Barbara,
Thanks for the detailed reply.
Both SmartSheet and BaseCamp are on the "long list". BaseCamp's pricing model seems to have gotten more attractive than the last time I looked, and I like the core functionality and extensibility.
So far my "long list" includes
- Monday
- Smartsheet
- Freedcamp (Business)
- BaseCamp
- Office 365 + Project
- SharePoint 2016 (long story)
- Wrike
No offline comments at this point.
Thanks again,
Patrick
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Patrick Arkins
Senior Business Analyst
The Franklin Institute
Philadelphia PA
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-22-2018 11:44 AM
From: Barbara Punt
Subject: Project Intake and Project Management Platforms
Hi Patrick,
Greetings from a Formerly Franklin! (circa FuturesCenters era).
I've been using Smartsheet and Base Camp recently and they've been really helpful. The Gantt charts in Smartsheet are very intuitive to use (practically no learning curve, although I do know MS Project and Merlin). The ability to attach other files to specific tasks in the chart is a helpful feature (e.g. attaching a Schematic Design set of drawings to that milestone on the Gantt) as well as the ease with which others can add their comments to specific rows.
I'm new to Base Camp and it's taking a bit of adjustment, but it seems to be a good central place to post information for others. It also has features such as automatic prompts, which are helpful in prompting a team to commit certain actions at specific times (such as send in agenda items on X days before a meeting). I can see where it might be cumbersome as time goes on and the volume of Comments and Discussions increases, but others with more experience can chime in and let us know if that's a problem or not.
Good luck with creating a new system! I'd love to see any off-line comments you might get if you don't mind sharing them.
Cheers,
Barbara
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Barbara Punt
President
Punt Consulting Group
Redondo Beach CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-21-2018 01:28 PM
From: Patrick Arkins
Subject: Project Intake and Project Management Platforms
All,
Long-time/First-time ;-)
I'm interested in learning what technology systems others at museums here in the Junction are using to support their project intake and project management efforts. We've just created a project intake process flow, and are now looking at potential solutions to support both intake and management. We could potentially develop something in SharePoint, but systems like SmartSheet, Base Camp, Freedcamp and Liquid Planner have also been mentioned. It's been some time since I looked at systems like these, so I'm a little out of the loop. Any information and/or guidance would be appreciated.
Thank you,
Patrick Arkins
Senior Business Analyst | The Franklin Institute
E: parkins@fi.edu | P: 215.448.1246
222 North 20th Street | Philadelphia, PA 19103