[webproducers] Re: Needed: Web Project Management Software
- From: Florian Fangohr <florian@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: webproducers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:50:48 -0400
For scheduling and planning (the fancy charts Morry is talking about
below) before the actual kick-off, I would recommend OmniPlan.
Fantastic project management and resource allocation program. Bar-
none, but Mac only.
http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omniplan/
Good luck!
On Jun 20, 2008, at 10:46 AM, Morry Galonoy wrote:
> I tried a bunch of them before deciding on Basecamp and our team is
> very happy and our clients are as well. It has some quirks but one of
> the biggest things is that it accomplishes the basics and let's us
> communicate and manage quickly and efficiently. One reason we went
> with it was when trying the others so many were so bloated and they
> didn't emphasize usability. After trying activecollab for about a year
> I couldn't stand it anymore. It has lots of features but it's the
> classic example of an interface designed by an engineer or programmer
> not an interface designer.
> It seems people either love or hate Basecamp and the one's that don't
> like it usually complain they want more features (or they have issues
> with how the company replies to their requests for features).
>
> Some argue that Basecamp is more about communication than project
> management (no charts and such) but to paraphrase colleague who also
> uses Basecamp "managing creative projects is all about communication
> because the projects constantly evolve and all the fancy tools and
> charts break after the first day so you can either spend your time
> managing and updating your charts to reflect the constant project
> changes or you can manage the communication as it evolves."
>
>
> Here is my list of some of the majors but as I said we went with
> Basecamp:
>
> web based
>
> http://www.onstageportal.com
>
>
> http://www.wrike.com/
>
>
> http://www.copperproject.com
>
>
> http://www.basecamphq.com/
>
>
> http://goplan.info/
>
>
>
> desktop
> http://bargiel.home.pl/iGTD/
>
> http://www.marketcircle.com/daylite/index.html
>
> http://www.conceptdraw.com/en/products/project/main.php
>
> http://www.projectwizards.net/en/merlin
>
>
> --
> Morry Galonoy
> Founding Director
> Web Producers Organization
>
> http://www.WebProducers.org
>
>
> On Jun 20, 2008, at 10:18 AM, C Murphy wrote:
>
>> I second Basecamp.
>> C
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 10:05 AM, Justin Kramp
>> <justin.kramp@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Good morning,
>>> I have used all of the following for numerous Web projects, each
>>> with its
>>> own strengths and weaknesses. Each fulfills your requirements. The
>>> best
>>> part
>>> -- none of them are MS Project.
>>>
>>> Basecamp - www.basecamphq.com
>>> ActiveCollab - www.activecollab.com
>>> ProjectPier - www.projectpier.org/ (fork of ActiveCollab, open
>>> source)
>>>
>>> jlk
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 8:55 AM, Andrea Jenelle <andreajenelle@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> All,
>>>>
>>>> I'm looking for good project management software that will allow
>>>> me to
>>>> enter in all the steps to a project, assign resources, send email
>>> updates,
>>>> time est., etc. ...and also allow for anyone on the team to login
>>>> and
>>> view
>>>> the status on the project.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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