Tutorial Manual

VIDEO TUTORIALManaging Projects UsingProject Management So!wareClint MorrowLIS4708 - Perspectives of Information TechnologySpring 2009Managing Projects Using Basecamp 1TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroduction 3What is Basecamp 3Scope 3About the Writer 3Objectives 3Getting Started 4Creating a Basecamp Account 4Creating Your First Project 5Creating a Project 5Creating a Company 5Adding Users 5Managing Your First Project 7Creating Messages 7Adding To-Do’s 8Adding Milestones 9Tracking Your Project 10To-Do and Milestone Progress 10Overa% Progress 10Completing a Project 11Conclusion 12Bibliography 13Managing Projects Using Basecamp 2IntroductionW H A T I S B A S E C A M PBasecamp is a popular, web-based project management solution used by organizations. Us-ing a different approach than many other project management software solutions such as Microsoft Project, Basecamp makes use of the power of Web 2.0 to bring project members, managers, and clients together in one complete and unified application.S C O P EThe concepts behind project management are beyond the scope of this manual. Instead, this manual will focus on the technicalities and operation of the Basecamp software solu-tion. The following tutorial will utilize a simplistic example of an underway project for con-ciseness and ease-of-understanding.A B O U T T H E W R I T E RClint Morrow is a senior enrolled in the Florida State University’s College of Information ...