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7 Amazingly Effective Team Collaboration Tools To Use In 2020

by Vartika Kashyap CMO

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” - African Proverb


Collaboration is the essence of teamwork. A team working together to achieve a common organizational goal is more likely to succeed as compared to a disintegrated bunch of individuals who cannot collaborate or coordinate effectively to deliver projects successfully. 


Millions of professionals have had to switch to remote working this year that is necessitated by the breakneck spread of global pandemic - the novel coronavirus. As companies accommodated remote working, one of the biggest challenges they had to deal with was none other than improving collaboration within widely dispersed teams. 


With individuals working from various geographical locations in the world, across different time zones, it’s not easy to keep everyone on the same page all the time. This is the reason that I say if ever there was the “right” time to use a top-rated team collaboration software, it is now. 


The reason behind this is that online collaboration tools are the best way to keep your team organized to work together on projects without letting the communication gap, misunderstandings, uncertainty, disrupt the entire workflow and hamper productivity. 


Why Collaboration Is Important?


It is a fact that without collaboration in the workplace, no business (and team) can expect to be successful consistently. Whether you are leading a remote team or an in-house team, collaboration is a must in either type of setting. 


Read on to know why collaboration in the workplace is important. 


  • Otimizes workflow process

  • Increases efficiency 

  • Improves productivity

  • Helps in solving problems at work 

  • Brings people and organizations closer together

  • Promotes learning 

  • Opens up new channels for communication 

  • Leads to higher retention rates 

  • Boosts morale across your workforce 


The importance of collaboration within teams at the workplace is essential to your success, whether as a team manager or a business owner. The good news is that these days there are so many online collaboration tools that can be harnessed to improve work performance and efficiency. 


That said, it’s easy to get confused when you’re looking to get the best collaboration tool for your team, with so many options available today in the market. To help you in this regard, I have compiled a list of seven of the best online team collaboration tools. 

 

These tools will help you and your team to work better as a cohesive unit, and deliver results that expect even your expectations. 


Let’s take a look at these tools. 


  1. ProofHub


ProofHub is one of the most reliable, all-in-one project management and team collaboration tools that is designed to promote collaboration across teams of all sizes and types. This application has all the powerful features in one centralized location, which can be easily used by team members and managers.   


The best thing is that ProofHub has all the tools your team needs under one roof and does not charge per user, which allows team managers to onboard additional members when required. Team members, managers, and clients can collaborate on one single platform easily, which leads to quick feedback. You can review files with markup tools, create custom roles, grant access levels, manage tasks smartly in one place, track time manually or using timers, and much more. 


Pricing: Essential plan (with Core features) is priced at $45 per month. Ultimate Control plan, which comes with additional features to Core features, is priced at $89 per month


  1. Slack 


Slack is a top-rated, smart project management and collaboration tool that needs no introduction. It is available in both desktop and mobile versions. It makes instant communication within teams a breeze. Users can send direct messages (DMs) and files to a single person or a group. 


Conversations can be organized into various channels for projects or specific initiatives. The app also supports video conferencing, which allows users to communicate more effectively, with virtual face-to-face interaction among them. It also integrates with Google Docs, Box, and Dropbox. 


Pricing: Standard plan is priced at $2.67 per month, Plus plan is priced at $5 per month, and Enterprise Grid plan is available on quote. 


  1. Podio


Podio touts itself as a versatile and customizable online platform to help teams work efficiently and communicate swiftly. Podio’s greatest strengths are its stability (99.99% uptime last year) and intuitive interface, which helps to make deployment straightforward. 


Podio helps teams to organize large stacks of work and to assign tasks (and subtasks) among employees. This tool has a user-friendly interface and a range of tools to help users to share files, view the status of ongoing projects and get timely and accurate feedback. 


Pricing: Basic plan is priced at $9 per user/per month. Plus plan is priced at $14 per user/per month, and Premium plan is priced at $24 per user/ per month. 


  1. GoToMeeting 


GoToMeeting is considered as one of the more robust video conferencing and online tools that allow users to share screens and schedule meetings. Businesses can collaborate with their teams, clients, and customers in real-time via the internet. 


Since it supports screen sharing, it is particularly useful for international teams. Some of its handy features are group chat, messaging, recording, integration with other tools, and a one-click meeting feature that helps to schedule instant meetings in Google Calendar and Outlook. 


Pricing: Professional plan is priced at $16.25 per month, Business plan is priced at $21.67 per month, and Enterprise plan is available on quote.

  1. Ryver


Ryver is an easy-to-use collaborative platform, designed to give your business a highly reliable and effective means of communication


Ryver has some interesting features. This application combines the competency of a chat app and the clarity of threaded discussions that allows you to create (and categorize)as many teams as you want. The platform offers unlimited guests, unlimited users, and unlimited messages that you can search. 


You can control who sees your posts and become the part of the teams that are most relevant to you. This feature-rich application can take collaboration within your company to a whole new level. 


Pricing: Starter plan is priced at $49 per month, Unlimited plan is priced at $79 per month, and Enterprise plan is priced at $149 per month. 


The Final Word 


So, you have now read information about some of the best team collaboration and saas analytics tools available in the market. Using these tools, your team can execute projects better, optimize resources, and achieve a greater level of transparency. 


However, to choose the best one for your team, you need to first assess your requirements and discuss with your team members about the application they think would best suit their needs.



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About Vartika Kashyap Innovator   CMO

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Joined APSense since, April 9th, 2018, From Chandigarh, India.

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