In this episode, we discuss the top software and services we recommend for project management.
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The Changelog
- Doug attended the Podcast Movement conference
- David flying to Bangkok, Easy Pricing Tables passed 50k free downloads
The Core
Version Control
Project Management
#2: Trello
- Digital white board
- Intuitive
- David uses a “Development” board for each product
- Columns: Next Up (assign to developer), In Development, QA, Launchpad, Live
#3: Asana
- Similar to Trello but has a higher learning curve
- Gives you an inbox, where you can keep things marked as unread
- Fewer clicks than Trello
Support
We use SupportBee and HelpScout to handle customer emails without tickets.
#4: SupportBee (David)
#5: HelpScout (Doug)
Communications
#6: Email: Gmail / Google Apps
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Daily report emails from developers
#7: Slack
- More intuitive, easier to set up than HipChat, more API integrations
- Status feed for notifications
- David: Trello, Bitbucket, support tickets (WordPress.org + SupportBee)
#8: Skype
- David: uses it for chat with developers, rarely uses voice chat
Google Apps Suite
#9: Google Apps for Work (formerly called Google Apps for Business)
- Email hosting
- Documents and spreadsheets – collaboration and revision history
- File sharing (Google Drive)
Tips & Tricks
- LastPass for secure password management and password sharing
- Plugin icons – plugin developers can add icons to plugins, coming with WordPress 4.0
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