admin Productivity apps have simplified and organized the lives of many professionals. It has made hitting deadlines much easier by managing an individual’s time and projects altogether, along with measuring the productivity of their employees and making communication with team members faster and better.
There are various apps designed to cater to the needs of an industry based on their size of employment and services provided. A properly-designed, intuitive and well-crafted app comes with a lot of benefits. From managing clients, simplifying purchases, customer service, making payments, reminders and scheduling, etc these business apps manage it all.
1) HIVE
Hive’s productivity platform is one of the best ones out there. Hive’s desktop and web applications once synced, can significantly improve productivity and efficiency. Team members can manage their to-do lists, communicate with each other in real time, synchronize on schedules so no important meetings are missed, share files and keep track of project progress. One interesting feature of Hive is that there are many ways to view a project. These include Gantt Chart, Kanban Board, Calendar, and more. Users can select the view that they are most comfortable with, depending on the style of work. What’s more, updates are reflected across all views.
2) To-do List
This is a simple app to manage your to-do lists. It allows us to record and group task together based on projects. You can manage your to-do list along with the to-do list task of your team members by assigning them with work. Making it easier to tick off tasks that are done and clearly showing tasks that are yet to be done. The app is free for its basic version and costs $3.99 for its premium version monthly or $ 35.99 annually. It can be installed on any device keeping your to-do list always available. Its features include subtasks, sub-projects, recurring tasks, notifications, different priorities, and more giving you a clear overview of everything in your plate.
3) Google Docs
Google Docs is one of the best apps out there for sharing documents and teamwork in real time. To put it simply, this is an online word processor, which eliminates the time-consuming activity of saving and sending files. Changes can be made directly to the file and it will be available in real time to everyone who has access to it. Documents can also be shared outside your organization with ease, depending upon the settings. This helps team members to work together no matter where they are. It also reduces the amount of redundant and outdated documents. There is only one document with all the latest updates. Google Docs comment feature is also what makes it so appealing. Comments that are directed at specific users will also send an email to make sure everyone is in the loop. For privacy and security concerns, Google allows the document owner to decide which user can and cannot edit the document.
4) IFTTT
Also rhymes with gift, it stands for “if this then that.” It does exactly what its name suggests: for example, if my friend uploads a photo on facebook, then save a copy of it in my google drive. This is an automation tool that works across different platforms and connects different apps to create a seamless experience. It is available on both iOS and Android.
5) Evernote
If note taking is something that you do often, then Evernote is the app for you. It is one of the best apps for organizing notes, managing tasks and prioritizing ideas. You have all of these in one place so that nothing escapes through the cracks. Apart from that, Evernote has some really neat features. For instance, it allows users to take pictures of written notes, and then upload these photos to the app itself! The app also boasts a handwriting analysis tool, allowing you to search notes that are typed as well as written. Evernote also syncs effortlessly across all devices so that you never forget your notebook at home.
“Great companies obsess over productivity, not efficiency,” Michael Mankins, wrote for Harvard Business Review. Organisational drag is any task that gobbles up precious time and speed bumps that stop people from getting things done. A more appropriate term for such tasks would be productivity killers; only those organizations that not only spot these productivity killers but also take preventive measures to remove them altogether are successful. Individuals such as entrepreneurs, freelancers or anyone who wishes to make a decent buck can really only prosper if they make the most of every minute they spend. Thus, you need the right tools to identify and increase productivity.
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