In this article we will make a brief overview (list) of project management software.
To keep the information alive, we will update it and add newly found programs. At first, it is quite possible that just the name of the program will appear on the list. As information is received and time is given to process it, the programs will acquire descriptions.
The list of programs is not ranked; the programs are listed in random order.

1.TargetProcess program website: www.targetprocess.com The program is focused on the global market. The website and program interface are exclusively in English, although the developers are Belarusians. Up to 5 users have a free license when installed on a client server. When using the online service, 10 users for 30 days are free. The program is implemented in asp and works only under IIS.

2.Teamwork program website: www.twproject.com Paid. There is a Russian-language interface. It is possible to obtain free licenses for non-profit organizations and bloggers. Project management. Support Agile, Scrum, Kanban. Document management. Bug tracker. Integration with IT systems. Resource planning.

3. Project Kaiser program website: www.projectkaiser.com Paid. Up to 5 users free. There is a Russian-language interface. Allows unlimited hierarchy of work. Gantt chart. Progress in completing tasks taking into account subtasks. Working time tracking.

4.BaseCamp Program websites: www.basecamphq.com and 37signals.com Paid. Online. There is a 30 day free trial period. There is a Russian-language interface. Well-known project management software from 37signals.com.

5.ONLYOFFICE program website: https://www.onlyoffice.com/ru / There is a free version. Online and offline. You can install on your server, or you can use a server ONLYOFFICE. There is a Russian-language interface. Functionality: Project management; Collaboration (blogs, forums, Wiki); Document management; Instant messages (chat); Calendar; CRM system; Mail management; Version for mobile devices. Office applications (replacement for Microsoft Office).

6. Trac program website: trac.edgewall.org Free. Online. Partially Russified (main points). Allows you to manage projects, create assignments, and has a Wiki. OpenSource. We use it in software development and recommend it. I'm planning to write an article about using Trac.

7. Megaplan program website: www.megaplan.ru There is a free version. Online. Fully Russified. Helps monitor the execution of tasks and instructions and manage projects without implementation and maintenance costs.

8. Copper program website: www.copperproject.com Paid. 30 day free trial. Online. English-speaking. Copper is a project management tool that helps you and your team manage projects, tasks, clients, contacts and documents online.

9. Pivotal Tracker program website: www.pivotaltracker.com Paid. 60 day free trial. Online. English-speaking. Pivotal Tracker is an Agile management tool that focuses on software development team communication.

10.Worksection program website: www.worksection.com There is a free version. Online. Originally in Russian. Easy start. Comfortable, not overloaded design. Task Priorities and Labels. Calendar (integrates with Google) and Gantt chart. Time tracking. You can connect your FTP. Notifications about deadlines and urgent tasks. Operational support.

11. Assembla program website: www.assembla.com Paid. 30 day free trial. Online. English-speaking. Task and problem management. Version control. Wiki and other communication tools to speed up development. A simple overview of the work.

12.TrackStudio program website: www.trackstudio.ru Free for 5 users. Paid for organizations and more than one user. Allows you to install on your own server. There is a Russian interface. A project, task, documentation and file management system created for software developers and IT departments of companies.

13. LeaderTask Company management program website: www.leadercommand.ru Paid. Test period 45 days. Allows you to manage personnel, control orders, manage projects, tasks and contractors, and keep track of working hours.

14.ProjectMate program website: www.projectmate.ru Paid. Test period 30 days. ProjectMate, a system for professional services companies. The interface is reminiscent of Microsoft Outlook. Built on a modular principle. To date, ProjectMate has seven main modules: “Time Accounting”, “Billing”, “Project Management”, “Project Budgeting”, “Request Management”, “CRM”, “Document Flow”. In addition, you can connect additional modules to the system that ensure synchronization of information in ProjectMate with 1C: Accounting, Microsoft Project, mobile devices and Microsoft Exchange.

15. Open Atrium program website: www.openatrium.com Free. Based on Drupal. The components include: Blogs, Wiki, Calendar, Task List, Chat and Control Panel for all this stuff.

16. Simple business program website: www.prostoy.ru There is a free version. The components include: Organizational management. Project management. Document flow. Personnel Management. Client management. Community. Finance and accounting. Personal effectiveness. Site management. The program is “cloud”, but it’s convenient that there is a client that works autonomously, synchronizing when connected to the Internet.

17. PlanFix program website: www.planfix.ru Free. Easy to use. Projects. Tasks. Actions. The authors write about the unique ideology of the program.

