Best of Digital Collaboration Tools

By Josh Alston

Remote working is here to stay and it is important that businesses establish the right systems and platforms for workers to be able to divide their time between home, the office and other remote locations.

While flexible work and work from home arrangements existed before Covid, there is no doubt that the pandemic accelerated remote working. Businesses discovered that 20 to 25 per cent of workforces in advanced economies were able to work from home between three and five days a week without any loss in productivity.

And post-pandemic, studies have found that almost 70 per cent of Australians who have been working from home because of Covid want to continue to do so.

Here are the best, most affordable and most accessible digital collaboration tools that businesses should consider adopting to accommodate a remote workforce.

1. Mural
There have been many digital collaboration platforms that emerged during and after the height of the Covid pandemic that focused on workflows and ensuring tasks were completed. The key element that was lacking was creativity. Whatever happened to good, old-fashioned whiteboard sessions?

That is the premise of Mural. It provides an online whiteboard where users can collaborate from any location and share ideas, images, lists – whatever they want. It is ideal for brainstorming sessions online and brings creativity back to remote workforces.

2. Jira
There is a school of thought that Jira is only for software development teams and there is some truth to that, it is very, very good for dev teams. However, it also creates an agile environment that is perfect for project management and is the best collaboration tool for businesses that need advanced reporting and accountability.

3. Monday
If functionality and versatility are what you are after, there are few platforms that can match Monday. It includes collaboration features, timeline views, calendar views, time tracking features, and dozens of integrations that make it highly adaptable for the unique environment your digital workplace requires.

4. Clickup
One of the downsides of many collaboration tools is that they can be hard for users to get to grips with. One of the strongest benefits of Clickup is that users only see what they need to see. It is far less daunting and job assignments and deadlines are clear and visible without any of the other layers that could confuse users. You can create spaces for individuals and teams and have an over-arching view of all company operations while individual users only see tasks and deadlines that are relevant to them.

5. Asana
If your business is new to online collaborative software for remote workers, Asana is the perfect starting point. It lacks the feature and integrations of other platforms and in many ways that is its strength. It is extremely user-friendly so workers will require minimal training and job assignment and feedback is very clear. It is kind of like the anti-Jira, perfect for a workforce that is not overly tech-savvy and requires simply direction and clarity.

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