Comments on: WordPress for Project Management? http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2009/01/27/wordpress-for-project-management/ PHP, WordPress and Business Ramblings Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:58:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: ocube http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2009/01/27/wordpress-for-project-management/#comment-17382 ocube Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:14:13 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/?p=1217#comment-17382 Hi Sarah, I saw your post about a month ago and it was Godsend as I was on the brink of purchasing a Basecamp subscription (or something similar). Since reading this post I did some research and came across GTD Theme: http://templatic.com/freethemes/gtd-%E2%80%93-private-blog-theme-for-teams-to-collaborate and managed to knock up something quite useful I setup categories as companies/clients, sub categories (child cat) as projects and posts for reviewing comments. I used different plugins to set it as a private blog and to restrict viewing based on categories so one client cant see anothers projects. There are still a few things I would like to tweek but on the whole it beats $25/month for Basecamp but it solves the main thing I wanted: having a single place to thread review comments on creative work rather than tracking tonnes of emails. I just wanted to say a big thanks for giving me the initial spark. Hi Sarah, I saw your post about a month ago and it was Godsend as I was on the brink of purchasing a Basecamp subscription (or something similar). Since reading this post I did some research and came across GTD Theme: http://templatic.com/freetheme.....ollaborate and managed to knock up something quite useful

I setup categories as companies/clients, sub categories (child cat) as projects and posts for reviewing comments. I used different plugins to set it as a private blog and to restrict viewing based on categories so one client cant see anothers projects. There are still a few things I would like to tweek but on the whole it beats $25/month for Basecamp but it solves the main thing I wanted: having a single place to thread review comments on creative work rather than tracking tonnes of emails.

I just wanted to say a big thanks for giving me the initial spark.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2009/01/27/wordpress-for-project-management/#comment-17381 Sarah Sun, 06 Jun 2010 14:37:43 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/?p=1217#comment-17381 Hey Vince, sounds interesting. I just realised (whilst updating it) that at the moment we've taken to using Google Calendar to map out work. Of course it doesn't list all the info (but I guess it could) however I schedule my list of work and list upcoming work that hasn't been fully agreed on or ready yet, and can share this with my partner, David. If we didn't get the time to sort out and set up WP then we'd probably use a combination of the calendar and docs to manage work as to be honest it's already set up and easy to use. But yes, keep us up to date with how your system goes :) Hey Vince, sounds interesting. I just realised (whilst updating it) that at the moment we've taken to using Google Calendar to map out work. Of course it doesn't list all the info (but I guess it could) however I schedule my list of work and list upcoming work that hasn't been fully agreed on or ready yet, and can share this with my partner, David. If we didn't get the time to sort out and set up WP then we'd probably use a combination of the calendar and docs to manage work as to be honest it's already set up and easy to use.

But yes, keep us up to date with how your system goes :)

]]> By: Vince http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2009/01/27/wordpress-for-project-management/#comment-17380 Vince Sun, 06 Jun 2010 13:31:54 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/?p=1217#comment-17380 Hi Sarah , All my requests/jobs come via email, I started using MS Outlook to move emails to tasks. Outlook has all I need. Trouble is sharing this with the team. I did some research lately and realised that I can connect Outlook to a MySQL remote database.(Using GeniusConnect). This way I can keep a live web server with all updated tasks created on my Outlook. From there I can bring whatever I want to a WP page to show to my clients and coworkers. I will kee U updated on developments if U R interested. Cheers! Hi Sarah ,
All my requests/jobs come via email, I started using MS Outlook to move emails to tasks. Outlook has all I need. Trouble is sharing this with the team.
I did some research lately and realised that I can connect Outlook to a MySQL remote database.(Using GeniusConnect). This way I can keep a live web server with all updated tasks created on my Outlook. From there I can bring whatever I want to a WP page to show to my clients and coworkers.
I will kee U updated on developments if U R interested.
Cheers!

