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Project Management in Basecamp: Make a project plan

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1.5 hours
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Hands-on learning

Learn, practice, and apply job-ready skills with expert guidance
Beginner level

Recommended experience

1.5 hours
Learn at your own pace
Hands-on learning

What you'll learn

  • Kick off a project in Basecamp

  • Manage collaboration in Basecamp

  • Manage project tasks progression and completion in Basecamp

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Taught in English
No downloads or installation required

Only available on desktop

Learn, practice, and apply job-ready skills in less than 2 hours

  • Receive training from industry experts
  • Gain hands-on experience solving real-world job tasks
  • Build confidence using the latest tools and technologies

About this Guided Project

Do you want to learn all that is needed to manage a project in Basecamp, applying some of the major project management methodologies in such a simple, easy-to-use online tool? This Guided Project, created to help project managers of all kinds and levels of seniority to easily set up and manage their projects and teams, will help you learn all that is needed to manage a project in Basecamp. In this one and a half hour long project, you will take on the role of a project manager in a well regarded wildlife and environment organization, project-managing a new AI-based software to protect wildlife and the environment. You will gain the skills to create a project and project team, manage teamwork and collaboration, create and manage tasks progression and completion, using different methologies. More specifically, you will learn how to: create a project and invite a project team in Basecamp; use Basecamp message board and chats to discuss and prioritize ideas and features, especially through the notes, comments and boost functionalities; manage tasks with Basecamp to-do lists, cards and schedule; make resources, documents and files available to the team all in one place in the Basecamp docs and files section. By the end of this project, you will have created a complete project plan, learning all the major functionalities of Basecamp and applying methodologies such as waterfall, scrum, kanban, scrumban and critical path. This project is unique, as you will both learn the tool and project management approach, gaining new skills and applying them to a concrete scenario and practice activities. In order to be successful in this project, you don't need any specific prior skills or background, just a computer and an internet connection!

Learn step-by-step

In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:

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    Create a Basecamp project and invite people

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    Prioritize ideas with message board and chat

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    Manage tasks with to-do lists

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    Manage tasks with cards

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    Manage milestones and events with schedule

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    Support the project with documents and files

Recommended experience

Basic Computer and Internet Literacy

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How you'll learn

  • Skill-based, hands-on learning

    Practice new skills by completing job-related tasks.

  • Expert guidance

    Follow along with pre-recorded videos from experts using a unique side-by-side interface.

  • No downloads or installation required

    Access the tools and resources you need in a pre-configured cloud workspace.

  • Available only on desktop

    This Guided Project is designed for laptops or desktop computers with a reliable Internet connection, not mobile devices.

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At the top of the page, you can press on the experience level for this Guided Project to view any knowledge prerequisites. For every level of Guided Project, your instructor will walk you through step-by-step.

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You'll learn by doing through completing tasks in a split-screen environment directly in your browser. On the left side of the screen, you'll complete the task in your workspace. On the right side of the screen, you'll watch an instructor walk you through the project, step-by-step.