I’ve recently begun evaluating a few project management projects for the company I work for. It’s the classic case – growing company looking for the right solution (meaning, free or really cheap). It’s a combination shop – Windows, Macs, and Linux on the desktop. The tech savviness, of course, ranges from newbie to unix guru.
I have yet to find anything really close to a total solution. I don’t expect to find one, but I am looking for suggestions/guidance/any sort of feedback based on people’s experience.
What I’m looking for:
- web based
- methodology independent (not looking for an agile solution, etc.)
- free or really cheap
- document management
- timelines and milestones
- task tracking and assigning
- reporting
- source control
- development wiki
I’ve looked at Trac, Projectivity, Basecamp, JIRA, RT, XPlanner, and SharedPlan. I’ve stayed away from Bugzilla due to previous unhappy experiences with it. None of these things really does everything – some are extendable, but I’d check here before going down that path.
Thanks,
Read through Edward Tufte’s long-running Ask E.T. topic Project Management Graphics (or Gantt Charts). There is no consensus answer, but a lot of things have been evaluated.
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