1. Basecamp – part of the story: developing a virtual office Deborah Radford & Christine Herzog Auckland Workers’ Educational Association www.awea.org.nz developing a virtual office Deborah Radford & Christine Herzog Auckland Workers’ Educational Association www.awea.org.nz

2. Context AWEA established in 1914 relocated in 2004 constrained office space several, part-time staff, located throughout Auckland many projects; some joint ventures colleague in Australia included us in his Basecamp project AWEA established in 1914 relocated in 2004 constrained office space several, part-time staff, located throughout Auckland many projects; some joint ventures colleague in Australia included us in his Basecamp project

3. “Projects don’t fail from a lack of charts, graphs, stats, or reports; they fail from a lack of communication.”

4. Why useful to us can work together from different locations increases participation, transparency, efficiency staff can access core material from anywhere reduces email traffic safe repository / back-up can support other groups BUT need to be motivated to use it need to allow time to enter information can work together from different locations increases participation, transparency, efficiency staff can access core material from anywhere reduces email traffic safe repository / back-up can support other groups BUT need to be motivated to use it need to allow time to enter information

5. Functions Dashboard To Do’s Milestones Search Projects: Overview Writeboards Chat Messages Chat To-Do Lists Files Milestones Search

6. Dashboard

7. To-Do Lists

8. Milestones

9. Projects

10. Taking Tours

11. Project - Overview

12. Project - Messages

13. Project - To Do Lists

14. Project - Milestones

15. Project - Writeboards

16. Writeboard Example

17. Writeboard Comments

18. Project - Files

19. Upload Process

20. Other Features Help & FAQs: http://www.basecamphq.com/helpHelp & FAQs: http://www.basecamphq.com/help/

21. Administration: People

22. Versions of Basecamp

23. Relevant sites Basecamp http://www.basecamphq.comhttp://www.basecamphq.com/ Zoho Projects http://projects.zoho.com/jsp/home.jsp Goplan http://goplan.info/ Drupal http://drupal.org/about examples: http://www.treatyeducators.org.nz http://www.ttw.treatyeducators.org.nz Basecamp http://www.basecamphq.comhttp://www.basecamphq.com/ Zoho Projects http://projects.zoho.com/jsp/home.jsp Goplan http://goplan.info/ Drupal http://drupal.org/about examples: http://www.treatyeducators.org.nz http://www.ttw.treatyeducators.org.nz

24. Recommendations 1.map your needs 2.consider your options – talk to others 3.if Basecamp will address significant need: a) start with just Personal (3 projects) b) think about structure, etc before starting c) plan how to support new users 1.map your needs 2.consider your options – talk to others 3.if Basecamp will address significant need: a) start with just Personal (3 projects) b) think about structure, etc before starting c) plan how to support new users

25. Thank you