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How to organize myself in the project?

How to organize myself in the project?

A project management software facilitates your project management but you need to know how to use it to get the best out of it. OpenProject is very user friendly and intuitive to use. To get you started…
How to ensure successful adoption of your project management software

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

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

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

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

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

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 Projektmanagementsoftware nun auch selbstinstalliert

BIM Projektmanagementsoftware nun auch selbstinstalliert

OpenProject ist eine freie und quelloffene Software für Projektmanagement. Sie bietet eine Vielzahl von Funktionen zur Unterstützung des klassischen, agilen sowie hybriden Projektmanagements und der Team…
OpenProject 11 with top-down scheduling, more agile boards, and project templates

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

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?

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.

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…
Formulare unterstützen Sie Ihre Aufgaben zu optimieren

Formulare unterstützen Sie Ihre Aufgaben zu optimieren

OpenProject ist eine Open Source Projektmanagement-Software, mit der Sie vielfältige Projekte und Aufgaben steuern können. Mit Formularen in OpenProject können Sie die Erfassung und Verwaltung von Aufgaben…
How to work with agile boards

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

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

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…
Digitale Produktentwicklung in Zeiten von New Work

Digitale Produktentwicklung in Zeiten von New Work

Wie sieht ein innovatives Produkt von morgen aus? Welche Nutzungsprobleme sollen gelöst werden? Womit sollen diese Probleme gelöst werden und wie kann man einen darauf zugeschnittenen digitalen und web…
Warum freie Open-Source-Software Geld kosten darf?

Warum freie Open-Source-Software Geld kosten darf?

Wir erhalten immer wieder Fragen von Nutzer:innen, die sich wundern, warum einige Enterprise Add-ons von freier und Open-Source-Software Geld kosten dürfen. Die Kommentare gehen sogar so weit zu sagen…
Project management terminology

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

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…