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In order to use Asana project management software, you must contact ITS for a license.

Asana is a web and mobile project management platform designed to help teams organize, track, and manage their work. At NCSSM, this will allow departments to manage work-related projects like hosting an event, writing curricula, hiring other employees, or implementing a new business process. See Asana’s full guide and tutorial website.

🔒 How to Login to Asana

  1. Go to https://app.asana.com/-/login

  2. Click login with Google.

  3. Use your NCSSM Email Address and password to sign in to Asana.

  4. This brings you to the homepage. If you have a license, you should see your upcoming tasks under Tasks Due Soon and recent projects under Recent Projects.

📁 How to Create a Project

Projects are how you organize and plan all of the tasks related to a specific initiative, goal, or big piece of work. You can visualize projects on the list view, board view, calendar view, or timeline view and toggle among these views at anytime.

  1. Click the plus button in the top right corner and select Project.

2. Select blank project. Note: To use a template, see the instructions below.

3. Give the new project a title.

4. Select which team should have access.

5. Select whether the project is public to the team, private to the team, or private to you. Note: The details of a public project may only be viewed by the team that has access to it. Other users may request to see the details of the project.

6. Select the default view. Note: You can leave list selected as the default view for most projects.

7. Select which action you want to do first after the project is built. Note: You can leave this setting as Start Adding Tasks. This brings you to the Project overview page.

⚙ How to Customize Your Project

  1. Click the down arrow next to the project name and select Edit project details.

  2. Here you change the name, add a due date, change the team assigned to it or add a description—called How we’ll collaborate in this system.

  3. (Optional) You may set the color & icon for the project.

  4. (Optional) You may also copy the project link or sync it to Google Calendar.

📂 Select a Project Template

  1. To select a template, when creating a new project, select Use a template.

  2. Scroll down the list on the left to see the various kinds of templates Asana offers. Note: You can filter this list with the dropdown lists labeled All types and All layouts.

  3. Select a template on the left to see its preview on the right.

  4. Click the blue Use template button in the top right corner.

✅ How to Create Tasks in Asana

Tasks are actionable to-do’s and the most important building block of Asana. They may be associated with one or more projects or outside of any projects. To see all your current tasks, go to My Tasks in the navigation menu on the left side of the screen. For more information about tasks and how to organize them, see Asana Quick Lessons.

  1. In the My Tasks, List, Board, or Timeline view, click the blue Add Task button.

  2. Type a task name, then press enter/return to keep adding more. Note: Make task names specific and action-based so it's clear what you need to do.

  3. Add a task description so the assignee knows what they need to do.

  4. Assign the task to a teammate and set a due date.

  5. (Optional) Attach files with any relevant information or working documents (ie Google Doc). Note: Make sure to attach completed files when you're marking the task complete so teammates can find your work and know it's done.

  6. (Optional) Add teammates as task collaborators so they can stay up to date on task progress. You can ping them by @mentioning them when you comment on a task.

🗒 List View

List view is also the default view for the My Tasks section of Asana. For more information about the list view, see list.

  1. Select a project from the Favorites list or under your Team name.

  2. Select the List tab link in the Project Toolbar.

  3. From this point, you can do one or more of the following:

    1. Add new tasks

    2. Filter or sort tasks

    3. Create a read-only link to be shared with others

🔖 Board View

  1. Select a project from the Favorites list or under your Team name.

  2. Select the Board tab link in the Project Toolbar.

  3. Click the title of each column to rename it.

  4. From this point, you can do one or more of the following:

    1. Add new tasks to a column.

    2. Drag and drop the tasks on different columns.

    3. Create a read-only link to be shared with others

🕓 Timeline View

  1. Select a project from the Favorites list or under your Team name.

  2. Select the Timeline tab link in the Project Toolbar.

  3. From this point, you can do one or more of the following:

    1. Add new tasks due dates or milestones.

    2. Create a read-only link to be shared with others

📅 How To Add Your Tasks List to Google Calendar

https://asana.com/apps/google-calendar

📅 How to Add Your Projects to Google Calendar

It’s best to create the project and its tasks in Asana before syncing it to your Google Calendar.

https://asana.com/apps/google-calendar

🔗 How To Share a Read-Only Access Link of your project

Read-only links must be created in board, timeline, or list view.

https://asana.com/guide/help/premium/read-only-links

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