A Web Based Task Manager for Lean Startups

Abstract

Our project, "Nimble", is a web-based tool to assist novice entrepreneurs in setting up lean startups. As startups are newly created and in development phase, they need to put additional focus on "team communication" and "task management". While entrepreneurs are busy setting up their startups, it is hard for them to manage each and every task and to keep track of all the intricate details associated with them. We conducted surveys and interviews which revealed that although 95% of entrepreneurs and project managers use different tools for task management and task sharing; they end up using a whole variety of tools because each one of them mainly targets some specific functionality. About 63% of them stated that they would gladly move on to an ‘all-in-one’ tool because using a number of tools becomes quite hectic and troublesome. This observation motivated us to develop a task manager with all the required features integrated on a single platform. Our tool aims at making it easier to break the project into smaller tasks and managing each one of them separately. It keeps track of all activities and resources associated with the tasks. It further allows the team members to keep in touch with each other. It also assists them in tracking their meeting schedules and project progress. To make it an even better experience for our users, we have implemented a clutter free and user friendly interface. In short, Nimble makes the complex job of managing a startup simple and effortless.