Recently I was invited to join a group of volunteers working on a software development project. As there were to be more than two in the group, I could see problems working through a swarm of emails, cc: emails and all the replies…
That is when I started researching web based Project Management Software.
As the project was to be a low-cost exercise, I think I have found the perfect answer.
We needed three components:-
A domain name ($10 p.a.)
A Site Host ($72) But prices can range from almost free to whatever you want.
Project Managment Software ( Free )
The Site Host:
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If you shop around, you can save on the Site Host account. Or even find a free one, but that is not recommended. You may already have a host that will allow an add-on domain at no extra cost. And, make sure that any host offers CPanel access, and not a management tool they built themselves!
Project Managment Software:
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The site host we selected provides dotProject and PHProjekt system installs via the Fantastico within cPanel.
We went with dotProject
I am truly amazed at the features and functionality in this free software product. You really need to try it to see what it will do.
It is PHP driven and uses a MySQL database for content storage.
I had a quick look at PHProjekt and it too looks great, but we had to choose one so we went with dotProject.
