Asana + Steady

Asana Integration for Team Coordination

Your team’s work already lives in Asana; tasks, projects, deadlines, deliverables. But that activity doesn’t automatically translate into team visibility. Team members waste time manually typing task names into standup messages. Managers chase down status across Slack threads, status meetings, and the Asana board. Stakeholders can’t tell what’s actually getting done without interrupting the team.

Steady bridges that gap. Connect Asana and your task activity automatically attaches to human-written check-ins and goal updates, giving raw activity complete context. See what Sarah accomplished alongside why it matters. Start with a summary in someone’s check-in, then dive into the attached Asana tasks for details. Context flows both ways.

How the Asana Integration Works

Connect Asana to Steady in 30 seconds. During setup, select which Asana projects to monitor—only activity from those projects syncs to Steady, keeping your team’s coordination focused on relevant work.

Smart Check-ins: Asana tasks sync with each team member’s daily check-ins automatically. When Sarah completes a task, it appears in her standup. When Marcus moves a deliverable to “In Progress,” it shows up in today’s team update. No manual linking, no typing task names into Slack; Asana activity attaches to check-ins so everyone sees concrete progress, fully contextualized by human-written summaries.

Goal Stories: Use AI-enhanced templates to quickly draft updates by automatically summarizing Asana activity however you need it. Instead of manually reviewing projects and copying task names, prompt the AI: “Summarize completed Asana tasks from last month, organized by project or milestone.” The AI synthesizes your task updates into high-level narratives that show strategic progress, not just individual completions. Turn raw Asana data into stakeholder-ready goal updates in seconds.

Echoes: Set up automated reports that monitor your Asana data on whatever schedule you need. Configure an Echo to summarize completed tasks every Friday, track project progress weekly, or report on deliverable status before stakeholder meetings. Echoes delivers tailored Asana summaries automatically; no more manually generating the same reports week after week.

Insights: Asana activity flows into Steady’s realtime analytics, giving you visibility into work patterns over time. The Activity report tracks total activity from Asana and all your integrated tools, filterable by team, people, or date range. Cross-compare Asana activity with other Insights reports—like Participation, Intentions Met, or Blockers—to understand holistic trends. Are tasks moving rapidly but check-ins showing blockers? Is one team completing lots of tasks but reporting lower morale? Insights connects the dots across your coordination data.

Key Benefits

Eliminate Status Update Meetings - When task updates flow into daily check-ins automatically, you don’t need meetings where team members recite which tasks they completed yesterday. Everyone can see who’s working on what, what’s blocked, and what finished; all without interrupting anyone’s flow.

Give Stakeholders Visibility Without Constant Check-Ins - Project sponsors and executives see exactly what’s getting done without learning Asana workflows or constantly asking for updates. Task activity surfaces automatically in check-ins and goal updates.

Draft Stakeholder Updates in Seconds - Summarize Asana activity in seconds with AI-powered templates. Pick your level of detail—high-level project overview or task-by-task breakdown—and AI transforms task updates into polished progress reports.

Monitor Multiple Projects From One Place - Select which Asana projects matter for team coordination. Activity from those projects flows into Steady automatically. Your team sees relevant work without noise from tangential projects.

Reduce Context Switching - Team members stay in their flow. Asana activity appears in Steady automatically—no need to manually update Slack or duplicate status across tools.

Use Cases

Async Daily Standups for Distributed Teams - Your team spans multiple time zones and departments. Instead of synchronous status meetings, everyone submits check-ins when their day starts. Steady automatically attaches yesterday’s Asana task updates; no one types “completed design review” because the Asana activity is right there. The whole team sees concrete progress across time zones without synchronous coordination.

Cross-Functional Team Visibility - You manage marketing, design, and content teams each using different Asana projects. Set up an Echo that delivers a weekly summary: “High-level overview of Asana activity from Marketing Campaign, Design Requests, and Content Calendar projects.” Every Monday morning you get a digest showing which teams shipped deliverables, which had mostly administrative work, and where activity was unusually high or low; without asking anyone for status.

Weekly Stakeholder Updates Without Manual Summaries - Every Friday afternoon you need to summarize what the team delivered. Instead of manually reviewing completed tasks across multiple Asana projects, set up an Echo: “List all Asana tasks marked Complete this week, organized by project or milestone.” It delivers automatically every Friday at 3pm. Copy the summary into your stakeholder email and you’re done in two minutes.

Goal Progress Tracking Across Multiple Projects - Tracking a quarterly goal that spans three Asana projects. When writing bi-weekly goal updates, use AI templates to summarize relevant Asana activity: “Summarize completed tasks from Project A, Project B, and Project C that relate to our Q1 launch goal.” The AI finds relevant work across projects and generates a progress narrative that shows concrete advancement toward the goal.

Installation

To set up the Asana integration, go to Account Settings -> Integrations and connect to Asana. Read the documentation for more information.

About Asana

Asana is a work management platform that helps teams organize, track, and manage projects and tasks from start to finish. It offers flexible project views including lists, boards, timelines, and calendars, along with features for task assignment, deadline tracking, and team collaboration to keep everyone aligned on goals and deliverables.

Frequently asked questions

How Does the Asana Integration Work With Daily Standups?

When you connect Asana to Steady, each team member’s task updates automatically appear in their daily check-in. Team members answer standup questions via Slack, web, or mobile, and Steady attaches their Asana activity automatically—no manual copy-pasting of task names or status updates required.

Can I Choose Which Asana Projects to Monitor?

Yes. During setup, you select which Asana projects to monitor. Only activity from those projects syncs to Steady. This keeps your team’s check-ins focused on relevant work without noise from unrelated projects.

What Asana Data Appears in Steady?

Steady syncs task updates from your selected Asana projects. Task activity appears in Smart Check-ins automatically, flows into Insights reports for trend analysis, and can be summarized using AI-enhanced templates in Goal Stories or scheduled Echoes reports.

Do Team Members Need to Do Anything After Asana Is Connected?

No. Once an admin connects Asana and selects which projects to monitor, all team members’ task activity automatically syncs to their check-ins. Team members don’t need to authenticate individually or change their workflow—just keep updating tasks normally and activity appears in Steady automatically.

Can I Use Asana With Other Tools for Complete Visibility?

Yes. Connect Asana alongside Slack, GitHub, Google Calendar, and other tools. When team members check in, activity from all connected tools attaches automatically. See completed Asana tasks, merged GitHub PRs, and meeting time—all in one check-in with complete context.