Senior Data Scientist at National Grid
User
Increases transparency and offers great project and workload management
Pros and Cons
  • "Monday.com increases the transparency of project management and team management."
  • "Even when the person leaves the team, he/she can still access all the files he/she created."

What is our primary use case?

The primary use cases of the solution are documentation for projects and project management.

How has it helped my organization?

Monday.com increases the transparency of project management and team management.

What is most valuable?

Project management and workload management are the most valuable aspects of the product.

What needs improvement?

We would like personal documentation if possible. Even when the person leaves the team, he/she can still access all the files he/she created.

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For how long have I used the solution?

We've used the solution for two years.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
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Senior Acquisitions Associate at First National Realty Partners
User
Top 20
Helps with organization, can export to Excel, and offers effective automation
Pros and Cons
  • "The ability to export to Excel has been huge for us."
  • "In recent months, Monday.com has been down about once a week."

What is our primary use case?

I work in commercial real estate in acquisitions. We use Monday.com to track properties that we are considering buying. 

We post the property along with the offering memorandum, the location, links to our internal memo, purchase price, anchors, demos, anchor term, anchor sales, notable tenants, occupancy, etc. 

We also use Monday.com to track our process throughout closing to ensure all steps are followed by all members of our team. Members of our team are notified when they need to be, and they know to check the board to see where we are in the process.

How has it helped my organization?

Monday.com has made us very organized. We are able to track deals, upload files and links, add notes, and notify members of our team. 

Before using Monday.com, we would email members of our team the different properties we were sourcing, and often properties would get lost in the shuffle. It was a very disorganized way to operate. 

Now, we are organized and everyone in our company can come to our acquisitions pipeline board to see what deals we are sourcing. Along with our acquisitions team, members of our investor relations and leasing team will use this board to see our deals.

What is most valuable?

The ability to export to Excel has been huge for us. Every quarter, we will export our acquisitions pipeline board to Microsoft Excel to track our deals. We will see where in the country our deals are coming from, what brokers are showing us certain deals, and what type of deals we are seeing most often. 

The ability to view the Monday board on a map is also very useful. It allows us to see where most of our deals are found. The automation is also very useful and allows us to move items to different groups automatically and save time.

What needs improvement?

In recent months, Monday.com has been down about once a week. We rely on Monday.com to track all of our deals, so when it is down and not functioning, our whole workflow comes to a halt. This is detrimental to our business model. We cannot work when it is down, so we have to wait for it to come back on.  

Additionally, sometimes Monday.com is very slow and takes a while to load. This is also very detrimental to us since we all work from home, and therefore, we often will share our screens in a meeting. When we show Monday.com it will take time away from the meeting in order to wait for everything to load.  

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for more than two years.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

This is our first CRM program that works this way.

What other advice do I have?

We'd like the company to make Monday faster and cut down on the times when it is down and not working. Recently, Monday has been down a couple of times a week. It will say that they are having technical difficulties, or it just won't load. It is frustrating because we use Monday for everything so we have to essentially stop and wait for Monday to start working again before we can continue to work.

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Headmaster at Grace Covenant Academy
User
Top 20
Great shared boards, helpful automation, and useful dashboards
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is easily scalable."
  • "There are no missing features that I can think of."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution for process creation and then management, remote project and task management, and communication. Specifically, we use the product for admissions, enrollment, human resources, financial tracking, business operations, and project management.  

How has it helped my organization?

The product has improved our organization via improved communication and transparent processes and has become the designated place to find information. It offers better management of remote people and projects. Monday.com has revolutionized our ability to function as a non-traditional educational model.  

What is most valuable?

We like the shared boards, forms linked to the board, automation, and dashboards.

The shared boards have helped us to have quicker access to the tasks in each process, and the progress being made.  Especially in our model, employees and teams need quick access when they cannot wait on a response from another person.  

