Teambox makes collaboration a breeze
Running a small business effectively and having a life can be a difficult balancing act. Teambox attempts to help us find the right balance. Small business owners and managers struggle to combine old fashioned common sense with the latest technology. Teambox.com helps professional work smarter and not harder by combining social collaboration tools with online project management, and at the same time changing the way people work.
During the design phase the developers continually returned to the concept of building a tool that suited their needs. Then they realized there was a greater need. Companies like theirs around the world needed something simpler to use. There was a lack of adoption in smaller teams to use the current solutions and if an intuitive, user friendly tool existed, it would change the way people work.
Out of need comes innovation. The initial objective of Teambox was to remove a dependency on the email inbox for managing work. Managers were inundated with hundreds of emails and so is the staff. Think about it, your teammates are constantly sending emails to communicate the status of tasks, to ask questions, and to share documents. Would having a Twitter-like activity stream with status updates so people could quickly share important information help tremendously?
With several online tools available, why should you choose Teambox? The answer is simple:
Teambox is easy to use - With simplicity as the core focus, the team set forth to create an offering that was easy and fun to use. They have made project management simple, social, and accessible. And it only takes a minute to sign up for Teambox and the service is free to use for up to 3 projects.
Everything can be done with one tool – Teambox offers activity streams; threaded conversations and commenting; inbox management and alerts; RSS feeds as well as anything that makes it easier to quickly see and address the latest updates and inquiries for your tasks and projects. Now you do not need to check your email box and your project management tool – it is synchronized inn Teambox.
The price is right - Teambox offers cost effective plans to fit your needs. The plans are: free up to 3 projects, $12 per month for the Personal plan up to 6 projects, $29 per month for the Basic plan up to 20 projects, and $99 per month for the Professional Plan up to 100 projects.
Andy Peters of Ninth Division is featured on a great case study spotlighting how his all virtual team finally found in Teambox a tool that easily adapts to their needs. The staff as well as interested clients can receive real time updates without a flood of emails.

June 22nd, 2011
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