13.1 Improving Team Communication and Collaboration with Basecamp
Basecamp is a web-based project-collaboration tool that takes a unique view of how to enable team communication and collaboration. Basecamp has acquired a large and passionate following due to its simplicity, effectiveness, and capabilities. Moving from traditional heavyweight tools to Basecamp is a refreshing and welcoming change for many individuals and teams that make the switch.
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Tool | Basecamp |
Version covered | N/A (online service) |
Home page | |
Power Tools page | |
Summary | Manage your projects online with messaging, to-do lists, milestone lists, and more |
License type | N/A |
Online resources | Forums |
Related tools in this book | Community Server, Subtext, FlexWiki |
Getting Started
You don’t need to download or configure anything to use Basecamp. It is a hosted service that is managed by 37signals (http://www.37signals.com) and is free of any client or server installation. The only requirements to use Basecamp are a modern web browser with JavaScript support and an Internet connection. Basecamp officially supports the Internet Explorer (version 6 and beyond), Firefox, and Safari browsers.
Basecamp is available in a tiered, pay-as-you-go model (with prices ranging from $12 to $149 per month) or as a free version that can be upgraded as additional functionality is ...
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