Dashboards have been key in managing revolving tasks and projects.  It has helped us reign in annual tasks that may be forgotten, and weekly dept maintenance tasks.  In effect, Monday is helping us create manuals which can be handed to new staff with their tasks, and explanations - and a means to monitor and manage.

What needs improvement?

There are no missing features that I can think of.            

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for roughly two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The product is very stable - and has great support to add features.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is easily scalable.

How are customer service and support?

Support is excellent. It is easy to find answers, and they offer quick contact the few times we couldn't.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We previously used a combination of Google Drive and paper.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is pretty straightforward. It has good help and videos. The hardest part was buy-in from those familiar with other solutions.

What was our ROI?

We haven't measured ROI, however, I can say we wouldn't have made it through COVID if it weren't for Monday.

Also, our staffing can run pretty lean thanks to the tools on Monday.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I'd advise new users to choose an option for your core team, then add as you need to.

I'd also suggest users change the setup of default boards so that not everyone in company is notified with each addition or change.  We almost lost people who were overwhelmed with notifications.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did a Google comparison and liked Monday.com best.

What other advice do I have?

It is a great product and worth the investment.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
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Head of Projects at Smart Media SA
User
Top 20
Great automation with easy to understand boards and helpful technical support
Pros and Cons
  • "We are a lot more organized, and have transparency throughout key areas of our business thanks to this solution."
  • "I find that I cannot customize my automation for Slack as much as I need."

What is our primary use case?

We’ve used a variety of media platforms to increase the brand awareness of our clients and are endorsed by the retailers we partner with. True to our entrepreneurial approach, we are always on the lookout for exciting and innovative opportunities to grow and develop the businesses of our clients.

We required a system to assist us in various areas of our company. From managing new project roll-outs for our new media solutions to tracking our advertising campaign status and installations as well as giving us a complete and transparent view of our sales pipeline. Monday.com has given us that and more. We use Monday.com for the below areas:

  • Project management (managing the roll-out of our new in-store solutions and new online system roll-outs)
  • Sales pipeline (managing and reporting our sales pipeline)
  • Campaign Tracking (tracking the implementation and status of all our campaigns)
  • Accounts (keeping track of our billing and accounts information)
  • Meeting Minutes (we keep our meeting notes and minutes on Monday.com by using Monday.com docs)
  • Work forms and surveys for Adhoc purposes
  • Marketing campaigns. We recently started using Monday.com to manage our marketing campaigns and calendar

I use Monday.com to manage my project roll-outs, keep everyone updated on my progress by using the quick chart/graph view, manage ongoing campaign installations and progress, and track the status of our campaigns from the sales pipeline stage to operations and implementation to the final stages of the campaigns and then billing/accounts. 

I will also use the system for Adhoc purposes (ie. the surveys and work forms). I absolutely love this functionality and it is so easy to use. We specialize in and sell in-store media space in retail stores across South Africa (both static and digital media) and we have become in-store advertising experts in the pharmacy environment working closely with Dis-Chem to provide an effective offering to advertisers. We also have a training application where we train pharmacists and employees in the retail stores and educate them on all the products in-store. 

To say I am passionate about Monday.com is an understatement. I only wish there were more hours in the day for me to work on this amazing system. What I love the most is how customizable everything is. That is what everyone wants and needs - to make a system their own and be able to work for them. Every company is different and this is why Monday.com is the difference. I have tried ClickUp, Trello, and Favro and nothing quite compares to Monday.com.

How has it helped my organization?

We are a lot more organized, and have transparency throughout key areas of our business thanks to this solution. I have everything on Monday.com from my meetings minutes to all my campaigns and the progress of our installations, store lists with our current advertising media campaigns, etc. I have also on-boarded my entire team to use Monday.com and encouraged them to use Monday for their sales pipeline view/progress and reporting and for daily tasks and activities. I also use the dashboards and charts for easy reporting with my team. 

What is most valuable?

The boards offer an amazing and clear view of my tasks, campaigns, and progress. 

Automations especially with Slack and Outlook help with keeping my team up-to-date always. 

