Description #
Wrike is a cloud-based collaboration and project management tool. In addition to its general project management application, Wrike offers custom software and team features with pre-configured templates by task, by workflow, and by communication type. It provides a centralized database of information, digital assets and workflows. Users, who access through different levels of permissions, have an intuitive and easy-to-use dashboard
How to get it #
Why recommended #
Pros #
– Unlimited projects in one free account
– Easy sharing of information – documents, schedules, contacts
– Time tracking tool
– Features available for evaluating tasks and projects
Cons #
– Lack of annotation functionality
– Notifications delayed by some integrations (Outlook)
– Lack of a chat option
Application to the VET Area #
Training
Work-based training
Tutoring and accompaniment
Support for business creation
Level #
Explorer
How to use this tool #
Wrike is a project management and collaboration platform that operates through the cloud. It includes over twenty tools and features, such as: folders and projects, task management, document collaboration, interactive Gantt charts, time and budget tracking, and project reporting. Wrike allows project teams to structure and oversee their work, collaborate with colleagues, and report progress and results. The software integrates with various productivity applications, including Salesforce, Tableau, Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, Gmail, Google Drive, Github, Jira, Slack and others.
In the context of Training and of Work-Based Training, Wrike enables tasks planning, onboarding, management and evaluation of outcomes (via a specific functionality).
In the context of Tutoring and support for work inclusion and job placement, as well as in the field of Support for self-entrepreneurship and business creation, Wrike can serve as a centralized workspace for teamwork, process organization and management, and creative collaboration
Training #
– Enables tasks planning and onboarding
– Enables the management and monitoring of activities and projects
– It allows the evaluation of activities and learning
Work-based training #
– Enables task planning and onboarding
– Enables the management and monitoring of activities and projects
– It allows the evaluation of activities and learning
Tutoring and support for job placement #
– Enables teamwork and coaching sessions
Support for self-entrepreneurship and business creation #
– Enables teamwork, the organization and management of projects and processes and creative collaboration
Practical Resources #
Manage your work schedule in Wrike
1:56 min
Wrike Tutorial for beginners – Free Project Management Software for Small Teams
19:08 min
What’s new in Wrike – October
1:37 min
Further reading and suggestions #
– Project Management Guide
– What is Wrike
– Wrike: A flexible PM tool for the digital workplace
– Wrike: product demo
– Turn dreams into reality with Wrike
