Best tool for project reporting

In projects small or large, project reporting by the project members is critical. Most project managers struggle with this issue during the life time of the project. Some methodologies like Scrum propose a daily meeting in which all members report:

• what they have done since the last meeting
• what they will do until next meeting
• If they face any issues

This good but has a few problems:
1-If all team members are not in the same building (or maybe the same continent) they need to use video conferencing and deal with time difference issues and cost of video or audio conferencing.
2-Manually keeping records
3-Make those records part of the project and make it visible and search-able.

At binfire.com we use secure tweets for project reporting. Each member uses this tool to report on what she/he has done, what will do next and if there are any problems.
All this information is saved in the project's database and is visible to all project members. It is also search-able, so the project manager or any team member can go back and review what was reported during the life of the project.
If you want to discuss this topic send email to david(at)binfire(dot)com

Coming soon to Binfire

We have seen great interest since the relaunch of the site! I would like to thank all those who sent email and had good things to say and those who suggested new functionality and improvements and those who pointed out to short comings.
A new version will be out before the end of 2010. In it, we have improved Tasks and Milestones greatly. We are adding task reporting mechanism and project progress monitoring. Now the project owner has more control over the project. The project overview and dashboard will have live links to events in the project.
In addition we are bringing new functionality.
1-Project chat- You can talk to one or all your project team members using group chat.
2-Interactive whiteboard- write, draw and collaborate with your team in real time.

We need feedback from our users. Let us know what is in your mind. What you like, what you don't and what functions you think we should add to the site.

Please remember, inactive free accounts will be deleted. If your account is not accessed in two months we will delete it (we will send you a notice first, but please don't rely on receiving a notice. Sometimes emails are lost or go to spam box etc!)
Best,
David
David(at)binfire(dot)com

Report issues or suggestions

If you encounter any issue while using binfire.com or have suggestions on how to improve the service please contact us at: support(at)binfire(dot)com
We greatly appreciate your help!

The best collaboration and project management site on the web!

On September ,1 2010 we launched Binfire.com new site. It is by far the easiest project management and collaboration tool on the web. If you plan to subscribe to basecamphq.com or Clarizen.com, stop! Check our free version and you will never go back. What we offer for free has more features than what basecamphq.com offers for $24 per month. In a few months we will release a new version which has more innovative tools to make your job easier and more productive! We promise increase in productivity, ease of use and project visibility for all project stake holders.
The new release has project control panel, tasks & milestones (each task could be broken down to sub tasks), A project file folder to manage project files, status Tweet for project reporting and communication and a whiteboard! In addition each user gets a private web folder to store his personal files.
Give binfire.com a try, you will find it a highly productive tool.

We did the switch!

The old site is called binfire.info now. If you type binfire.com, you are redirected to the binfire.info until Monday August 23, 2010. After that binfire.com will go to the new site! The official launch date for the new site is September 1, 2010.
Please don't register at the old site and don't upload files to it anymore. Download all your files (the ones you want to keep) to your local storage. Wait for the new site to be launched and then register and upload your files to the new site!
Best,
David Robins

Download your files now!

Please download all your files that you would like to keep to your local storage. In a few days the new site will be up and running. You have to create a new account in the new Binfire and upload your files to the new site (unfortunately we can't transfer your files, you have to do it yourself!).

The current site will become binfire.info and will be accessible until the end of August (we might extent that a bit). After that the servers for the old site will go offline and all content will be deleted.
In summary, download all your files now! Check your email box for notification that the new site is up and running, sign up and upload all your files to the new site.
Best,
David Robins

Latest update

We are beginning the process of disabling the current site and enabling the new site. Soon we will not accept new users and this site name will change to binfire.info. The new site will be http://www.binfire.com/
The website (binfire.info) maybe down for a few hours to a day or two while we are moving the website.

• For safety reason, please download all your important files during this transition period, even if you have requested your files be moved to the new site. We can't guaranty that files will be moved to the new site correctly.........