Timy for Basecamp

Use Timy to track your Basecamp projects and to create your own timesheet

Project management tools are an excellent way of keeping track of your team goals, schedules and timespan. Problem is that this information is generally for the project leader and traditional tools enable you to create a Gantt chart and perhaps print that for others to follow (assuming they even understand how to follow the chart).

More powerful project management tools are available online, and Basecamp is one of them. This is project management and sharing technology will enable you to bring a few people together within a team and share project information, files and a shared ‘to do’ list. If someone manages to finish a part of the project, they can cross off that section in the notes. The only problem with Basecamp is that it’s online-only, so you need access to a web browser to make these changes.

There are specific tools for your smartphone that enable you to access your Basecamp project information. Timy is an Adobe Air tool that will enable you to see an outline of your projects, through any operating system that supports Air. It doesn’t do a great deal apart from enable you to monitor your open projects, add information about how long you’ve spent working on each project. Could be useful if you wanted to bill someone for your time and, as you are working on different projects with different costs, you could use Timy to show how you’ve allocated this time.