18. Advanta program website: www.advanta-group.ru/ - online project management system aimed at increasing the efficiency of the entire organization. In terms of project management functionality, it is analogous to such products as MS Project, Primavera, Megaplan, but at the same time it has a number of undeniable advantages, and was originally developed for Russian companies.

19. Comindware program website: www.comindware.com/ - online system. The Comindware Tracker solution simplifies the automation of your organization's workflows, optimizes the management of tasks and projects, tickets, requests and other workflow objects, and ensures more effective collaboration.

Free software for project management. Brainstorm freely.

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Modern management is unthinkable without planning and monitoring the implementation of large projects, so the article will present programs designed to help in developing projects and monitoring the implementation of large projects. Not long ago, this type of software was very expensive, sometimes costing several thousand dollars for some products. And now open and free project management programs have appeared, which in functionality are very close to their commercial counterparts. They allow you to establish dependencies between jobs, break a task into several subtasks and find out which of them can be executed in parallel, and are also able to control the consumption of resources. Moreover, some of these programs support group work mode.

GanttProject

For those who need more serious project management tools, dozens of commercial programs have been developed, costing from two hundred to several thousand dollars. At the same time, the GanttProject program, being completely free, is already very close in functionality to its commercial counterparts.

GanttProject is designed to create schedules and track project progress using Gantt charts and applied resources. Moreover, it is assumed that the user is at least generally familiar with such planning methods. If not, then you should first look at Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gantt_chart) or read the relevant literature.

GanttProject makes it possible to create a tree of tasks for a project, allocate a certain amount of time to each of them and assign human resources to it. The program indicates the names of the performers and their contact information.

You can then establish dependencies between individual tasks. For example, the task “Building a wall” will not start until the task “Laying the foundation” etc. is completed. Based on all the data, GanttProject generates a graphical representation of the project in the form of a Gantt chart to display tasks and resource usage charts.

Of course, the resulting diagrams can be modified, printed, and generated PDF and HTML reports. Moreover, the program can exchange data with Microsoft Project (in MP and XML formats) and spreadsheet programs. This makes GanttProject compatible not only with the industry flagship, but also with other similar programs, since in most cases they tend to support import in the Microsoft Project format. For example, I managed to open a project developed in GanttProject in another program, no less powerful, Open Workbench.

In general, there are quite a lot of commercial and open source software for project management. Some are more functional, others just look better. What are the advantages of GanttProject compared to commercial packages?

Decent (and growing) feature set. It can be considered optimal for most users, because studies show that 80% of Microsoft Project users use no more than 20% of its functions.

Easy to learn. You don't need lengthy manuals to work with GanttProject. If the user has an understanding of the project goals, execution phases, tasks and their dependencies, then in a matter of hours he will become an expert on GanttProject. The developers did not leave him a single chance to reach a dead end - the standard delivery of GanttProject includes an excellent reference book and a very illustrative example of the “Building a House” project.

Price. Commercial project management programs are not cheap, but GanttProject is free for any use. Perhaps, the only program that can be cheaper than GanttProject is the one for which developers are willing to pay money.

Cross-platform. GanttProject is written in Java and runs under

running Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and other systems that support Java.

Open source. Everyone can customize GanttProject to suit their needs, implement new features and add specialized reporting.

Localization. Most of the program (with the exception of the user manual and a few tips of the day) has been translated into Russian. By the way, some translated tips please with the utmost simplicity of presentation, for example: “The diagram can be dragged left and right with the mouse.”

OpenProj - a free analogue of MS Project

Like GanttProject, OpenProj is written in Java and runs on any hardware and software platform, including Windows, Linux and Mac. It looks, perhaps, even more powerful thanks to its rich arsenal of tools for analyzing projects. It provides not only Gantt charts, but also network charts (PERT), charts of earned volumes of work and resources used (WBS and RBS), as well as actual costs (Earned Value). The developers position OpenProj as a full-fledged replacement for Microsoft Project and other commercial analogues.

Projity distributes OpenProj completely free and open source. Apparently, the personal OpenProj program is used as an “umbrella brand” for the more powerful Project on Demand (POD) system, designed for collective collaboration on projects. Both systems are built on the same source code base, which is why OpenProj has such remarkable analytical capabilities.

OpenProj is a success among specialists all over the world - after the first release of the program, more than 150 thousand copies were rewritten from the developers' website in a few weeks. And this is not surprising, because OpenProj is a truly powerful project management system. It has been translated into many languages, including Russian, and can work with Microsoft Project and Gnome Planner file formats. The developers claim that switching to OpenProj will not take much time and effort, but in practice things are somewhat different.

