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.
"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.
"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.
Task lists without dependencies. No critical path visibility. You don't know what's actually blocking the deadline until it's too late.
The ball is always in someone's court. When you finish your part, you pass it. No ambiguity. No dropped balls.
The ball is with Mike. He's responsible for the next action. Everyone knows. No meetings needed.
Decisions aren't comments buried in threads. They're first-class artifacts, searchable forever.
Example decision entries shown for illustration.
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.
Our target users work primarily on desktop, so we can ship a polished web experience first and let mobile follow in Q2. This lets us hit the Feb 1 deadline.
Full-text search across all decisions. Find "why did we choose Postgres" in seconds, not hours of Slack archaeology.
Connect decisions to tasks, projects, and other decisions. See the full context of why any work exists.
Complete history of who made what decision and when. Perfect for compliance, onboarding, and post-mortems.
Visualize timelines, dependencies, and bottlenecks. Know what's actually blocking your deadline.
FTC automatically calculates which tasks are on the critical path - any delay there delays the entire project. Focus your attention where it matters most.
Define finish-to-start, start-to-start, and other dependency types. When tasks slip, dependent tasks reschedule automatically.
Native integrations with the tools your team already uses.
Sync PRs to tasks. Auto-update status on merge. Create tasks from issues.
Get notified when the ball moves. Alert channels on decisions. Never miss updates.
Share credentials securely. Encrypted secrets with revocable access. No passwords in chat.
Sync jobs to projects. Link deals to tasks. Connected from lead to delivery.
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 | See pricing | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium |
See the detailed breakdowns: FTC vs Asana, FTC vs ClickUp, FTC vs Monday.com, or view all FTC comparisons.
Every task has exactly one owner at any time - the person "holding the ball." When you complete your part, you explicitly pass the ball to the next person. No more asking "who's responsible?" - ownership is always clear and visible.
Decision logs are first-class, searchable records attached to tasks. Unlike comments that get buried, decisions are tagged, timestamped, and permanently searchable. Months later, you can find exactly why a choice was made.
Yes. GitHub PR synchronization links pull requests to tasks automatically. Slack integration sends notifications and allows task updates from channels. Both integrations are included on all plans.
FTC automatically calculates the longest chain of dependent tasks - the critical path. Any delay on this path delays the entire project. You see exactly which tasks you can't afford to slip on.
FTC plan details are managed on the pricing page. See current pricing for available features, integrations, and team options.
Start with FTC free. Ball-in-court ownership, decision logs, and Gantt charts included.
FTC focuses on three things most PM tools miss: (1) Ball-in-court ownership makes it impossible to lose track of who's responsible, (2) Decision logs preserve the 'why' behind choices as first-class artifacts, not buried in comments, and (3) Real-time collaboration with WebSocket means everyone sees changes instantly. It's project management for teams that need accountability and context.
Decision logs are searchable records of important choices made during a project. Unlike comments that get buried, decisions in FTC are first-class artifacts. When someone asks 'why did we choose X?' six months later, you can search the decision log and find the answer in seconds - including who made it, when, and the context behind it.
Yes, FTC includes Gantt charts with critical path analysis. You can visualize project timelines, see task dependencies, and identify which tasks are on the critical path (meaning any delay affects the project end date). Dependencies are calculated automatically, and you can drag tasks to reschedule.
Yes, FTC has native GitHub integration. You can link tasks to pull requests, automatically update task status when PRs are merged, and see code changes in the task timeline. The integration is bidirectional - create tasks from GitHub issues or link existing tasks to PRs.
Yes, FTC integrates with Slack for notifications. Get alerts when the ball is passed to you, when decisions are logged, when tasks are updated, or when project status changes. You can customize which notifications you receive per project or globally.
FTC integrates with Fortilis (GDK's password manager) to share credentials securely within projects. Need to share API keys, server passwords, or access tokens with your team? Fortilis secure artifacts let you share encrypted credentials that can be revoked at any time - no more passwords in chat logs.
FTC uses role-based access control (RBAC) at the workspace level. Roles include owner, admin, member, guest, and readonly. You can set project privacy levels (private, workspace, team) and control who can view, edit, or manage each project. All access is logged for audit purposes.
Yes, FTC uses WebSocket connections for real-time updates. When a teammate updates a task, logs a decision, or passes the ball, you see it instantly without refreshing. This is essential for teams working synchronously across time zones.
Yes, FTC supports custom fields on tasks. You can add text, number, date, dropdown, or checkbox fields to capture project-specific data. Custom fields are filterable and searchable, so you can create views based on any criteria that matters to your team.