Best intranet solution for a small digital agency?

Question

I work for a small digital agency (10-15 employees). We design and build websites (using php and Django). Are we better off building our own intranet using django or going for a pre built (free or paid for) solution?

Key features needed:

• Project management (basecamp clone)
• Time reporting
• Local and external file sharing (dropbox clone)

Answer 1

Given the nature of your business I would say build it yourselves.

This will give your team practice and experience in the products and technologies that you sell.

You'll probably learn some new techniques too!