Most of the world is now working from home, which is something here at Puzzle Media we’ve done on and off since 2010. Today, we’re sharing the remote work tools we use to manage our clients, projects and teams. Majority of these tools have free and paid versions, depending on how many features you require.
Here Are Remote Work Tools That We Use
Communication
Slack
Slack is an instant messaging platform, or a chat room, intended to replace email as your primary method of communication. You can organise conversations by using dedicated channels related to specific projects, topics or teams. You can also streamline work by connecting to other services such as Google Drive, Asana, Office 365, and over 2000 more. It also has voice and video calls capability.
Zoom
Zoom is our go-to for meetings, online training and webinars. The free account allows you to host meetings for up to 100 participants for 40 mins. Other features include recording sessions – great for training to refer back to later or share with other team members, group and individual chat and unlimited 1 to 1 meetings.
Project Management
Asana
Asana is web-based software designed to help teams manage project plans from start to finish. This tool allows you to create, assign, coordinate, organise and track the progress of each task, so your team can hit deadlines. It helps improve team collaboration and workflow management. With Asana, you’ll always know who’s doing what by when.
Trello
Much like Asana, Trello is a collaboration tool that organises your projects into boards. You can create task boards with several columns and move tasks between them. Columns typically contain task statuses for easy monitoring and tracking. Dive into the details by adding comments, attachments, due dates. Trello can also boost productivity by removing tedious tasks from team members through Butler, an automation tool that can perform functions through automatic triggers and commands.
Admin
Google Drive
Google Drive is a free cloud-based file storage and synchronisation service developed by Google. It allows users to store documents and files and back up photos and videos. Google Drive also allows users to synchronise files across devices including, mobile devices, tablets and PCs. With a Google account, you get 15 GB of free storage. Google Drive is also very helpful when sharing files with customers and clients and between teams. Team it up with Google Documents and Google Sheets, and you’re fully ready to collaborate online.
Wetransfer
While Wetransfer isn’t a file storage portal, it does allow you to send large files freely. You can send up to 2 GB files for free, or you can opt to have the paid version which lets you send a much bigger files size and storage as well. It is a fantastic tool when your email system has file sharing size restrictions.
Remote Work Tools Help With Business Continuity
Now that working from home is highly encouraged and in many industries, even required, these remote work tools can help your team to stay connected. Overall, it helps with the continuity of the business, improves productivity and instils the importance of teamwork, especially during times like these.
If you have any questions or are not sure how to set this up, please contact us, and we’d be happy to point you in the right direction where we can. Puzzle Media believes that by helping and supporting one another, we can come out of this current situation stronger and more focused. We wish you all well!