Monday.com

Monday.com is a colourful, intuitive project management software. Monday.com is a fully customizable Work OS that helps design a project management platform that meets the specific needs of the user. Its visual interface is easy to scan for information and the platform has a relatively low learning curve. There are 8 different layouts available to visualize your board including Kanban, Gantt, calendar, workload, and more. With several integration features, it makes remote teamwork go smoothly.

Importantly, Monday.com features the ability to assign specific team members to tasks, by making them the ‘owners’ of the task. This not only creates accountability, but also alters the type of notification the assigned individuals receive. This allows team members to specifically be notified regarding tasks they are assigned to, if they have otherwise interacted with a task through a comment, or if they have chosen to be notified specifically.

Although Monday.com provides users with access to 200+ templates, it also provides students with a template to use as a framework that matches grading criteria. Additionally, Monday offers free use of its platform for students and educators who apply.

Getting Started on Monday

Create Workspace

• On the left-hand side, click the three dots and add a new workspace for your project
• Add all your group members to your new workspace (and your professor, TA, or client)

Create a Board

• Add boards and templates
• Add and move columns
• Add, delete, edit, and move items
• Add sub-items
• Add, delete, and customize groups
• Add customized board views

Collaborate

• Write updates and tag anyone on your team.
• What you can do in the update section
• Integrate with your emails

Track

• Setup your account notifications
• Learn how to set due date reminders
• Make deadlines visual with Deadline mode
• Track your and your team’s weekly assignments

Create a Dashboard

• Create a high-level view using dashboards
• How to add widgets to your dashboard

Share

• Share board view with external people

For the Masters

• Set up integrations on your account
• Add automations to your workflow
• Set up automations for notifications
• Set up automatic actions based on status changes

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Education pricing options are available.

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