Trello
Trello is highly user-friendly and has all the basic capabilities you need for easy project management: boards, lists, and visual cards. Trello also allows you to use pre-made templates for task and project management, making getting started with their tool quick and easy. Trello boasts that it “integrates seamlessly” with popular apps like Slack, Dropbox, Outlook, etc.
👍 Pros: The visual aspect of Trello and its use of task “cards” makes it somewhat unique. Their free plan is generous and allows for unlimited users.
👎 Cons: Trello is less robust for more complicated and customized projects.
💸 Price: Trello’s free plan is free for “your whole team” and includes unlimited cards, but only up to ten boards per workspace. Their standard plan ($5 seat/month) includes unlimited boards and their premium plan ($10 seat/month) offers multiple advanced views.
Notion
Notion is unique from the other project management systems discussed because of its minimalist design and document-focused capabilities. However, it may be ideal for more writing-focused collaborative or marketing projects like a content calendar. Though a bit more set-up is required to get started in Notion, it is almost entirely customizable for your unique needs and preferences.
👍 Pros: Notion’s minimalist design makes it less overwhelming than other project management platforms. They offer tons of free templates you can customize for several different use cases. Notion also offers document creation and collaboration within their platform (think Google Docs).
👎 Cons: While Notion does have capabilities to create different projects, boards, and views, you mostly have to set them up yourself or customize a pre-existing template for your needs.
💸 Price: Because Notion isn’t a traditional project management system, their free- and paid-tier subscriptions are only for individual users. However, Notion does offer team subscriptions for $8 per seat/month.
Of course, this list is not comprehensive—there are several other project management systems you may want to explore, like ClickUp or Basecamp. It’s important to remember, though: No matter which platform or provider you choose, the best systems are the ones you actually use!
Once you’ve decided which project management tool is the best service for your church, you’ll need to develop a plan to gather buy-in and implement your solution across the staff team.
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