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We have people that use either Asana or Trello. Free and simple. Tim On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 3:07 PM, P Williams <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Hi All, > > Good thread! I've captured this list (so far) and some of the comments in > the wiki <http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/ProjectManagement>. Feel > free > to add, edit or delete. > > I like Trac [http://trac.edgewall.org/] for project life-cyle tracking. > It > ties together issue tracking, documentation wiki, and source code browsing. > > Tricia > > On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 1:38 PM, Jason Casden <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > We have been using Trello[1] for several projects and so far it's been > > getting rave reviews all around. We've used Basecamp quite a bit and it's > > an excellent project communication tool, but it sometimes fell a little > > short when it came to the ticket-y use cases--specifically, planning and > > discussion around smaller chunks of work could be difficult. Trello > > provides a clean interface that solves the many of our more pressing > issues > > for smaller projects, including: > > > > 1) Feature-specific discussion and prioritization. > > 2) Simple bug tracking. > > 3) Recording actionable output of meetings to improve continuity between > > planning sessions as well as to easily document a common understanding of > > project goals. > > 4) Killing code block by structuring the project as a pipeline of > > clearly-defined tasks. > > 5) Providing a place where any project member's random ideas can be > > recorded before they're forgotten. > > 6) Encouraging open debate outside of meetings. > > 7) Providing a nice one-handed mobile interface for our colleagues with > > newborns. > > > > We've found that the system is intuitive both for very-technical and > > less-technical colleagues and has helped to reduce the cognitive load > > associated with keeping project history in memory. We have also been > using > > Google Docs for document management and GitHub for code management, but > > haven't yet tried integrating Trello with GitHub[2][3]. I love the limits > > the Trello developers have embraced, but it will sometimes come up short > > when compared to some more complex project management systems (e.g. time > > tracking, elevated project manager privileges, scheduling and chart > > generation, document management). The current version is "free > forever"[4], > > although I think there are plans to offer a paid package with additional > > features. > > > > Jason > > > > [1] https://trello.com/ > > [2] https://github.com/zanker/github-trello > > [3] https://zapier.com/zapbook/github/trello/ > > [4] https://trello.com/privacy > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Cary Gordon <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > > > Jira, which we use for major projects, is not open source. Atlassian > > > does provide Jira and Confluence — their wiki tool — free of charge to > > > open source projects. > > > > > > Jira is a big hammer, and to get the most out of it, you need someone > > > to devote a significant amount of time to configuring and maintaining > > > it. While it is usable out of the box, it is not any better in that > > > form than Redmine or myriad other, lighter weight and easier to manage > > > alternatives. > > > > > > Cary > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 12:06 PM, Kaile Zhu <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > We can keep adding to the list. Since there are so many choices, I > > see > > > the strong reason to use open source software. Here is my > > recommendation: > > > Jira (project management/bug reporting system used by professional > > software > > > development companies, like apache.org), spiceworks, etc. - Kelly > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf > > Of > > > Mau, Trish > > > > Sent: 2013年1月14日 13:53 > > > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] project management system > > > > > > > > I also like Basecamp but for really simple projects Minigroup might > do > > > the job: https://minigroup.com/. It's a hosted solution with plans > > > starting at $3/year. There's no ticketing system or whiteboards, but > you > > > can communicate with your team, create and assign tasks, and post > > > events/deadlines. > > > > > > > > Trish > > > > > > > > Trish Mau, librarian/web coordinator > > > > Burnaby Public Library, 6100 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby BC, V5H 4N5 > > tel. 604 > > > 436 5425 fax 604 436 9087 > > > > > > > > The contents of this message may not necessarily reflect the position > > of > > > Burnaby Public Library. If you have any concerns about this message, > > please > > > e-mail [log in to unmask] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf > > Of > > > Cary Gordon > > > > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 11:11 AM > > > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] project management system > > > > > > > > I agree with Rosalyn that the key is what you mean by project > > > management. I get the impression that you aren't looking for a > ticketing > > > system. > > > > > > > > For lists and communication, we use (and like) Basecamp, but there > are > > > lots of good alternatives. PBWorks is another good hosted system. If > you > > > can host yourself, MediaWiki, which powers the code4lib wiki, has a > huge > > > community, is widely used in the library world, and ramps up relatively > > > quickly. > > > > > > > > We use Unfuddle for most of our ticketing, and they have a new > planning > > > product called Alchemy, which is in beta. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Cary > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 14, 2013, at 10:52 AM, Rosalyn Metz <[log in to unmask]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> Hi Kun, > > > >> > > > >> I guess the first question I would ask is what do you mean by > project > > > >> management -- its kind of a big space. Are you looking for > something > > > >> more like a ticketing system? Is your primary concern keeping up > > > >> communication on projects? Or are you looking to create a project > > > >> list that you can keep track of? Are you trying to just outline > what > > > it is that your projects are? > > > >> > > > >> If you're looking for a ticketing system I like GitHub Ticketing -- > > > >> its free and easy to use. If you're primarily worried about keeping > > > >> up communication with a different groups, google groups can suffice > 9 > > > times > > > >> out of 10. If you're just looking to keep track of a list of > > projects, > > > >> you might be able to get away with something simple like a Google > Form > > > >> that submits to a spreadsheet. If you're just outlining what your > > > >> projects are you could just start off by creating project one pagers > > > >> (ala Tito > > > >> Sierra<http://www.slideshare.net/tsierra/the-projectonepager> > > > >> ). > > > >> > > > >> My recommendation would be to start off small (and free). After a > few > > > >> months, re-evaluate and see where you are. Maybe you'll realize you > > > >> need something more robust (Unfuddle instead of GitHub Ticketing; > > > >> Basecamp instead of Google Groups; time management planning instead > of > > > >> lists of projects; formal project plans instead of one pagers;). > > > >> > > > >> Rosalyn > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 1:27 PM, Lin, Kun <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> Hi all, > > > >>> > > > >>> Our library is looking for a project management system. Does anyone > > > >>> has any suggestions on which one to choose? We only have a very > small > > > >>> team and our main focus is to guide our librarians to submit their > > > >>> ideas and for record tacking purposes. > > > >>> > > > >>> Thanks > > > >>> Kun > > > >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Cary Gordon > > > The Cherry Hill Company > > > http://chillco.com > > > > > >