Top 3 Slack Bots Your Team Needs Right Now

Whether you have a small or a big team, in multiple locations or not, managing it can sometimes get out of hand. You either forget that you have a standup scheduled every week on Monday, you misunderstand when some of your team members will be on vacation and so on. There are many situations in which this can happen. And this leads to your team not functioning properly, causing the entire project to fail and eventually losing valuable team members. That’s why it is absolutely crucial to have multiple tools which can help you manage your team properly.

If you’re using Slack, this task might just become even easier. Why? Because there are so many valuable and effective Slack bots which can make your daily and weekly tasks a lot more easier. We’ve complied a list of 5 great Slack bots you should definitely start using today.

1. Vacation Tracker
Has it ever happened that you come into the office and find out that the person you were counting on isn’t in the office but on vacation? It probably has. Lucikly, there are tools which can help you manage your team’s time off with ease and accurately roadmap future work.

Vacation Tracker is a simple Slack integration which helps your team request, approve and manage leave. All through Slack, and all in a few short steps. As an administrator, you can set multiple teams, set holidays and various leave types, as well as daily and weekly notifications, letting your entire team know who’s out of the office when.
They offer a 14-day trial period , so you can take it for a spin and see for yourself that leave management can become the easiest part of your day.

2. Trello
If your team has trouble collaborating and keeping track of each others’ tasks, Trello is the Slack bot for you. Using various cards and boards you can easily create roadmaps, and make sure your team is on the right track with their daily and weekly taks.
Make sure you’re on the right track when it comes to your projects, and easily organize and prioritize tasks, all through Slack.
It’s simple to use, and will make a huge difference in your team’s organization and collaboration.

3. Standuply
Standuply is another great Slack bot which will definitely transform the way your team communicates. And we can all agree that communication is without a doubt, the most important thing when it comes to successful teams. Standuply allows you to run asynchronous standup meetings via text, voice/video and track team performance.

They offer a 30-day free trial, so you can start tracking your team’s performance right away!
Managing a successful team does not have to be difficult. The tools we’ve mentioned can increase your team’s productivity, and establish clear communication which will definitely affect your business in a great way. Whether you have multiple teams in different locations or not, these are the Slack bots you know you can definitely count on at any time.

Adam Hansen
 

Adam is a part time journalist, entrepreneur, investor and father.