Comments on: How We Manage the Project http://www.barenakedapp.com/project-management/how-we-manage-the-project A behind-the-scenes look at selling dropsend.com Wed, 8 Oct 2008 10:19:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Rob Palmer http://www.barenakedapp.com/project-management/how-we-manage-the-project#comment-2852 Sun, 24 Sep 2006 07:11:26 +0000 http://www.barenakedapp.com/project-management/how-we-manage-the-project#comment-2852 As a busy freelancer, I found this to be a very useful tool, that I can see becoming more and more important in the future. As a busy freelancer, I found this to be a very useful tool, that I can see becoming more and more important in the future.

]]> by: Vincent http://www.barenakedapp.com/project-management/how-we-manage-the-project#comment-288 Sat, 27 May 2006 19:44:47 +0000 http://www.barenakedapp.com/project-management/how-we-manage-the-project#comment-288 I'm using Basecamp for a few weeks now and I agree with Ryan. Before, I was spending many hours a week just to adapt projects schedules. I tried different softwares (MS project, a mac app I can't even remember the name, iCal, ...) and Basecamp works for me. It could seem to simple but, actually, you only need milestones and to-dos (general tasks, coding improvements, UI, bug list). Basecamp is also very handy for collaborative work (centralization of messages, e-mail reminders). However, I can understand you may need more functionnalities (Gantt charts, deadline interdependencies, ...) to manage big projects with many resources. For billing, I'm using a small home-made web app (invoices that must be paid with days of delay, monthly turnover, all invoices from a specific customer). I’m using Basecamp for a few weeks now and I agree with Ryan. Before, I was spending many hours a week just to adapt projects schedules.

I tried different softwares (MS project, a mac app I can’t even remember the name, iCal, …) and Basecamp works for me. It could seem to simple but, actually, you only need milestones and to-dos (general tasks, coding improvements, UI, bug list). Basecamp is also very handy for collaborative work (centralization of messages, e-mail reminders).

However, I can understand you may need more functionnalities (Gantt charts, deadline interdependencies, …) to manage big projects with many resources.

For billing, I’m using a small home-made web app (invoices that must be paid with days of delay, monthly turnover, all invoices from a specific customer).

]]> by: Patrick http://www.barenakedapp.com/project-management/how-we-manage-the-project#comment-279 Sat, 27 May 2006 05:16:01 +0000 http://www.barenakedapp.com/project-management/how-we-manage-the-project#comment-279 Trac seems to have its place when working on a single project (and the SVN integration is nice), but when working with multiple projects I have been using Mantis. Sure, it's not the best (and the latest version is considerably slower once you have more bugs in the database) but it gets the job done in a simple way. There doesn't seem to be a single 'killer app' in this arena - I'm interested in seeing more details about DevShop when it gets closer to launch (2 months 'til beta?) Trac seems to have its place when working on a single project (and the SVN integration is nice), but when working with multiple projects I have been using Mantis. Sure, it’s not the best (and the latest version is considerably slower once you have more bugs in the database) but it gets the job done in a simple way.

There doesn’t seem to be a single ‘killer app’ in this arena - I’m interested in seeing more details about DevShop when it gets closer to launch (2 months ’til beta?)

]]> by: Rafael Lima http://www.barenakedapp.com/project-management/how-we-manage-the-project#comment-178 Fri, 19 May 2006 15:32:42 +0000 http://www.barenakedapp.com/project-management/how-we-manage-the-project#comment-178 Hi, Congratulations, I liked very much your idea! I really believe on this business model!!! How about posting the computers, laptops, cameras involved on the project? Maybe a new section called "The Hardware" Thanks. Hi,

Congratulations, I liked very much your idea! I really believe on this business model!!!

How about posting the computers, laptops, cameras involved on the project?

Maybe a new section called “The Hardware”

Thanks.

]]> by: Ebstar http://www.barenakedapp.com/project-management/how-we-manage-the-project#comment-172 Thu, 18 May 2006 13:01:27 +0000 http://www.barenakedapp.com/project-management/how-we-manage-the-project#comment-172 Harry, >>SNIP> You can assign a to-do to a milestone and of course a milestone has a due date. Doug, If you look at the to-do list jpg above you can see Trac is on there as being set up along with Subversion Harry,

>>SNIP>
You can assign a to-do to a milestone and of course a milestone has a due date.

Doug,

If you look at the to-do list jpg above you can see Trac is on there as being set up along with Subversion

]]> by: Ryan Carson http://www.barenakedapp.com/project-management/how-we-manage-the-project#comment-153 Wed, 17 May 2006 12:52:48 +0000 http://www.barenakedapp.com/project-management/how-we-manage-the-project#comment-153 <blockquote>Once you have finished the UI (which it looks like you are close to doing) what will it be like graphically wise, can we expect something nice and light like basecamp?</blockquote> Wait and see ... :)

Once you have finished the UI (which it looks like you are close to doing) what will it be like graphically wise, can we expect something nice and light like basecamp?

Wait and see … :)

]]> by: Ryan Carson http://www.barenakedapp.com/project-management/how-we-manage-the-project#comment-152 Wed, 17 May 2006 12:52:13 +0000 http://www.barenakedapp.com/project-management/how-we-manage-the-project#comment-152 <blockquote>Wondering how you handle your time plan - milestones only ??</blockquote> Yup - the simpler, the better! We find that if you try to control a project too much, you spend more time messing around with the schedule, than actually getting stuff done.

Wondering how you handle your time plan - milestones only ??

Yup - the simpler, the better! We find that if you try to control a project too much, you spend more time messing around with the schedule, than actually getting stuff done.

]]> by: Harry http://www.barenakedapp.com/project-management/how-we-manage-the-project#comment-148 Wed, 17 May 2006 09:34:43 +0000 http://www.barenakedapp.com/project-management/how-we-manage-the-project#comment-148 Probably the most important entity in project management is tasks, you can assign to resources, with a start date, a deadline interdependencies and progress metric. These are all missing from Basecamp. To-do's can be assigned to people but that's all! Not even a due date! Wondering how you handle your time plan - milestones only ?? Probably the most important entity in project management is tasks, you can assign to resources, with a start date, a deadline interdependencies and progress metric.
These are all missing from Basecamp. To-do’s can be assigned to people but that’s all! Not even a due date!
Wondering how you handle your time plan - milestones only ??

]]> by: Doug Winter http://www.barenakedapp.com/project-management/how-we-manage-the-project#comment-144 Wed, 17 May 2006 05:47:09 +0000 http://www.barenakedapp.com/project-management/how-we-manage-the-project#comment-144 We found basecamp to be pretty noddy, frankly, when we tried it. It managed to do not-quite-enough for everything we needed. That was six months ago though, so it may have improved. Frankly, I don't think you can beat Trac for this stuff, and I'm surprised you aren't using that instead. We found basecamp to be pretty noddy, frankly, when we tried it. It managed to do not-quite-enough for everything we needed. That was six months ago though, so it may have improved.

Frankly, I don’t think you can beat Trac for this stuff, and I’m surprised you aren’t using that instead.

]]> by: Hal! http://www.barenakedapp.com/project-management/how-we-manage-the-project#comment-141 Tue, 16 May 2006 18:40:28 +0000 http://www.barenakedapp.com/project-management/how-we-manage-the-project#comment-141 I am starting to find out what basecamp can do for the development process. I have been meaning to post it somewhere. . . but the biggest question mark I have is the billing process. I hope that when you get to that step, you share that process. I am starting to find out what basecamp can do for the development process.

I have been meaning to post it somewhere. . . but the biggest question mark I have is the billing process. I hope that when you get to that step, you share that process.

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