Thanks Rosalyn and Cary. Being code4lib, I was mostly thinking issue tracker, but if you're looking more for just organizing like a to do list and other things, you might look at something like Trello: https://trello.com/
On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 2:11 PM, Cary Gordon <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree with Rosalyn that the key is what you mean by project management. I > get the impression that you aren't looking for a ticketing system. > > For lists and communication, we use (and like) Basecamp, but there are lots > of good alternatives. PBWorks is another good hosted system. If you can host > yourself, MediaWiki, which powers the code4lib wiki, has a huge community, is > widely used in the library world, and ramps up relatively quickly. > > We use Unfuddle for most of our ticketing, and they have a new planning > product called Alchemy, which is in beta. > > Thanks, > > Cary > > > On Jan 14, 2013, at 10:52 AM, Rosalyn Metz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Kun, >> >> I guess the first question I would ask is what do you mean by project >> management -- its kind of a big space. Are you looking for something more >> like a ticketing system? Is your primary concern keeping up communication >> on projects? Or are you looking to create a project list that you can keep >> track of? Are you trying to just outline what it is that your projects are? >> >> If you're looking for a ticketing system I like GitHub Ticketing -- its >> free and easy to use. If you're primarily worried about keeping up >> communication with a different groups, google groups can suffice 9 times >> out of 10. If you're just looking to keep track of a list of projects, >> you might be able to get away with something simple like a Google Form that >> submits to a spreadsheet. If you're just outlining what your projects are >> you could just start off by creating project one pagers (ala Tito >> Sierra<http://www.slideshare.net/tsierra/the-projectonepager> >> ). >> >> My recommendation would be to start off small (and free). After a few >> months, re-evaluate and see where you are. Maybe you'll realize you need >> something more robust (Unfuddle instead of GitHub Ticketing; Basecamp >> instead of Google Groups; time management planning instead of lists of >> projects; formal project plans instead of one pagers;). >> >> Rosalyn >> >> >> On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 1:27 PM, Lin, Kun <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Our library is looking for a project management system. Does anyone has >>> any suggestions on which one to choose? We only have a very small team and >>> our main focus is to guide our librarians to submit their ideas and for >>> record tacking purposes. >>> >>> Thanks >>> Kun >>>
