Project management for creatives
February 27th, 2007
The business papers are now in registration. A week or so and it should be official. I’ve been reading and reading about taxes, budget planning, and everything related. It’s a good thing I love immersing myself in new things.
I also did one illustration gig last week, I will post it on my portfolio when the magazine is out. There is also a couple of other projects cooking up. It almost seems like I am attracting work!
Lately I’ve been looking around for web-based project management tools again. (I wrote something about them last year.) Preferably free ones of course. Web-based (versus notebooks and calendars) so it is easy to copy-paste relevant notes, links and email addresses in the same place.
These are the ones I tested:
- Basecamp
- Tasktoy
- Backpack
- Nozbe
Basecamp is a heavy system, suitable for big projects with multiple users. It also allows you only one project with the free account. Not for me.
Tasktoy is completely free with no maximum project amount. It’s divided in tasks, projects and links -categories. Probably very usable, but somehow very bland.
Nozbe is very task oriented and usable but the interface is really ugly. I would probably use it if it looked nicer. As for now, all accounts are free but they will start charging at some point. You can have five projects with the free account and link ‘actions’ to them.
For some reason I’ve settled on Backpack. It is very clear and simple, although I miss the linking properties on Nozbe. As with Nozbe it is five projects free, for more you have to upgrade. The next pricing category is $5/a month, and could be well worth it. With Backpack you can also use writeboards.
I will tell you how it goes. Test around or give me your tips!