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Project and task management
By Zapier • Published March 1, 2021
Managing tasks is a big—and largely invisible—part of modern work, and all of those receipts add up: project management software company Asana found that 60% of knowledge workers' time is spent on administrative "work about work" instead of doing their actual work.
Automating project management or your to-do list helps you make time for what really matters: Moving your business goals forward.
How to automate project management
Delegation and collaboration are easier in a central task manager, where you can add all stakeholders on your team into the main areas for key functions at your company, like sales or operations. By adding automation to how you work, you can spend less time managing your management tool and more time actually making progress.
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Create tasks automatically
Use automation to create tasks that are instantly assigned to you when something important happens in your business. Zaps can assign tasks whenever leads reach out through a contact form on your website, whenever a new team member emails you with a question, or whenever a customer submits a complaint with your ticket system. Plan your day from your project management tool instead of having to access all of those different sources of information.
Automate your to-do list:
Predict work overload
If your business is growing, it's possible your team is seeing tasks pile up or working more hours to get things done. Set up automated notifications to catch bigger issues in your workflow before they become problems. Plus, by attaching automatic time tracker systems to your team’s to-dos, you can log time spent on different tasks.
Automate your team out of overwork:
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