Wrike

What differentiates Wrike from other similar products?

It stands out due to the great extended visibility and its customizable work processes that might be changed according to the needs of the banking industry. In this respect, the software's Gantt chart feature is efficient than the competitors in providing the flexibility of real-time modification of the project timelines with automatic dependencies updates. Moreover, Wrike provides flexibility when it comes to sharing information; it gives different permissions; this can be a bonus to work in the financial institution where the information is sensitive, and it should be shared depending on the department or team member.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The integration of numerous summary items ensures that a quick glance at the obtained overall list of activities allows for timely judgment of which requires attention. Moreover, given that Wrike's applications are available for mobile devices, it is possible to monitor a project at any time, which is convenient during vacations or other meetings that are beyond the workplace. Although it took time to establish a learning process of adapting the different workflows to the way banking is achieved, the enhanced efficiency has been many folds times the input that was put in.

What do you dislike most about this product?

This may give rise to communication breakdown since information on one aspect of a particular task may be updated while other members of the team work on the task; the software also sometimes takes time to synchronize data.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I find that Wrike has brought a wide variety of improvements for our team in terms of project management. Prior to adopting this course of action, managing dependencies between departments took considerable time every week in meetings. This way, critical information will have to move from one specialist, the risk assessment specialist, to the other, the credit analysts, smoothly. It showed how helpful the software is during another type of project condition, those that are typical when preparing for a regulator audit, when priorities suddenly change.

What differentiates Wrike from other similar products?

What differentiates Wrike from other similar products is the ability to quickly start using Wrike. Wrike's intuitiveness makes Wrike administration and user acceptance successful.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspects of Wrike are the dashboards and the ability to cross-tag projects. The dashboards are intuitive to create and look good. The cross-tagging feature helps to organize projects and share in collaboration.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The Analytics reporting feature is powerful, but there is a steep learning curve. Also, the data doesn't load quickly; it might take a minute.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Define what features are important to you, and don't make assumptions. Wrike has some great features, but there are limitations too.