We've been using source forge for the last couple of years. Its worked out really well. And it can tie into source control (both CVS and SVN), M$ Project Server, and other apps. So far its worked out very well.
larry On Dec 6, 2007 7:19 PM, Barry Beattie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > at one of our user groups a while ago someone demo'd SourceForge > Enterprise (15 users free, any more it costs). > > it's more than just a code repository and bug tracker. it can start as > a way of capturing initial requirements, storing all documentation, > and even tying a particular branch or code check-in back to. > the reporting seemed worthwhile too. > > the bit i like the best was that it was just installed as a virtural > device... good for trying it out for the first time: > > see for yourself: > > http://sf.net/powerbar/sfee > > my 2c > barry.b > > > > > On Dec 7, 2007 8:52 AM, Peter Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I'll be interested to hear what other people say on this. > > > > I personally hate Microsoft Project with a vengeance Haven't seen many > > people recommend it for managing software projects, so I'm not sure I'd > > start there (although it does produce pretty Gantt charts!). > > > > I'm using Trac right now for some projects. It is NOT the tool for > > reporting or higher level overviews and is limited even for bug tracking by > > things like the inability to have a "review" workflow for QA. I know it is > > widely used, I love the svn and mylyn integration, and as a solo dev or > > small team on simple projects it is good, but I don't think of it as a > > complete project management solution. It's a barebones bug tracker that gets > > out of your way while allowing you to keep track of what you're doing. I > > like it, but I think more is often required. > > > > I've heard rave reviews about Jira from various places. Supposed to be good > > for reporting as well as task management. Free for OSS projects, $1200-$4800 > > per server for commercial licenses. I'd love to hear peoples reviews. > > > > If you're into Agile, check out Buildix from Thoughtworks. Svn, trac, > > cruisecontrol and "mingle" (their agile user story management system) all > > pre-integrated. Free for teams of less than 5 and looks interesting, but I > > haven't heard any user reports back yet. > > > > Also sites like http://lighthouseapp.com/ provide a web2.0 front end onto a > > project management system. I think the right such site could be pretty good > > although as with all start ups, look into how you can back up the underlying > > data in a programmatically useful format. > > > > Of course, you could also roll your own. I know Russ Johnson has his > > project management thingie and svn viewer. Pinged him about it the other day > > to check status and see if I could get involved, but not got any feedback > > yet. > > > > Anyone else looking into/using anything else? > > > > Best Wishes, > > Peter > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 12/6/07 5:41 PM, "Baz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Is anyone using a project/code management tool that they are happy with? A > > tool that manages the assignment of low-level tasks all the way up to giving > > managers a high-level view of the status of projects. Microsoft Project > > comes to mind. Maybe even Trac, or RedMine or Gira. I know a lot of > > companies have in-house solutions - IBM is famous for their RUP based tool. > > Some tools are SDLC focused, providing mechanisms for requirements gathering > > to testing and deployment. What is everyone using? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do. - B. F. Skinner - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CFCDev" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfcdev?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
