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The Best Communication Tools For Mobile Teams

22 August 2016

Keeping in touch with a team which are constantly on the move can be incredibly frustrating.

Sending emails back and forward quickly becomes confusing and using whatsapp and text messaging is unreliable and ineffective for large amounts of information; yet the many project management apps out there make the process even more inconvenient and time-consuming.

Luckily a few companies have recognised the problem of ineffective internal team communication and set out on a mission to fix it. If you’re looking for a new platform to manage all your organisations interactions, documents, and projects, whether on-site or off-site, check out our round-up of the top 5 internal communication tools for mobile teams.

Slack

Companies around the world have taken to Slack as their number one application for team communication and project management. It combines features from social media such as channels and hash tags with more traditional approaches to make communicating simpler, more enjoyable, and more efficient. Among their impressive client list is NASA, LUSH, SurveyMonkey, The Times UK, and Ocado. One of Slack’s unique selling points is its ability to take away the drag of keeping in touch with your team. It offers a range of integrations and a pleasant user interface which many teams use for both serious projects and general chit chat.

Bitrix24

A highly-rated alternative to Slack, Bitrix24 does everything its rival does but with more features and better pricing. You can make solo and group video calls, share files and sync them across multiple devices, and basically do anything you need to in order to manage a project effectively.

HipChat

HipChat is another team communication application which offers a more economical way of keeping in touch. At 3 years older than Slack, HipChat is widely used by many individuals and businesses — particularly those who like to get high value for a low price. It’s also incredibly easy to use, offering a way of communication and presenting information from within one single window.

Hall

Used by many Fortune 500 companies, Hall is a real-time team collaboration application that makes it effortless to sync information across all your companies devices, making sure nobody misses out on an important notification. With the capability to link with a range of integrations including Box, GitHub, Dropbox, Hall is great for the business who wants nothing less than the ultimate communication tool.

Pie

Pie is a free communication tool that acts as more of an augmented chat application. However, its features include everything you could need for effective team communication, such as full chat and collaboration support, file-sharing capabilities, and syncing with other devices. Pie even has its own Apple watch application in the making. This will take the meaning of team communication a whole new level.

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