I would strongly recommend against JIRA. It is the opposite of user-friendly and agile—especially for lean teams. And, especially if you’re using the Kanban methodology.
> On 27 Jan 2015, at 08:59, James Guymon <[email protected]> wrote: > > I suggest choosing a solution that accomplishes only what you need. It is > easy to get excited about features and imagine changing your workflow to make > use of the bells and whistles of some solutions. > > I've used JIRA, which is good as far as more complex systems go. I would > only use it within a larger organization that needs to make use of custom > workflows. > > For smaller teams I can recommend either Lighthouse or Basecamp, depending on > the nature of the project. I prefer lighthouse as a simple ticketing system > that keeps track of who is doing what without much visibility into context > (eg for maintaining a product, fixing bugs, etc). I prefer Basecamp for > projects where the developers have more of a high level picture and need to > see how what they are working on fits into the larger whole (eg, developing a > new product.) > > Others will have their favorites, and I'm sure they are all fantastic. The > key is whether it locks into your workflow, whether your team chooses to use > it properly, and the extent to which your project manager stays on top of > everything. > > -james > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > David Skinner > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 8:44 AM > To: uphpu > Subject: [UPHPU] Project Management > > Good morning friends, > > I was wondering what tools are used to manage projects. Our company doesn't > really have one. I've been using Trello, and it's been sufficient. But I > still wonder if there are better tools out there. I've searched around on > Google a bit, but I'm wondering what tools are used by the community (if any). > > Features I'm looking for (to name a few): > > - Simple way to add todo items, whether attached to a project or not > - See status of a todo item > - See status of overall project, current road blocks, upcoming milestones > - Projected timeline > - Maybe some integration with Github > > Thanks in advance for your input! > > - David Skinner > > _______________________________________________ > > UPHPU mailing list > [email protected] > http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu > IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net > > _______________________________________________ > > UPHPU mailing list > [email protected] > http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu > IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net _______________________________________________ UPHPU mailing list [email protected] http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net
