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News from the Product Desk: Significant changes to progress and work estimates
Features 

News from the Product Desk: Significant changes to progress and work estimates

At OpenProject, our goal has always been to help teams and organizations work better and more productively. Over the years, we have added new features such as an integration with Nextcloud and with OneDrive…
OpenProject Roadmap 2024: Which topics are we planning to work on?
Features  Company 

OpenProject Roadmap 2024: Which topics are we planning to work on?

Transparency and openness are core values of OpenProject. That is why we are excited to share our roadmap 2024 with you and show in more detail which features and topics we plan to work on. At the same…
OpenProject 13.4: A GitLab integration and more
Releases 

OpenProject 13.4: A GitLab integration and more

We are happy to announce that we have released OpenProject 13.4. We are particularly pleased about the GitLab integration, which was developed from a community plugin. Version 13.4 also includes advanced…
Temple University radically improves teamwork with OpenProject
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Temple University radically improves teamwork with OpenProject

In this interview, we chat with Brent Whiting, Executive Director of the new Project Management Office in the central ITS group at Temple University. Learn how the central IT team uses OpenProject - from…
File management with OpenProject's OneDrive/SharePoint integration
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File management with OpenProject's OneDrive/SharePoint integration

Every project needs a supportive file management. Whether it’s just a quick screenshot or a 20-page presentation – people collaborating in projects always involves handling files. This is why project and…
Union Community Care finds technical and cultural alignment with OpenProject
Cases 

Union Community Care finds technical and cultural alignment with OpenProject

The information systems and technology team at Union Community Care says that in order to get their work done effectively and transparently, they must rely on an open source project management system,…
OpenProject vs Tuleap
Open Source 

OpenProject vs Tuleap

In the realm of open source project management software, Tuleap has garnered recognition for its agile-focused approach and comprehensive tool set. However, for those seeking a versatile alternative that…
OpenProject recognized as top project management software in 2024 by Gartner Digital Markets
Company 

OpenProject recognized as top project management software in 2024 by Gartner Digital Markets

We are pleased to share the recent recognition OpenProject has received in 2024. Our dedication and hard work have set us apart, resulting in an impressive overall score of 4.5 out of 5 across all three…
The Open Source Initiative implements first project management software system
Cases  Open Source 

The Open Source Initiative implements first project management software system

The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has been a pillar of the open source community since 1998 as the steward of the Open Source Definition and maintainer of a robust list of open source licenses.…
Permission management on a task level – with OpenProject’s Share feature
Features 

Permission management on a task level – with OpenProject’s Share feature

As a project manager, you want to make sure everyone can do exactly what they need to do to drive the project forward - no more and no less. On the one hand, this concerns people who are directly involved…
OpenProject 13.3: Filter and save custom project lists
Releases 

OpenProject 13.3: Filter and save custom project lists

We are happy to announce that we have released OpenProject 13.3. You can now start creating custom project lists and manage your work packages in a separate Gantt charts module. Customers using the SharePoint…
Workload transparency for the City of Ravensburg
Cases 

Workload transparency for the City of Ravensburg

“OpenProject enables us to plan long-term and reliably without creating an overload for our people.” Eric Fischer, City of Ravensburg, Germany…
Separate Gantt charts for more clarity and better organization
Features 

Separate Gantt charts for more clarity and better organization

In the past, Gantt charts in OpenProject were always part of the Work Packages module. Although they are an essential and very central aspect of project management and therefore also an important feature…
OpenProject at FOSDEM 2024
Company  Open Source 

OpenProject at FOSDEM 2024

We at OpenProject are excited to participate again this year at FOSDEM. Being an open source platform, we aim to engage with fellow developers in the open source community, exchange ideas, network, and…
Why open source AI?
Open Source 

Why open source AI?

OpenProject was among many open source organizations to attend and present on important topics related to data sovereignty, transparency, and open source software this year. The official focus for the…
OpenProject 13.2
Releases 

OpenProject 13.2

OpenProject 13.2 has been released today! It focuses on the new OneDrive/SharePoint integration, which has been available for OpenProject Enterprise customers since the last release in December 2023. With…
OpenProject: The collaborative Excel alternative for project management
Open Source 

OpenProject: The collaborative Excel alternative for project management

Excel is a widely used standard application. The application is often already installed and users are already familiar with it. When companies introduce project management, it is only logical that many…
How Santa organizes the present distribution around the world
Learning  Features 

How Santa organizes the present distribution around the world

Every year, Santa Claus takes care of the distribution of countless presents worldwide. What he used to record in Excel until a few years ago, he now successfully manages with the open source project management…
Looking back: OpenProject's highlights of 2023
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Looking back: OpenProject's highlights of 2023

The year 2023 will soon be over and so we look back: What happened at OpenProject this year? What were the highlight features and changes to the software - and what also happened in the OpenProject team…
OpenProject integration app for Nextcloud released in version 2.5
Releases 

OpenProject integration app for Nextcloud released in version 2.5

We are continuously working on our OpenProject integration app for Nextcloud and just released version 2.5.1.…
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