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* Ticketing applications assign tasks to people and can monitor progress. This can be combined with calendaring software. | * Ticketing applications assign tasks to people and can monitor progress. This can be combined with calendaring software. | ||
* Help desk applications are similar. | * Help desk applications are similar. | ||
* [[Groupware]] applications that include task management | * [[Groupware]] applications that include task management tools. | ||
* [[Learning management system]]s include ''student management tools'' like homework management or progress metering regarding course materials to study. | |||
* Environments for ''agile'' methods, e.g. a simple [[wiki]] | * Environments for ''agile'' methods, e.g. a simple [[wiki]] | ||
Revision as of 16:27, 18 September 2006
Definition
- “Project management software is a term covering many types of software, including scheduling, resource allocation, collaboration software, communication and documentation systems, which are used to deal with the complexity of large projects.” (Wikipedia: Project-management software retrieved, 17:17, 15 September 2006 (MEST))
See also project management.
Technologies
Types
(some of these come combined)
- Planning and scheduling tools help to organize a project in terms of workpackages assigned to people and milestones to reach. (the essence of project management in the "classic" formal sense). These tools also include various information/monitoring tools like task lists for people, progress reporting etc.
- Ticketing applications assign tasks to people and can monitor progress. This can be combined with calendaring software.
- Help desk applications are similar.
- Groupware applications that include task management tools.
- Learning management systems include student management tools like homework management or progress metering regarding course materials to study.
- Environments for agile methods, e.g. a simple wiki
- Related tools
- Group Decision Support Systems
- ...
In education
There are 2 big categories of usage:
- To scaffold and monitor project-oriented learning designs and in particular what we called project-methodology-based learning
- To manage educational technology projects, as part of an instructional design method.
Links
General links
- Project Manager's Homepage (see the links section)
Software packages
- List of project management software (Wikipedia).
- Project Management Software Directory at Infogoal's Project Management center.
- Open source and/or free Desktop
- Planner (linux)
- Open source and/or free web-based applications
- PHProjekt (Web-based). PHProjekt is a modular application for the coordination of group activities and to share informations and document via intranet and internet. Components of PHProjekt: Group calendar, project management, time card system, file management, contact manager, mail client and 9 other modules.
- dotProject is a volunteer supported Project Management application.
- Achievo
- Keystone is web-based ticketing system for keeping track of tasks and other items within a small to medium sized workgroup. (Free for less than 10 users).
- Tutos is a tool to manage the organizational needs of small groups, teams, departments ...
- eGroupWare is a free enterprise ready groupware software (contacts, appointments, todos, ProjectManager, TimeSheet, Workflow engine etc.)