How to handle the overhead tasks like a true boss
January 30, 2018
How to handle the overhead tasks like a true boss
Score 7 out of 10
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Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Basecamp
We used basecamp to distribute and follow up on tasks in projects with a technical nature. Basecamp is a great tool to track bigger pieces of work, but less effective on detailed oriented projects since it's easy to get lost with all tasks. What's good with Basecamp is the dynamic web interface and simplicity it offers and how that can be used to involve colleagues with no previous experience and get them on track without further hassle.
- Easy to use interface with possibility to work cross-functionally in the organization by assigning tasks between departments.
- Support to carry a whole project portfolio.
- Offers explicit support for any "less complex" projects with to-do lists.
- Great support for file sharing across the organization.
- We found it a bit too narrow for more detailed, complex technical projects.
- As our organization grew, we couldn't handle the tool due to the lack of support for agile methods. We were a tech-heavy company and needed something much more flexible. Our technical resources had issues prioritizing tasks which eventually lead us to swap software.
- Basecamp was really popular amongst the management team. We found it really useful to run through checklists, share critical documents and communicate. Thats why i think that Basecamp is best suited for small teams to work dynamically together.
- JIRA Software, Asana and Projectplace
JIRA was the best software for our development team which i was in charge of. Its definitely more aligned to software development and offered us a good platform to handle dependencies and software releases (versioning). This is something that Basecamp was lacking. Asana stacks up well with Basecamp, it really depends on what type of projects you're running and what your needs are. Asana offers a very dynamic kanban board, which Basecamp Lacks. Asana offers the same functionality as Basecamp with checklists which makes it a very strong competitor. In the end i would recommend you to try out both to evaluate what suites your needs best. Right now we're using Projectplace due to its support for GANTT charts, this is something that all the other softwares lack.