Virtual assistants or virtual employees aren’t restricted in their capability to complete tasks, however it is usually the responsibility of the employer to create clear plans to ease the management process. There are many possibilities with free and paid memberships that allow a business to do just that. Some of our preferred software to use to manage our internal and virtual team include:
Asana: With a free and paid version of the software, Asana allows for individuals and teams to manage their workload with many different views: calendar, lists, board and timeline. With paid versions starting from $14.99 month/user, it has all the options one will need when managing a virtual assistant.
Monday.com: This software was created with remote teams in mind. The task management tool allows the team to swap files and documents with ease. Further to this, the in app communication tools, allows for you to direct message your team without existing the program, keeping all the collateral in one place.
Base Camp: This cloud based app allows teams to manage and collaborate with ease. Although it is easing on the more expensive side, it allows for unlimited users, making it the better opportunity for larger teams.
Clockify: Clockify is a time management and time tracking software that works on any device With the extra features available, you can unlock timesheets, edit reports and much more.
Google Sheets/Calendar: If you have Gmail, you have access to google drive. Here you are left to your own good to create any spreadsheet or calendar that may help you in the time and project management dilemmas.