Project Management Software - who uses what & why?

Submitted by iestynx (70 points) on Mon, 2009-01-12 15:40

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I'm in the market for a new way to manage my Graphic Design business. I'm currently using Bento, I've set it up with the following fields project / client / priority / Price / notes / Status ( planning, in progress, Complete, invoiced, paid). It's Ok but it's not rally what I'm looking for.

I work by myself so multi-user synching is not needed. Time tracking is not essential as i rarely charge by the hour, neither is invoicing, I have my own weird system (might change if the software comes with it.

I've had a quick look at Things http://culturedcode.com/things/ & Omni Focus http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnifocus/ as they have iPhone versions but can't really tell if they can do what I need without downloading the demos, I really don't have time for messing about with demos, So I thought I'd throw it open to you lot to see what you use and if you're happy with your system

PS I also use www.goplan.org online project management for a magazine that I'm working on with 6 other people.

for personal task management

Submitted by Ivan on Mon, 2009-01-12 23:55.

for personal task management i would recommend rtm. basecamp is the best so far i have seen for small budget systems. agency central is the best for large systems.

Project Pier

Submitted by spigot (167 points) on Tue, 2009-01-13 04:14.

Project Pier is an open source Basecamp clone, hosted on your own server. I've styled mine to look almost exactly like my website.

I use it to keep track of messages with clients, keep deadlines and task lists, and most importantly get client sign offs.

spigotdesign.com

DeskAway for project management

Submitted by suruchi (1 points) on Tue, 2009-01-13 07:44.

Hi,

I am using DeskAway for managing my projects & sharing them with team members & clients & collaborating with them. It is very easy & simple to use. Moreover it is SSL Enabled & gives the Twitter like features for social collaboration. The interface is very neat & organized. This is the best project management software I have ever used.

http://www.deskaway.com

Comindwork

Submitted by godzhesas (1 points) on Tue, 2009-01-13 07:52.

Another alternative to look at would be http://www.comindwork.com. It should have all the features you need, it can be integrated with any system (it already has twitter, salesforce, openid, svn, outlook and other integrations) and highly customizable.

Project Management Software - http://www.comindwork.com

Comindwork looks cool

Submitted by spigot (167 points) on Tue, 2009-01-13 15:23.

but wow, is it expensive! Looks like they took Basecamp and put it on steroids.

spigotdesign.com

Online v Local

Submitted by iestynx (70 points) on Tue, 2009-01-13 17:22.

Seems that so far you all use online options. I do like GoPlan and Deskaway seems quite a good alternative too.
But what if the heavens came crashing down and all of a sudden there was no internet!! How would you deal with your projects then?
I still feel that I want to keep my projects local on my Mac, maybe a project manager that can synch with my Macbook, but that's not really that essential.