Open Source Project Management
In order to achieve project goals and objectives, tools to plan, organize and manage resources need to be provided by the web-based project management software. There are many Open Source project management apps, which include a wide variety of software tools, ranging from simple apps for personal projects to complicated disaster-management software systems.
Some of the most important Open Source Project Management apps include the following:
Achievo: Aimed at business environments, this is said to be a flexible web-based resource management tool which features improved resource management capabilities, wherein business processes are supported in a simple and effective manner by organisations.
ClockingIT: Keeps track of all your tasks and the time spent on each of them. It features one-click time tracking and is an open-source solution to managing team-oriented projects.
Codendi: Based on LAMP architecture, the life cycle of software applications can be managed with this application. Features a single platform designed for the whole project team, including project managers, functional experts, technical leaders, architects, developers, quality and IT managers.
Collabtive: Claimed to be an easy and efficient tool for your projects, this is a cloud based groupware with a dynamic user interface. It enables unlimited projects to be managed at the same time. It also allows reports and notifications to be exported to PDF, Excel format for data processing.
dotProject: a web-based open source project management application, which provides project layout and control functions. A tool used extensively by project managers to manage tasks, schedules, communication and sharing.
eGroupWare: Aimed at a wide range of business sizes, including big enterprises, small businesses and teams. Latest solutions are provided on a single platform such as management of project, task and event, online file server and document management, exchange and synchronization of data and website content management.
Faces: Described as “Swiss Army Knife for Project Managers,” this application is said to be a flexible, automated, calculating and simulating tool based on Python and easy to learn.
Project HQ: Similar to Basecamp and activeCollab, this is a collaborative open source project management tool, similar to Basecamp and activeCollab, which it is built on technologies such as Python, Pylons and SQLAlchemy and is fully database dependent.
GanttProject: Projects could be scheduled and managed with this cross-platform desktop tool, which runs on Windows, Linux and MacOSX.
KForge: Administration of project members and services are reviewed with its complete web interface. New kinds of services can be added easily by means of fully-developed plugin system.
Memoranda: An open source cross-platform diary manager which schedules personal projects. Current projects can be viewed, browsed and edited from one place, besides adding new projects and removing out-dated ones.
Open Workbench: An open source desktop application for project management and scheduling, wherein a work breakdown structure is defined, besides setting dependencies and resource constraints.
WebCollab: An easy to use collaborative web-based system for projects and project management. Multiple projects and numerous small tasks across an organization could be tracked with this software. Features intuitive screen layouts, wherein the progress of projects and approaching deadlines are graphically highlighted.
ProjectPier: An Open-Source, self-hosted PHP application featuring an intuitive Web interface through which tasks, projects and teams can be easily managed. Projects are organized into milestones, messages, tasklists, tasks and files.