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Basecamp: Project Management Best Practices

via LinkedIn Learning

Overview

Get more out of Basecamp—and better project results—by combining its time-saving project, team, and schedule management features with project management best practices.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Improve results with project management best practices in Basecamp
  • What you need to know
1. Choose Work
  • Build teams
  • Discuss proposals on the message board
  • Discuss proposals in the Campfire chat room
  • Select projects
  • Announce selections in HQ
2. Set Up Projects for Selected Work
  • Create projects in Basecamp
  • Add team members to projects
  • Customize your project
  • Kick off the project
  • Communicate with your project team
3. Manage Deliverables with To-Do Lists
  • Create to-do lists for deliverables
  • Add to-dos for work tasks
  • Collaborate on work with team members
4. Track Status
  • Turn on Hill Chart to track progress
  • Update to-dos
5. Be Productive in Basecamp
  • Concentrate with Focus Mode
  • See what's going on
  • Navigate quickly with the jump menu
  • Modify to-dos in bulk
Next Steps
  • Where to find more information

Taught by

Bonnie Biafore

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