Collaboration
January 31, 2008 3:27 pm StrategyI’ve recently been looking into online collaboration and how we can do this within our business successfully.
We’ve decided to make a short list and try some out. There’s a lot out there and there are some very strong feelings about them too, I certainly wouldn’t want to get involved in any fight between those for Basecamp and against it for instance, but what I do love is the fact that they are so vocal, it means I can get real insight into peoples dealings with it.
Also gotta say I fell for the shiny new Buzzword from Adobe Labs…. but have since gone back to Google docs, yup, Buzzword certainly looks the part but Google Docs is a better for me ( for example structured documents and more document types available).
Anyway when I get a bit further I’ll let you know how we go, the only way we’re going to be able to find out what’s best is to try them out, and see what’s best for us, then at elast if anyone asks i’ll have a better idea of what may be suitable for them.
February 1st, 2008 at 14:00
I also had a big list, when I was picking a tool for our projects. I didn’t choose Basecamp (you probably know the reasons). After months of evaluations I chose Wrike – http://www.wrike.com. It was a hard choice, they still need a lot to improve, but they do develop very quickly. Besides they have several features that I’ve not found in any other tools. Stuff like e-mail integration and drag-n-drop gantts. My overall impression is positive, my team has the same opinion.
February 3rd, 2008 at 17:56
Cheers Jeff, it’s always good to know what other people are using. It does seem that there is still a bit to do to get the ‘perfect’ tool, the free trials are a god send though…
February 4th, 2008 at 09:39
You can even check out DeskAway (http://www.deskaway.com) – a free to $100 pm tool for small businesses. Its simple to use with a clean interface and powerful functionality. No technical skills required.
Cheers!
February 7th, 2008 at 12:00
Try http://www.5pmweb.com – the best interface you can find.