Start-up: ¿Qué herramientas usan las SU para gestión de tareas?

What tools do small startups (3-40) use for Task Management, Communication, Bug Tracking? Bob Troia, I'm a CEO who can write code. At Affinitive (www.beaffinitive.com), we've gone through the process of trying out a number of tools over the past few years, and have settled on using the following 'core' set of platforms:Collaboration and Communication Basecamp (www.basecamphq.com) - We use Basecamp as our primary collaboration/task management tool for both internal and client-facing projects. It's intuitive enough that even our most non tech-savvy client can figure it out, and it allows us to create a centralized repository of all project-related communication, milestones, and assets among a large team encompassing our staff, our client's team, and other vendors/agency partners. Google...

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Proyecto de Software: Fallas en el timing del desarrollo de tareas

Why are software development task estimations regularly off by a factor of 2-3? Is it the developer's fault? Is it a management issue? Bad methodology, or lack thereof? Or is it ingrained in the nature of the process? Michael Wolfe, CEO, Pipewise, Inc. http://www.pipe... Let's take a hike on the coast from San Francisco to Los Angeles to visit our friends in Newport Beach. I'll whip out my map and draw our route down the coast: The line is about 400 miles long, we can walk 4 miles per hour for 10 hours per day, so we'll be there in 10 days. We call our friends and book dinner for next Sunday night, when we roll in triumphantly at 6pm. They can't wait!We get up early the next day giddy with the excitement of fresh adventure....

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Argenware: 7 empresas que sobresalen

Conozca las 7 empresas “puntocom” argentinas que quieren ser más que una “moda de verano”  Estas firmas realizan negocios muy diversos, que van desde los seguros, pasando por tarjetas virtuales, redes sociales para universitarios y niños, y el financiamiento de iniciativas pequeñas. Apuntan a replicar el éxito de empresas paradigmáticas como MercadoLibre    Por Cesar Dergarabedian  La Argentina es considerada como una cuna de empresas de Internet que tuvieron su momento de fulgor en la fiebre de las compañías “puntocom” a principios de este siglo, como, por ejemplo, Patagon y ElSitio. Algunas de esas firmas lograron sobreponerse a la debacle general, que arrasó el mercado entre los años 2000 y 2001, y hoy son...

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Lean Startup: 8 maneras de pivotar la visión

A Smart Business Knows 8 Ways to Pivot Their Vision Martin Zwilling  One of the hottest buzzword for startups these days is “pivot.” The term, introduced by entrepreneur and venture advisor Eric Ries in an article on Lessons Learned  a couple of years ago, is properly used to describe smart startups that change direction quickly, but stay grounded in what they’ve learned. They keep one foot in the past and place one foot in a new possible future. Over time, this pivoting may lead them a bit away from their original vision, but not away from the common principles that link each step. The pivot has to leverage previous learning about customers, technology, and the environment. The alternative is more risky, simply...

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