I used to dread Mondays before Monday.com
Updated December 09, 2020
I used to dread Mondays before Monday.com
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with monday.com
- From my perspective, the cost of the software was saved hundredfold in my working hours alone, and reduced both administrative time and errors.
We are a largely remote team, but we shared the same office when we began using monday.com. After the leadership made the choice to switch to a full-time home office, there was some worry about how we would coordinate work and report back.
We have been using monday.com for a short while before the switch, but not to its full potential, since we were able to walk over or just ask a question across the room (or message Slack). With the more asynchronous nature of working remote, even in the same time zone, we started to use the updates more, add more and more tasks, refine statuses, and grow the documentation of workflows. Using monday.com has streamlined processes while making them easy to follow and track. And in turn, this has helped us develop better project management skills.
We have been using monday.com for a short while before the switch, but not to its full potential, since we were able to walk over or just ask a question across the room (or message Slack). With the more asynchronous nature of working remote, even in the same time zone, we started to use the updates more, add more and more tasks, refine statuses, and grow the documentation of workflows. Using monday.com has streamlined processes while making them easy to follow and track. And in turn, this has helped us develop better project management skills.
- Very visual, so you see what's up at a glance -- you can hide less important info (or pull them up) very simply.
- It's as logical and simple as a spreadsheet. The extra features make it easier to use, not more complicated.
- It became an extension of my brain. I no longer have to grind my gears trying to recall what is due when, or click through -- the surface makes everything easier to remember, with subtle color coding and smooth UI.
- My team is awesome, but Monday helps me appreciate my own efforts without external feedback. I know what I do, and I get better and better about estimating the time and effort needed to complete things, even if they have multiple variables.
- I spent 5 minutes thinking about this. No clear answer yet. I love it. They are constantly developing new features, and it's a pleasant surprise when they think of something I will find useful.
- At this point I feel like there are so many features I don't know what is new that would help me, without researching a lot, but that isn't actually bad.
Absolutely, there are specific fields to see how long a project will take, how much of someone's efforts it requires, and there is a timeline view to see who is free for new tasks and when.
Do you think monday.com delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with monday.com's feature set?
Yes
Did monday.com live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of monday.com go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy monday.com again?
Yes
Monday.com's layout is closer to a spreadsheet, and has better features to categorize and search data. I can go deeper, adding more and more insight to a task, than I could with a card, even when I used premium add-ons. I couldn't get a good grasp on what was going on with Asana. I had to look and search, and sometimes I got lost in the system, trying to find specific information for a project.
monday.com Feature Ratings
monday.com & Collaboration
There are dedicated fields where you can assign a task to one person, a team, or multiple people.
You can add people to boards, or hide the board from everyone.
Tag people where you need their help - kind of like Facebook, you can comment and add images, everything is helpful to collaboration here.
You can add people to boards, or hide the board from everyone.
Tag people where you need their help - kind of like Facebook, you can comment and add images, everything is helpful to collaboration here.
Using monday.com
5 - Directors, developers, marketing managers, and associates. We all manage freelancers, in busy periods, 10-20 of them simultaneously, and those on more complicated tasks will be invited to use their own dedicated boards to update us on their progress (sharable boards -- we opted for a plan that allows us to have a lot of people).
We use it without need for support from Y generation digitally fluent people who can talk to support on their own, if needed.
- Time and resource management for individuals and large projects.
- Connecting the remote team's efforts -- streamlining follow ups and reporting.
- Automating and tracking recurring tasks.
- We fit in a few boxes comfortably -- monday.com was designed for us, it feels like. Everything we need has a solution, no MacGyvering needed.
- We are always adding new boards as new projects pop up, always coming up with better and better ideas.
- As the company grows, we can always follow with even more intricate structures. We have plenty of room to grow.
Evaluating monday.com and Competitors
Yes - Trello: there was simply not enough room for information, and it was hard to understand what was going on at a glance -- no screen was big enough to hold the information. Monday.com's structure and columns make it easier to understand the progress without having to drag things around. It was cumbersome after a while, and involved too many clicks to update tasks.
- Product Features
- Product Usability
- Prior Experience with the Product
- Third-party Reviews
Using a trial is always hectic. You need to manage your existing workflow, and trying to set up a new one on the side can be daunting. It wasn't the case for monday.com. The import functions and the ease of use got me hooked instantly. I was lobbying for the subscription, and am still a strong supporter of it. I would be lost without it.
It was so simple to use monday.com, and has been ever since. I hardly think we would pick anything else if that were more complicated. Seeing that monday.com is a good fit for us was really really easy. Picking the right subscription was a bit trickier, but since we couldn't get the same value elsewhere, it wasn't a difficult choice.
monday.com Implementation
- Implemented in-house
Change management was minimal - I never thought it could be this easy.
- No issue was significant enough for me to remember.
monday.com Training
- no training
Yes, very easy to learn - I asked for help with customizing a few times, but you can just read the FAQ and Help and be fine, everything is visual and easy to understand, streamlined so you don't have to think a lot. I recommend experimenting and removing what you don't need in the end.
Configuring monday.com
Import your spreadsheets and see what functionality you need for each column. Also, subitems are cool, explore them.
And email integrations are great! Check out what else you can integrate Monday.com with - if you use something that's not in the list, I'm sure you've won a small prize, they have so many things in there, that's hardly possible.
And email integrations are great! Check out what else you can integrate Monday.com with - if you use something that's not in the list, I'm sure you've won a small prize, they have so many things in there, that's hardly possible.
Yes - we have customized the interface extensively - All of our boards are unique, except for select few, that are using the original layout, but we add custom statuses to reflect each step in the processes we use.
We sometimes rearrange column orders on the go, if something is more important at one point than at another, it's always easy to put the visual focus where it is needed.
We sometimes rearrange column orders on the go, if something is more important at one point than at another, it's always easy to put the visual focus where it is needed.
No - we have not done any custom code
monday.com Support
Pros | Cons |
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Quick Resolution Good followup Knowledgeable team Problems get solved Kept well informed No escalation required Immediate help available Support cares about my success Quick Initial Response | Need to explain problems multiple times |
Yes - Yes, they were professional about it.
When I was receiving confirmation emails about freelancers accepting my invitation, it was a really bothersome thing for me. They carried on professionally and helped me get the info I needed while they fixed the bug, and even thanked me for alerting them about it. I was very annoyed at first, but they turned the mood around.
Using monday.com
Pros | Cons |
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Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Technical support not required Well integrated Consistent Quick to learn Convenient Feel confident using Familiar | None |
- Automated reminders of deadlines, and updating a deadline when a status changes.
- Importing data from other task managers or spreadsheets.
- Adding new tasks -- everything in a new row adds as a new task.
- None.
Yes - They have an app. It doesn't have the same functionality as the desktop site, but it is perfect for staying on top of my tasks when I need to step out of the office.
Integrating monday.com
- Gmail
- Trello
Trello was a migration process, and Gmail is an everyday update, for certain emails with certain words or characters in them, automatically creating new rows in assigned groups.
- File import/export
- Single Signon
Just do it! It makes life easier.