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Project Management Tools and Guides


Managing projects -- ranging from PTA fundraisers to building a community playground -- can make or break an organization's reputation. With that in mind, we are providing a few links to useful resources:

Free Online Tools

All three of these tools provide online project/task management tools that can be used by project teams. The free versions usually have limited capacity, but one can pay a relatively modest fee for additional capacity.

  • Zoho Project - http://projects.zoho.com/home.na
  • Central Desktop - http://www.centraldesktop.com/ - Very nice, but limited capacity for the free license.
  • BaseCamp - http://basecamphq.com/
  • Open Source Tools

    If you have a web server or share a domain that supports the PHP programming language (typical for low-cost hosting services) and have someone with the necessary technical skills on staff, you can install an open-source project management system, which will provide unlimited capacity for free--albeit usually without the bells and whistles of the online services above.

  • ZenTrack - http://www.zentrack.net
  • dotProject - www.dotproject.net
  • Others can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_project_management_software
  • Guides

  • Open Source Project Management manual - http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file40647.pdf
  • Guidelines for Managing Projects from the UK Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) - http://www.projectmanagement-training.net/book/table_of_contents.html
  • Project Management (from Wikipedia) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_management

  • Added 05/12/2010 by asblackwood, Modified 05/17/2010 by asblackwood

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