Stop Asking "Who's Next?"

Ball-in-Court Project Management

FTC makes ownership explicit. Every task has one owner. Every decision is logged and searchable. Every deadline is visualized. No more context hunting or accountability gaps.

The Problems We Solve

Unclear Ownership

"I thought you were handling that." Tasks assigned to groups, not people. Status meetings to figure out who's blocked. Accountability gaps that kill projects.

Lost Decisions

"Why did we do it this way?" Decisions buried in Slack threads, email chains, and meeting notes. Six months later, nobody knows and you make the same mistake again.

Timeline Blindness

Task lists without dependencies. No critical path visibility. You don't know what's actually blocking the deadline until it's too late.

Ball-in-Court: Always Know Who's Responsible

The ball is always in someone's court. When you finish your part, you pass it. No ambiguity. No dropped balls.

SM
Sarah Design
MK
Mike Development
JL
Jane QA Review
TC
Tom Deploy

The ball is with Mike. He's responsible for the next action. Everyone knows. No meetings needed.

How It Works

  • Every task has exactly one owner at any time
  • When you complete your part, you explicitly pass to the next person
  • The owner must accept the ball (or reject with reason)
  • Full history of who held the ball and when
  • Dashboard shows your balls across all projects

Why This Changes Everything

  • No more "I thought you had it" - ownership is explicit
  • No status meetings to figure out who's blocked
  • Instant accountability - balls don't disappear
  • Faster handoffs - passing is a single action
  • Clear metrics - track ball hold times

Decision Logs: The "Why" Is Never Lost

Decisions aren't comments buried in threads. They're first-class artifacts, searchable forever.

DECISION: Use PostgreSQL over MongoDB for user data

We need ACID transactions for financial data and user accounts. MongoDB's eventual consistency isn't acceptable for billing. Migration path is clearer with Postgres.

Made by: Sarah Miller Date: Jan 3, 2026 Linked to: Task #142, Task #156
DECISION: Launch MVP without mobile app

Market research shows 87% of our target users work on desktop. Mobile can follow in Q2. This lets us hit the Feb 1 deadline with a polished web experience.

Made by: Tom Chen Date: Dec 28, 2025 Linked to: Project milestone Q1-MVP

Searchable

Full-text search across all decisions. Find "why did we choose Postgres" in seconds, not hours of Slack archaeology.

Linked

Connect decisions to tasks, projects, and other decisions. See the full context of why any work exists.

Auditable

Complete history of who made what decision and when. Perfect for compliance, onboarding, and post-mortems.

Gantt Charts with Critical Path

Visualize timelines, dependencies, and bottlenecks. Know what's actually blocking your deadline.

Requirements
Complete
Design
Complete
API Development
CRITICAL PATH
Frontend
In Progress
QA Testing
CRITICAL PATH
Deployment
CRITICAL PATH

Critical Path Analysis

FTC automatically calculates which tasks are on the critical path - any delay there delays the entire project. Focus your attention where it matters most.

Dependency Management

Define finish-to-start, start-to-start, and other dependency types. When tasks slip, dependent tasks reschedule automatically.

Works With Your Stack

Native integrations with the tools your team already uses.

GitHub

Sync PRs to tasks. Auto-update status on merge. Create tasks from issues.

Slack

Get notified when the ball moves. Alert channels on decisions. Never miss updates.

Fortilis

Share credentials securely. Encrypted secrets with revocable access. No passwords in chat.

GDK-CRM

Sync jobs to projects. Link deals to tasks. Connected from lead to delivery.

Everything You Need to Ship

Task Management

  • Ball-in-court ownership
  • Dependencies and blockers
  • Custom fields
  • Priority levels and labels
  • Recurring tasks
  • Subtasks and checklists
  • Time tracking
  • Attachments and comments

Project Planning

  • Gantt charts
  • Critical path analysis
  • Milestones
  • Project templates
  • Privacy levels (private, workspace, team)
  • Status updates
  • Resource allocation
  • Capacity planning

Collaboration

  • Real-time WebSocket updates
  • Decision logging
  • Comments and mentions
  • Activity feed
  • Notifications (in-app, email, Slack)
  • Guest access
  • File sharing
  • Search everything

Security & Admin

  • Role-based access control
  • Workspace roles (owner, admin, member, guest, readonly)
  • SSO integration
  • Enterprise audit logging
  • Data export
  • Backup and retention policies
  • API access
  • Webhooks

Views & Filters

  • List view
  • Board view (Kanban)
  • Gantt view
  • Calendar view
  • My tasks dashboard
  • Advanced filters
  • Saved views
  • Bulk actions

Integrations

  • GitHub (bidirectional)
  • Slack notifications
  • Fortilis secure artifacts
  • GDK-CRM sync
  • Webhook support
  • REST API
  • Import from CSV
  • Export to multiple formats

FTC vs The Competition

Why teams switch to FTC from other project management tools.

Feature FTC Asana Jira Linear
Ball-in-Court Ownership Native Workaround Workaround No
Decision Logs First-class Comments only Comments only Comments only
Gantt with Critical Path Built-in Premium add-on Plugin required Roadmap only
Real-time Updates WebSocket Polling Polling WebSocket
Secure Credential Sharing Fortilis integration No No No
GitHub Integration Bidirectional One-way Native Native
Pricing Free to start Freemium Freemium Freemium

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