplace is an ever-changing, dynamic place. A campaign that works brilliantly one day totally flops the next. The colleague you’ve always relied on is suddenly out on leave.

How to define roles and responsibilities for team success

It’s challenging to stick to a project plan without clearly defined roles and responsibilities. When you define team roles, you can help teammates collaborate and work through projects more efficiently. In this guide, we’ll explain how to establish roles and responsibilities and why doing so will benefit your team’s mission. You know that chaotic feeling of managing a project where roles and responsibilities are unclear?