Graphs and charts are valuable for reporting purposes and to track progress made. 

Workforms/surveys are valuable and a very cool added feature. 

My team uses all of these features. I have a huge passion for Monday.com. What I love the most is how customizable everything is. 

What needs improvement?

I would love it if the milestones could appear in bold. Seeing this would help me so much. I would also like charts to have a bit more functionality without me having to purchase the 3rd party analytics and reports app. 

Automations could also be a bit more flexible. I find that I cannot customize my automations for Slack as much as I need. For example, I would like to send a notification to my team on Slack when a certain date arrives and only if the "probability rating" is at 3 stars (using the rating column).

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for one year and three months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Compared to other sites the solution is very stable. Now and then automation may not work immediately, or, when amended too often, it won't change. However, that is often due to connectivity or confusing the system too much.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I have no doubt Monday.com will only improve regularly and eventually become one of the most powerful online tools out there.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support is excellent. They understood me and helped me as soon as I needed help.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We did use Trello. Whilst the KanBan feature is important in some cases I definitely needed a lot more functionality and options for my site to be more customizable. I gave ClickUp a trial and try as well and although they have a similar concept as Monday.com I didn't enjoy the the look and feel and still find Monday.com more user-friendly. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very straightforward. I know the system backward and forward.

What about the implementation team?

I handled the setup in-house. I myself completed the onboarding with the team.

What was our ROI?

In exchange for managing projects easier and keeping my colleagues and boss happy and up-to-date, as well being more efficient, it's hard to put a monetary value on it. However, there is definitely an increase in productivity and in completing tasks efficiently. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution works amazing for me and my team. I am very happy with the amount of automation and functionality we receive on the professional model package.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I did look at ClickUp, Trello, and Favro.

What other advice do I have?

I'd like the solution to please kindly make milestones appear in bold. If we were given the option for our tasks to appear in italic as well - that would also be amazing as we could then easily differentiate between urgent tasks and milestones. We want more customizable charts.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Google
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Marketing Manager at By the Bridge with Cambian
User
Top 20
Easy to assign tasks and change status with a helpful technical support team
Pros and Cons
  • "Having visibility of all projects and every team member's workload has been invaluable."
  • "It would be nice to have some more training such as webinar opportunities and refresher courses."

What is our primary use case?

The solution is used to manage numerous projects across multiple disciplines in a team of seven. 

Our business works across various sectors and it is therefore important to be able to easily manage projects across all areas of the business.

In the past, this has proved difficult as we work within a small team, and having such a variety of differing projects on the go at once has previously seemed overwhelming. The addition of Monday.com has meant that we are able to project manage each one and have visibility of the status of each at all times.

How has it helped my organization?

The nature of our business means that we look after varying projects across different areas of the business. Prior to using Monday.com the tracking of these projects proved very timely and often things were missed. It was especially difficult to keep track of projects where we were awaiting information or initial dates had moved. Monday.com has alleviated these issues.

Having visibility of all projects and every team member's workload has been invaluable. Not only has it enabled us to keep up-to-date on each project. It has also meant that we can easily see when members of the team are overloaded and are able to re-allocate tasks if needed. This makes for a much happier, less stressed workforce.

What is most valuable?

There are many features that we've found valuable, however, the main ones being the ability to change status so that we can see at a quick glance exactly where we are with a project.  

The ability to assign various members of the team so that it is clear what everyone's responsibilities are and the sub-items needed is great. Being able to create one project and then detail each element of that project via sub-items has been really valuable. It allows us to see who has done what and when, it also acts as a good process flow for every job - meaning that as soon as one person has completed their part, it can then be assigned to the next relevant person for the next part of the process.

The workload section is also a good idea, being able to easily track everyone's commitments for the week.

What needs improvement?

The workload section has improved, however, there are still areas for improvement in terms of things that don't quite work as they should.  

