Basecamp is a great tool for design projects, less so for technical projects
Updated November 11, 2015

Basecamp is a great tool for design projects, less so for technical projects

Britta Byer | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
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Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Basecamp

Basecamp was used to manage projects by teams. We were able to solve the problem of not having a central server to store documents on, by collecting notes, documents and design files in one accessible location.

Pros

  • Very simple to upload notes and documents.
  • The whole interface is very easy to pick up.
  • Managing multiple projects at one time was easy with dashboard view.

Cons

  • The calendar could be more robust. I'd like to be able to see what a specific user is doing across multiple projects.
  • Increased team member participation. The interface is easy enough to pick up quickly so my team members adopted it quickly.
Basecamp is great for simple projects. I think it is as useful as Banana Scrum, but with a better UI. I have also used Rally and Jira for managing larger technical projects. The additional level of detail in these programs is more appropriate for larger development projects.
Basecamp is a great resource for design projects. It's easy to assign tasks to designers and have them upload their deliverables.

I wouldn't use it for managing larger projects that have many small pieces as the documents may get lost in a flood. It's also too simple to manage technical projects.

Basecamp Feature Ratings

Project Management
7.0
Task Management
10
Resource Management
6
Scheduling
6
Team Collaboration
10
Support for Agile Methodology
2
Support for Waterfall Methodology
8
Document Management
8
Email integration
9
Mobile Access
Not Rated
Change request and Case Management
4
Professional Services Automation ()
Not Rated

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