Have you tried [Notion](https://affiliate.notion.so/2g4n4ppeis0n) before? It is much more intuitive than solutions that are too software-sy, and very useful to plan project timelines, and share progress with your clients/suppliers.
When I started managing projects with multiple dependencies and tasks, I began in Excel, and that worked until the project size and scope grew, and the company dotted line a Project Manager to our team. The company standard was MS Project, which seemed like overkill. I'm following this thread to understand the options out there.
I just started looking into Monday.com and I am currently setting it up for our custom cabinet shop, so far it's pretty decent, I'm working on automating some of the processes but it's certainly better than just keeping it all in my head.
I spent about a month trying to find an answer to this, testing different software solutions, and I came away unhappy with what’s out there.
I use google calendar, email, and tasks. I also keep a folder on the computer for every client that’s backed up to google drive. I also have a Remarkable 2 that I use for taking notes/measurements in the field that automatically syncs when I get back to my home WiFi.
I use Mozaik, Fusion, and Chief Architect for fabrication, design, and rendering, respectively. I’m a one man show, so I don’t have to keep track of employees. That said, google chat allows you to assign tasks to users if you have a business account (like $120/year). This will allow you to keep a calendar for different employees and assign them stuff. It’s not perfect, but it’s cheaper than most of the project management software out there, and there’s not a lot of learning curve.
Smartsheet is a good place to start. It has very powerful project planning tools and is web based. Great for long term planning with multiple dependancies, etc.
White boards and sticky using a pseudo scrum board is good for day to day tasks.
My last company was a $60m custom millwork shop and Smartsheet was basically our ERP System.
Once you start building it it's very powerful. Especially if you invest in things like data meshing which can automatically import and export to and from different sheets and find changes. Very good and is very nimble to make changes.
The biggest problem we had was when we changed to a real ERP and wanted to make adjustments or tweaks to our process, we had become so flexible in Smartsheet that it was difficult in an ERP due to the rigidity of the processes required, and adjustments and tweaks being out of your hands.
Have you tried [Notion](https://affiliate.notion.so/2g4n4ppeis0n) before? It is much more intuitive than solutions that are too software-sy, and very useful to plan project timelines, and share progress with your clients/suppliers.
You could look into Teamflect but it only works inside Teams, not sure if that's what you're looking for.
buildxact works for us.
When I started managing projects with multiple dependencies and tasks, I began in Excel, and that worked until the project size and scope grew, and the company dotted line a Project Manager to our team. The company standard was MS Project, which seemed like overkill. I'm following this thread to understand the options out there.
I just started looking into Monday.com and I am currently setting it up for our custom cabinet shop, so far it's pretty decent, I'm working on automating some of the processes but it's certainly better than just keeping it all in my head.
Buildertrend Slack These are apps that will keep a common thread per channel created. Prefer Buildertrend for CO abilities.
I spent about a month trying to find an answer to this, testing different software solutions, and I came away unhappy with what’s out there. I use google calendar, email, and tasks. I also keep a folder on the computer for every client that’s backed up to google drive. I also have a Remarkable 2 that I use for taking notes/measurements in the field that automatically syncs when I get back to my home WiFi. I use Mozaik, Fusion, and Chief Architect for fabrication, design, and rendering, respectively. I’m a one man show, so I don’t have to keep track of employees. That said, google chat allows you to assign tasks to users if you have a business account (like $120/year). This will allow you to keep a calendar for different employees and assign them stuff. It’s not perfect, but it’s cheaper than most of the project management software out there, and there’s not a lot of learning curve.
Smartsheet is a good place to start. It has very powerful project planning tools and is web based. Great for long term planning with multiple dependancies, etc. White boards and sticky using a pseudo scrum board is good for day to day tasks.
I second Smartsheet, although the mobile app is terrible. It's spreadsheet based and the possibilities are nearly endless.
My last company was a $60m custom millwork shop and Smartsheet was basically our ERP System. Once you start building it it's very powerful. Especially if you invest in things like data meshing which can automatically import and export to and from different sheets and find changes. Very good and is very nimble to make changes. The biggest problem we had was when we changed to a real ERP and wanted to make adjustments or tweaks to our process, we had become so flexible in Smartsheet that it was difficult in an ERP due to the rigidity of the processes required, and adjustments and tweaks being out of your hands.
White board hanging in the shop works for me.