As of March 12, WHO has referred COVID-19 as Pandemic. There are 132,536 confirmed cases with 4,947 deaths affecting 123 countries.
There is need of working remote and using collaboration tools. Many organizations also enabled paid license for free for some time.
Web-Ex : There is a free web-ex offer available : https://help.webex.com/en-us/n80v1rcb/Cisco-Webex-Available-Free-in-These-Countries-COVID-19-Response
Microsoft Teams : Microsoft teams also available with free subscription – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2020/03/05/our-commitment-to-customers-during-covid-19/
Most of these tools comes with trail period which also has been extended based on current situation.
Below is a simple list of tools which you can use and will be effective in day to day basis in your personal and professional environment. These are just few good ones and there are many more available …
Communication Tools
- Zoom
- Yammer
- Slack
- Skype
- WebEx
- Aquire
- Trello
- Google Hangouts
- GoTo Meetings
- Fresh Connect
Documentation Tools
- Office Online
- Google Docs
- SharePoint sites
File Sharing Tools
- Google Drive
- Dropbox
- Box
- Hightail
- OneDrive
Management Tools
- Trello
- Rally
- Asana
- BaseCamp
- ProofHub
- SwiftKanban
- Leankit
- GanttPro
- Jira Align
Design Tools
- Invision
- Mural
- MockPlus
- Concept Inbox
- Prevue
In next article, I will add more insights on virtual PI planning and enablement. Thanks!
