In Parallel works best when it can see the execution signals your team already produces—without forcing you to migrate everything into a new workspace. Integrations provide that context, while the execution truth stays in the living execution plan.
In this article
What integrations are for (and what they’re not)
What you can connect
What information flows where
Best practices for low-noise setup
Common issues and fixes
What integrations are for
Integrations exist to support one goal: maintain a trustworthy execution plan over time by pulling in the signals that indicate execution has changed.
That means integrations are designed to:
recognize and support your recurring meeting cadence
capture execution signals from meetings and systems
reduce manual coordination and reporting
They are not designed to:
duplicate your task system
centralize all work into In Parallel
replace chat, docs, or ticketing tools
What you can connect
In Parallel can connect to common work systems including:
Slack / Teams
Email
Jira
Asana
CRM
Sheets
You don’t need to connect everything to start. The best setups begin with the tools that produce the most meaningful execution signals for your scope.
What information flows where
A healthy integration model is simple:
Signals come in
Connected tools provide context and change signals—things like:
meeting cadence and attendance context
work progress signals (milestone movement, status changes)
communication signals that indicate execution drift or risk
Execution truth lives in the plan
The living execution plan is where In Parallel keeps:
goals and commitments
ranked priorities
tasks and milestones (high-signal)
risks and dependencies
ownership
what changed (via snapshots)
Delivery detail stays in source systems
Jira/Asana/etc. remain the place where teams manage:
ticket breakdowns
backlogs
sprint execution
task-level workflow
Tip: If your execution plan starts to look like a duplicate Jira board, you’ve crossed the boundary. Pull back to high-signal actions, milestones, and ownership.
What to connect first (recommended order)
If you want value quickly, connect in this order:
1) Calendar / meetings (most leverage)
Meeting cadence is the backbone of the execution loop (pre-read → meeting → report → plan update). Connecting meetings is usually the biggest “day one” unlock.
2) Your delivery system (Jira/Asana)
Connect the system that best represents execution progress, so the plan can stay grounded in reality without manual updating.
3) Communication channels (Slack/Teams, email)
These help keep stakeholders informed where they already work and reduce the need for separate status messaging.
4) Metrics surfaces (Sheets / CRM)
If your scope is driven by numbers (revenue, pipeline, ops KPIs), connecting these helps keep execution anchored to outcomes.
Best practices for a calm, low-noise setup
Start with one scope, one cadence, a small tool set
Integrations are most useful when they serve a clear scope. If you connect everything before the scope is well-formed, you’ll pull in too much noise.
Prefer signals over syncing everything
You don’t need every field, ticket, and thread in In Parallel. The goal is: “enough signal to keep the plan honest.”
Keep ownership and priorities in In Parallel
Even when progress signals come from other tools, keep:
the ranked priorities
accountable ownership
and decision context
in the execution plan.
Common issues (and fixes)
“We connected Jira/Asana and now everything is noisy”
Likely cause:
too much task-level detail is being treated as execution-relevant
Fix:
keep the plan high-signal (priorities, milestones, risks, accountable actions)
keep granular task breakdowns in the delivery tool
“The plan doesn’t reflect what’s happening in our tools”
Likely causes:
the wrong tool is connected for the scope
the scope is too broad (multiple unrelated workflows)
Fix:
connect the tool that best reflects progress for this scope
split scopes by ownership/cadence so signals stay coherent
“Stakeholders still want updates in Slack/email”
Fix:
use the post-meeting report as the default update artifact
share links into the plan/snapshot instead of rewriting status in chat
Related articles
What belongs in In Parallel (and what doesn’t)
Understand the living execution plan
Stakeholder reporting (without decks)
After the meeting: report → review → confirm