Another Zoho Wishlist
Another Zoho Wishlist
I'll start by saying that I find Zoho Projects to be the most intuitive of the web-based project management tools I have tried. However, Zoho would be near perfect for me if it would add the following features.
Major Changes that I am dying to see:
1) Have an overall "My Home" Calendar that combines all the Tasks/Meetings/Milestones of a user's assigned projects into one Calendar for an overall schedule view.
--- Finding a tool that does this well has really been one of my main goals in testing different products, but nobody seems to offer this, Zoho included.
2) Of course, allow that overall, "My Home," calendar to sync, in iCal format, Outlook format, etc.
--- But you have already said you are working on adding this feature, at least to individual project calendars. I still think it would be nice to only have to do one, overall calendar sync.
3) Allow Tasks to be assigned to "All" in addition to "Any."
--- I would like to be able to assign tasks to more than one user, or all users, in order to have that task appear on said users' "My Home."
Less Vital, but still important additions I am hoping for:
4) Allow the administrator of the site to be changed from one user to another. And/Or allow administrator status to be assigned to more than one user.
--- Other online tools offer this, and I think it is important as roles within groups / companies change over time. If someone has a huge amount of Archived Projects, likes a portal name, etc., it would be a major hassle to delete and start a new account.
5) Allow Tasks / Meetings to be placed on a Calendar that would be Unassigned to any particular project.
--- If you want to set up a meeting say, for a group to get together and discuss the status of all projects, there isn't an option to add a Meeting or group task that is unassigned to a project. The ability to do this, though, ties into my hope for a "All Projects" or overall "My Home" Calendar.
Finally, the superficial things I would like to see
6) Allow "Project Details" on a project's dashboard to be viewable by default.
--- I like to see the project description / mission when I go to that projects dashboard. It would be nice if it could be up by default, to always remind people the core reason why you are doing something.
7) Allow Reorder of Projects in the left Sidebar List.
-- It would be nice maybe to be able to reorder them, such as according to overall priority, or be able to reorder the list in a way similar to reordering Tasks on a Task List.
General Comments
--- One of the main reasons I started pushing ahead with using Zoho Projects over its competitors is the amazing effort the creators seem to put into responding to user requests, whether it be on blogs, message boards, commenting to articles, etc. I feel like Zoho is dedicated to tailoring its products to user wants....While there are numerous requests from all users, I thought I would just throw in my two cents, as someone who hopes to incorporate Zoho Projects more into his task and schedule management.
Thanks.