Wrike vs. Trello. Which Project Management Tool is Right for Your Team?
Wrike vs. Trello
Which Project Management Tool is Right for Your Team?
When it comes to project management, time is the most valuable resource. Strong organization and communication are keys to a successful training and development project. With so many helpful tools out there, let us take a look at two of the most popular project management tools on the market.
Why should you use Instructional Design project management tools?
- Team collaboration- As the project manager, it is important to establish a positive workflow within the Instructional Design Team.
- Share resources- Within each project, resources need to be available for individuals and teams. Sharing resources ensures each team member can complete their tasks and view the progress of other team members.
- Organize and manage tasks- The success of the project depends on the deadlines being met and tasks being completed in order of priority.
Wrike vs. Trello
With so many helpful tools out there, let us take a look at two of the most popular project management tools on the market.
1. Wrike
Wrike is one of the leaders in project management and tends to be a preferred tool among large teams.
It enables the team to...
- Collaborate
- Share ideas
- Plan strategies
- Organize and manage tasks
Wrike allows individual users to customize their dashboard, create groups, and workflow charts.
Project managers can create adjustable Gantt charts, estimate the project duration and cost, monitor progress in real-time, and keep stakeholders informed in real-time.
Pricing: Wrike has different features and pricing plans. A small team of 5-15 users can expect to pay $9.80 per user/month. This plan includes project planning and team collaboration. A team of 15-200 users can expect to pay $24.80 per user/month. This plan includes project planning, team collaboration, and a customized platform.
Do you want to know more about Wrike? Watch the Wrike Demo below.
2. Trello
It enables the team to...
- Collaborate
- Provide and track feedback
- Manage deadlines
- Connect work across apps
- Assign tasks and hand off work
Trello allows individual users to create boards, lists, and cards to integrate with external tools such as Slack, Dropbox, Google Drive, and Evernote.
Project managers create a board that manages the entire project and lists to show each project task. Cards can then be added to the lists on the board. The cards show individual tasks that need to be completed within the project.
Pricing: Trello has different features and pricing plans. Individuals and small teams of 5-15 users can expect to pay $0 a month for basic service and $5.00 a month for standard service. A team of 15-100 users can expect to pay $10.00 per user/month. This plan includes project planning and team collaboration. A team that wished to have services similar to Wrike can expect to pay $17.50 per user/month. This plan includes project planning, team collaboration, and a customized platform.
Do you want to know more about Trello? Watch the Trello Demo below.
Project Management tools that are right for your team
When it comes to project management, time is the most valuable resource. The best tools out there strengthen your teams' organization and communication skills. There are many project management tools out there. Choose one that helps your teamwork in a more efficient manner.
Leanne,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your thoughtful search for two resources that project managers can use to assist them. First, I love the slogan, “Time is precious, so spend it wisely.”
According to Stolovitch (in Walden University, LLC, n.d.a.) managing resources is one aspect of being a project manager that is quite different from just being an instructional designer. You mentioned that a project manager needs to balance and manage time, money, resources, tasks, and people. This is a whole lot for one person to take on, but I agree with you that there are programs and software, which are now at a project manager’s disposal, to utilize and help to streamline these activities.
I think the resources you shared will also help with communication. Any time you can take information and share it out to the entire team via a web-based system, you gain countless hours of your time back. Instead of wasting time by email or making memos about important dates, issues, etc., platforms like Trello and Wriker exist to help streamline communication. According to SyndiGate Media Inc. (2021) Wrike is a flexible, hybrid digital work model that continues to accelerate in the world market. A company like Wrike exists to provide organizations with simple and secure tools to manage resources (SyndiGate Media Inc, 2021). Thank you for including the video demo of the product. I like that it is collaborative in nature and is customizable.
The second resource you found is also very adaptable and intuitive for a project managers needs. As no two organizations, projects, or managers are the same, it is refreshing to find software tools that can be just as dynamic. The color coded bars in the video remind me very much of the progress image we all see when we log into Walden. It shows our progress, what we have completed, it we have anything late, and how many items are upcoming. I think this is a very good visual for not only grad students, but I can see how this type of visual can be easily used and adapted in a project. Seeing those colors of red, yellow, and green combined with symbols can give any team member or manager a quick look at the whole picture. I really like that feature.
In an article by El-Mogid et al (2022), Trello was used by a company, Agile, to help capture and monitor the emotions of team members. Trelloo helped the company track the emotions of team members as it related to the tasks they were asked or required to do. It was an interesting read and I found it perfect to share since you uncovered the workings of Trello for us. It just shows how truly adaptive and innovating this program is.
Thanks,
Amanda
El-Migid, M.-A. A., Cai, D., Niven, T., Vo, J., Madampe, K., Grundy, J., & Hoda, R. (2022). Emotimonitor: A Trello power-up to capture and monitor emotions of Agile teams. The Journal of Systems & Software, 186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2021.111206
United States : Citrix Completes Acquisition of Wrike. (2021, March 4). Mena Report.
Walden University, LLC. (Executive Producer). (n.d.b.). Project management concerns: Establishing workflow [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu
Leanne,
ReplyDeleteI also love how you included the videos. I found myself jumping right to them after reading your highlights/summary. Watching the Gannt chart in use was very helpful. It's great that they are easily adjustable as the project fluctuates. Another great feature is that when any adjustments are made, any dependents are also automatically updated. It's also fantastic that once changes are made, a snapshot of the plan can be sent out to all stakeholders. It is definitely a very visual representation of critical information. The Wrinke video mentions that using the Gantt chart software component can end unnecessarily long project status update meetings. I do see their point, but at the same time, in light of our communication discussions last week, I do not see them completely replacing in-person communication when feasible. What are your thoughts about that?
Reference:
Kashyap, S. (n.d.). How to Use Gantt Chart to kickstart a project like a boss. ProofHub. Retrieved April 1, 2022, from https://www.proofhub.com/articles/uses-of-gantt-chart
Leanne,
ReplyDeleteGreat post, providing videos along with your blog was a great idea and one I will use for future blog post. From my own experience with working on a team to complete a project, collaboration, sharing information, organizing and managing task are essential to the outcome of a project. Reading your blog about Wrike and Trello these system seem to provide adequate tools to members of project.
The use of technology could help bridge the gap and cut down on time when it comes to different aspect of a project. Not everyone is technology savvy, how user-friendly are these program? Would you recommend either to someone who is not familiar with technology?
Greetings Leanne,
ReplyDeleteI had not heard of the tool, Wrike. I enjoyed the video and how you compared one to the other. Wrike has some great features as well, that will alleviate the loss of time when completing doing a project. It appears from the comparison, that Trello may be the better feature to use in this comparison. Both tools can be utilized with other platforms if needed, it appears. I definitely enjoyed exploring the Wrike's tool.