9 of the Best Free Linux Project Management Software
Project management tools encompass many different types
of software such as scheduling, resource allocation, collaboration
software, quality management, and cost control / budget management.
This type of software is typically used by project managers
looking to plan and control resources, costs and schedules to meet the
objectives of a project.
To help plan a project, there are a number of different types
of project management tools. One of the industry standards is
the Gantt Chart, which provides a graphical displays of all the tasks
that a project is composed of. Each bar on the chart is a graphical
representation of the length of time the task is planned to take. Other
popular tools include PERT
charts (a method for analyzing the tasks involved in completing a
project), Product Breakdown Structure (a hierarchical tree structure of
components that make up a project deliverable), and Work Breakdown
Structure (a hierarchical tree structure of deliverables and tasks
that need to be performed to complete a project).
Project management software can be implemented as a Web
application, accessed through an intranet or extranet using a web
browser. We have included our favorites.
One notable omission from the list below is Project.net.
Whilst it is widely recognised as one of the finest open
source web-based project management software, it cannot be used without
the Oracle database, which isn't available under a freely distributable
license.
To provide an insight into the quality of software that is
available, we have compiled a list of 9 high quality Linux project
management tools. Hopefully, there will be something of
interest for anyone who wishes to organise their projects.
Now, let's explore the 9 project management applications at
hand. For
each title we have compiled its own portal page, providing a screenshot
of
the software in action, a full description with an in-depth analysis of
its features, together with links to relevant resources and reviews.
| Project Management |
| Taskjuggler |
Modern and powerful open source project management
tool.
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| GanttProject |
Graphical
Java program for editing Gantt charts |
| Planner |
The GNOME project management tool |
| OpenProj |
Desktop
replacement of Microsoft Project |
| Koffice
KPlato |
Helps plan and schedule projects
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| Web-based |
| Feng Office |
Web Office focused on
productivity, collaboration, communication and management |
| eGroupWare |
Enterprise
ready web-based groupware suite with project management |
| dotProject |
Web-based, multi-user, multi-language project
management application |
| Redmine |
Flexible
application written using the Ruby on
Rails framework |
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