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5 open source project management apps to watch

Five open source project management tools to help CIOs and IT project managers keep their projects on-track and on-schedule -- without blowing the budget!

Managing projects is hard work at the best of times, but there are a number of free and open source (FOSS) project management tools and applications available that can help CIOs and other managers streamline the administrative aspects of project management.

CIO found five tools to help CIOs and IT project managers keep their projects on-track and on-schedule -- without blowing the budget:

1. OpenProj

OpenProj is a cross-platform desktop project management application that paints itself as an alternative to Microsoft Project, including file compatibility. OpenProj features Gantt charts, network diagrams (PERT charts) and earned value costing. Parent company Serena Software also offers commercial project management solutions.

URL: http://openproj.org
Licence terms: CPAL

2. Pleno

According to its developers, Pleno is an integrated, enterprise-grade platform for distributed or centralised software project management. Its main features include project management, portfolio management, resource planning, schedule management, and time tracker capabilities. Pleno can also be applied to generic projects, not just software development.

URL: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pleno/
Licence terms: GPL

3. Projectivity

Projectivity is a Web-based project management and collaboration application developed in Java (certified for JBoss). It’s core functionality is project management, but it also encompasses knowledge management, project management framework support and collaboration. Support is also available from the commercial business behind it.

URL: http://www.projectivity.biz
Licence terms: GPL

4. Todoyu

Todoyu is a new Web 2.0 project and task management application that features project management, time tracking, team organising, task distribution, resource management, calendar and a client interface. Support tickets and billing are other useful features.

URL: http://todoyu.sourceforge.net
Licence terms: GPL

5. Project HQ

Project HQ is a collaborative project management tool that features milestones, task lists, tasks, a ticketing system and a wiki. Project HQ is developed with Python and is database independent. Also included is a useful workflow app to assist in managing projects.

URL: http://projecthq.org/
Licence terms: GPL

For more articles in this series, be sure to check out:
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5 open source network management projects to watch
5 open source virtualisation technologies to watch
5 open source CRM systems to watch
5 open source VoIP softphones to watch
5 open source billing systems to watch
5 open source office suites to watch
5 open source IP telephony projects to watch
5 open source help desk apps to watch
5 enterprise open source wiki apps to watch
5 free project management applications you must try

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Comments

1

john

Sat 10/10/2009 - 08:09

newcomers

I would also recommend keeping an eye on www.openatrium.com as it appears to be a promising option built on top of the drupal code base.

2

Stu

Wed 11/11/2009 - 00:50

Project Bubble

Another one to be on the look out for is Project Bubble, a free and easy-to-use tool for freelancers: http://www.projectbubble.com

3

Niki

Mon 16/11/2009 - 08:00

Zen

You should also take a look at Zen (http://agilezen.com) for a simple, web-based application.

4

ozeworks

Thu 31/12/2009 - 09:09

qdPM Open Source Project Management

Another newcomer for web based projects is qdPM https://sourceforge.net/projects/qdpm/

5

Thu 07/01/2010 - 19:13

netOffice Dwins is an open source web based time tracking, timesheet, and project management environment. Use netOffice Dwins for employee timesheets, time tracking, and project management. netOffice Dwins allows managing and sharing information about teams, projects, tasks, deadlines. It also allows anyone with an internet connection to enter time and submit it for approval. Approval requests can be routed to managers, project managers, and HR members electronically.

http://netofficedwins.sourceforge.net

6

Newbie

Fri 26/03/2010 - 04:29

Project.net

Try project.net available on SourceForge:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/projectnet/

7

AK

Tue 09/11/2010 - 11:18

Take a look at this new tool : ProjeLead, it has very interesting features (other than project, tasks, risk, users management) :
- web based
- reporting
- doc management
- timesheets
etc...

AK
Link : www.ProjeLead.com

8

Sunil Sharma

Tue 21/12/2010 - 18:53

Hi AK,

I have installed ProjeLead but not able to convert language in English. Can you help me in this?

Regards,

Sunil

9

AK

Tue 01/03/2011 - 12:59

Hi Sunil,

Sorry I just saw your message, hope it's not too late ...

The answer is on this link (sorry for the length): http://www.projelead.com/en/community/forums/6-utilisation/1227-change-default-language-to-english#1233

The best place if you have questions or issues is their forum.

Kind regards,

10

Jeff

Fri 11/03/2011 - 15:14

Latitude Software has always been my weapon of choice for project, timesheet, client, costing management software

11

Team Tactics

Fri 19/08/2011 - 23:45

You should test and see different softwares that suits your needs

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