This document discusses OpenProject, an open source project management tool. It introduces OpenProject as a web-based tool used for project planning, timelines, task management and collaboration. The objectives of OpenProject include maintaining infrastructure, encouraging community participation, protecting intellectual property, and communicating benefits. OpenProject connects to project management through use of Gantt charts for visualizing tasks and resources. Its strengths include low costs, ability to scale, and features like work packages and timelines. Weaknesses include reliance on open source design and Linux compatibility issues. The document recommends OpenProject for geographically distributed projects focused on budgets and responsibilities. Suggestions are provided to improve Windows support and add capabilities like network diagrams and screen sharing.

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Marc Maton
H K Deshan Jayamapth
Ngu Kay Khine
K M Sasika Suchithra
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2. INTRODUCTION
 web-based project management tool
 open source project application
 huge amount of more than 2,500 projects installations in many organization
globally
 mostly used for lots of collaborative features such as project planning, timeline
reports, task management and more.
 create a new innovative place for open source software
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3. OBJECTIVES
 Maintain the hardware and software infrastructure of the OpenProject org and
other corresponding sites
 encourages the community to participate in and its contribution
 Providing the conduct of code to protect its community attribution and develop
the project’s vision
 manage intellectual property and financial contributions
 protect the project and community through support and advocacy
 communicates and operates the open project platform by the benefits of the
Open Project software
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4. THE CONNECTION WITH PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
 usage of Microsoft Project software
 where the GANTT chart is especially describes as milestones, tasks and resources
helps to obtain a (visual) overview in operating complex projects.
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5. STRENGTHS
 Low Cost compared to other options
 Packages
 Community Edition-Free
 Cloud-hosted Edition-1 Euro per-user, per-month
 Enterprise Edition-5 Euros per-user, per-month
 Ability to scale as an organization grows
 Cloud-Hosted vs. In-house platform
 Features
 Work Packages
 Timelines
 Agile and Scrum
 Easy integration into current corporate infrastructure
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6. 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
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7. 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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8. 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
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9. DEMO
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10. PLUG-INS & OTHER FEATURES
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Agile and scrum example
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11. PLUG-INS & OTHER FEATURES CONT.
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Forum Page to communicate
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12. Q & A
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13. REFERENCES
OpenProject. (2016, October 25). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenProject
Open Source Community. (2016). Retrieved from https://www.openproject.org/open-
source/
Project Software Review. (2016). Retrieved from https://project-
management.com/openproject-software-review/
OpenProject: Collaborative Project Management. (2016). Retrieved from
https://www.openproject.org
OpenProject. (2016). Retrieved from https://www.openproject.org/collaboration-software-
features/
@. (n.d.). OpenProject tutorials and user guides. Retrieved December 05, 2016, from
https://www.openproject.org/help/user-guides/
H. (n.d.). OpenProject. Retrieved December 05, 2016, from
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpDojas1X9ccix4mxadabpw
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14. THANKYOU
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