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Hamid Zaib(2527)
Hassan Shahzad(2584)
Asif Hussain(2606)
Mujahid Ramzan(----)

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INTRODUCTIO
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• OpenProject - OpenProject is a free and open source online project management software with
collaboration features. With a full-time development team and active participation of a worldwide
community of users

• The online PM software was initially developed due to performance, security, and accessibility
requirements not available from its predecessor projects Redmine and ChiliProject. It has evolved to
become a powerful yet easy-to-use software with features that support teams throughout the entire
project lifecycle
 The project management software supports teams along the entire project live-cycle:
 * Project planning with Gantt charts;
 * Task management and team collaboration;
 * Agile Boards, e.g. for KANBAN;
 * Project Wiki;
 * Meeting Management;
 * Time tracking, cost reporting and budgets;
 * Project status dashboards;
 Why OpenProject

• OpenProject is a modern software that supports location independent multi-project

management, team collaboration and communication tool.

• It is supported and guided by the OpenProject Foundation and an active open source
community. The latest version 8 now includes features such as a WYSIWYG text
editor, intelligent workflows, conditional formatting, and more.
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Features,Benfits, Product Strengths
• Project Planning and Task Management – OpenProject has project planning and
scheduling tools that enable teams to easily define project objectives and specify work to be
done related to scope.

• They can analyze required activities and create a detailed plan that shows how and when
the project will provide the deliverables. It has Gantt chart, work packages and calendar
views that can be shared with the project team.

• Individual team members can easily track their work and get results. Task management and
team collaboration tools make it easy to organize tasks or assign them to another. It
provides a task list, comments and history, and watchers to tasks who are informed by email
about any updates.
• Product Roadmap, Agile and Scrum – The online project management software
makes it easy to plan, visualize, and communicate the product roadmap. Users can 6
share it to stakeholders, get feedback, and break it down in a detailed release plan. It
has roadmap and product timeline views that help in aligning product roadmaps to
company product strategy. It is also ready for agile teams who work with short
development cycles. They can create and estimate stories, prioritize a sprint backlog,
and track tasks.
• The Agile module is tightly integrated with roadmap planning, task management, and
bug tracking modules. It has kanban-style task boards and a backlog view.

• Time Tracking, Cost Reporting, Budgeting, Bug Tracking, and more –

OpenProject also has tools for time tracking, project budgets, and costs spent. Users
can plan the cost of each project phase, and see how much of the allocated budget has
been spent. They can create custom reports that provide insight into project
performance and resource allocation.

• The software also has an excellent bug tracking feature that enables teams to capture,
classify, and prioritize bugs. Other features include filters, custom workflows, and
custom fields
WEAKNESSES
 Open Source
 Heavy design overhead
 Extended time between updates and added features
 Decreased Reliability
 Linux Based
 Training for IT staff
 End user must use web interface
 Training for end users in Linux
 Compatibility issues
 Microsoft Project
 File types cannot be shared across platforms
 Pricing 8
OpenProject offers a forever free Community Edition that has to be installed by the user.
It does offer a Cloud Edition priced at 4.95 euros per user per month, with a minimum of
5 users. It has additional premium features compared to the Community Edition, such as
SSO, multi-select custom fields, 2FA, and professional support, among others. The
Enterprise Edition is priced at 5.95 euros per user per month billed annually for a
minimum of 20 users, and includes all Community, premium, security, advanced features
and professional support.
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Target Market
OpenProject is applicable to a wide variety of industries and organization sizes. It is being
used in the telecommunication, broadcasting, and transportation industries, as well as in
science, research and manufacturing.

Supported Languages

Supports more than 30 languages, including German, English, Spanish, and French.

Some of Their Clients

Clients include Deutsche Telekom, WDR, CERN, DB Bahn, Siemens, Infineon, Nokia, and
Fraunhofer Society.
Company Info
• OpenProject GmbH is the provider of OpenProject open source project management
software founded in 2012. Incorporated as the OpenProject Foundation, it is a
membership-based non-profit organization registered in Berlin, Germany.

• Among its responsibilities is maintaining the hardware and software infrastructure of

OpenProject.org, empowering the community, organizing, promoting, and communicating
the benefits of the software, among others.

• One of its main objectives is to create a place for open source software, driven and
inspired by users, the community, and the utilization of state of the art technology.
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RECOMMENDATION
 Recommended for projects
 Spread on multi geographical area
 Focused on Budgets and costs
 Identifying the person responsible for a task is critical
 Consists of agile teams
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SUGGESTIONS

 Windows based OS operation

 Offline help documents
 Export to PDF option
 Network diagrams
 Resource leveling
 screen sharing, calendar sharing and online chat capabilities
 Project portfolio management, and risk management
DEMO
PLUG-INS & OTHER
FEATURES

Agile and scrum

example
PLUG-INS & OTHER FEATURES
CONT.

Forum Page to
communicate
AWARDS

In August 2011, OpenProject won the first prize in the category "Best Practice" of the open
source competition of the Berlin Technology Foundation "Berlin's future is open".
In April 2018, OpenProject won the INNOVATIONSPREIS-IT 2018 of the Initiative
Mittelstand in the category Open Source.
In October 2018, OpenProject won the Open Source Business Award (OSBAR, “OpenSource-
Oscar”) in silver.
Q&
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