Basecamp: Project Management Best Practices

Get more out of Basecamp—and better project results—by combining its time-saving project, team, and schedule management features with project management best practices.

Introduction

• Improve results with project management best practices in Basecamp
• What you need to know

1. Choose Work

• Build teams
• Discuss proposals on the message board
• Discuss proposals in the Campfire chat room
• Select projects
• Announce selections in HQ

2. Set Up Projects for Selected Work

• Create projects in Basecamp
• Add team members to projects
• Customize your project
• Kick off the project
• Communicate with your project team

3. Manage Deliverables with To-Do Lists

• Create to-do lists for deliverables
• Add to-dos for work tasks
• Collaborate on work with team members

4. Track Status

• Turn on Hill Chart to track progress
• Update to-dos

5. Be Productive in Basecamp

• Concentrate with Focus Mode
• See what's going on
• Navigate quickly with the jump menu
• Modify to-dos in bulk

Next Steps

• Where to find more information