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Podio Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Reviews & Insights

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Podio Reviews

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Podio is a must-have tool for any company

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Podio is being used at our company for all aspects of day-to-day tasks. It is being used as a project management tool, a time tracking system, a resource management tool and even an inventory management tool. Its open architecture allows us to create any number of applications that are custom managed for our company and addressed specific problems or processes.
For our clients, it's a valuable tool for project management, approval process system, communication portal and resource handling.

Pros

  • Project management. A series of applications that work together in order to address any issues related to project management are available and can be customized to specific needs.
  • Resources management. A custom application can be created to handle all resource in a company with any number of parameters.
  • The sky is the limit! Since all applications are custom made, they can be altered to handle any company need.

Cons

  • A more advanced workflow system would be appreciated. Since workflows are new to the system I presume that it is something that will be improved over time.
  • More advanced field validation when creating applications would be appreciated.

Likelihood to Recommend

Since it is a custom solution it can address a wide range of scenarios ranging from project management to invoice tracking. I think that Podio is a marvelous tool for any company that requires a way to handle internal or external processes with ease without having to spend lots of money to build a complex system.

Podio – a surprise on the Cheshire Cat

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Podio is our magic toolbox for managing any kind of project and communication. Web based collaboration changed our business in the last two years. First, we worked internally with Podio to get more structured with ideas. Then, we dived into customer relation management and agile project management. That was the point, where other solutions felt stiffy, but Podio gave flexibility. Furthermore, Podio streamlined our communication and coordination of planning in many ways. Now, we are working with most of our customers within Podio, together.

Pros

  • If anything has to be tweaked or changed – in Podio you can do that in minutes!
  • If you need high security and want the maximum possible transparency of what is shared to whom or who is allowed to see your data – Podio's concept of work spaces is great!
  • Easy communication – get in contact with any team member or Podio user: chat, audio or video conferencing is just one click away!
  • Work the way you want – in Podio it's easy to structure your data in Apps and to configure workflows that meet your personal needs.

Cons

  • More filter options for calendars.
  • Customizable views for Relation fields.
  • Full featured Podio mobile App for iPad.
  • A customizable profile status – would love to work with Podio in silent mode (logged in while working, but "not available" for requests when in heavy work mode)

Likelihood to Recommend

Some people seemed to be confused by too many options. Customizing your work in a digital workspace needs means rethinking your possibilities by knowing your toolset well. In the beginning, I was a little bit frustrated, because I didn't see all these options and there was a lack of best practise. Studying the large Podio App Store solutions helped me to understand. If you do not have the time it's the best moment for getting in contact with one of the Podio partners.