Openproject - good quality open source project management software Source

August 9, 2014 Markdown source

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2title: 'Openproject - good quality open source project management software'
3date: '2014-08-09'
4published_at: '2014-08-09T12:28:00.000+10:00'
5tags: ['agile', 'open source', 'openproject', 'project management', 'scrum']
6author: 'Gavin Jackson'
7excerpt: 'Last week I installed and configured Openproject (https://www.openproject.org/). It looks like an amazingly good product. The installation instructions were nice and clear (especially for a non-ruby/r...'
8updated_at: '2014-08-09T12:28:14.471+10:00'
9legacy_url: 'http://www.gavinj.net/2014/08/openproject-good-quality-open-source.html'
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12[![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TyAkWAXhOYHC4LJqPaNQlGLPJliivCv6zoRk9ybRw6UWlq8nf5RET4IEdtgrc21oyOBRmIlQyOzamz_7GxXAgGZJHnMCsYx2YE9E0Dw2d8P6VSXLLbxuocqYMQ9LJMgtfnJ6QzDAeqg/s1600/op_logo.jpg)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TyAkWAXhOYHC4LJqPaNQlGLPJliivCv6zoRk9ybRw6UWlq8nf5RET4IEdtgrc21oyOBRmIlQyOzamz_7GxXAgGZJHnMCsYx2YE9E0Dw2d8P6VSXLLbxuocqYMQ9LJMgtfnJ6QzDAeqg/s1600/op_logo.jpg)
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14Last week I installed and configured Openproject (https://www.openproject.org/). It looks like an amazingly good product. The installation instructions were nice and clear (especially for a non-ruby/rails guy), configuration was quite straight forward.
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16[![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDn1HQFkH9NAtnxKesZ-fbNCHiuXZu3Vp60O0o2oIOZqcco3mv8TSPKV-7LcHeKiCFmWMCafIrpGlJtbxpxeFZ0cd_MBZrvV-tkhK_MNnw4WwMnuJvsE5X8g3TaKLJOPRul2GpGrl290k/s1600/op_benefits.png)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDn1HQFkH9NAtnxKesZ-fbNCHiuXZu3Vp60O0o2oIOZqcco3mv8TSPKV-7LcHeKiCFmWMCafIrpGlJtbxpxeFZ0cd_MBZrvV-tkhK_MNnw4WwMnuJvsE5X8g3TaKLJOPRul2GpGrl290k/s1600/op_benefits.png)
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18It's essentially a web based alternative to Microsoft Project, things I like:
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20- It looks beautiful - the web interface is simple, quick and extremely intuitive
21- It has extension modules (I've taken a look at the backlog plugin for Agile/Scrum support)
22- It allows you to have hierarchical projects
23- Great looking reports (including Gantt charts)
24- Strong user/group/role creation
25- Extremely customisable workflow - it was built to allow people to customise it to their needs
26- Open Source license (the price is right!)
27- Apache integration (using passenger), really easy to set up
28- Great looking email notifications (with backlinks in to Openproject)
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30[![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxp8TLJH-c7dVuHJXHx6Czqs9rnQZBUANkOQ_fKpKVPD1-Ru8BEscR9SZwPyGjsfAGAzGaJTaA1eXfnTe_5e5eROcu49APbQuTKfJ7ZMXAS6ghALs3BHq4ivRCTRZWHdjXK3yQOMUwwY/s1600/op_tasks.png)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxp8TLJH-c7dVuHJXHx6Czqs9rnQZBUANkOQ_fKpKVPD1-Ru8BEscR9SZwPyGjsfAGAzGaJTaA1eXfnTe_5e5eROcu49APbQuTKfJ7ZMXAS6ghALs3BHq4ivRCTRZWHdjXK3yQOMUwwY/s1600/op_tasks.png)
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32Things I don't like about it:
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34- No support for mercurial in the SCM module (currently only supports subversion and git)
35- I couldn't get the LDAP module working against AD
36- Would be nice if they bundled a binary distribution (eg. an RPM for linux or a DMG for mac), I think you need some development experience to get up and running.
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38[![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDaDhVtjx3tQxpvpriiO2O8igSpULxnZszAoO7AfbHhYYrzH0oV4ckYX1vq1iYa4_E6RFLs1xzDt1_sGjTvv32yF9g4vr_sy7LbDvYlsGJTHlkXAMjJcfDYuBms_E7N7h2fMqv3YnjOJE/s1600/op_gant.png)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDaDhVtjx3tQxpvpriiO2O8igSpULxnZszAoO7AfbHhYYrzH0oV4ckYX1vq1iYa4_E6RFLs1xzDt1_sGjTvv32yF9g4vr_sy7LbDvYlsGJTHlkXAMjJcfDYuBms_E7N7h2fMqv3YnjOJE/s1600/op_gant.png)
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40This blog post will be a rolling review as I spend more time with it, but it looks very stable from what I've seen.
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---
title: 'Openproject - good quality open source project management software'
date: '2014-08-09'
published_at: '2014-08-09T12:28:00.000+10:00'
tags: ['agile', 'open source', 'openproject', 'project management', 'scrum']
author: 'Gavin Jackson'
excerpt: 'Last week I installed and configured Openproject (https://www.openproject.org/). It looks like an amazingly good product. The installation instructions were nice and clear (especially for a non-ruby/r...'
updated_at: '2014-08-09T12:28:14.471+10:00'
legacy_url: 'http://www.gavinj.net/2014/08/openproject-good-quality-open-source.html'
---