Thus, in terms of ease of use, OpenProj is clearly inferior to other programs - the standard package contains neither help files nor examples. In terms of appearance, it vaguely resembles MS Project, but the large buttons for switching project display modes in the left panel are made so clumsily that you get the feeling that you are working with an outdated version. Yes, MS Project projects open just fine in OpenProj, but importing data from other programs is not so reliable. For example, it was not possible to open a project created in Gnome Planner.

However, many experts agree that OpenProj is the most worthy alternative to commercial applications. For example, Michael Shuttleworth, the helmsman of Ubuntu, considers it one of the key packages for desktop Linux. Top managers of other well-known distributions - Mandriva and SUSE - share the same opinion.

Open Workbench is a free project management program for Windows

Another great project management solution is Open Workbench. This is a fairly powerful program, functionally close to commercial products. However, it has significant drawbacks. So, it only works on Windows, has no translation into Russian, and the latest release dates back to December 2005. And yet it is one of the most beautiful and convenient programs in this review. It is easy to open projects made in GanttProject and exported to MS Project XML, although some minor corrections are still required.

The program is distinguished by its careful use of screen space. In one window, divided into frames, a task tree, a Gantt chart and a list of human resources are placed. On the left side of the window there are preset viewing modes, and you can also create your own.

I must say that Open Workbench is a very flexible and easy-to-learn tool. Having basic knowledge of English, it is not difficult to quickly learn how to use this program. Its standard distribution includes an extensive help system, and the website provides examples and a user manual in MS Word and Adobe Acrobat formats.

Gnome Planner - Gnome Office component for project management

The developers of Gnome Planner are also in no hurry to release new versions of their project management system. The last of them, for working under Windows, was compiled at the end of 2006. In terms of capabilities, Gnome Planner is at the level of GanttProject, but operates a little faster. To use Gnome Planner for Windows, you will need to install the GTK+ library, available, for example, from the GIMP for Windows website. When running on Windows, it has the same limitations as other applications written in GTK+. For example, copy paste and replace functions must be used through the mouse context menu or the application menu system.

What do you think is the main problem in remote working conditions? Communication is probably the first thing that comes to mind. Imagine that you mistakenly sent the wrong information to your employees or, even worse, forgot to attach the required file. Now imagine how much time and effort you will need to explain to everyone that it was a mistake and after that send a letter to all these mailboxes with the necessary information!

What if your remote colleagues do not share your position on the current project and established priorities? How are you going to reach a compromise? The answer is simple: you will achieve unity of opinions only by gathering your entire team in one place. Fortunately, all of these problems can be avoided by using online collaboration systems.

Such collaboration solutions can not only significantly reduce the distance between those working on projects from different parts of the country, but also provide the ability to store, edit and share files - in one place and in real time!

To save you some time, we provide an overview of 10 project management systems whose functionality is most impressive. Forget about the problems that you encountered before, because now all you have to do is choose the most suitable online platform and register for one, two, three!

Work in Assembla is based on tickets. This means that employees working remotely receive tickets with tasks from the project manager. This may seem a little strange at first, but once you understand the system, many users find this particular method of distributing responsibilities very convenient. The ticket system resembles a forum in which employees discuss specific issues, and the main moderator is the project manager. Assembla also provides a built-in corporate encyclopedia Wiki, which will provide unity of thought in the company and motivate users to read instructions written by colleagues.

Teamlab is a free online collaboration system aimed primarily at small and medium-sized companies. Working in Teamlab is like having your own social network for business. You can not only maintain a corporate blog, accessible to all employees, but also in a matter of minutes find out the opinions of your colleagues on a particular issue by organizing a public survey and even voting. In addition, employees can independently create threads on the forums so that no one is left without participation. All company news is announced on the main page in the “Community”, which means that thanks to the Teamlab notification system, employees are 100% aware.

Again, the built-in instant messaging client allows you to discuss pressing issues without leaving the portal. What is especially convenient is that all employees are initially included in the contact list, which means that you do not have to spend several hours accepting and rejecting requests to “add as a friend”

Created by Chicago-based developers 37 signals, Basecamp focuses primarily on effective communication. Instead of sending information to multiple users, a project manager can simply post a message directly to Basecamp, making it available to all employees. Thus, Basecamp will allow you to avoid all this red tape with long message histories from each user.

