Learn Project Management With Slack

VAIBHAV KUMAR
Catalysts Reachout
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4 min readSep 10, 2022

What is Slack ?

Slack is a messaging app for business that connects people to the information that they need. By bringing people together to work as one unified team, Slack transforms the way that organisations communicate.

Know Project Management with Slack..

In Slack you can interact with people around the world. Form Project team with people of different races.

Slack shouldn’t replace the tools you already use for project management — but it does make them better. Capable merging with other services bring tasks, notifications and more into and out of Slack.

Things You can do on Slack …

Discuss and manage tasks

Control tasks from different programs, discuss resolutions and create new tasks all from within Slack.

Keep projects on track

Send task updates and deadline reminders into Slack, keeping everyone on top of project progress.

Easily share and collaborate on project files

Find and share files from file management services such as Box, Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive, without leaving Slack.

What is Channel..

Slack organises conversations into dedicated spaces called channels. Channels bring order and clarity to work — you can create them for any project, topic or team. With the right people and information in one place, teams can share ideas, make decisions and move work forwards.

Public vs private channels

  • Public channels promote transparency and inclusivity. Any member of your workspace (but not guests) can view and join a public channel , giving everyone access to the same shared information. Messages or files posted in a public channel can be searched by other members of your workspace.
  • Private channels are for conversations that should not be open to all members. People must be added to a private channel by someone who’s already a member of the channel. Messages or files posted in a private channel can only be searched by members of that channel.

The #general channel

Every Slack workspace has a #general channel, which is the only channel that members (but not guests) are automatically added to and are unable to leave. This channel works best when it’s used for sharing workspace-wide announcements . The #general channel can’t be archived, deleted or converted to a private channel.

Features of Slack…

Direct Messages

Direct messages (DMs) are conversations in Slack that happen outside of channels . DMs work well for direct conversations that don’t require an entire channel of people to consider in, like if you wanted to ask a teammate to reschedule a meeting.

Add , Browse , Share , Download Files to Slack…

  1. Slack will include a preview of a file as part of your message. If you share an image, the preview will only display inline if it’s smaller than 11,000 pixels on the longest side, or less than 45 million pixels total. Microsoft Office files that are larger than 50 MB will not display a preview.
  2. From your desktop, you can browse files added to any public channels, plus the private channels and DMs that you’re a part of.
  3. You can easily share a file that’s been added to Slack in another channel or DM, or share it outside of Slack by creating an external link.
  4. You can easily share a file that’s been added to Slack in another channel or DM, or share it outside of Slack by creating an external link.

Audio and Video

With Slack Calls, you can make a voice or video call to connect with anyone in your workspace. Keep reading to learn how Slack Calls work, and the subscriptions and devices they’re available on.

You can record video and audio clips up to five minutes long from Slack on your desktop or mobile device.

Keyboard shortcuts & accessibility…

Slack genuinely want you to enjoy the tools you use for work. A pleasant, inclusive experience is a must-have, and that’s why they are committed to making sure everyone can use Slack in whatever ways fit best.
1. Keyboard accessibility
2. Animation preferences
3. Visual controls
4. Audio and video options

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