Collaboration Tools

As businesses continue to embrace remote working, collaborating effectively has never been more important. Collaboration is the biggest part of a product manager’s job, as ultimately they drive people towards achieving product objectives. With so many things to stay on top of, email no longer cuts it and the workplace requires dedicated tools to make collaboration more effective.

 Collaboration Tools
  • Join.me

    Join.me

    A simple to use video conferencing tool that supports screen sharing, audio and also other features such as white boarding.

    Free tier

    Free trial

    $10 p/m
    Website
  • Zoom

    Zoom

    An enterprise grade video conferencing system with a multiide of features such as meeting room management and a suite of collaboration features and extensibility via an apps marketplace.

    Free tier

    Free trial

    $14.99 p/m
    Website
  • Google Meet

    Google Meet

    Google Meet is a simple to use browser based video conferencing. It’s incredibly easy to use and integrates nicely with Google Calendar. It also has some collaboration tools built in like whiteboards and chat.

    Free tier

    Free trial

    Varies
    Website
  • Slack

    Slack

    Slack has become the preferred choice of instant messaging software for most modern workplaces with its emphasis on extensibility via integrations and easy to use apps for desktop and mobile.

    Free tier

    Free trial

    $7 p/m
    Website
  • Miro

    Miro

    Describing itself as “collaboration without constraints”, Miro is a powerful collaborative white boarding tool. While it started off as a browser based tool it now also has a desktop application. Miro is becoming a favourite amongst product management and technology teams (and even non technology teams) as the tool for remote collaboration, especially post COVID-19. Whether its’ wire framing, mocking up user journeys or visualising a project plan, Miro can handle everything you throw at it.

    Free tier

    Free trial

    $8 p/m
    Website

About the author

  • Asher Saeed is the founder of Topic Expert and a technology and product leader with over 20 years experience in building high growth scale-up businesses.

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