Managing a team and handling a project by e-mail can be a tough process, and the larger your team and tougher the project, the more complex this becomes. This is why project management tools and apps are so crucial to the workflow of countless businesses, and it’s why you should definitely invest in some if you hope to complete your projects on time and to the best of your ability.
Here, we will take a look at some of the best project management tools and apps out there, which should give you a good idea of what this software can do for you and how you can get the most from it.

Asana
Asana is definitely one of the most popular tools for managing projects. Essentially, it lets you create lists of tasks and subtasks and, then, lets you use these for goal setting, brainstorming, creating agendas, and more. You can view the tasks by due date and project and look at conversations within tasks and subtasks.
Asana is free for teams of up to 15 members, each with reasonable rates after that. It integrates seamlessly with Dropbox, Evernote, WordPress, and other tools, too, but the UI is, unfortunately, rather sparse and unfriendly.

Basecamp
Basecamp allows you to organize projects, as well as to upload files and information pertaining to those projects. You can view multiple projects at once, utilize a built-in calendar, and view your personal activity log. It’s a little more flexible and powerful than Asana, but it’s also not free, with fees starting at $20 a month. That said, there is a free trial for the first sixty days, so there’s no harm in giving it a go.

Trello
Trello works by using boards that contain lists of cards, each with attachments, conversations, checklists, and more. The cards can have multiple members, and compared with the other options on this list, Trello is by far the most intuitive and user-friendly. The app is popular, not just in businesses for this reason, but also among the wider user-base.
Trello is also free, with upgrade options, of course, and has tons of keyboard shortcuts for rapid workflow. Aging is also a neat feature, which allows unused cards to start disappearing over time to prevent a large backlog of tasks building up.
Trello is a great starting point, though, perhaps not as feature rich as Basecamp for larger corporations.