I'm having trouble finding up-to-date resources for managing tasks. I freelance and handle about 3 clients that want to push through dozens of small tasks and projects each week. Is there anything with the functionality of basecamp but on a much smaller scale? A well-designed template for a collaborative task list via google documents would work too.
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posted by c
on May 14, 2013 -
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Why can't I simply *email* pdfs or a quick status update to a 'project timeline'?
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posted by jak68
on Mar 18, 2013 -
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Professional certificate in Project Management or Green Belt in 6 Sigma, which one is better for the resume or the career in general?
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posted by modoriculous
on Feb 12, 2013 -
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In search of Project management software, and loosing my mind, I need something to help organize this mess, and also not make it worse.
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posted by Guyatoffice
on Oct 2, 2012 -
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My business is booming and it's driving me crazy! The process that worked when only a few orders trickled in isn't scaling and I am finding myself prisoner to my workflow.
Email and google spreadsheet is clearly not cutting it and I need input on a project management or order system.
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posted by hellodonna
on Sep 20, 2012 -
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Project, workflow, and customer management tools for web design and service firm? I want to manage (many) small web projects through design, approval and launch steps, then have billing attached.
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posted by mtstover
on Feb 16, 2012 -
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Apparently many successful software companies have processes where engineers write daily status updates that are publicly visible. Google has a system called 'Snippets' and Facebook has 'Colbert'. Any insiders want to share their experience with such reporting tools? Does anyone know of any resources that describe the pros and cons, nut and bolts of these processes?
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posted by unmodern
on Jan 30, 2012 -
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Can you recommend a online forum where management strategy can be discussed? For example if I wanted to bounce ideas around appropriate project metrics? I know there are specific PM forums but I am wondering if there is a forum where managers sort of discuss their ideas etc. Something more general than a dedicated PM forum since my questions / discussions wont just relate to project management
posted by r2d2
on Dec 26, 2011 -
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I am a busy executive level position in a small consulting firm. Business is booming and I'm in high demand - as such I am beginning to feel the need to hire an assistant to take some things off my plate and allow me to focus on some higher level thinking. Is there a respected book, resource, or school of thought on how to incorporate a personal / administrative assistant in to my personal workflow?
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posted by jlowen
on Oct 14, 2011 -
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I'm an exhausted hybrid web developer/project manager/computer support person and would like to specialize. Please advise me.
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posted by JuliaKM
on Sep 5, 2011 -
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Are there good third-party software packages or tools that can be used to manage labor and material estimates during a project proposal process? It's a little bit of project management and a little bit of sales. Specific needs include...
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posted by olinerd
on Aug 31, 2011 -
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Considering making a switch to becoming a project manager. Please tell me about your best and worst project managers!
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posted by raw sugar
on Jul 22, 2011 -
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I need a good project management suite/software to manage a large yearly sports tournament. Any suggestions?
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posted by Raddu
on Jun 24, 2011 -
2 answers
Your experience with
Collabtive: I want to know. Should I put up with it for a month and a half, or go with the Bugzilla I already have?
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posted by brainwane
on Mar 12, 2011 -
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I am being asked to help manage a software development project of a friend of mine's startup company after 2 years of not working and am looking for some insight from the hive since im feeling realllly rusty and down on myself and i want to show him i can do it. more inside....
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posted by postergeist
on Nov 8, 2010 -
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We're looking for something like Hot or Not for project proposals. Instead of displaying a photo it will display info about the project and allow users to log in and rate projects. The system will keep track of overall ratings and rankings for projects in various ways and allow us to easily export the final results.
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posted by flug
on Feb 2, 2010 -
5 answers
How do I leave the art world for the design/product world? I want to work in project management/biz development.
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posted by mexcellent
on Jan 28, 2010 -
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I am looking for an email management program (like campaign monitor) that also includes email analytics (like google analytics) and project management tools (like basecamp). I am in a small marketing department at a non-profit that relies heavily on email (100K+/month messages sent).
