Asana

Can Asana chart custom fields? What you can and can't report on

September 3, 2026

Custom fields are how Asana models everything specific to your business. They're also where its reporting runs out fastest. Here's what you can chart natively, what you can't, and which fields are worth creating if you plan to report on them.

How to measure unplanned work in Asana (and whether it was worth it)

September 3, 2026

Every team knows unplanned work is why the sprint slipped. Almost none can say how much, or whether it was the right call. Here's how to measure both from your Asana data.

The Priority Pyramid: How We Turned "What Should I Work On?" Into a Number

June 17, 2026

Everything feels urgent, so we stopped arguing about priority and made it a number. Here's the priority pyramid and automatic urgency score we use to rank every task inside Asana — plus the team reporting they unlock.

How to find (and fix) approval bottlenecks in Asana

April 14, 2026

Asana shows whether an approval task is pending, approved, or rejected. It doesn't show how long it's been in each state. When a project timeline slips because an approval has been sitting in someone's queue for a week, Asana gives you no direct way to see that. To find approval bottlenecks, you need either a manual audit of task ages or a reporting tool that tracks elapsed time per approval.

Segmenting sprint velocity by product in Asana: what's possible with custom fields

April 14, 2026

Overall velocity blends every product line into one number. Here's why Asana can't break it out by custom field, and what a segmented view shows once product, client, or work type becomes a dimension you can group by.

How to measure task cycle time in Asana (lead time, throughput, and more)

April 14, 2026

Asana records when a task was created and when it was completed, but never the gap between them. Here's what cycle time means in an Asana context, how to calculate it by hand, and how to get it as a live metric broken out by assignee, product, and task type.

How to see task completion by assignee in Asana (and what native charts miss)

April 14, 2026

Asana can chart completed vs. open tasks per assignee, but it counts tasks rather than effort, stays inside the scope you point it at, and sits on higher-tier plans. Here's what native charts do, where they stop, and how to get an effort-weighted view.

How to track sprint velocity in Asana using story points (custom fields)

April 14, 2026

Asana lets you create a story points field but never sums it per sprint. Here's the gap, the manual workaround, and what a real sprint dashboard tracks: velocity, carryover, completion rate, and the unplanned work that ate the sprint.

Tracking historical sprint velocity in Asana: are you actually getting faster?

April 14, 2026

Asana has no sprint object, so it never records what a sprint finished with. Here's why the gap is structural, how to keep a manual velocity log, and what a multi-sprint trend looks like when it builds itself.

Asana burndown chart: how to track remaining effort in your current sprint

April 14, 2026

Asana has chart widgets but nothing that sums a custom effort field and trends it down across a sprint. Here's what's built in, where it stops, and how a burndown gets rebuilt from the completion dates already on your tasks.

How to see who's handling the most approvals in Asana (workload distribution)

April 14, 2026

Asana can count approval tasks by assignee, but its cross-project reporting is tier-gated and something you build yourself. Here's how to see approval volume per person across every project and rebalance the load before deadlines slip.

Why your Asana approvals keep coming back: how to track revision cycles and fix bottlenecks

April 14, 2026

Asana shows approved or rejected, never how many rounds it took. Here's how to track revision cycles, set a threshold for what counts as too much rework, and see which reviewers, products, and work types generate the loops.

Tracking approval cycle time in Asana: how long are your approvals actually taking?

April 14, 2026

Asana approval tasks show status but never duration. Here's what approval cycle time is, how to calculate it by hand, and how to track it as a live number against an SLA, broken out by reviewer and by product, with the slowest approvals surfaced for you.

Asana KPI dashboard: how to track key metrics

February 28, 2026

Asana dashboards show task counts, completion rates, and workload distribution. What they don't show: on-time delivery percentage, velocity trends, or any metric that requires a formula.

How to export Asana tasks with comments

February 28, 2026

Asana's native exports exclude task comments entirely. Learn why, what workarounds exist, and when a third-party tool is the better option.

The complete guide to Asana dashboards (2026)

February 28, 2026

This guide walks through Asana project dashboards, portfolio views, and cross-project reporting, explains where native Asana reporting shines and where it falls short, and shows when tools like BlinkMetrics can fill the gaps with historical tracking, calculated KPIs, and multi-source dashboards.

How to export Asana to PDF

February 28, 2026

Asana doesn't have a native PDF export. Learn three ways to get a PDF from Asana: browser print, Excel conversion, and dashboard reporting tools.

How to export from Asana: complete guide

February 26, 2026

Learn how to export from Asana with step-by-step instructions. Covers CSV, JSON, Excel, Google Sheets, and search-based exports, plus workarounds for common limitations like missing comments and custom field overload.

How to export Asana to Google Sheets (4 methods)

February 26, 2026

How to export Asana to Google Sheets: native sync for Advanced/Enterprise plans, CSV import for other plans, third-party connectors, and a faster alternative for recurring reporting.

How to export Asana to CSV (quick guide)

February 26, 2026

Quick guide to exporting Asana projects to CSV. Step-by-step instructions plus workarounds for common export issues like unwanted custom fields.

Asana JSON export: getting structured data from Asana

February 26, 2026

Learn how to export Asana data as JSON. Covers the native project export, Asana API methods with code examples, and third-party tools for teams without development resources.

How to convert a subtask to a task in Asana

February 26, 2026

You can convert an Asana subtask to a task in a few seconds by dragging it into the main task list or onto a project name. Asana doesn't currently offer a built-in "Make a full task" button on subtasks, so drag-and-drop is the native method.

Asana dashboard examples: 13+ templates and ideas for your team

February 25, 2026

In this guide, you’ll see 13+ practical Asana dashboard examples for campaigns, sprints, client projects, events, and leadership portfolios, along with recommended widgets and custom fields for each.

Asana portfolio reporting: what's available & what's missing

February 3, 2026

Asana portfolios show project status, milestones, and team capacity, but their analytics stop at basic summaries. This post explains what native portfolio reporting offers, why it limits deeper analysis, and how external tools can bridge the gap for richer portfolio insights.

How to export Asana to Excel

February 3, 2026

Learn how to export Asana to Excel with step-by-step instructions. Includes Excel-specific tips for handling dates, formatting, and working with exported Asana data.

What can an Asana dashboard empower your team to do?

January 31, 2026

Asana dashboards give your team real-time visibility into project status, workload distribution, and goal progress. They're effective for tracking task completion and communicating status to stakeholders, but they have practical limits once you're managing multiple projects or need historical analysis.

EOS meets Asana: A practical setup guide for rock SMARTing, execution, and reporting

September 12, 2025

Asana connects strategy to execution, while giving leadership real-time visibility. This makes it an ideal home for running EOS.

Sprint Planning: How We Achieved +29% More Effort and +18% Increase in Task Completion in Under 8 Months

December 12, 2024