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.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction

00:36 - What is a Hill Chart?

01:17 - Setting up a Hill Chart in Basecamp

01:50 - Updating the Hill Chart

02:32 - Seeing the progression of Hill Chart updates

03:07 - How 37signals uses Hill Charts

03:26 - Other use cases for Hill Charts

Learn more about Basecamp's project management software and sign up for free at https://basecamp.com/