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The Best Google Workspace Alternative for Project Management

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Summary

Despite Google Workspace's great tools, it does not provide all you need to manage your projects, and nowadays, effective project management is essential for success! Let's review Kanbanchi, the Google Workspace alternative for Project Management, and see how it compares to Google Workspace regarding key project management features.

Checklists are a great way of staying on top of your tasks and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks. You can create checklists in Google Docs to split your work into smaller tasks. However, connecting checklists to other parts of your project may prove tricky, especially if it is on Google Sheets instead of Google Docs.

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Kanbanchi goes even further. You can add a checklist to a task card and assign different weights to each item. The weight of each completed item is represented in the task's completion percentage. Each checklist item can have its own start and due dates, estimate, and assignee. Kanbanchi allows users to create multiple checklists within one task to break it down into stages.

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Adding tasks in Google Workspace can sometimes be cumbersome, especially when dealing with complex projects. On top of that, each piece of information from your tasks has to be stored in a column.

Kanbanchi simplifies task creation with its intuitive interface, enabling you to add tasks quickly and efficiently. Each card also allows you to add a myriad of information. Assignees, start and end dates, attachments, comments for team communication, and time tracking are just some of the many features that you can use. Kanbanchi allows multiple users to enjoy effortless real-time collaboration on tasks.

In addition, Kanbanchi can elevate team document and file management. You may, for example, attach files from Google Drive to the tasks. Plus, you can save some time by creating documents from a task interface. It will be automatically attached to the card, shared with the board participants, and securely stored in Google Drive.

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While Google Workspace integrates offers Google Calendar for scheduling, managing project events can be disjointed. You might struggle to keep it updated and make everything come together.

Kanbanchi seamlessly integrates task management with calendar events, providing a unified view of your project timeline. When synchronizing your tasks with Google Calendar, you can choose whether to display your start or end date or even the entire period.

Obviously, tracking time spent on tasks is crucial for project evaluation, but Google Workspace lacks built-in time-tracking capabilities. You can definitely create a Google Sheets time tracker. It is a good solution but not very straightforward to manage.

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Kanbanchi offers a built-in time tracker, allowing you to monitor task progress and analyze team productivity effortlessly. Moreover, you can leave a comment detailing the work that was done and manually add time worked.

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Google Workspace offers basic project visualization tools, but creating comprehensive project roadmaps can be challenging. In the past, we showed you how to make a Gantt chart using the timeline feature. However, setting it up and keeping it updated can be a hassle. Unfortunately, you need to make every edit manually on your spreadsheet and delete old tasks by hand.

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Kanbanchi provides visually appealing project roadmaps, giving you a clear overview of project milestones and timelines with its interactive Gantt chart. The smooth User Interface allows you to drag and drop to edit your dates simply, and task dependencies help your team visualize the order in which tasks should be performed.

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Therefore, Google services together can't be called a project management platform that guarantees efficient team collaboration. Kanbanchi offers a superior solution for project management with its robust features and intuitive interface. You should get Kanbanchi now to discover why we are the highest-rated project management software for Google Workspace!

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