When it comes to file sharing, Basecamp supports all the most common formats, from MS Word documents to all kinds of images. When uploading a file with the same name, the existing document will not be permanently deleted - the system will send it to the archive, replacing it with a newer version so that, if necessary, users can access the history of corrections made.

Like any other online collaboration system, Central Desktop allows you to work wherever you are and as long as there is an Internet connection nearby. With this cloud-based solution, you can work in the conditions that suit you.

Users get access to time tracking, the ability to conduct web conferences online (which is of enormous importance for any team), a built-in instant messaging client, and a document editor (like Google)

But perhaps the most original feature of Central Desktop is its Twitter-like Quick Posts, which allow employees to make updates to projects for everyone to see. And, of course, forums where current issues are discussed will never lose their value for those who work in different time zones.

If you are an ardent Wiki fan, then mastering Confluence will not be difficult for you! This system really has a lot in common with the well-known free encyclopedia: the ability to create content, edit and discuss, “smart” information search and much more. File exchange is organized using the drag and drop principle. Unlike other project management systems, Confluence is extremely focused on file sharing, which is certainly a key point in large-scale projects with a lot of documentation.

Like WordPress, there are plenty of plugins that users can easily install on their systems, but Confluence's biggest selling point is its ability to integrate the platform with Microsoft Office. Agree, this is a lot.

Is your inbox completely out of your hands? Teambox will solve this problem, as if suggesting what you need to pay attention to and how to prioritize.

Teambox, like Central Desktop, keeps up with the times and has adopted some features from Facebook. For example, users can publish statuses with the only difference being that they will concern their work progress. Teambox is perhaps one of the few online systems with which you don’t have to spend a long time searching for the necessary information or file. Everything here is so simple that your intuition itself will tell you which button to press.

Will be happy to take on the problem of wasted time, because each of us knows that time is a key factor in business and often a manager needs to know how every minute is spent.

So, the key feature of Timedoctor is monitoring the activities of remote workers through... screenshots! To some, this method may seem like a violation of personal workspace, but no one will deny that the system works flawlessly. Automatic generation of daily reports, a list of sites visited, applications used and many other features that will allow you to track the slightest action on a specific computer. If you want to have a report on every minute your employee spends, then Timedoctor is what you are looking for.

FreeMind

FreeMind is a free program for creating mind maps. The main function of the program is the visual presentation and structuring of information about the project. Supports import and export in the following formats: JPEG, HTML, OpenDocument TextXHTML, PNG and XML. The program has a multilingual interface, including Russian language support. FreeMind is cross-platform and easy to use. The program also has the function of encrypting both the entire document and individual elements.

GanttProject

Windows, Linux, Mac OS X 06 February 2016 GNU General Public License - license for personal and commercial use Project management 4

GanttProject is a project management application. The program supports creating a Gantt chart, creating a hierarchy, creating reports, as well as exporting and importing MS Project files.

SCIM.ru

official website October 05, 2017 Free software - license for personal and commercial use Project management 19

SCIM.ru is a cloud service that allows you to organize work with projects. The basic functionality of the system is free: managing projects, tasks and meetings. The project management block includes the functions of creating a new project, structuring and planning project tasks, monitoring their execution, and providing access to viewing and editing the project to other system users. The service supports a messaging system between project participants. The SCIM.ru interface is adapted for mobile devices, but it can be difficult to understand without reading the help.

OpenProj

Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X - license for personal and commercial use Project management 19

OpenProj is a very good replacement for paid project planning software. The program includes all the necessary functions: Gantt chart, network traffic, resource allocation, reports, and also supports import/export of Microsoft Project documents.

ProjectLibre

Windows, Linux, Mac OS X official website February 06, 2016 Free software - license for personal and commercial use Project management 8

ProjectLibre is a free analogue of Microsoft Project. The program is designed for project management. The software is cross-platform and compatible with the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X. The program supports the main European languages, including Russian. The main features of the program include: support for Microsoft Project 2010 file formats; Ribbon interface; Earned Value costing (earned value method); Gantt chart support; PERT charts.

Trello

Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, Android, iOS, Web service official website February 06, 2016 Free software - license for personal and commercial use Project management 8

Trello is a free web-based project management application. The user creates projects presented in the form of task panels (boards), which in turn contain lists (lists), i.e. form task lists. Lists contain cards, i.e. tasks. Cards support the following functions: assign a project participant, add a checklist, assign a project end date, attach a file. It is assumed that cards can be dragged from one list to another. Users and taskbars can be grouped into a single system. The application can be used with: iPhone, Android and Windows Phone 8 mobile platform, however, the application website is available on most mobile web browsers. An iPad app was released in 2013.

