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How to use status transitions for custom workflows
Features  Learning 

How to use status transitions for custom workflows

OpenProject is a powerful tool, but with great power comes the complexity of customization. If you’re new to OpenProject and having trouble setting up statuses for workflows, you’re not alone. Once you…
Catch up with confidence: How to quickly understand changes in OpenProject after your absence
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Catch up with confidence: How to quickly understand changes in OpenProject after your absence

Whether it’s a much-needed vacation or an unexpected illness, being away from work can make it challenging to stay on top of your projects’ progress. The pressure to get up to speed fast and efficiently…
Interview with Birthe Lindenthal on 10 years of OpenProject
Company 

Interview with Birthe Lindenthal on 10 years of OpenProject

OpenProject is special. Several of their employees have been with the company for over 10 years. Birthe Lindenthal is one. She built up the company from the very beginning together with her boyfriend and…
Escalate correctly!
Learning 

Escalate correctly!

Should the messenger of bad news be killed? – Of course not! But if they only bring bad news, that’s a problem. In projects, escalation occurs when one’s authority is no longer sufficient to resolve an…
OpenProject 14.4: Dark mode for OpenProject
Releases 

OpenProject 14.4: Dark mode for OpenProject

We have released OpenProject 14.4. We have added a dark mode for OpenProject, divided permissions on project attributes into “view” and “edit” rights, improved status-based progress reporting so that users…
Interview with Kabiru Mwenja on work culture at OpenProject
Company 

Interview with Kabiru Mwenja on work culture at OpenProject

Hi, I’m Kabiru. I am a software engineer at OpenProject. I have been on the team for 1.5 years.…
The open project management methodology PM2 is the best alternative to PMI and PRINCE2
Learning  Open Source 

The open project management methodology PM2 is the best alternative to PMI and PRINCE2

Read why the free and open project management methodology PM2 is a superior alternative to proprietary and expensive frameworks such as PMI and PRINCE2.…
Beyond MS Word: Automatically generate beautifully styled pdf files for contracts, approval notices and project orders
Features 

Beyond MS Word: Automatically generate beautifully styled pdf files for contracts, approval notices and project orders

Successful teams always challenge the status quo and seek improvements. Top performers focus on high-value activities that contribute to project success—they avoid repetitive low-value tasks and invest…
Interview with Aaron Contreras on work culture at OpenProject
Company 

Interview with Aaron Contreras on work culture at OpenProject

Hi, my name is Aaron. I live in Panama City, Panama.…
Democratizing Healthcare: Open source MRI for everyone
Cases  Open Source 

Democratizing Healthcare: Open source MRI for everyone

In the field of medical technology, the pursuit of innovation and accessibility has never been more important. Conventional MRI scanners are prohibitively expensive, limiting their availability to financially…
The best open source alternative to Monday.com
Open Source 

The best open source alternative to Monday.com

If you are looking for a project management software and compare different solutions, you will eventually stumble upon Monday.com. We took a closer look at the software and compared it with the free open…
The role of a project Steering Committee
Learning 

The role of a project Steering Committee

The Steering Committee is responsible for the success of a project. Anyone puzzled by this statement adheres to traditional project management, which views projects as delivery tasks and holds the project…
Insights: FAQ about our recruiting process
Company 

Insights: FAQ about our recruiting process

People often ask us about our interview process for hiring new employees: Whether they are considering applying or are simply curious about how we do it. We have invested a lot of time and effort into…
OpenProject 14.3: Favorite and share project lists
Releases 

OpenProject 14.3: Favorite and share project lists

We have released OpenProject 14.3. Among other changes, we’ve added some great updates to the project lists: Users can now add project lists to their favorites. As an Enterprise add-on, it is now also…
Making a difference with technology: How GIZ uses OpenProject for development in Rwanda
Cases 

Making a difference with technology: How GIZ uses OpenProject for development in Rwanda

At OpenProject, we are always proud to support organizations that drive meaningful projects. One of these organizations is GIZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, a renowned German…
How to successfully implement a remote working culture
Company 

How to successfully implement a remote working culture

Not every organization that potentially was able to, was already set up for remote work when the Covid pandemic hit in 2020. It might have been for security reasons, not being in line with the working…
Lights out! Dark Mode is coming to OpenProject
Features 

Lights out! Dark Mode is coming to OpenProject

Exciting news: Dark mode is coming to OpenProject! With one of the next releases, users will be able to use OpenProject in a dark mode. Of course this is voluntary and a personal preference - anyone who…
News from the DevOps team: Improving our CI/CD reliability with RunsOn
Learning 

News from the DevOps team: Improving our CI/CD reliability with RunsOn

OpenProject uses a large test suite for our Rails-based application, which includes a high number of compute-intensive system tests. In the past, we used Travis CI before moving to GitHub Actions with…
OpenProject 14.2: Progress reporting in days
Releases 

OpenProject 14.2: Progress reporting in days

Today, we have released OpenProject 14.2. Among other changes, you can now record Work and Remaining work in days – additionally to just hours. To do so, you can also now specify how many hours a working…
Beyond projects: Boost your entire work cycle with the work management software OpenProject
Learning 

Beyond projects: Boost your entire work cycle with the work management software OpenProject

How much of your time do you REALLY spend on projects? - Many people think and plan in terms of projects, but at the same time, a huge amount of their day-to-day work is done outside of projects: For instance…
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