{"id":3500,"date":"2015-04-28T10:11:23","date_gmt":"2015-04-28T16:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meetingone.eu\/eu-en\/?p=3500"},"modified":"2016-06-22T09:45:04","modified_gmt":"2016-06-22T15:45:04","slug":"work-home-13-tools-greater-organization-management-communication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meetingone.com\/eu-en\/blog\/work-home-13-tools-greater-organization-management-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"Work From Home? 13 Tools for Greater Organization, Management &amp; Communication"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3661 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meetingone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/04\/Disprganized-desk-e1441136670487.jpg\" alt=\"Designer's Desk with Architectural Tools and Notebook\" width=\"700\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Being in the conferencing industry, I know many people who have the ability to work anywhere and everywhere (including myself!). As long as WiFi is available, it is easily manageable to complete everyday tasks. But an internet connection doesn&#8217;t necessarily\u00a0mean we get our work done efficiently or at all. Sometimes being disconnected from the team is a huge hindrance, and when you need to collaborate to move a project forward, communicating remotely can get messy without the proper process and tools in place.<\/p>\n<p>To help make it easier for those who have flexible work schedules, there are many new tools that help get the job done. Take a look at the below 13 tools for greater organization, management &amp; communication that we&#8217;ve compiled based on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/inbound.org\/discussion\/view\/ask-inbound-if-you-work-remotely-what-are-some-of-the-tools-that-you-use-to-work-with-and-communicate-with-your-team\" target=\"_blank\">Inbound.org discussion boards<\/a>\u00a0for those who work from home!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #bb2025\"><strong>Use these tools to stay organized:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>1)<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff6600\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/drive\/\" target=\"_blank\">Google Drive<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Google Drive is free, stores and organizes all of your stuff, and you can work on the same document with multiple people at the same time. It also helps that pretty much everyone knows about it at this point!<\/p>\n<p><strong>2)<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff6600\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dropbox<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sharing large files doesn\u2019t happen over email, which is where Dropbox comes in. It\u2019s also a great tool for organizing consultant work and large projects.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #bb2025\"><strong>Use these tools to stay on task:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>3)\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600\" href=\"https:\/\/asana.com\/product\" target=\"_blank\">Asana<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Asana lets\u00a0you create and delegate tasks, organize tasks into shared projects, chat within each task so conversations stay organized, and add\u00a0attachments from Dropbox and Google Drive. It also\u00a0has calendar features, dashboards for projects, and your very own to-do list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4)\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600\" href=\"https:\/\/www.assembla.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\">Assembla<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Assembla is great for project management with web developers, though it could work for project management for just about any type of freelancing. It tracks tickets, time, and produces reports, simplifies product releases and bug fixing, and says it&#8217;s \u201ceasier to set up than Jira.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>5)\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600\" href=\"https:\/\/basecamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Basecamp<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use this project management software to help you arrange\u00a0your\u00a0calendars, set meeting schedules, track assignments, and store documents and receive daily email recaps.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6)\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taskworld.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Taskworld<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taskworld\u2019s sweet spot is managing projects and keeping track of tasks and sub tasks. Its evaluation feature lets you measure and give feedback on job performance, setting it apart from other similar project management programs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7)\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600\" href=\"https:\/\/trello.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Trello<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A very simple\u00a0tool for making notes on what needs done and who should do it. It\u2019s like a team post-it-note board.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8)\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wunderlist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wunderlist<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Essentially a personal to-do list\u00a0for your phone, Wunderlist is also used to keep track of client work.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #bb2025\"><strong>Use these tools to stay connected:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>9)<span style=\"color: #ff6600\"> <a style=\"color: #ff6600\" href=\"\/adobe-connect\/\" target=\"_blank\">Adobe Connect<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adobe Connect is an easy to use, plug-in &amp; download free program. Screen sharing, participant engagement and file sharing is just a couple of reasons this is the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.meetingone.eu\/adobe-connect-has-received-the-highest-product-scores-in-gartners-2015-critical-capabilities-for-web-conferencing-report\" target=\"_blank\">go-to web conferencing platform<\/a> on the market.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10) <span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600\" href=\"\/audioone\/\" target=\"_blank\">AudioOne<\/a><\/span><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kato.im\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AudioOne integrates with Adobe Connect for seamless audio conferencing and you can use AudioOne for standalone audio calls with your team.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #bb2025\"><strong>Use these tools to manage your team:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>11)\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600\" href=\"https:\/\/help.github.com\/articles\/about-github-wikis\/\" target=\"_blank\">GitHub Wiki<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Companies use GitHub Wiki for employee on-boarding by organizing helpful resources for new employees.<\/p>\n<p><strong>12)\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getharvest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Harvest<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use to track time and expenses, this is a simple easy to use tool.<\/p>\n<p><strong>13)\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600\" href=\"https:\/\/idonethis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">iDoneThis<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>iDoneThis sends a \u201cdigest\u201d of what everyone did as a team and individual.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remote working can be a privilege, but missing out on all the real life benefits of having an office to go to can really hurt the productivity of many workers. Take a look at these tools, and see if they can enhance the efficiency of your daily work routine at home.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #bb2025\"><em><strong>What are some of your favorite tools?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Being in the conferencing industry, I know many people who have the ability to work anywhere and everywhere (including myself!). As long as WiFi is available, it is easily manageable to complete everyday tasks. But an internet connection doesn&#8217;t necessarily\u00a0mean we get our work done efficiently or at all. 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