Perhaps a significant portion of your work and projects are completed online. But it may be difficult for both you and your superiors to prioritize tasks according to their importance.

Hence the need for managers to use various online collaboration applications. Moreover, this is when they have to resort to task management tools.

Online collaboration tools help your managers, team, and you stay up to date on project progress that may change and may not always be within your control.

If there are a lot of instructions for managing the project, if they are updated and adjusted, like the project itself, then all these updates are immediately displayed in the control panel. Here is a review of 10 collaboration apps that may be useful to you as a project manager.

1. Taking notes: Producteev

Free service

Do you need to track the progress of tasks, and at the same time “gather in a circle” your team members? Try Producteev in action. Producteev is a social task management platform that allows you to notify several people at once about important aspects of current tasks. Producteev allows you to manage as many projects as you like, providing details and progress updates to as many groups and individuals as you choose to include.

2. Virtual work environment: Podio

Service, free for no more than 5 employees

Social networking collaboration tools like Podio allow you to set aside a “corner” on your online platform to chat with your employees. Share work materials with those who have permission to access them. Discuss business and more with your team members here, just like in a regular office, the only difference is that it operates online. Optimal service for large work teams.

3. Conference session: Conceptboard

Service, free for no more than 25 users

Conceptboard is an easy-to-use, centralized live messaging platform that allows you to share information with your team by posting it to a shared board. Live chat sessions reveal to all conference participants areas of the board that others are currently viewing. The optimal service for virtual managers and team members who cannot attend work meetings or conferences in person.

4. Selective Teamwork: Basecamp

Service free for teachers and students developing educational projects

Basecamp gives the user the ability to choose which team members are given access to view details of specific projects and which are closed. A convenient way for everyone to coordinate the progress of projects through controlling access to files, inviting participation in extensive discussions, and many other techniques. Basecamp is the optimal application for managers who want to hide certain information and files from certain employees and provide selective access to them.

5. Multitasking mode: Binfire

Service, free for no more than 3 users

The Binfire service is very similar to Producteev, with the only difference being that Binfire’s own applications are also equipped with a common interactive “board” for live data exchange and a calendar. Binfire gives you the convenience of multitasking in one place. Binfire supports social network activity indicators, increasing the intensity of online professional contacts on a personal level, and provides you with the opportunity to use other creative and practical services.

6. Ease of use: Google Apps for enterprises

Service, free to use for 30 days

Google Apps is probably one of the most used by you and your manager. Its ease of use allows even small teams to use it without any difficulties. Google Apps allows you to store files, share them, and build project sites and templates. The service provides you with the opportunity to share projects generated by you and your team for professional and personal purposes.

7. Problem tracking: Goplan

30 days free trial

Goplan allows you not only to plan the progress of projects, organize tasks and files in one place, but also to track problems that arise when using your account, and generate requests to resolve them. The optimal service for teams using collaboration management tools. The application ensures quick consideration of customer requests through the request submission system, thereby increasing the level of service - and when the customer is satisfied, he does not leave you. Goplan also allows your managers to track the history of customer calls regarding issues your team has had to fix.

8. Real-time control: Glip

The service is free, but limited – 10,000 messages per person

Glip, at its core, is a modern business communication service, whose capabilities are expanded with built-in functions. It not only ensures ease of interaction, but also easily integrates into the resource structure. The application is convenient for managing content, managing marketing projects and distributing the team’s workload, but its main feature is that it is seamless and easy to use. Glip's signature features include a compact Notes sharing documentation editor, plus the ability to collaborate on projects with an unlimited number of employees and invited users.

9. Business Expansion: Worketc

If you are a small business owner but want to take your business to a higher level, then you should consider using Worketc. The service provides a preview of the conditions for transferring a business from small to medium and large. It contains a platform for project management and interaction with clients, supports a system for issuing invoices and registering sales. Support for invoicing and sales processing systems gives your managers and employees the ability to easily use additional customizable tools to promote content on the market.

10. The crowning achievement: ProWork Flow

14 days free use

Using basic social media marketing services is sometimes not enough to successfully distribute the workload within your team. If you have a large team under your supervision and the volume of work is also large, then ProWork Flow with its new generation functionality will be useful to you. The application will help you track the progress and update data on a number of projects of several employees at once - simultaneously and in one place. Other features of the service include displaying the team’s workload for easy viewing in the dashboard, as well as a timeline and timesheet that make tracking time spent easier.