web2project is a
web-based
A web application (or web app) is application software that is accessed using a web browser. Web applications are delivered on the World Wide Web to users with an active network connection.
History
In earlier computing models like client-serve ...
, multi-user, multi-language
Project Management
Project management is the process of leading the work of a team to achieve all project goals within the given constraints. This information is usually described in project documentation, created at the beginning of the development process. T ...
application. It is an
open-source
Open source is source code that is made freely available for possible modification and redistribution. Products include permission to use the source code, design documents, or content of the product. The open-source model is a decentralized sof ...
software
Software is a set of computer programs and associated software documentation, documentation and data (computing), data. This is in contrast to Computer hardware, hardware, from which the system is built and which actually performs the work.
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and free for any uses and is maintained by an open community of volunteer programmers. web2project, as
collaborative software
Collaborative software or groupware is application software designed to help people working on a common task to attain their goals. One of the earliest definitions of groupware is "intentional group processes plus software to support them".
As re ...
, allows for real-time interaction between task assignees and updates for participants.
Structures and Features
Basic data elements and management functions include:
* Projects and Tasks
* Contact Manager with
vCard
vCard, also known as VCF (Virtual Contact File), is a file format standard for electronic business cards. vCards can be attached to e-mail messages, sent via Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), on the World Wide Web, instant messaging, NFC o ...
support
* Resource / Asset Manager
*
Gantt charts
A Gantt chart is a type of bar chart that illustrates a project schedule, named after its popularizer, Henry Gantt (1861–1919), who designed such a chart around the years 1910–1915. Modern Gantt charts also show the dependency relationshi ...
, Export via PDF or simple JPEG images
*
Calendar with user-based time zones, Syndication via
iCalendar
The Internet Calendaring and Scheduling Core Object Specification (iCalendar) is a media type which allows users to store and exchange calendaring and scheduling information such as events, to-dos, journal entries, and free/busy information, a ...
(supports Outlook, Thunderbird, Google Calendar, etc.)
* Reporting
* Project file manager
* Related Weblinks Manager
* Access control via
ACL including respect for private events, tasks, and contacts
* Audit Log of all activities by all users
* Translation System supporting Czech, German, English, Spanish, Farsi, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, and Russian
History
web2project started as a fork of
dotProject
dotProject is a web-based, multi-user, multi-language Project management software, project management application. It is free and open source software, and is maintained by an open community of volunteer programmers.
History
dotProject was ori ...
in late 2007.
Since the entire original team membership consisted of former dotProject contributors, the design and development decisions were quite similar to dotProject itself. As time went on, the systems diverged though web2project has maintained a "converter" which allows dotProject users to perform a one-way conversion to web2project. At present, the web2project community suffers from fewer add-on modules and a smaller community in general.
As of July 2010, web2project is available via RPM install for Mandriva Linux.
Mandriva Linux RPM package
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Support and Community
The primary means of day to day support is provided free by volunteers in both the forums and via online documentation.
See also
* List of project management software
The following is a comparison of project management software.
General information
Features
Monetary features
See also
* Kanban (development)
* Project management software
* Project planning
* Comparison of scrum software
* Compari ...
* Project management
Project management is the process of leading the work of a team to achieve all project goals within the given constraints. This information is usually described in project documentation, created at the beginning of the development process. T ...
References
External links
Official WebsiteSourceForge ProfileLegal Operations SoftwareField Service Management Software
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Free project management software
PHP software