Basecamp

While the Basecamp family of tools includes many unique features, its greatest strengths are its elegance, ease of use, and simplicity. Here are a few amazing features that make Basecamp one of the best project management software: Accurate project estimates and forecasts. Team-based collaboration, including inside and outside of the organization. Perfectly visualized project timelines and Gantt charts. Unparalleled security with an audit log that tracks changes, deletions, and additions every time a file is opened or edited. Native apps for smartphones to enable on-the-go project management. Technical and conceptual dashboards, and pretty much any other feature you’d want from a top-of-the-line project management software. The Basecamp app features it all, starting with sharing all of its files and details securely with its collaborators.

Features:

1. Newsroom is a section to share news and messages. It works like a discussion forum with a message topic, content, and replies. It also includes a section on the right side of the page with a list of closed upcoming events from the calendar.
2. Pages are probably the key functionality of the whole application. You can create informational pages about various events or topics. It allows you to combine notes, files, pictures and to-do lists; creating this page is very simple. This tool would be useful for planning events, and business trips, preparing presentations, or providing general information about a specific topic. The possibility to upload files and comments is available here as well. The pages could be private, visible for specified users or publicly visible for all system users.
3.  The calendar offers the standard functions you expect from it. It is very similar to well known Google calendar.
4. The reminders section allows you to add tasks you want to be reminded about by email or text message. You can also set a reminder for another person.
5. Journal is a section where each team member can post a status about what he is working on at the moment. Then there is a wall where you can see all status updates from your colleagues. It works exactly like statuses on Facebook. However, you only see status updates on the wall; no photos are involved. This feature could be useful for a team leader who wants to know what his team members are working on at every moment.
6. Whiteboards are text documents that could be used for sharing information or writing documents in a group. Users can also add comments, and the versioning system allows them to roll back or see who made which change. The difference between Whiteboards and Pages is in their format - Whiteboards contain just simple textual information, while Pages combine pictures, lists, and files.