When changing a date in this format it reverts back to the previous date unless we physically go into the board. It's also sometimes tricky to pull in the correct dates. The board limit could do with being increased in this section as for me personally with the number of different projects we have our list of boards is growing.

It would also be good to have a way of filing old boards so that they do not automatically appear in things like the work schedule.

It would be nice to have some more training such as webinar opportunities and refresher courses. I don't appear to have been invited on one of these for quite a while and I found them to be really useful in the past.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have used the solution for two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is good. So far, we have not had any issues and the development of the solution means that this solution will be a stable one for us.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It has been developing ever since we first used it (almost at the same rate as we have), therefore it has grown with us, and often new features have launched just at the right time for us.

How are customer service and support?

We have had quite limited contact with technical support as the system is easy to use. That said, on the occasions where we have required additional support, it has been very timely and very good. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Prior to Monday.com, we had no other system other than the traditional method of diarising projects.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very easy!

What about the implementation team?

We handled the initial setup in-house.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price is reasonable for the service we receive. The team has also been very good when I have had questions and needed something outside of the offered packages.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We looked solely at this system. The test was good and I was able to see that it would fit our needs.

What other advice do I have?

The system has made a really positive difference to our project management.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Associate Director at DHCP CONSULING
Real User
Top 5
The solution is affordable and quite simple to use, but the documentation is not available in French
Pros and Cons
  • "The product is quite simple to use."
  • "The documentation must be available in French."

What is our primary use case?

It is a project management tool. My last client was a lawyer. I used the solution to manage his project.

What is most valuable?

The product is quite simple to use.

What needs improvement?

The documentation must be available in French. I had to translate a lot for my client.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for four months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I have no problems with the tool’s stability for the moment.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Around ten customers are using the solution.

How was the initial setup?

The product is quite easy to set up. Once I explained the product to my clients, it was easy. It took me ten days to deploy the tool. It is a cloud-based product.

What about the implementation team?

I did not need a consultant’s help to deploy the solution.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The product is not expensive. For the moment, the price is not a problem. I pay annually for the solution.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend the product to others. It is quite a simple tool for people who do not know how to manage projects. Overall, I rate the tool a seven out of ten.

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Parenting Coach at Parent Coach Atlanta
User
Great alerts, very colorful, and helps track client progress
Pros and Cons
  • "I love being able to set up alerts."
  • "It would be helpful if I could integrate Google Docs with Monday somehow."

What is our primary use case?

I am a solo-preneur. I coach moms with spirited children so they can yell less and have more fun with their families. I offer my clients several ways to work with me and so I needed a simple way to manage my many clients and the various packages they have with me. I also have several different kinds of clients and Monday.com allows me to differentiate my clients all on the same page. Monday.com also allows me to set up reminders so I can always serve my clients in a timely manner as well as keep them on track for success. 

How has it helped my organization?

First, it's attractive and colorful. I really love the way it looks as it keeps me feeling positive. Monday allows me to track client progress and projects with my VA. My VA can log in and see where a client is in the process of their package with just a glance so my VA and I are always on the same page. I can also communicate with my assistant through Monday.com so there's much less back and forth on email and text. Monday.com keeps our communication so simple. I've tried other programs in the past, however, they were too much or not flexible enough. Monday is perfect for my small biz.

What is most valuable?

I love being able to set up alerts. My assistant and I no longer "forget" to send a testimonial request. It also allows me to allow clients to pause their coaching package due to vacation, for example, and it reminds me to resume scheduling my clients. My VA and I are always on the same page and use Monday.com every Monday (not kidding) when we have our weekly meetings. We literally go through the client boards and get caught up on where each client is in their progress through their packages. We frequently post updates. 

What needs improvement?

It would be helpful if I could integrate Google Docs with Monday somehow. I keep spreadsheets in Google Docs to track my income and keep track of my sales goals. I have not figured out yet how to do that on Monday.com 

I also would love to be able to export Monday boards to Google docs somehow. I plan on expanding my business to teach other parenting coaches to run a successful business and I know I'll recommend Monday. Perhaps I should take some online Monday.com classes so I can learn more about the features I am not using?

