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Asana is an incredibly powerful project management tool.
But since it’s packed with features, its easy to overlook some of the most useful.
Learn all about two task-tracking features you shouldn’t miss out on.
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Subtasks Make Larger Tasks More Manageable
Quite often, your task is composed of several smaller ones.
This is where Asana’s subtask feature comes into play.
This helps you track progress on your task and keeps things organized.
If you’veupgraded to Asana Premium, you’re able to view Dependencies.
Creating and Managing Subtasks
There are a couple of ways you might create subtasks in Asana.
If you’re starting a project from scratch, just create a task and pressTab + Sto create subtasks.
you’re able to also tap on theAdd subtaskbutton below the description field.
From here, create your required subtasks and give them suitable titles.
Then, open each subtask and add the assignee, due date, tags, and description.
Here are a few examples.
Like subtasks, follow-up tasks can streamline your work process.
When you identify extra steps related to your Asana tasks, follow-up tasks remind you about them.
Once youve created a follow-up, it works like any other Asana task.
If it’s crucial that you create follow-up tasks frequently, you canuse Asana rules to streamline the process.
you’ve got the option to use follow-up tasks in a variety of scenarios, including these examples.
But this is just the tip of the iceberg.
There are manycreative ways you might make the most out of Asana.
