Asana Initial Setup

Ian Herzing - PeerSpot reviewer
Resource Manager at a non-tech company with 11-50 employees

This is probably where Asana has its biggest differentiator. It's probably the easiest to set up of all the project management tools that I've used. The draw to it is that people get on a demo with Asana and they find it very easy to use. It's just tasks and assigning people's names to those tasks. If you're an organization that wasn't organized before, you're managing stuff out of spreadsheets and you bump into Asana, you're going to see a big benefit to it. 

There are no issues with setting your projects up and getting them in front of people right away. That's another positive feature of Asana.

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Solène Verhaeghe - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at Quotid-up

I give the initial setup an eight out of ten. The solution is highly adaptable for integration. The full deployment for a small company takes two months.

Before deploying, we consult with our clients to understand their requirements. We typically begin the project on-site and review each step with the client via phone. Once we have established the processes and workflow, we can set up Asana and ensure that everything is functioning correctly. The final step is to train the rest of the organization on how to use Asana. We typically use three to four people for deployments.

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ShamikaSatterthwaite - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at Queens University of Charlottwe

The setup process for Asana varies depending on the client or company using it. For instance, with an ad agency, the setup may take around five hours as it requires thoughtful consideration of site mapping before determining how to utilize the platform effectively. Conversely, for individual entrepreneurs, the setup process should be straightforward as they are solely responsible for managing their own projects and can easily adapt to the platform.

Within one week the solution can be up and running. However, it takes three months to have the required people trained and for the solution to be operating well.

Previously, the deployment of Asana involved the director and IT personnel. The initial step was to identify the administrators who would have access to the account, followed by key stakeholders, such as IT and business management who set up the necessary configurations. Next, the project manager would begin adding tasks to ensure deadlines were met, and contractors were included as needed. The account management team was responsible for handling the accounts of the main individuals involved in the project.

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Aman Aneja - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Analytics at a financial services firm with 1-10 employees

The solution's initial setup is very, very simple. I am also working as an admin for Asana for my team. The solution's implementation involves a couple of clicks, and you are onboarded.

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Taha Khaleel - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Operations Officer at PRO-VISION

You don't need to set up Asana because it's cloud-based, and you can work online.

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KC
Founder at Coffman Consulting College Counseling

I think the initial setup was pretty straightforward. We had help from our IT department, but I don't believe the process was complicated.

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MK
Customer Success Manager at GSA analytics

I rate the initial setup a seven, on a scale of one to ten, where ten is the best.

The solution is deployed on the public cloud.


To be frank, I don't know the time taken for the deployment because when I joined the company, Asana was already a subscribed tool. I was not the person who had subscribed and deployed Asana in the company, making me just a user.

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Francois Provencher - PeerSpot reviewer
Expert Consultant, Strategy and Innovation at Innovitech

The initial setup was straightforward.

The solution is deployed on the cloud.

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Isidro Sada - PeerSpot reviewer
Asana Lead Manager at Izei Consulting Group

I was involved in the initial implementation. It was straightforward. The difficult part of this type of implementation is how you structure your teams and projects within Asana, however, how you use Asana to do this is intuitive. We didn't have any problem with how to accommodate or establish those things. I'd rate the simplicity of the implementation at a four out of five.

The deployment didn't take more than two weeks. 

The maintenance is easy. It's very smooth. We do not require a maintenance team, however, we do have team leaders that will do occasional maintenance. 

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Donee Damore - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Director Of Project Management at a consultancy with 11-50 employees

The initial setup was complex because the onboarding is not done correctly. This is due to the fact that we are short staffed and did not have time to be trained. Once we had spent more time using the solution, it was easier to use and understand.  

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RC
Customer Relationship Manager Coordinator at Yamaha Motor

We're not using any custom features that would require setup from the vendor.

