The company I work for is looking for a good Project Management Software for mac. Our CTO likes the functionality of Microsoft Project but he wants something that is less expensive and works well on a mac.
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> On Aug 21, 2012, at 12:08 PM, Steven Cutbirth <steven_cutbi...@mac.com>
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The only Mac desktop software I'm familiar with that produces gant chart output and that is also compatible with MS Project is Omni Plan - http://www.omnigroup.com/omniplan
Basecamp, Flow and Asana are three of the best ways I know to do simple team collaboration and task management. Jira, while good for bug tracking and agile project management, is one of the biggest piles of crap I've ever used.
> On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Brian Simmons <brian2...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Asana or Jira
> On Aug 21, 2012, at 12:08 PM, Steven Cutbirth <steven_cutbi...@mac.com> wrote:
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Despite the above comment, I really like Jira and Confluence Wiki. Since
they are web apps, there's no OS dependency. A close runner up is Agilezen,
which has a slick story tracking UI.
anthony.armenda...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The only Mac desktop software I'm familiar with that produces gant chart
> output and that is also compatible with MS Project is Omni Plan -
> http://www.omnigroup.com/omniplan
> Basecamp, Flow and Asana are three of the best ways I know to do simple
> team collaboration and task management. Jira, while good for bug tracking
> and agile project management, is one of the biggest piles of crap I've ever
> used.
> On Aug 21, 2012, at 12:16 PM, Michael Vasquez <tydrea...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Basecamp.
> On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Brian Simmons <brian2...@hotmail.com>wrote:
>> Asana or Jira
>> On Aug 21, 2012, at 12:08 PM, Steven Cutbirth <steven_cutbi...@mac.com>
>> wrote:
>> The company I work for is looking for a good Project Management Software
>> for mac. Our CTO likes the functionality of Microsoft Project but he wants
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I've used Confluence & Jira in one place and I can't say it did a good
job. Most ppl hated it actually regardless of their background.
Also used Basecamp and that was much better but was still lacking some
good features.
Currently using Asana and I'd say it gives basecamp a run for the
money. I like Asana's UI and workflow better but Basecamp did a better
job of pointing out tasks that were neglected and needed attention
IMO.
On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 1:27 PM, Jack Murphy <j...@symbionmedia.com> wrote:
> Despite the above comment, I really like Jira and Confluence Wiki. Since
> they are web apps, there's no OS dependency. A close runner up is Agilezen,
> which has a slick story tracking UI.
> On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Anthony Armendariz
> <anthony.armenda...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> The only Mac desktop software I'm familiar with that produces gant chart
>> output and that is also compatible with MS Project is Omni Plan -
>> http://www.omnigroup.com/omniplan
>> Basecamp, Flow and Asana are three of the best ways I know to do simple
>> team collaboration and task management. Jira, while good for bug tracking
>> and agile project management, is one of the biggest piles of crap I've ever
>> used.
>> Anthony Armendariz
>> Mobile Product Designer
>> www.anthonyarmendariz.com >> @mantwan | @wirekraft
>> On Aug 21, 2012, at 12:16 PM, Michael Vasquez <tydrea...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Basecamp.
>> On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Brian Simmons <brian2...@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> Asana or Jira
>>> On Aug 21, 2012, at 12:08 PM, Steven Cutbirth <steven_cutbi...@mac.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> The company I work for is looking for a good Project Management Software
>>> for mac. Our CTO likes the functionality of Microsoft Project but he wants
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On Tuesday, August 21, 2012 12:08:58 PM UTC-5, Steven Cutbirth wrote:
> The company I work for is looking for a good Project Management Software > for mac. Our CTO likes the functionality of Microsoft Project but he wants > something that is less expensive and works well on a mac.
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Disclaimer: I use gantt charts and resource leveling when creating or modifying a project plan - but I do not use them to MANAGE the project or deliverables/deadlines on a day-to-day basis. For that project communication/collaboration portal function, we use Basecamp Classic. Had also recently looked into ApolloHQ as a replacement, but it didn't take - we're grooved in too deeply with Basecamp.
What does your CTO like about MS Project? And what other project management goals do y'all have? There are a lot of different styles out there from "collaboration" style mgmt (Asana, Basecamp), to reporting and workflow based ones (Jira, etc). I've always found Project to be in class of its own.