My google-fu has failed me so far, I can't find anything that has all three components. Does anyone know of a one stop shop that does this? Also open to a using several programs as long as we can get them to work with each other.
posted by Incy
on Oct 21, 2009 -
6 answers
I'm working on a group project that will involve quite a bit of research, scheduling, collaboration and communications and need a centralized, web-based platform to make the job easier... Any recommendations?
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posted by Dr.James.Orin.Incandenza
on Sep 30, 2009 -
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I have increasingly been asked to manage small projects and teams and would like to know if becoming Prince2 certified will have a positive impact on my career that justifies the initial investment of time & money.
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posted by errspy
on Sep 8, 2009 -
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I am working with several other people to seek sponsorship for a non-profit event. There is a fairly simple but lengthy series of actions that needs to be completed to track each unique sponsor. We've thought about having a binder with a printed page showing tasks for each sponsor, but it would be preferable if there was an online solution any of us can access for checking off and date-stamping completed tasks, with a place to add notes.
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posted by Scram
on Aug 26, 2009 -
4 answers
Do you have a Project Management Professional Certificate? If so, how has it improved your earnings and/or employment opportunities and how do employers see the qualification?
posted by parmanparman
on Jun 14, 2009 -
6 answers
We're two people working on a complex project, and we're sending each other sixty emails per day, everything from brainstorming to future ideas to testing notes to expense tracking. We're burning out fast, and need to shift planning and discussion to project management software (web-based, please).
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posted by jimmyjimjim
on Feb 21, 2009 -
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I'd like to create a project timeline guide that does not have dates. It is a general guide which indicates at what point in the process a certain action takes place. The timeline would actually be more comprised of several different time lines that overlap. Timelines a, b, and c (etc) wouldn't correspond to individuals but rather larger tasks that are occuring concurrently. I also would need to easily be able to export/print this timeline. My question is: is there a free program that I can use to create this? I have access to photoshop and illustrator but I'd rather not use those. I'm using a Mac running 10.5
posted by Waitwhat
on Sep 3, 2008 -
2 answers
Recommendations for programmable web based collaboration software for team in multiple cities (such as basecamp or google docs)
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posted by london302
on Aug 28, 2008 -
5 answers
Suggestions on task-tracking/project management software for small teams with multiple projects? The primary requirement is that a superuser can assign tasks and receive status and percent-completed updates.
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posted by neilkod
on Jun 3, 2008 -
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Graphic design department question: How do they manage a lot of little projects where you work?
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posted by andrewzipp
on Apr 3, 2008 -
10 answers
I'm finishing my MBA next month and am moving from my Product Management role into a newly created Program Manager position for our business unit.
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posted by white_devil
on Mar 18, 2008 -
2 answers
Dear MeFi softwareheads of all stripes: What are your favorite online resources on project management software? I'm talking articles, essays, tips, ad infinitum.
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posted by foxy_hedgehog
on Dec 3, 2007 -
5 answers
The hourly demands of an IT Project Management job? Help me with my career planning!
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posted by gttommy
on Nov 3, 2007 -
18 answers
What research topic should I do if I want to impress a future job interviewer to get into technical/business consulting or even project management sometime down the track?
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posted by gttommy
on Sep 29, 2007 -
8 answers
I'm 3 years out of college, and unemployed again. I feel like I should go back to school, but what for??!
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posted by PetiePal
on Aug 23, 2007 -
3 answers
What do you do when email is just too clumsy and slow for communicating to colleagues, is there a better way?
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posted by jacobean
on Jul 24, 2007 -
12 answers
How do we organize status reports from our sales reps? I'd like to find a happy compromise between not making it too onerous to the reporter and not making it too onerous for the people reading the reports.
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posted by edjusted
on Jul 6, 2007 -
7 answers
I'm about to receive a large chunk of code for a nearly code complete web app from several consultants and have been tasked with assuming the knowledge transfer. What questions do I ask?
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posted by furtive
on Jun 27, 2007 -
4 answers
Calling all IT professionals! Teflon recruiters! Scrum masters! Project overlords! I'm curious about the current state of certifications. PMP, CAPM, Six Sigma BB, CSP, that kind of thing.
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posted by cavalier
on Jun 27, 2007 -
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