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Project Management Software On-premises - OpenProject
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Project Management Software On-premises - OpenProject

OpenProject is the leading open source project management software. While providing a premium, powerful project management software, OpenProject is highly committed to data security and privacy. Especially…
Successful project delivery: on time and on budget
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Successful project delivery: on time and on budget

You deliver a successful project when meeting budget and deadline requirements as well as stakeholders’ scope and quality expectations.…
Project KPIs: How to track progress and measure success of your project
Learning 

Project KPIs: How to track progress and measure success of your project

The objective of this article is to provide a short overview of KPIs that can be used to monitor a project’s progress. Of course, the list is not exhaustive and every project manager has to decide which…
Case study OpenProject as hybrid project management software
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Case study OpenProject as hybrid project management software

OpenProject is the leading open source project management software. Thereby, it supports traditional waterfall as well as agile project management and also allows to combine both to a hybrid approach.…
OpenProject 12.1: a new team planner, a filter to include projects and basic agile boards for the Community
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OpenProject 12.1: a new team planner, a filter to include projects and basic agile boards for the Community

We are proud to present to you OpenProject 12.1. This release will introduce a completely new module, the team planner. With this Enterprise feature, you can visually assign work packages in a weekly or…
Agile boards are now available in the OpenProject Community edition
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Agile boards are now available in the OpenProject Community edition

The OpenProject team is busy developing new features and the Community edition will of course benefit as well. With the release of OpenProject 12.1, the Community edition will comprise basic agile boards…
What is hybrid project management?
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What is hybrid project management?

Hybrid project management combines elements of waterfall and agile methodologies to make the project management approach best suited for an individual use case. A pure agile or waterfall approach can limit…
What are work packages and how to work with them?
Features 

What are work packages and how to work with them?

OpenProject is an open source project management software. There are plenty of competitors out there and every software has its own main focus.…
Project management now also in Ukrainian
Features 

Project management now also in Ukrainian

For all those who collaborate even more. For all those who build bridges. For all those who have hired new employees from Ukraine. The project management software OpenProject is now also available in Ukrainian…
5 Tips for remote work and home office
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5 Tips for remote work and home office

Ever since the outbreak of the corona virus (COVID-19), we are increasingly called upon to take protective measures and avoid social contacts. In waves, events are getting cancelled, trips postponed, companies…
OpenProject recognized as top product in 2021 by Gartner Digital Markets
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OpenProject recognized as top product in 2021 by Gartner Digital Markets

As we move ahead in 2022, let’s take a pause and appreciate some of the accomplishments we earned throughout the last year. 2021 has been an amazing year for OpenProject. We stood out from the crowd with…
11 February, International Day of Women and Girls in Science
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11 February, International Day of Women and Girls in Science

The International Day of Women and Girls in Science was established on February 11 by a decision of the United Nations General Assembly on December 22, 2015. The day aims to raise awareness of the importance…
Protection through frugality: 28 January is data protection day
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Protection through frugality: 28 January is data protection day

Data Protection Day has been an international event since 2007. A lot has changed since the European Council initiated it, and data protection becomes more and more important each year.…
2021: a year in review
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2021: a year in review

2021 draws to a close and we are very proud of what we have accomplished this year. We would like to recap some of the things we did and share them with you. It was certainly another year full of challenges…
New standard for OpenProject API
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New standard for OpenProject API

OpenProject offers a powerful API which allows other applications to access your OpenProject application for any kind of integration. However, we found that for some of our users the current OpenProject…
OpenProject joins coalition for a level playing field with Microsoft
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OpenProject joins coalition for a level playing field with Microsoft

OpenProject is joining a new coalition for a level playing field with Microsoft. Nextcloud, the open source on-premises content collaboration platform, has filed complaints with both the EU and German…
BIM in project management: the most important BIM roles from client's perspective
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BIM in project management: the most important BIM roles from client's perspective

Every BIM project needs a clearly defined distribution of roles. But what exactly are these roles and what responsibilities do they have? We have already dealt with this question in broad outline in the…
OpenProject 12.0: new in-app notifications keep you informed about changes in your projects
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OpenProject 12.0: new in-app notifications keep you informed about changes in your projects

We are proud to present to you OpenProject 12.0. This release will change the way you work in OpenProject. We are introducing in-app notifications, which means fewer emails in your inbox. Notifications…
Static vs. dynamic websites: why we migrated from WordPress to a static website
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Static vs. dynamic websites: why we migrated from WordPress to a static website

Recently, we migrated our website from WordPress to a new static website. WordPress is one of the most widely used free Content Management Systems (CMS). With this homepage builder, you can easily build…
The BIM roles and organizational structure
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The BIM roles and organizational structure

To be able to execute BIM projects, not only BIM-capable software and new methods are required, but also adjustments in the structural organization of the project, in particular with the introduction of…
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