Managing projects, scheduling meetings and hosting information in the cloud are some of the benefits of these digital applications and tools. Get to know them!
Online applications have become essential tools for companies and independent workers who find virtuality to be the perfect way to communicate when face-to-face meetings are not possible. Currently, the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has turned our homes into offices, so it is necessary to look for the best alternatives to better adapt.
Chats, video conferencing, task and project management, and information storage are just some of the features of the platforms we present below, classified into three groups according to your needs.
These will help you to continue your work activities and maintain the usual rhythm with your team. Many companies have already opted for these methods to promote teleworking and stay in touch with their employees.
To make video conferences
With the following tools you can set up video calls, have chats with your colleagues and everything necessary for the collaboration and productivity of your team:
Microsoft Teams: This Microsoft tool is very useful for integrating groups with specific tasks. It allows you to transfer files and share monitors. It can be used free of charge for six months.
Webex: This is a collaboration platform that allows you to efficiently conduct video conferences. It makes it easy to view multiple webcams simultaneously and record your meeting on video.
Zoom: This app is one of the most popular, allowing you to stream video, make calls, make meetings and chats. It works for both computers and cell phones and is available for Apple iOS and Google Android.
Hangouts (Google): This tool, available for both PC and cell phone, allows you to make video calls, share screens, chat and integrate multiple people into the conversation.
Slack: With this messaging app you can organize different channels according to the subject, project or team you are working with. It also allows you to integrate other applications you already use.
To manage tasks and projects
For the development of a project, it is very important to define the scope and management of resources. With these tools you can increase productivity and work in a more organized way.
Planner: This system promises to put an end to the chaos that sometimes forms within a work team. It allows you to create plans, organize and assign tasks, keep track of their progress, share files and chat with your colleagues.
Microsoft To Do: The versatility of this program allows you to plan your day-to-day life and keep track of how you are developing your individual and group activities.
Microsoft Whiteboard: The added value of this application is that it includes a 'digital canvas' that works like a board on which you can express your presentations to your team.
Monday: is a work operating system that allows companies to create and assign custom tasks to carry out projects.
Trello: This tool allows you to distribute tasks through easy-to-use boards, prioritize them, and stay in touch with your colleagues.
Pose: This collaborative management tool helps you organize your work teams to plan and structure tasks, prioritize them and track them.
To store and share information
They allow you to store documents securely online and access them from any location or device with an Internet connection.
OneDrive: Security, access from any device and offline, are the main features of this personal storage service that also allows you to share editable files.
Google Drive: If you are a Gmail user, you can access this tool with which you have a free space of 15 GB, and use its text editors, spreadsheets and presentations to share your files with colleagues who are working with you on the same project.
Dropbox: This file hosting service lets you sync documents across multiple devices so everyone in your group can access them. It also has history support, so documents deleted from the Dropbox folder can be recovered.
To encourage creativity
To ensure you don't miss out on your ideas, these tools allow you to conceptualize them, create mind maps, and efficiently increase creativity in your work.
xmind: This is a very useful system to express your ideas in the form of conceptual maps that you can share with your team.
MindMeister: It has the same function as Xmind and also has a set of tools, such as a color box and graphics to make your ideas more dynamic.
To keep you safe on the web
The following tool encrypts the web pages you visit, making your browsing much safer:
Https Everywhere: is a free extension for browsers such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Opera, whose purpose is to make your private sites more secure.
To relate to your customers
Team leader: promises to build long-lasting relationships with clients, as well as create, send or automate your invoices, with a totally professional appearance. This tool will certainly save you a lot of time.
Ready to optimize your time and maintain effective contact with your coworkers? Explore these tools and find the ones that best fit your work style.
