The best project management website (Basecamp?)

1 points by bdclimber14 15y ago ↗ HN

I'm overwhelmed by the number of project management services that are popping up. Mostly because I don't understand why. I think dev shops must have very custom preferences and can't accept a 3rd party project management service, so they develop their own. This explains the extensive PM service proliferation.

Basecamp, GoPlan, Producteev, Cohuman, 5pm, liquidplanner...

It seems like every service doesn't quite offer enough features for some people in some areas, but others that do offer all features become "overkill" or "bloated". So does each PM service permutation take a slightly different approach, having one "feature" that a sub-market needs, without being overkill?

What do people think of a "build your own" PM service. You select what you need in your app at signup, so you don't have "overkill" software, only what you need (including that deal-breaker feature).

2 comments

[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 13.1 ms ] thread

davidw 15y ago ↗

I'm actually using Basecamp right now, via a client, and I have to say I'm a bit underwhelmed. I mean, it works, there are no obvious bugs or anything, but I don't care much for the interface - it seems kind of jumbled and not entirely clear.

ashedryden 15y ago ↗

We use Open Atrium which is an install profile of Drupal. It's great because the feature set (by default) is very minimal, but it caneasily be extended with any of Drupal's modules, or you can create your own features. I love it because it's open source, runs on my servers, and is basic enough that when I give it to clients they aren't highly confused or need training to get started using it.