Person in Administration: “can you explain to me how ‘admins’ work in Jira?”
Me: “… that’s a perfectly reasonable question and I’m going to have to go with ‘no, I probably can’t’ — not in any way that would make sense.”

Instead we decided to go with a specific example 8)

Updated #TaskJuggler to the latest version in my #COPR repository for @fedora :

https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/ankursinha/rubygem-taskjuggler/

TaskJuggler is an Open Source project management tool. It's full of great features---scheduling, resource allocation, gannt charts, reports and reporting, all of it. See the documentation here: https://taskjuggler.org/documentation.html

I use it to manage all my work projects, and it's a real boon. Give it a go!

Edit: The job vacancy is now closed. Thanks for boosting, this is no longer necessary!

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Job opportunity in the Netherlands!

Are you well-versed in #projectmanagement and know the research data/software landscape from a perspective of #interoperability?

We are hiring an Interoperability Project Lead for a 4-year project funded by Open Science NL.

https://vacatures.knaw.nl/job/Den-Haag-Interoperability-Project-Lead-DANS/1152106555/

Apply until April 13th (Sunday) 2025.

See next post for more information on salary, benefits, etc.

The project management tool Height.app is shutting down, which is a real bummer - our company was one of the early adopters and we have used it for years. Height had one of the best designs I've ever seen, and I had high hopes for it.

This is a reminder that any service can be shut down at any moment, with no safeguards in place. It's also a reminder of the power of open source - something we don't have in this case.

I have a lot of requirements for a project management tool - most notably a solid API, linkable tasks with task IDs, and a good user interface. After this experience, I'd prefer something open source. Maybe Plane.so, looks very similar to Height.app?

Any solid alternatives to tools like Jira, ClickUp, Height, or Favro? I'm open to suggestions.

Had to repost this...

OpenProject 15.4 is launching on March 19, 2025!

Get ready for smarter project management with exciting new features:

• Enable automatic scheduling based on relations
• Add meeting outcomes and move agenda items
• Generate PDF reports from work package descriptions
• Automatic @mention when quote replying to comments

Keep an eye out for the full release. Check out our short teaser video! #OpenProject #ProjectManagement #OpenSource

I use #toggl plan and track (free versions) for time keeping and the Gantt view for projects. Does anyone know of a #foss #opensource alternative? Self-hosted is also cool. #projectmanagement

Yesterday was an exciting day for open source collaboration!

Not only did #Nextcloud Hub 10 launch with new features and improvements, but the #OpenProject Nextcloud Integration App 2.8 was also released! This integration brings enhanced project management directly into your Nextcloud environment.

Curious about what’s new? Find out the details here:
https://www.openproject.org/blog/nextcloud-integration-release-2-8/

Are you creating OKRs or just making to-do lists?

Getting things done is great—but that’s the job of project management. If you need to drive an outcome, that's what OKRs are for. Mixing the two? That’s a recipe for confusion.

In OKR Forecast 2025: Insights from the Experts, I break down this common mistake and how to fix it.

Listen here: https://findrc.co/4b2JJDr

The Arts Council of Ireland has written off €5.3m on ‘substandard work’ and an IT system that was ‘not fit for purpose’ while artists try to make ends meet. This has to be the beginning of real change, writes Toner Quinn.
https://journalofmusic.com/opinion/arts-council-s-rte-moment-and-serious-change-must-follow

Having that magic moment today when the chaos of a magazine work-in-progress starts to make sense; when the muddled middle of a project begins to align in my mind, and the work to be done clarifies.

BLAG 07 is 'en camino' (en route), and I'm so excited for some of the material that has emerged in the process of bringing it all together: https://bl.ag/07.

OpenProject in Space: How Aerospace companies use OpenProject.

OpenProject is making its mark in the aerospace industry!

The current edition of @linuxmagazine features an article how Aerospace organizations rely on OpenProject for their project management.
OpenProject proves that open source software is a powerful tool even for the most complex space projects.
(German only): https://www.linux-magazin.de/ausgaben/2025/03/openproject-in-der-raumfahrt/

Hello everyone, I'm Tenzu , a collaborative project steering software.

My crew and I are here to help other ships navigate the skies of IT project management, assisting the captain as well as the engineers and cartographers!

And since space has no limits, my code is and will remain free/libre.

Don't hesitate to deck on our station to try out the online demo
https://demo.tenzu.app

tillywork/tillywork at selfh.st

https://github.com/tillywork/tillywork

Are you starting the year fresh and rethinking your project management tools?
If you are considering switching from Jira, take a look at this comparison with OpenProject:
https://www.openproject.org/project-management-software-alternatives/best-jira-alternative/
#openproject #opensource #jira #projectmanagement

I put the BS in WBS.


#ProjectManagement