]]> By: Sarah http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2009/01/27/wordpress-for-project-management/#comment-17376 Sarah Sun, 06 Jun 2010 12:13:18 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/?p=1217#comment-17376 Hi Vince, as it happens we've not been using WP simply due to a lack of time to keep it updated, however this may change again soon as we look to hire external freelancers to help out with work again. I do have a simple system with WP set up on our internal intranet which is probably the method we'll use. Hi Vince, as it happens we've not been using WP simply due to a lack of time to keep it updated, however this may change again soon as we look to hire external freelancers to help out with work again.

I do have a simple system with WP set up on our internal intranet which is probably the method we'll use.

]]> By: Vince http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2009/01/27/wordpress-for-project-management/#comment-17367 Vince Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:50:51 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/?p=1217#comment-17367 Hope this idea is still alive. Could you share how has it gone after more than a year from conception? Most tools I've used (dot project/opengoo) tend to die off with time as they become another job rather than help me to get things done. I'm particularly interested in providing the client a tool for task requests so they can see this live rather than keep reviewing old emails. The flexibility of WP seems to me the key to its success in everything. So... are you still using it ? has it grown into a manageable monster?? Hope this idea is still alive. Could you share how has it gone after more than a year from conception?
Most tools I've used (dot project/opengoo) tend to die off with time as they become another job rather than help me to get things done.
I'm particularly interested in providing the client a tool for task requests so they can see this live rather than keep reviewing old emails.
The flexibility of WP seems to me the key to its success in everything.
So… are you still using it ? has it grown into a manageable monster??

]]> By: ocube http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2009/01/27/wordpress-for-project-management/#comment-17242 ocube Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:23:23 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/?p=1217#comment-17242 Great use of WP... Great use of WP…

]]> By: madbadcat http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2009/01/27/wordpress-for-project-management/#comment-16813 madbadcat Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:05:30 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/?p=1217#comment-16813 thank you for the suggestion- will look up the plugin. for a team nexus, wordpress is truly brilliant. and flexible enough that if the project grows or shifts in focus it can adjust to that too. i will give the plugin a shot. cheers thank you for the suggestion- will look up the plugin.

for a team nexus, wordpress is truly brilliant. and flexible enough that if the project grows or shifts in focus it can adjust to that too.
i will give the plugin a shot.
cheers

]]> By: Sarah http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2009/01/27/wordpress-for-project-management/#comment-16812 Sarah Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:48:42 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/?p=1217#comment-16812 We only use WP as management for ourselves so a bit like a to do list with comments, a category for each client etc. However to control posts and category privileges I recommend trying out the Role Scoper plugin. We only use WP as management for ourselves so a bit like a to do list with comments, a category for each client etc.

However to control posts and category privileges I recommend trying out the Role Scoper plugin.

]]> By: madbadcat http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2009/01/27/wordpress-for-project-management/#comment-16811 madbadcat Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:37:01 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/?p=1217#comment-16811 i have thought the same exact thing- the big problem i see with project management software is how difficult it is to integrate assets like images. it seems i have to keep explaining to a client how to email or upload image files. the back end of wordpress can look a lot like microsoft word with the right wysiwyg plugin. the problem for me is that i am more of a code shuffler (a graphic artist, really) not a code poet so i wouldn't even know how to a write a plugin that assigns posts or category priviliges to just one user. i found this: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-project/ but it is not necessarily compatible with the latest version of wp. i have thought the same exact thing- the big problem i see with project management software is how difficult it is to integrate assets like images. it seems i have to keep explaining to a client how to email or upload image files.
the back end of wordpress can look a lot like microsoft word with the right wysiwyg plugin. the problem for me is that i am more of a code shuffler (a graphic artist, really) not a code poet so i wouldn't even know how to a write a plugin that assigns posts or category priviliges to just one user.

i found this:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-project/
but it is not necessarily compatible with the latest version of wp.

]]> By: Steve http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2009/01/27/wordpress-for-project-management/#comment-16744 Steve Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:42:29 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/?p=1217#comment-16744 For a really lightweight system on wordpress, have a look a the P2 theme (in the repository) created by Matt for Automattic. It's a microblog theme and perfect for small groups. http://ma.tt/2009/05/how-p2-changed-automattic/ For a really lightweight system on wordpress, have a look a the P2 theme (in the repository) created by Matt for Automattic. It's a microblog theme and perfect for small groups.

http://ma.tt/2009/05/how-p2-changed-automattic/

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