Project Management Work » web project management http://www.projectmanagementwork.com Tools and Resources for Project Management Work Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:54:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Free project management software to use http://www.projectmanagementwork.com/free-project-management-software-to-use/ http://www.projectmanagementwork.com/free-project-management-software-to-use/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:36:59 +0000 SEinfeldt http://www.projectmanagementwork.com/?p=35 Depending on a project size and scale, number of team members, number of tasks, time frame, you might or might not need a project management software you help you handle it all. Often, however, the usage of some project management system could simplify the organisation of it all.

And depending on your budget you could either look for a free project management software or something that costs thousands of dollars. And then there are times when it would be the best to get a fully custom built project management system – if you have the time until the beginning of the project and you know you have specific needs, getting some development firm to create a project management software built just for you, might be the best solution.

In addition to choosing between free and pricey project management software, you also have a choice between desktop applications and web based systems.

Free desktop project management software
Desktop project management software is a program that you can install on your PC. One of the free desktop project management tools is GanttProject – http://www.ganttproject.biz/

Another option here could be ProjectInABox – http://www.projectinabox.org.uk/ – it’s a tool that in addition to regular features, it provides Authentic and flexible PRINCE2 methods as standard. GanttProject is a cross-platform desktop tool for project scheduling and management.

Web based project management software
The pro of a web based project management software lies in its accessibility – you can access web based systems independent of where you are located right now, as long as you have access to internet. And in today’s world you probably are better off with something like that.

Here’s a list of some possibilities:

  • Basecamp  – http://basecamphq.com/ (30-day trial, $24/mo min after)
  • TeamEffect – http://www.teameffect.com/ (28-day trial, $15/mo min after)
  • Project Manager – http://www.projectmanager.com/ (30-day trial,$25/mo min after)
  • SantexQ – http://www.santexq.com/ (one project for free, premium $9.95/mo)
  • iTeamWork – http://www.iteamwork.com/ (free)
  • ActiveCollab – http://www.activecollab.com (7-day trial, license for life min $249 )
  • EasyProjects – http://www.easyprojects.net/ (15-day trial,$75/mo min after)
  • VisionProject – http://www.visionproject.se/ – (20-day trial,$67/mo min after)
  • WhoDoes 2.0 – http://whodo.es (30-day trial, $5.99/mo min after)
  • Lighthouse – http://lighthouseapp.com/ (30-day trial,$25/mo min after)
  • CreativeOfficePro – http://www.creativeprooffice.com/ (free)

There are really hundreds of different project management systems out there, free, cheap and not so cheap. You’ll need to make the decision which works the best for you.

For a simple project management software comparison list you can see this page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_project_management_software

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