Once in great while, one trips across a product or service that is worthy of praise. I have spent the past week looking at all the project management platforms, because I decided that it is the only way I am going to be able to manage productively moving forward in a covid world. I also wanted to put my life, and school, and work in a one place with intrinsic ways of making myself more accountable and therefore productive. I wanted the kids to start using them and learning the skill because not only is it productive from a personal standpoint, it will be another skillset they can use in life and business.
I looked at a lot of them. I have a good basis for understanding because I used to use Basecamp and a couple of others over they years. I just stopped: laziness or arrogance in my faith in my memory, or just not placing enough value on my home life, I guess. Regardless of the reason why I stopped, the result is I have become less and less productive and more and more overwhelmed. Running a home, homeschooling two kids, and trying to be productive the workplace can do that to you. I let it get to me, slowly, but of late it has reached a point of unacceptable stress. So, I did what I knew needed to happen and take charge and control… hence the new search.
I am good at research and due diligence, Really good! So I looked at Basecamp again (still maybe my second choice), and Monday (a tight tie for second), and Zoho, Wrike, Asana, Trello, MeisterTask, GanttProject, Freedcamp, and Smart Sheet. They all have good points, but there is a #1 frontrunner that has blown me away. From sign up to business model, and onboarding to the first email from them, ClickUP (I do not like the name but I get it) guarantees you will save a day a week ( and once I get fully onboard , I believe them).
Everything is done well, thought out with a zen mindset, makes no assumptions as to what you want it to do or how you want done, and therefore does not stand in the way. As the CEO said in one the first videos I watched, most project management systems are very opinionated in how you need to work your project. They built ClickUP to work better for themselves, and like Shopify, the tool they built was better than the product they built it for and so they had to decide which business they were in and go with it. Glad they made the SaaS choice. This company will greatly improve my life and I have no doubt, the life of many others.
They are new and coming on strong for that very reason. They subscribe to the tenant that if you focus on the product the customers will come. I can only hope with all my might that they continue to dance with the one they brought, because as of today, they doing a remarkable job. I only wish I had time and space to join their team. I imagine it would be a blast.
So if you want to organize your life, become more productive and less overwhelmed, and place value back on your time and the time of those with whom you work and live, I suggest you take an hour and look at ClickUP. Cost is not an issue as the very healthy basic plan is free forever.
I was not paid to write this. Frankly the service they provide is sufficient payment. I wrote it because managing life is one’s most important project. I will spend this week learning all I can about ClickUp. I believe it to be time very well spent.
So whether it is coordinating and updating client projects, kids school projects, the bills and finances for your house so your partner is fully in the loop, or your homeschool co-op events, I promise this-platform will help. Good luck and you are welcome! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
So far, not a darn thing. They are that unicorn of a good company, with a good product that gets their customer and serves them well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
