After trying a string of task management systems, Virginia designer DuVäl Reynolds started using Asana to manage his own to-dos. Impressed, he quickly implemented it across his firm for everything from client relations to onboarding new employees. After other platforms proved unfit for the task, he explains why Asana made the grade.

About five years ago, I realized that my firm needed a system that worked as a task base. We had too many to-do lists and files; we had used Slack before, but felt like the system was not chronological in the way we needed. Then we tried Trello, which was too clunky. We also tried Monday, before ultimately landing on Asana. I started out using it on my own, just to keep myself organized and to see whether or not I could manage everything with it. Asana’s interface is intuitive and clean, and I was able to set up my projects in sequential order. It gives users lists of things to do, and we are able to assign tasks out in a way that is much simpler.  Once I decided that I liked it, we started implementing it a department at a time. 

An atmospheric alcove by DuVäl Reynolds, who tried several systems before landing on Asana to manage day-to-day tasks at his Virginia-based firmRustic White Photography