Questions tagged [pm-software]

This tag is for questions regarding the USAGE of software directly related to project management. Questions about technical support or product selection are off-topic. You should already know what tool you plan to use and what process the tool will automate before writing your question. Use specific software tags (e.g. "ms-project", "jira") rather than this generic tag whenever possible.

Overview:

Project Management software consists of either desktop, web-based, or mobile software used by project managers and their teams to report on the progress of the project, manage the schedule, provide information to managers, or document the progress of the project towards completion.

Questions with this tag:

Questions with this tag should be about a real, actual problem faced by a project manager using a specific software program used in project management.

This tag is not for tool recommendations. Tool recommendation questions are considered both not constructive (they ask for list of things) and are considered as off-topic.

If you ask a question using this tag, be sure to include specific details about your environment. Are you an agile shop or waterfall? How many people on your team and how many projects do you manage? What have you tried so far? What didn't work and why? Providing this information helps avoid closing your question as not a real question, and will help the community give you a great answer.

Commonly Used PM Software Tools:

While tool recommendation questions are discouraged, we have compiled a list of commonly used software that may help you as a project manager:

When to NOT use pm-software tag:

There are software that due to their extensive usage around the community have specific tags, such as the below. Whenever possible, use a specific tag instead:

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Recommended web-based project management apps

I run a small web development company in Australia looking for a project management system. We've been looking for a while and haven't really found any that cover issues mentioned below. I'd like to ask if anyone had any recommendations. I looked…
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Looking for a project management tool that integrates with Outlook

I'm looking for an easy to use project management tool that has the following features: Multiple projects Multiple clients Multiple employees Integrated in Outlook 2007/2010/2011 (calendar, email) ‘zoom out’ to watch all projects overview Time…
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PM Software for managing communications history

I work for a small (3 person) consulting/Investment Banking group. For the last 2 years I've been looking for some kind of software to help us manage our "projects" but our projects look nothing like the kind of projects that PM software is…
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How to accurately track the time a contractor spends on a project?

We just hired a contractor for a project, and the pay is based on hours. I just wonder if there is any way (e.g. software, website, etc) to track/verify the actual amount of time he spends on working the project, so we don't end up paying more/less…
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Project management software with Mercurial support that runs on PHP/JSP servers

Our business uses Mercurial for SCM and use it's integrated server for push and pull operations. We are also familiar with Apache+PHP and Tomcat+J2EE applications. I am looking out for a project management software that integrates with Mercurial…
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As a project manager, how do I use Fogbugz to track requirements?

Our small software development team is looking for a way to track our requirements. Our development team uses Fogbugz and we are considering that option. Any suggestions?
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What Lightweight/Project Management or Bug Tracker Software Can I Use to Manage Exceptions, Milestones, and Old Bugs?

I have a problem: in my team we are currently using bug tracker for project planning, issues backlog and exceptions. It doesn't scale well. We have about 2000 issues there and it's unwieldy to manage them. The problems are: We have too many…
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How to manage a research project online?

We will soon start a research project (longitudinal study for 2-3 years) with a team of 7 (+ interns). I think these are pretty prototypical conditions for psychological research. requirements clash with business-oriented project management…
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Non-Microsoft Project Management Softwares

Which Project Management Software would you recommend to assist PMs in developing plans, assigning resources to tasks, tracking progress, managing budgets and analyzing workloads, other than MS Projects or SharePoint?
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Have you used any Project Management software for Bloggers or News Media Website?

We are three partners and have also hired couple of interns. Our project is a article based website. Or more simply its a blog or News Media Website. We would like to discuss on article topics or any other ideas and keep working on them and delegate…
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Project Management Software for Developers and Non-Technical Users

So, my company has finally decided that we need some type of project management solution for the entire operations team (~10 people). I have personally been using Basecamp to track new feature/enhancements requests and bugs. However, it doesn't…
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Task planing/Scheduling software

I'm looking for software for organizing a "workout routine". Not weights but things in general where I want an organized plan of action to accomplish a long term goal. Essentially I want something that lets me give a list Do X Do Y Do Z But of…
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What are the limitations of 'to-do' lists?

I work as a tech pm. I have been using assembla for ticket management. For personal use, I use a to do list app called Walker. Having used it for a year, I found it brilliant at certain things but limited as I became acutely aware of the difference…
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What is a good dead simple project management tool?

I'm looking for a no frills, cheap/free online project management tool. Recommendations?
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PM web-app for non-programmers with google apps

I am thinking of improving project management in our small international advocacy group (< 10 people spread in several countries). We currently do everything by e-mail. We are already using free Google Apps and there are quite many project…
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