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Base Camp Software Team Project Tools BaseCamp Software • Basecamp is an online project management and collaboration tool • Free plan is available but does not have all the collaboration functionality (file sharing, time tacking and secure login) • Paid Plans can be demoed before purchasing • • BC can support multiple projects • Can provide an overview for to do tasks of multiple projects • Can provide an overview for calendar of multiple projects Plans Available Basecamp Features All Plans • • • • Multiple Projects (starting with 1 on free plan) Multiple Users Per project (unlimited Users) Easy to Use Tabs for Navigation Community and Support Forum – Announcements, Bug reports, Feature requests – Tips and tricks, developers, general discussion • • • • • • • To-do by Category Sub Tasks (item with in a To-do) Activity Time Line lists all events Notes Files can be viewed by all team members Tickets (documentation of issues) available Email, RSS feeds and global iCalendar available for notifications Basecamp Features Paid Plans • Milestone (Calendar) – tracks tasks • Chat • Administrator controls – Users and Profiles Collaboration Tools • Jointly Authored Pages – Message Board – Shared List • Information Access – Shared File Repository – RSS • Resource Planning – Scheduling Resources – Scheduling Tasks – Shared Calendars Ease Of Use • Upper right of first page contains a drop down – My Dashboard for: • Listing/Adding Projects • Setting Account Info • Viewing Subscription – List of Projects • Lists all of your projects • Choose PM440 Demo – Tabs allow navigation through all features Tabs • Dashboard – – – – • To-dos – – • New Messages Add comments. White Board – • New Event View Event List Messages – – • View (edit and delete based on profile) Add Notes (allows file attachments) Milestones – – – • Home:Lists projects and tasks Activity Time Line Users and Profiles Project Settings Where text can be collaborated on. Chat Other Stuff • Other setting like permissions, colors, logo and photos. • It has a nice feature where you can search the whole project for specific text. • Provide templates for different projects. • Has RSS and iCALENDAR features. Take A Test Drive • BaseCamp: • http://pm440.projectpath.com • created 30 accounts from student1student30 • Password: 123456 Considerations • When considering a project management system, things to keep in mind are: • Budget available • Feature Requirements – – – – – – – Administrative Control Team Size Document Storage File Sharing Capabilities Activity Timeline/Calendar of Events Time Tracking Types of Team Discussions
