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Dr. Andrew Makar is an IT program manager and is the author of the Microsoft Project Made Easy series. For more project management advice, visit the website TacticalProjectManagement.com.
Open-source project collaboration tools still face challenges in functionality and usability, but they do offer a number of useful features and can meet many basic collaboration needs, depending on the project and organization. Here’s a roundup of several open-source collaboration suites to consider.
As organizations initiate large-scale projects across diverse teams or outsource work to overseas suppliers, the need for collaboration increases. Project collaboration software helps distributed project teams work together by accessing a single repository of information. The collaboration domain includes a wide variety of features from document management, workflow, instant messaging and project management. Project collaboration software supports file sharing, schedule management, issues discussion, and financial tracking.
Without project collaboration software, project managers must rely on email and static websites to share project information. The interaction is a one-way street, and it doesn’t allow team members to interact or update the project. Collaboration software improves the project management experience by supporting two-way communication and information-sharing between team members. Common project collaboration suites provide document management, discussion boards, project calendars, and task assignments. Project sponsors can access the collaboration software to …
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