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It’s been more than three years since we closed our office in Chicago, and since many companies are still trying to figure out what to do about their office space, we thought we’d share our story. Moving is never fun. It’s bad enough when it’s your stuff, but ten years of stuff makes it even worse. As folks outside of Basecamp learned of our impending office closure, I began to get some questions. The most common being “what did you do with the stuff?
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Project management looks different for everyone and every business. Trust us. Over 20 million people have worked on a project inside Basecamp, so we’ve seen it all. And this front row seat has reinforced our belief in the power of projects. To us, project management is a no brainer. But to some, they don’t quite see the point. Usually, because they don’t really understand the benefits of project management to begin with. We hear it all the time by those who haven’t tried it.
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Good client experiences in the agency world aren’t always the norm. Here’s how to make them yours. Horror stories about poor client experiences make the rounds online, in friend circles, and between colleagues. These stories can include anything from a lack of communication to being scammed out of money for deliverables. Either way, your brand reputation extends beyond just your work; it encompasses the entire client experience.
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The key to project management is time. When will X start? When will Y end? When is Z available? Project managers have to juggle many different tasks, resources, deliverables, and stakeholders. And like juggling, the trick is in the timing. That’s why all good project managers rely heavily on project management calendars. Project management calendars are more than just a collection of dates. They’re a roadmap. A glimpse into the future. A way to keep your entire project team on task.
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Many have seen the word. Far fewer could tell you what it really means (or how to pronounce it… hint: “con-bon”). Something to do with manufacturing? A tool for software developers? A style of project management? Try all of the above. Kanban is one of the most effective tools available for managing project-based work. Interested in Kanban but not sure where to begin? Let’s explore some real Kanban board examples and templates.
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Back in the mid-90s, just as Netscape Navigator was giving us our first look at what the visual internet could be, web design came in two flavors. There was the ultra basic stuff. Text on a page, maybe a masthead graphic of some sort. Nothing sophisticated. It often looked like traditional letterhead, or a printed newsletter, but now on the screen. Interactions were few, if any, but perhaps a couple links tied a nascent site together. And there was the other extreme.
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There’s no course in business school that teaches how to run a business with your wife. Marketing. Finance. Supply Chain. Law. Most of my business school experience taught “Business” with a capital “B” — the suit and tie variety. So, when my wife and I launched a business 10 years later, I was unprepared and uneducated on the challenges we would face.
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Ask anyone who’s shipped meaningful work and they’ll tell you the same thing: ideas are a fraction of what matters. The devil is in the execution. Execution is where you pay the real price for your projects. Time, money, and resources… projects require an investment. Which is why it’s critical you learn how to prioritize your projects. For many project managers, prioritizing projects is easier said than done.
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Most plans are useless. A typical 5-year plan is nothing more than a collection of guesses. And when these guesses turn out to be incorrect (as guesses often are), companies are forced to choose between their original plan and what makes sense today. That said, there’s one plan that no company should ever ignore… The 30-60-90 Day Onboarding Plan.
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Entrepreneurship is growing. In 2021, 5.5 million small businesses were created, a million more than in 2020 and a 54% increase over 2019. As basic supply and demand often goes, there has also been an uptick in businesses designed to help entrepreneurs succeed. Which means the digital space is flooded with experts, gurus, and coaches all claiming to help you avoid the challenges of entrepreneurship. The problem? Everyone talks about the same challenges with the same solutions.
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In this video, we break down Basecamp's Hill Chart feature for getting a visual representation of the status of a to-do list. Every piece of work has two phases. First there’s an uphill phase where you figure out your approach. You have a basic idea about the task, but you haven’t figured out what the solution is going to look like or how to solve all the unknowns. Eventually you reach a point where there aren’t any more unsolved problems. That’s like standing at the top of the hill. You can see clearly all the way down the other side. Then the downhill phase is just about execution.
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By Basecamp
Join members of the 37signals team as they share the latest feature update in Basecamp.
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By Basecamp
When you have a lot of images in the Docs & Files tool, it can be difficult to flip through them quickly. Not anymore! You can now cycle through photos, videos, and files in just one click. The magnifying glass icon opens up a preview, and the arrow buttons on the right and left or the arrow keys on your keyboard let you quickly move through the items in the folder.
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Check out a full tutorial on using Stacks here: https://youtu.be/nGu9dD8kzr8
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By Basecamp
The team that makes Basecamp also uses Basecamp! Check out how a few people across the organization are using the latest Basecamp product update – Stacks on the Home Screen.
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By Basecamp
If you're looking for more organization options for your Basecamp home screen, you're in luck! With our latest product update, you can now group projects together on your home screen into piles we call Stacks. Stacks make it easy to organize your home screen by team, client, or a particular time period. Stacked projects appear at the top, along with pinned projects. And you have the control to arrange them in any order you would like. Enjoy!
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In this live design review with Jason (product), Brian (product manager), and Dorin (designer), we discuss a new Basecamp feature in development that allows people to organize their projects into stacks. This design includes a round of simplification in response to a more complicated design we looked at last week (not part of this video).
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Recently 37signals co-founders David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason Fried found themselves at the center of an unexpected internet storm. It all began when David made a significant announcement: Turbo 8 would no longer be using TypeScript. What followed was a whirlwind of controversy and social media fireworks. In today's discussion, Kimberly Rhodes sits down with Jason and David to unpack the impact of social media on these types of discussions and the broader implications of these online controversies on open source contributions.
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Now in Basecamp, you have the option to add a custom image when you connect to an outside product or service. With the Doors feature, you've always been able to connect to another piece of software or cloud file, but now, you can upload your own image to better identify the link.
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