TechRepublic, "the largest community of IT leaders on the Web," says Basecamp provides all the project management features (minus the administrative headaches) [you] need.
Many IT professionals will find all the project management, collaboration, and scheduling elements they need in Basecamp. Companies from Trek Bicycle to Continental Airlines and a host of others rely upon the online application to power their project management work...Basecamp simplifies complex projects with the introduction of color-coded projects, easy-to-learn dashboards, integrated to-do lists, and milestone and time tracking. Users also receive file sharing features, reporting functionality, online collaboration tools, and message boards. Milestone information can be exported in iCalendar formats, and e-mail messages can be set for a variety of events.
While Basecamp offers many comprehensive features, its simplicity also makes it easy for less experienced software users to get up to speed quickly. And, the less time a team member spends learning the intricacies of the project management team’s software (and the easier the project management software is to use), the more time he or she has to perform core functions.
Read the whole piece to see why TechRepublic thinks Microsoft Project is "no longer the only game in town."
