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OpenProject 12.3: advanced scheduling with definition of a work week and duration of work packages

OpenProject 12.3: advanced scheduling with definition of a work week and duration of work packages

We are proud to present to you OpenProject 12.3. This release launches significant improvements to the scheduling of work packages and will make your life easier when creating timelines and scheduling…
Cloud project management software - OpenProject

Cloud project management software - OpenProject

Cloud computing is making storage, servers, databases, networking or software available remotely in the cloud or virtual space. This allows the users to access all data via the internet, and consequently…
OpenProject 12.2: file management with Nextcloud, improved scheduling and log time for other users

OpenProject 12.2: file management with Nextcloud, improved scheduling and log time for other users

We are proud to present to you OpenProject 12.2. This release makes us especially excited about the next step in the Nextcloud integration which is enhancing file management in OpenProject. For both OpenProject…
Release management software - OpenProject

Release management software - OpenProject

We as a software company of course use our own product to plan and manage our releases. OpenProject users know that we are trying to release often to bring incremental added value. So how do we manage…
Ticket management with OpenProject

Ticket management with OpenProject

If you are using OpenProject with your team to manage your projects, you could consider more use cases. We would like to show you how, besides project management, you could make even more use of OpenProject…
Project Management Software On-premises - OpenProject

Project Management Software On-premises - OpenProject

OpenProject is the leading open source project management software. While providing a premium, powerful project management software, OpenProject is highly committed to data security and privacy. Especially…
Successful project delivery: on time and on budget

Successful project delivery: on time and on budget

You deliver a successful project when meeting budget and deadline requirements as well as stakeholders’ scope and quality expectations.…
Project KPIs: How to track progress and measure success of your project

Project KPIs: How to track progress and measure success of your project

The objective of this article is to provide a short overview of KPIs that can be used to monitor a project’s progress. Of course, the list is not exhaustive and every project manager has to decide which…
Case study OpenProject as hybrid project management software

Case study OpenProject as hybrid project management software

OpenProject is the leading open source project management software. Thereby, it supports traditional waterfall as well as agile project management and also allows to combine both to a hybrid approach.…
OpenProject 12.1: a new team planner, a filter to include projects and basic agile boards for the Community

OpenProject 12.1: a new team planner, a filter to include projects and basic agile boards for the Community

We are proud to present to you OpenProject 12.1. This release will introduce a completely new module, the team planner. With this Enterprise feature, you can visually assign work packages in a weekly or…
Agile boards are now available in the OpenProject Community edition

Agile boards are now available in the OpenProject Community edition

The OpenProject team is busy developing new features and the Community edition will of course benefit as well. With the release of OpenProject 12.1, the Community edition will comprise basic agile boards…
What is hybrid project management?

What is hybrid project management?

Hybrid project management combines elements of waterfall and agile methodologies to make the project management approach best suited for an individual use case. A pure agile or waterfall approach can limit…
What are work packages and how to work with them?

What are work packages and how to work with them?

OpenProject is an open source project management software. There are plenty of competitors out there and every software has its own main focus.…
How to work with project templates

How to work with project templates

Using project templates will save your team a lot of time. No more repetitive work and you also streamline the way your organization works, making sure the structure of your projects is coherent.…
Project management now also in Ukrainian

Project management now also in Ukrainian

For all those who collaborate even more. For all those who build bridges. For all those who have hired new employees from Ukraine. The project management software OpenProject is now also available in Ukrainian…
5 Tips for remote work and home office

5 Tips for remote work and home office

Ever since the outbreak of the corona virus (COVID-19), we are increasingly called upon to take protective measures and avoid social contacts. In waves, events are getting cancelled, trips postponed, companies…
OpenProject recognized as top product in 2021 by Gartner Digital Markets

OpenProject recognized as top product in 2021 by Gartner Digital Markets

As we move ahead in 2022, let’s take a pause and appreciate some of the accomplishments we earned throughout the last year. 2021 has been an amazing year for OpenProject. We stood out from the crowd with…
11 February, International Day of Women and Girls in Science

11 February, International Day of Women and Girls in Science

The International Day of Women and Girls in Science was established on February 11 by a decision of the United Nations General Assembly on December 22, 2015. The day aims to raise awareness of the importance…
Protection through frugality: 28 January is data protection day

Protection through frugality: 28 January is data protection day

Data Protection Day has been an international event since 2007. A lot has changed since the European Council initiated it, and data protection becomes more and more important each year.…
Set and achieve your goals with open source software for OKRs (Objectives and Key Results)

Set and achieve your goals with open source software for OKRs (Objectives and Key Results)

OpenProject as a secure web-based project management software supports many different use cases. At the beginning of the year, in OpenProject it is very convenient to follow the OKR process, set your strategic…