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How to ensure successful adoption of your project management software
Learning 

How to ensure successful adoption of your project management software

You assessed and tested several project management software options to then finally decide to go with OpenProject. This process might have taken you a few weeks, months or even longer in order to make…
How to create, configure and manage your projects with OpenProject
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How to create, configure and manage your projects with OpenProject

You decided to take your project management to the next level and chose OpenProject as your open source project management software? You might be excited to get started. But as usual with a new tool: where…
OpenProject 11.1: new styling for WYSIWYG text editor, aggregated milestones, collapse button for groups
Releases 

OpenProject 11.1: new styling for WYSIWYG text editor, aggregated milestones, collapse button for groups

Welcome to OpenProject 11.1. The new release of the open source project management software brings improved stylings for the WYSIWYG text editor, the display of aggregated milestones in a single row in…
10 reasons to choose OpenProject as your project management software
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10 reasons to choose OpenProject as your project management software

If you are looking for a project management software, you will find plenty of options. But how do you decide on the right one for your organization? Define your needs first and ask yourself the following…
Control and optimize your project budget with OpenProject
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Control and optimize your project budget with OpenProject

One of the most important factors for making a project a success is the tracking and controlling. It ensures that the project lead can take action when necessary to bring the project back on track early…
OpenProject on-premises: download and installation
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OpenProject on-premises: download and installation

We offer 2 OpenProject on-premises versions besides the OpenProject Enterprise cloud edition. The OpenProject Community edition is an on-premises version installed in your environment. It covers a wide…
BIM project management software available on-premises
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BIM project management software available on-premises

OpenProject is free and open source software for project management. It offers a great variety of features to support classic, agile as well as hybrid project management and team collaboration. The BIM…
OpenProject 11 with top-down scheduling, more agile boards, and project templates
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OpenProject 11 with top-down scheduling, more agile boards, and project templates

At OpenProject we are always focusing on how to improve team collaboration and project management to get projects done more accurately and easily. This new release will bring all sorts of features that…
Reporting your project status made easy
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Reporting your project status made easy

One of the most important aspects in project management is reporting. A project report shows the current status of the project at a given time. It is usually done on a regular basis, e.g. weekly or monthly…
How do you communicate with your project team?
Learning 

How do you communicate with your project team?

A project management software supports the project team in their collaboration and to deliver the project as efficiently as possible. It combines the power of several tools in one: timings, assignment…
How long will it take? Find out if you should schedule your project top-down or bottom up.
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How long will it take? Find out if you should schedule your project top-down or bottom up.

The most frequent questions you will get asked when managing a project are probably: When will you be finished? And: How long will it take? It might be annoying for you to hear the same questions repeatedly…
Forms help you to streamline your tasks
Features 

Forms help you to streamline your tasks

OpenProject is an open source project management software that allows you to manage a wide variety of projects and tasks. With forms in OpenProject you can simplify the entry and management of tasks in…
How to work with agile boards
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How to work with agile boards

One of OpenProject’s most used features is agile boards. Agile boards support teams implementing their agile project management methodology, e.g. Scrum or Kanban. Typically, agile teams have shorter development…
OpenProject custom theme and logo
Features 

OpenProject custom theme and logo

Branding is more than just a logo or advertising towards your customers. Your organization is a brand and your employees identify with its vision and values. In order to reinforce your branding, you want…
Customize and automate your workflows
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Customize and automate your workflows

Approving documents, processing ideas, doing investment calculations, hiring employees, developing a product, performance reporting, ordering - these are all examples of tasks and processes in an organization…
Digital product development in times of New Work
Learning 

Digital product development in times of New Work

What does an innovative product of tomorrow look like? Which user problems should be solved? What will be implemented to solve these problems and how can a digital product development process tailored…
What is free and open source software and why can it cost money?
Open Source 

What is free and open source software and why can it cost money?

We keep getting questions from users and customers who wonder why some Enterprise add-ons of free and open source software cost money. Comments even go as far as saying that this does not make it true…
Project management terminology
Learning 

Project management terminology

Update July 2023: If you are looking for up-to-date definitions of OpenProject terminology, see our recently published glossary of OpenProject.…
Project management guide
Learning 

Project management guide

Today’s fast-paced and complex environment requires organizations to adapt to changes quickly. On top, to generate growth, an organization might need to venture out from its core business or core processes…
Remote working and security
Learning 

Remote working and security

Some companies were very slow in adopting remote working policies before the corona crisis. They were worried that working from home would make the performance of their employees drop. The other big concern…
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