These days it seems like most web designers and developers are working on some form of web application. Inspired by the likes of 37signals and their success with Basecamp to massive apps like Flickr, web apps are becoming the “it” thing to work on. Most web apps are successful because they solve problems for their users. Basecamp was originally conceived by the people at 37signals because they needed an online project management tool for their own use. Web apps are also beginning to steal the limelight away from traditional desktop software companies such as Microsoft and Adobe, who are both clamoring to figure out ways of bringing their flagship products to an online audience. 

So why not join in the fun? Ryan Hargrave, Chris Nilsson and I started work not too long ago on our first web app called “Mosaic”. Mosaic is a team management tool that is mainly targeted at helping small churches manage their servant teams. After serving for over 6 years together at a local church, we’ve learned all sorts of do’s and don’ts that are involved with managing volunteers as well as processes in how you organize and communicate with your teams. Mosaic is our solution to a lot of the problems and struggles that small organizations face with managing their teams and it’s our goal to provide them with tools to automate a lot of the manual work that they do currently. It’s something we’re very passionate about because we’re no doubt going to be it’s first users.

While Mosaic is geared towards the small church community, the basis of Mosaic in it’s purest essence is team management theory, so any individual or organization that deals with managing teams of people will find this app extremely valuable.  

Mosaic is still very much in development (Ryan and Chris handling all of the development, I’m pushing pixels), but we’re making great strides and are aiming to have it ready for beta testing by the summer. You can read more about Mosaic over at the Intereactive blog where Chris wrote up a great post about the app. We’ll also be writing more posts about the app as it continues to take shape, so stay tuned to my site and the Intereactive blog “The Blueprint” for more details.