Remind your team to achieve goals, not just complete tasks and projects.
Okay, so here’s a staggering fact: According to the Project Management Institute’s 2022 report, did you know that in the past decade, more than 60% of projects in leading organizations fell short of achieving their expected results? 60% is a big miss, and it’s high time to take a look at the root causes.
One of the factors is certainly the old-school approach of just going through the motions, checking off task lists and hoping for the best. But there are many others, and it’s clear that we need something better, something more agile and results-driven that managers, leaders, teams and companies can adopt.
What about OKRs — Objectives and Key Results? An increasing amount of companies use OKRs (or a variant). It’s all about setting clear, measurable goals that everyone in the team can understand. No more vague wish lists or meaningless tasks. With OKRs, team members should be laser-focused on what really matters — measurable results, clearly defined business outcomes.
So, OKRs are the solution? No
Imagine this scenario: you and your team have set the Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) for the upcoming quarter. Everyone is pumped up and ready to go, knowing exactly what they need to do and how their individual efforts contribute to the bigger team goal. You’re using a project management solution like Asana to keep things organized.
As the manager or project leader, you want to stay on top of everything, making sure you’re there to support your team whenever they face challenges. You’re constantly monitoring updates, requests, and mentions from your team members, ready to jump in and troubleshoot any barriers that might slow them down. After all, you want to ensure that the whole team progresses smoothly and achieves their defined objectives and stays on track against the deadlines.
But here’s the catch: solving these challenges requires you to constantly analyze every little detail across ALL the tools your team uses. Drowning in team chatter, messages, updates, and shifting tracking progress, you need to keep reminding yourself of the big picture and how the net progress aligns with the goals set for the quarter. It becomes a constant juggling act between different apps, researching, and exchanging messages with team members to verify and factor in key information. There’s just not enough time to make those important decisions that have a real impact on your team’s success, when you’re mired in relentless workstreams and messages across multiple team apps.
Take strategic action and make timely decisions, exactly when they need to be made
Imagine being caught in a constant whirlwind of information, feeling the pressure of not wanting to miss anything crucial while being accountable for the overall tracking and success of a key business outcome. Fortunately, there’s now a better way to handle this constant challenge for managers and team leaders: enter ALLO, your ultimate project & team management superpower. And guess what? You don’t have to overhaul your existing apps and tools nor migrate data. It’s as simple as signing up on http://allo.io and connecting all your favorite existing team apps you’re already using — such as GitHub, Jira, Slack, Figma, Google Drive, and many more!
Now, let’s walk you through some of the fantastic features ALLO has to help you manage your team projects and deliverables effortlessly.
ALLO Inbox
This powerful feature is designed to simplify your workstreams by consolidating all your messages, mentions, and alerts into a single unified view — one central place to view and manage what matters across ALL your existing team apps and communication channels. With ALLO Inbox, you see all of the relevant workstreams across all of your team’s activities, across all apps — at your fingertips, neatly organized and ready to tackle as needed. Say goodbye to endless app-hopping and hello (or dare we say ALLO) to laser-focused efficiency! ALLO Inbox ensures you’re always on top of things, empowering you to prioritize your work and drive your team like a pro.
But ALLO doesn’t stop there — it goes above and beyond to pull in essential metrics and data, creating a powerful dashboard that gives you detailed insights into your team’s progress. Monitoring and tracking become a breeze, allowing you to make informed decisions and propel your team towards collective success.
ALLO Goals
Not only does goal setting become radically easier to manage, but ALLO also seamlessly integrates with all your existing apps to keep you in the loop effortlessly. Picture this: ALLO acts as your personal assistant, bringing updates from all your connected apps directly to your ALLO Inbox. No more hopping between different tools and apps just to get a clear picture of how your team and projects are tracking — everything comes to you!
And there’s more: ALLO becomes truly vital by pulling important metrics and data into its intuitive dashboard, so you can monitor progress and get detailed insights instantly and at a glance. With ALLO, you’ll always have a clear view of how your team is performing, making it easier than ever to drive collective success.
In a nutshell, ALLO streamlines your workflow, eliminates clutter, and empowers you to stay on top of your team’s progress and tracking, effortlessly. It’s truly a superpower for any project manager or team leader who’s responsible for driving projects and teams to success — whether large or small.