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for two or more years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is very stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I'm confident I will grow to use more of Monday.com's features.

How are customer service and support?

I don't think I've used technical support.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I've tried Slack and it was too much. I tried Asana a long time ago, but again, it was too much. Monday.com is perfect for me as I get to use it for my small business.

How was the initial setup?

The setup is simple. I just started using the boards available and ended up making my own

What about the implementation team?

I did not implement it through a vendor.

What was our ROI?

The time I spend on Monday saves me time as I'm not shuffling papers. I don't have a direct ROI link to income.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Don't be afraid to invest in the yearly cost of a CRM.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I looked at AirTable and Trello (which is very popular with coaches).

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
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Rigging Supervisor, CEO at Lets Rig IT
User
Quick to learn, easy to use, and offers good search functionality
Pros and Cons
  • "It is easy to use and our processes are much better organized and reviewed."
  • "Expanding the analysis to contain all boards in a specific folder without having to add them manually would be ideal."

What is our primary use case?

The product is used for production management in 3D animation - rigging. It's used for sharing news from the industry. We have production coordinators, riggers, and often modelers and texture artists on board. We are considering including clients too. 

It is useful to follow our deadlines and team allocation and to communicate quickly. 

Over the last three years, we did not consider any other solution since the price and value simply fit. Monday.com also offers interesting options to upgrade and use external tools. We also plan to connect it with our e-shop and add more automation.

How has it helped my organization?

It's been a game-changer. It is easy to use and our processes are much better organized and reviewed. 

Everyone is immediately informed about updates either via a web browser or a mobile app. We like the tag person/everyone on board/everyone on item options. 

It saves us tons of emails and clutter and lost communication. All information can be searched and found quickly - the Search option is great. 

Inviting and adding new members is easy, and we also like Guest mode for short term often external artists. 

Also, Monday.com is always quick to learn and offers intuitive UI.

What is most valuable?

We really appreciate task assignment features with deadlines and also project boards which are easy to manage. 

The visibility into who has seen the post and how (browser, app) is great. For admins, there is a very easy UI to manage the account and users. We have great search functionality based on filters (Active, Member, Guest etc.). How it affects the account cost is great for cost control. 

We also like Subtasks which keep everything more contained and tidy. 

A great feature is the ability to connect external apps. This greatly expands the spectrum of integration of Monday.com within specific uses.

What needs improvement?

We'd like an optional project header image. This would help us to get oriented on what the project is about. The image can say much more than words very fast. 

Expanding the analysis to contain all boards in a specific folder without having to add them manually would be ideal. 

The same analysis but for all Members, optionally guests, to see their activity, capacity, performance meeting deadlines or their cost-effectiveness (Time / Cost) would be great. This would help us to evaluate team and company performance and make better management decisions. 

We would welcome support for Quicktime video formats being able to play in the Posts (pulses).

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We always can access the data from boards. There have only been a couple of times when Monday.com was down. Overall, it's reliable and stable.

MORE INFO (added 6th may 2022):
We could not access Monday.com server - but this happened maybe 3 times during 3 years. Maybe some maintance.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is very good.

How are customer service and support?

Support is great. It is fast and very friendly.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We used TeamGantt in 2018. It was not so intuitive and did not offer so many features. Monday.com seemed much more fun to use and easy to get started. I saw a youtube ad for Monday.com that looked fun and it was easy to test it. It matched my idea of what team management should look like, so we switched and used it until now.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very easy and intuitive.

What about the implementation team?

We installed and learned Monday.com ourselves; there are many tutorials online.

What was our ROI?

We've seen 100% ROI.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I'd advise new users to start with a basic license and see if that's enough or some features would be worth updgrading. It is really cool how Monday.com shows more possibilities in upgraded versions.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We thought about Trello and Asana, however, I first tried Monday.com due to all of the commercials running on youtube.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
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