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Team Solutions #2: collaborative webspace for project management
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Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Nov 6, 2011 at 10:46 PM
@Ken
Smartsheet stands out indeed; I had tried it out more than a year ago and at the time I was put off by the price. Now it seems to me quite reasonable; I’m not sure whether the price has dropped since, or my memory fails me. That said, I find the spreadsheet paradigm unnecessarily overloaded, especially for most collaborators who would only need to access specific areas. For myself it would be good though.
@Bill
I checked out soonr.com when you mentioned it in another thread. In the projects I am supporting we need to share material with a large number of people, so the pricing model is a deal breaker. But for small, tightly collaborating teams it seems ideal.
Posted by MadaboutDana
Nov 9, 2011 at 11:01 AM
Hi Alexander - aha, I’ve found that the guys/gals at Soonr are more than happy to discuss pricing, and have considerable latitude in that regard. You could do worse than talk to the salesperson I’ve been dealing with (Debra Ainscow on debra
soonr.com); she’s done us a deal, in fact.
There are a number of things I like about Soonr (full-text search through files, synchronisation with local folders, powerful editor for mobiles), but one thing in particular is the access flexibility: you can have full “members” (who can access projects/folders/files both through the web and via a Desktop Agent which integrates with Windows Explorer/MacOS Finder); you can have “connections” (e.g. clients and suppliers, who can be granted full web-only access to specific projects/folders/files, albeit with a nice multi-file uploader); but you can also set up read-only connections for anybody at all - either open to the general public or password-protected - so it’s an ideal platform for sending people large files without having to shove them through e-mail, or for storing things like manuals, papers, reference works etc. either for particular people to download or for general reference.
So do have a chat with them - you might find they can do you a deal!
Best wishes,
Bill
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Nov 20, 2011 at 08:21 AM
For reference, I add a link here to a thread started two years ago by Ken http://www.outlinersoftware.com/topics/viewt/1133/
The thread initially ellaborated on collaborative webspaces, but soon focused on Google Wave which had then just been announced. That’s why I find it more relevant to the thread on collaborative text development, rather this one on project management.
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Mar 8, 2012 at 08:30 PM
Trello.com is a new contender and one that I am not quite sure where to file: it is process-oriented, providing boards with lists of tasks. Each task can be assumed by team members and moved along the lists according to the stage of implementation—at least this is one way of using it. The introductory video makes a much better job of describing the concept.
I believe that Trello stands out in its approach; it’s not for everyone, but if your work is process oriented it could be a very valuable tool.
Posted by TL Marcel
Mar 8, 2012 at 10:07 PM
Hi Alex
Thanks for the link to Trello - v intriguing
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