Basecamp - web based collaboration

I'm recently come across Basecamp a web based tool that's great for managing creative projects across remote studios. Basecamp will run on any machine with a browser and internet access, and you can set up unlimited users for each project. I'm used to managing internationally based project teams, and after wrestling with one to many MS Project plans I'm finding Basecamp a joy to use in its simplicity.

Within each Basecamp Project you can upload files, set tasks, and milestones, as well as allow clients access to view and comment on project progress. It's already proving useful for planning TV projects through Mohawk Media. I'm also finding it invaluable for the handing over TMet Recordings to our new label manager. It's totally transparent and allows for the fact that in real life projects can get messy. As the Basecamp manifesto states:

"Real-world projects don't run like an organized, Gantt-charted project plan. Real projects are chaotic: Missed deadlines, miscommunication, scope creep, new initiatives, new people in, old people out. This is why information needs to be centralized and archived. No more he-said she-said. No more forwarding 500 emails to a person who gets involved in the middle of a project. No more losing knowledge when someone leaves a project. With Basecamp it's all there. All centralized, archived, accessible, date stamped, and labeled for clear accountability."

You can download a free demo at from: http://www.basecamphq.com/

If you click on this link then we'll get a referral: http://basecamphq.com/?referrer=mohawkmedia