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Posted: Sep 12, 2024

Promising, but a few frustrating quirks

This is my first review of Flowy after spending nearly an entire day with it.
I really like it's promise and potential. Having Strategic (OKRs) and Execution (tasks and projects) data in one place is very promising indeed. I like that I'm able to create OKRs and even connect them together.

What I feel is missing is the connection between the Strategy and Execution could be tighter, cleaner. For example, while you have a Projects module, there's no way (that I could see) that you could tie projects to a Key Result or Objective. I know from OKR best practices that completing projects does not result in having achieved KRs, but if we could easily link a project to an Objective or KR, it would help explain WHY a project is being executed.

There is a way to create tasks from Key Results. But it creates a Parent Task that mirrors the KR, and then you create subtasks for it. So then it becomes confusing if you're looking at a KR or a Task. And then there's no easy way to see where the subtasks you create fall in the OKR tree (e.g. Company OKRs to Team OKRs, etc.)

Another thing I would love to see is the ability to see all of my Team OKRs on a single screen. From what I can tell, you can only see the OKRs for a single Team on one page. If you want to see another team's OKRs, you have to manually select that team instead. I would like this as I work with multiple leaders, and we often want to see on a page where we are with multiple initiatives, multiple teams, etc.

There are a few little quirks (not bugs) that I hope get addressed to make Flowy more intuitive, but I feel it has great potential in its current form. I hope the team will be responsive to it's users as this platform has the potential to be something really special.

Despite my complaints above, I am giving it 5 stars as it is feature rich in its current form.

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Dirks_FlowyTeam

Sep 23, 2024

Hello Steve,

Thank you so much for taking the time to provide this detailed and thoughtful feedback! We really appreciate your insights and are glad to hear that you're finding FlowyTeam promising.

Your suggestions regarding the connection between Strategy and Execution, linking projects to Objectives or Key Results, and viewing multiple Team OKRs on a single screen are incredibly valuable. Our team is committed to continuous improvement, and we will definitely take your feedback into account as we plan future updates.

We understand that certain aspects could be clearer, and we're actively working on making the platform more intuitive for users. Your input helps us on that journey, and we’re grateful for your support.

Thanks again for your review, and we look forward to continuing to enhance FlowyTeam!

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