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KH
Co-Founder at KH&Co

It was very simple. By the end of the first day, I had a pretty good grasp on it. I think the rest of the team saw implementing the projects as a little too much work, and I think that was part of what limited our process. Moving from pen and paper, or moving from a whiteboard, into a digital platform involves a shift of mindset and a shift of processes. We didn't do a good transition from old-school processes to new-school digital processes.

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Jovana Pavlovic - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Back Office Manager at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees

I wasn't a part of the implementation process.

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MO
User Happiness Manager at a recruiting/HR firm with 501-1,000 employees

If customers buy the product for their company, they will need a lot of training to understand how it works. The product needs to improve this.

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Nabin Poudel - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at Curl Labs

The initial setup is straightforward. It was just a few clicks to get started and to integrate Asana into our existing business system. It took 15 days to fully implement our projects using Asana.

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Sam Thomas - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees

The initial setup for Asana was straightforward. It's one of the reasons the team decided to use it.

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Abasiakama Bassey - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder at Elxae Hub

The initial setup was straightforward. I come from a technical background. Everything is straightforward for me. The setup was very simple. We had to download the app and add the tasks.

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AB
Manager at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

The setup is not complex. It's pretty straightforward. You can also install it on multiple devices. I installed it on my mobile device, and so I'm getting notifications also on the mobile device but mainly I'm using this where we have the Explorer, the web browser.

The installation did not require too many questions. Sometimes though, the system, for the application to sync with the web, takes a moment. However, it's minimal. The installation process was a matter of moments.

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CB
Immigration Technology Specialist at a legal firm with 501-1,000 employees

The initial setup is straightforward.

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Tarun Sukhani - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder & CTO at Abundent

The initial setup is straightforward.

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Ralf Wenzel - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Architect at infotek-software GmbH

There's no setup involved because we're using the cloud-based version of Asana. I just give them my email address and I register, then I'll have the software running. Though if I have to configure new projects on Asana, doing that is easy.

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GP
Board Member at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees

The ease or complexity of Asana's initial setup process depends on the use cases for which the product is chosen. The initial set of phases can be a no-brainer for a simple project creation or for some setup using an existing project template. In our company, we use Asana for Complex use cases, like getting it integrated into a dashboard from Notion or a ticketing system from Jira, for which we need a bit of technical intervention.

The solution is deployed on the cloud.

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GB
Marketing Operations practice leader at Calibrate Legal, inc.

The initial setup was completely straightforward, and simple. 

We had no trouble understanding the functionality or configuring it to meet our needs. It has been a very positive experience.

The deployment is extremely easy. We are releasing it to people as they come on board, and they are adapting to it very well.

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SL
Software Engineer at CloudSense

The setup process is simple.

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Nakul Kundaliya - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Lead Developer at Mayora Infotech

The initial setup of Asana is straightforward.

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Alexandros Pavlakis - PeerSpot reviewer
Marketing Manager at Action Global Communications

Asana is simple to set up.

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HeshamFouad - PeerSpot reviewer
Quality and Technical Support Department Manager at dsquares

It was very easy. I like it for that reason. There is no learning curve for understanding and enabling the tool.

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FD
Freelance writer

The process was straightforward but it takes some time to get used to. If someone has used other project management software they could have some difficulty with Asana. 

The deployment is a quick process, approximately a few minutes.

I rate the initial setup of Asana a five out of ten.

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Angelos_pili96@Hotmail.Com +35796373151 - PeerSpot reviewer
Operations at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees

I was not a part of the initial setup. I came after it was up and running. 

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KM
Co-Founder at MyBenefits

The initial setup is very straightforward and simple. It's not a complex process. 

Each project takes one to two hours to set up.

It's cloud-based. Once in a while, we'll have a new project and we'll go through the setup process for it. Being cloud-based also means there's no maintenance required. It's all very easy.

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FM
Analyst at 1980

The initial setup of Asana is quite simple.

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it_user348273 - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Member at Christiano Ferraro Consultancy, LLC

Simple setup.

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JR
Partner and CEO at JRC CORPORATE CONSULTING

Its initial setup was easy.

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