Gaining a Foothold Using Basecamp to Improve Productivity and Collaboration Scott Nesbitt and Aaron Davis

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Introduction

Project Challenges Efficient time management Staying on top of tasks Maintaining often tight schedules Remote collaboration and communication

Efficient time management

Staying on top of tasks

Maintaining often tight schedules

Remote collaboration and communication

Why Did We Choose Basecamp? Easy to use Features that we needed (but not overkill) Flexibility Customizable Messaging and reporting Price

Easy to use

Features that we needed (but not overkill)

Flexibility

Customizable

Messaging and reporting

Price

The Keys to Gaining a Foothold Solid project management Collaboration File management User experience

Solid project management

Collaboration

File management

User experience

Contents Project Management Messaging Collaboration File Management

Project Management

Messaging

Collaboration

File Management

Project Management Dashboard Project Overview Milestones To-Do Lists Time Tracking

Dashboard

Project Overview

Milestones

To-Do Lists

Time Tracking

Dashboard

Dashboard Project at a glance Milestone tracking Monitor multiple projects simultaneously Quick activity overview

Project at a glance

Milestone tracking

Monitor multiple projects simultaneously

Quick activity overview

Project Overview

Project Overview Specific to one project Can be associated with A deliverable A client project

Specific to one project

Can be associated with

A deliverable

A client project

Milestones

Milestones High level objectives Document Project Plan Create Draft SME Review Associated with To-Do Items Associated with Messages Works well with Agile User stories relate to milestones

High level objectives

Document Project Plan

Create Draft

SME Review

Associated with To-Do Items

Associated with Messages

Works well with Agile

User stories relate to milestones

To-Do Lists

To-Do Lists Roll up into Milestones Task and activity based Granular and modular Time tracking integration

Roll up into Milestones

Task and activity based

Granular and modular

Time tracking integration

To-Do Lists Development enhancements or changes Monitor personal items across all projects

Development enhancements or changes

Monitor personal items across all projects

Time Tracking

Time Tracking Easy to use Can be generated through to-do items Create time report Export to CSV to manipulate offline

Easy to use

Can be generated through to-do items

Create time report

Export to CSV to manipulate offline

CSV Export

Messaging Chat Messages

Chat

Messages

Chat

Chat Knowledge capture Post files Real time Persists until project ends Archived and searchable

Knowledge capture

Post files

Real time

Persists until project ends

Archived and searchable

Messages

Messages Email alternative Mechanism for: SME reviews Threaded comments Q&A with teams Associate and complete milestones Content sign-off

Email alternative

Mechanism for:

SME reviews

Threaded comments

Q&A with teams

Associate and complete milestones

Content sign-off

Messages Email notifications Centrally managed Searchable

Email notifications

Centrally managed

Searchable

Collaboration Writeboard Syndication

Writeboard

Syndication

Writeboard

Writeboard Simple and “low-fat” way to write Internal and external team members Flexible Export writeboards to intranet site Quick SME reviews with comments Sign-off

Simple and “low-fat” way to write

Internal and external team members

Flexible

Export writeboards to intranet site

Quick SME reviews with comments

Sign-off

Syndication

Syndication RSS based Feed reader Mobile device Control over project status Less invasive than email alerts

RSS based

Feed reader

Mobile device

Control over project status

Less invasive than email alerts

File Management

File Management File sharing for remote team Attach to messages and chats Tagging using Categories Versioning of uploaded files SME review Content source

File sharing for remote team

Attach to messages and chats

Tagging using Categories

Versioning of uploaded files

SME review

Content source

Gaining a Foothold Less time managing, more time writing Usability Collaboration beyond the writing team At-a-glance project control

Less time managing, more time writing

Usability

Collaboration beyond the writing team

At-a-glance project control

Demo

Q&A

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