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Unleash your imagination
Put your ideas out there, fast.
Connect the dots
Drill down from the big ideas to the practical details.
A picture is worth 1000 words
Attach images and wireframes to illustrate your ideas.
Give access, get feedback
Invite your team - they'll help you get where you want to be.
Get the right things done!
Do more, worry less, you've got all things in place.
Put the fun back into specs
When was the last time you enjoyed writing specs? Playground is to writing specs what Twitter is to blogging. Fast, fun, connected.
Whatever you call them (specs, requirements, features), specs are important. It's crucial that everyone knows what they're building, otherwise they could build something else completely.
Here is how you can write great specs with Playground:
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Brief and concise
The 200-character limit is there to help you express yourself clearly. -
Connected
You can manage lists anywhere. With Playground, you can choose to put related ideas together, describe hierarchies and uncover dependencies. -
Collaborative
People who can access your project can enter new ideas, comment on your ideas, and contribute together. Plus, there are RSS feeds everywhere, so whoever wants to be "in the loop" can subscribe and observe how things develop. -
Fast and fun
Want to move fast from design to development? You can; we've moved obstacles out of your way.
Don't guess, know it for sure
Change happens. Playground tells you what changed, who did it, and when. No more guesswork - you can see how the ideas have grown.
All meaningful changes are recorded: wording, categorization, status. That takes the pain out of editing: even if you make a mistake, you can always go back!
See the big picture
With Playground, you can work with plain lists, or switch to the outline view where you can see how the big ideas gradually gain more detail. Don't worry about getting it right the first time: brainstorm first, organize later.
Add shape and color
Sooner or later you'll want to add visuals. When a picture is worth a thousand words or more, upload and attach it to one or more ideas that it describes.
Have a conversation
Comments everywhere: your teammates can give feedback on the ideas that are driving your product. Have the developers, designers, and marketing guys come together; there's nothing that can help you on the way as much as a good, focused conversation.
Get the right things done
Playground is there to support you where most "project management" applications fail: in gathering ideas and transforming them into requirements and features.
The development team can use their toolkit to manage their effort; with Playground, business owners can stay informed and keep working on the ideas as the project progresses.
No installs, no hassles
Playground runs in any modern web browser - IE7+, Firefox 3+, Chrome, Safari, or Opera. You don't have to
install anything on your computer: no begging your IT department.
Please note that support for older browsers such as IE6 or Firefox 1-2 is limited.
Fast learning curve
If you've used Twitter, commented on a blog, or contributed to an online discussion, you will be very familiar with the workflow. A project needs very little setup to get started:
- Give it a name, maybe a short description
- Send invites to any new people that aren't already on your team
- Start adding ideas
It will feel like brainstorming, yet it's full of powerful tools to organize your ideas in such a way that they are almost begging to be implemented right away!
Priced to sell
Doing one project at a time? $12/mo
Many clients, parallel projects? Starting at $21/mo
Sleep well, we're up and running
We're operating our service 24/7 using Slicehost (Rackspace) as our reliable infrastructure partner.
Frequent backups protect your data, and 128-bit SSL security ensures your data stays yours.
No silos, no lock-in
You can securely export your data to another application at any time. Two formats are supported at this time: CSV files (good for export into Excel), and XML/Atom. As a bonus, we will even assist you in migrating to our competitor, should you so desire.
Open Ecosystem
The Web is a connected place, and Playground is open to it. You can use OpenID to log into your account, and a set of public APIs is under development that will allow the geeks among you to integrate Playground with other applications you're using.
Try it FREE
The best part - you can try Playground completely FREE - no need to take out the credit card at signup.
You'll have 21 days to decide whether or not it's helping you write great specs. After that, you can enjoy our hassle-free service with pay-as-you-go pricing for every need: no hidden fees, cancel at any time!