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Last week I installed and configured Openproject (https://www.openproject.org/). It looks like an amazingly good product. The installation instructions were nice and clear (especially for a non-ruby/rails guy), configuration was quite straight forward.

[![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDn1HQFkH9NAtnxKesZ-fbNCHiuXZu3Vp60O0o2oIOZqcco3mv8TSPKV-7LcHeKiCFmWMCafIrpGlJtbxpxeFZ0cd_MBZrvV-tkhK_MNnw4WwMnuJvsE5X8g3TaKLJOPRul2GpGrl290k/s1600/op_benefits.png)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDn1HQFkH9NAtnxKesZ-fbNCHiuXZu3Vp60O0o2oIOZqcco3mv8TSPKV-7LcHeKiCFmWMCafIrpGlJtbxpxeFZ0cd_MBZrvV-tkhK_MNnw4WwMnuJvsE5X8g3TaKLJOPRul2GpGrl290k/s1600/op_benefits.png)

It's essentially a web based alternative to Microsoft Project, things I like:

- It looks beautiful - the web interface is simple, quick and extremely intuitive
- It has extension modules (I've taken a look at the backlog plugin for Agile/Scrum support)
- It allows you to have hierarchical projects
- Great looking reports (including Gantt charts)
- Strong user/group/role creation
- Extremely customisable workflow - it was built to allow people to customise it to their needs
- Open Source license (the price is right!)
- Apache integration (using passenger), really easy to set up
- Great looking email notifications (with backlinks in to Openproject)

[![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxp8TLJH-c7dVuHJXHx6Czqs9rnQZBUANkOQ_fKpKVPD1-Ru8BEscR9SZwPyGjsfAGAzGaJTaA1eXfnTe_5e5eROcu49APbQuTKfJ7ZMXAS6ghALs3BHq4ivRCTRZWHdjXK3yQOMUwwY/s1600/op_tasks.png)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxp8TLJH-c7dVuHJXHx6Czqs9rnQZBUANkOQ_fKpKVPD1-Ru8BEscR9SZwPyGjsfAGAzGaJTaA1eXfnTe_5e5eROcu49APbQuTKfJ7ZMXAS6ghALs3BHq4ivRCTRZWHdjXK3yQOMUwwY/s1600/op_tasks.png)

Things I don't like about it:

- No support for mercurial in the SCM module (currently only supports subversion and git)
- I couldn't get the LDAP module working against AD
- Would be nice if they bundled a binary distribution (eg. an RPM for linux or a DMG for mac), I think you need some development experience to get up and running.

[![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDaDhVtjx3tQxpvpriiO2O8igSpULxnZszAoO7AfbHhYYrzH0oV4ckYX1vq1iYa4_E6RFLs1xzDt1_sGjTvv32yF9g4vr_sy7LbDvYlsGJTHlkXAMjJcfDYuBms_E7N7h2fMqv3YnjOJE/s1600/op_gant.png)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDaDhVtjx3tQxpvpriiO2O8igSpULxnZszAoO7AfbHhYYrzH0oV4ckYX1vq1iYa4_E6RFLs1xzDt1_sGjTvv32yF9g4vr_sy7LbDvYlsGJTHlkXAMjJcfDYuBms_E7N7h2fMqv3YnjOJE/s1600/op_gant.png)

This blog post will be a rolling review as I spend more time with it, but it looks very stable from what I've seen.