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> What does your CTO like about MS Project? And what other project
> management goals do y'all have? There are a lot of different styles out
> there from "collaboration" style mgmt (Asana, Basecamp), to reporting and
> workflow based ones (Jira, etc). I've always found Project to be in class
> of its own.
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He told me that he liked the functionality of MS Project and he specifically mentioned the ability to easily move around projects and have the software dynamically change due dates, organization, etc.
We currently have JIRA as our task manager, and bug tracker. However, JIRA does not provide the kind of project planning and management functionality that we need. We need to be able to organize our projects, track their progress, and see on a calendar when they are due.
On Wednesday, August 22, 2012 1:07:26 PM UTC-5, Anthony Morales wrote:
> Steve,
> What does your CTO like about MS Project? And what other project > management goals do y'all have? There are a lot of different styles out > there from "collaboration" style mgmt (Asana, Basecamp), to reporting and > workflow based ones (Jira, etc). I've always found Project to be in class > of its own.
> On Aug 21, 2012, at 12:08 PM, Steven Cutbirth <steven_...@mac.com<javascript:>> > wrote:
> > The company I work for is looking for a good Project Management Software > for mac. Our CTO likes the functionality of Microsoft Project but he wants > something that is less expensive and works well on a mac.
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> He told me that he liked the functionality of MS Project and he specifically mentioned the ability to easily move around projects and have the software dynamically change due dates, organization, etc.
> We currently have JIRA as our task manager, and bug tracker. However, JIRA does not provide the kind of project planning and management functionality that we need. We need to be able to organize our projects, track their progress, and see on a calendar when they are due.
> Thanks for your help!
> Steven Cutbirth
> On Wednesday, August 22, 2012 1:07:26 PM UTC-5, Anthony Morales wrote:
> Steve,
> What does your CTO like about MS Project? And what other project management goals do y'all have? There are a lot of different styles out there from "collaboration" style mgmt (Asana, Basecamp), to reporting and workflow based ones (Jira, etc). I've always found Project to be in class of its own.
> On Aug 21, 2012, at 12:08 PM, Steven Cutbirth <steven_...@mac.com> wrote:
> > The company I work for is looking for a good Project Management Software for mac. Our CTO likes the functionality of Microsoft Project but he wants something that is less expensive and works well on a mac.
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On Thursday, August 23, 2012 at 9:58 AM, Steven Cutbirth wrote:
> Anthony,
> He told me that he liked the functionality of MS Project and he specifically mentioned the ability to easily move around projects and have the software dynamically change due dates, organization, etc.
> We currently have JIRA as our task manager, and bug tracker. However, JIRA does not provide the kind of project planning and management functionality that we need. We need to be able to organize our projects, track their progress, and see on a calendar when they are due.
> Thanks for your help!
> Steven Cutbirth
> On Wednesday, August 22, 2012 1:07:26 PM UTC-5, Anthony Morales wrote:
> > Steve,
> > What does your CTO like about MS Project? And what other project management goals do y'all have? There are a lot of different styles out there from "collaboration" style mgmt (Asana, Basecamp), to reporting and workflow based ones (Jira, etc). I've always found Project to be in class of its own.
> > On Aug 21, 2012, at 12:08 PM, Steven Cutbirth <steven_...@mac.com (javascript:)> wrote:
> > > The company I work for is looking for a good Project Management Software for mac. Our CTO likes the functionality of Microsoft Project but he wants something that is less expensive and works well on a mac.
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If you are looking for something simple to use which will not require the team to learn a new software, you can try GrexIt (http://grexit.com) We have been on a 1 month trial with GrexIt and it appears to be pretty well suited for us. It works right from your email inboxes. You can create projects/assign tasks ect right from the inbox. This might not be a perfect fit for all organization, but the simplicity of the tool and the easy of using it right from your inbox makes it a good choice for us.
OmniPlan is great. If you are looking for a non-hosted solution to a ticketing system, my boss and I have been using Open Atrium. Built with Drupal and works great for us.
On Tuesday, August 21, 2012 12:08:58 PM UTC-5, Steven Cutbirth wrote:
> The company I work for is looking for a good Project Management Software > for mac. Our CTO likes the functionality of Microsoft Project but he wants > something that is less expensive and works well on a mac.
