I know some of you work in tech companies with development going on so maybe you have some recommendations here.
What are your favorite project management tools for small development teams these days?
I'm looking at some new options for our VOIPO dev team because I'm not fully happy with what we currently have.
A lot of stuff seems like it's very overkill for our needs and complicates things more...is there a simple elegant solution out there that still gives all the functionality and visibility needed to help organize the workload for small teams in a fast paced/rapidly changing environment?
Anyone work with project management software and have recommendations suited for a small development team? Saving Changes...
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Stéphane ParentSelf Employed / Semi-retired| Leader MakerPrince Edward Island, Canada
There are a many online project management tools available, Mike. I've dablled in a few of them.
I suspect that any of them would be suitable for a small team. Where they fail is usually when it comes time to scale.
My suggestion is to pick one and learn it inside out. Saving Changes...
Look at pull-oriented solutions such as Trello or JIRA - you'll get the team ownership as well as the management reporting without a heavy footprint.
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Joshua RenderProduct Owner| CognizantHarrisville, Ny, United States
If you are looking for a dev team that builds some PM software, https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedro-faria-b8b02a8/ - Pedro Faria has a team that is working on new PM software called Track On Performance. I did some light playing around with it last year when it was still in testing. I am not sure if he has fully released yet. Saving Changes...
Erika BroszSenior Engineer| Clearyway Energy (F.K.A. NRG Renewables)Broomfield, Co, United States
Our suite of tools includes Zoom for webinars; Microsoft Teams for internal IM; every employee is responsible for their own mobile plan, we just reimburse $50 / month; Microsoft for all tools such as Outlook, Project, Excel, etc.. This combination has worked well for our staff. Hope that helps! Saving Changes...
Also check out this article describing how to track tasks, completion dates, and earned value management (primarily for service organizations but should also apply in development):
For simple needs and small teams, I recommend Trello, or another of the Kanban-based tools. I wouldn't recommend Jira because it is a chore to setup and has a learning curve. Saving Changes...
