Visually track the progress of tasks with Basecamp Hill Charts

In this video, we break down Basecamp's Hill Chart feature for getting a visual representation of the status of a to-do list.

Every piece of work has two phases. First there’s an uphill phase where you figure out your approach. You have a basic idea about the task, but you haven’t figured out what the solution is going to look like or how to solve all the unknowns.

Eventually you reach a point where there aren’t any more unsolved problems. That’s like standing at the top of the hill. You can see clearly all the way down the other side. Then the downhill phase is just about execution.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction
00:36 - What is a Hill Chart?
01:17 - Setting up a Hill Chart in Basecamp
01:50 - Updating the Hill Chart
02:32 - Seeing the progression of Hill Chart updates
03:07 - How 37signals uses Hill Charts
03:26 - Other use cases for Hill Charts

Learn more about Basecamp's project management software and sign up for free at https://basecamp.com/