[thelist] Solution for managing jobs/work for design studio

[Burhan Khalid]

Justin Zachan Mgmt wrote:
> Hi there.
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> I was wondering if anyone can offer advice or a solution for managing
> jobs/work for a design studio. In this I mean a computer based solution.

You didn't mention any specifics, so here I go:

http://www.dotproject.net
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  PHP-MySQL based project management application.  Has a lot of 
options/possibilities.  For example, it has a rudimentary issue 
tracking/bugs system, forums, client tracking, etc. Free. Requires a 
server capable of running PHP (you can run it just fine on OS X) and MySQL.

   Its not really great for file management, if that's what you are 
after.  Its more of a task tracking application.

http://www.basecamphq.com
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  Great-looking hosted solution for project management for the 
creative/design industry.  Can't comment much on this since I haven't 
used it.  The screenshots look very nice, and I know a few people have 
recommended it on here before.

  Its a paid solution, but they do offer a free 30-day trial, and a free 
feature-limited version.

http://www.opengroupware.org
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  This is a more complicated solution for a complete groupware system. 
Most probably will need a separate server to run on.  Its got quite a 
lot of features, which you can read up on at the website.  Its free.

http://www.gforge.org
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  This is a complete environment geared towards hosting multiple 
projects with multiple developers.  Also free, has nice features such as 
private IM network (using Jabber).

http://www.edgewall.com/trac/
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  This looks like a great product.  It combines a wiki-like system, with 
integration with Subversion (a source-control application like CVS) to 
create a great web portal for managing project code.

  I'm currently setting this up for my personal evaluation/use.  Also free.