10 Tips for assigning good tasks in Asana

[@WishesCameThrough]

Many thanks for sharing, very helpful.

[@minor-co]

You're welcome 😀

[@apostolis_23]

Excellent tips here Paul! Thank you!!! Sometime we create bottlenecks to the easiest things. 🙃

[@minor-co]

Thanks, glad I could help!

[@dustinrobertson4328]

When you are working in a client project folder (Example Apple Inc) and you have all those different tasks under each Stage, what do you guys do with the tasks once they are completed in order to keep the client folder clean for newly added tasks down the road for that client?

[@minor-co]

I'd recommend using a filter on the project to only show incomplete tasks (this is what we do)

[@joesanjuan1083]

I hope you can help me with Asana reporting. I've been wonder how/where can I get a report on a task's date/time it was assigned and the date/time a task was completed. The reports I get to see are just from date to date. I need to compute for the actual hours x hourly rate. Please help.

[@minor-co]

When you export tasks or create reports, you should be able to use the 'Marked as done time'. However, there is no assigned time. You could use the date the task was created (assuming it's created and assigned at the same time)

[@vossenjonk3448]

Hi there, does Asana has an activity log? It's stated on their pricing comparison on each plan, however it doesn't exist in Asana? Is that right?

[@minor-co]

Yes, if you look at the bottom of your task, you'll see a log of updates and changes made to the task.

[@vossenjonk3448]

@@minor-co Thank you for clearing that up. However, this is on task-level. If I assign a task to someone, they can simply (or by mistake) delete the task + there is no notification that this has happened + no way for me to retrieve the deleted task or even know that it happened. For me this was a crucial dealbreaker for not using Asana. Has that situation been improved yet? Or it doesn't bother you? Cheers!

[@Johannes-ch6dp]

@@vossenjonk3448 you can "catch" those tasks be rules or saved searches.

[@lenakorol418]

Could you please explain how to group projects into folders. In your video I see you have them, like the folder with the clients. But when I try to find any info about it, it seems like asana doesn’t have this option. Please help

[@minor-co]

Make sure you are a member (and not a guest) then you can can create a new team (folder) from the sidebar on the left.