Project management tools. Do you need them? It depends. Listen as I share which tools are out there, which I recommend, and when I recommend that you use them.
For the most part, when used properly, project management tools make your life so much easier. When you’re running a business and have any number of team members however, they are essential.
As a photographer with no team, you can map out your tasks, link them to your calendar, and keep on track of your sessions and post-session work. As a virtual assistant, even if you have no team of your own, you can better manage and keep track of your client work!
When you have a team, project management tools help you to delegate work, centralize communication, and stay on top of both internal and external work.
If any of this excites you, listen in and learn all about different ways you can use project management tools to make your life and business run more efficiently and effectively.
In This Episode:
[00:43] Hey, friends, thanks for joining me today!
[01:53] Let’s chat about project management tools.
[02:33] Don’t confuse PMT for a CRM.
[03:16] My recommendation for a great project management tool is Clickup.
[04:24] My second recommendation would be Trello.
[06:17] If you are a solopreneur, you may think you don’t need a PMT listen as I tell you why that is not true.
[10:30] Having a bank of content is one exceptional benefit from having a PMT.
[11:04] You can also manage client work.
[14:04] You can create a workflow in both PMT and CRM, but PMT’s are more robust.
[16:16] I really recommend you use GSuite for your email listen as I share the benefits of it.
[19:05] Listen as I share why having a project management tool is essential when you have a team.
[24:04] It really makes sense to have a PMT whether you have team members or not.
[27:25] A bonus of having your team on your project management tool is that you give your team the autonomy to do the tasks that you need them to do.
[30:05] If you have questions about this, I would love for you to shoot me a DM.
[31:30] Thank you for listening!
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