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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…
How to get started with OpenProject on-premises installation
Features 

How to get started with OpenProject on-premises installation

We offer two versions of OpenProject on-premises: the Community edition and the Enterprise edition.…
From Community plugin to official integration: OpenProject and GitLab
Features 

From Community plugin to official integration: OpenProject and GitLab

Academic institutions often use GitLab to organize, collaborate, and complete projects related to student learning, student and departmental research, and classroom instruction. Many of these same academic…
OpenProject 14.1: PDF export of Gantt view and more
Releases 

OpenProject 14.1: PDF export of Gantt view and more

Today we have released OpenProject 14.1. Among other changes, the Gantt view can now be exported as a PDF, e.g. for printing purposes (Enterprise Add-on). Another new feature that is highly appreciated…
Interview with Markus Kahl on maturing the OpenProject Cloud offering
Company 

Interview with Markus Kahl on maturing the OpenProject Cloud offering

Markus Kahl is OpenProject’s Senior Site Reliability and Operations Engineer. Like his colleague, COO Robin Wagner, he has been with the company since its early days.…
Favorite projects coming with OpenProject 14.1
Features 

Favorite projects coming with OpenProject 14.1

We are very happy to announce that our next release will include the possibility to favor projects, displayed in the form of stars. This feature has been requested by many users and will be a great benefit…
How we manage meetings with the OpenProject software
Company  Features 

How we manage meetings with the OpenProject software

A meeting does not only consist of a bunch of people talking at a certain time and place. From inviting attendees and setting the agenda to drawing up minutes – a successful meeting has to be well managed…
Healthcare NGO testimonial: Switching from Jira to OpenProject easily
Cases  Migrations 

Healthcare NGO testimonial: Switching from Jira to OpenProject easily

“We had a very good start with OpenProject. Both the technical migration from Jira and the change of processes for our employees worked very well.” Ansgar Jonietz, founder of ‘Was hab’ ich?’, Germany.…
OpenProject 14.0: Progress reporting across work package hierarchies
Releases 

OpenProject 14.0: Progress reporting across work package hierarchies

We are happy to announce that we have released OpenProject 14.0. Among other changes, progress reporting across work package hierarchies has undergone some major updates to make it more consistent. Project…
OpenProject’s Chief Operating Officer on remote work, AI, and a love for customers
Company 

OpenProject’s Chief Operating Officer on remote work, AI, and a love for customers

Robin Wagner is OpenProject’s Chief Operating Officer. He has been with the company since the early days and is celebrating 10 years this year with OpenProject. Let’s learn more about his perspective on…
Quick tip: Create a 'Self-assign button' for work packages
Features 

Quick tip: Create a 'Self-assign button' for work packages

OpenProject enables you to manage projects quickly and successfully. A major advantage of OpenProject is its high level of customizability. However, due to the large number of options, it is not always…
OpenProject integration app for Nextcloud released in version 2.6.2
Releases 

OpenProject integration app for Nextcloud released in version 2.6.2

The OpenProject integration app for Nextcloud has been released in version 2.6.2! ✨…
News from the Product Desk: Significant changes to progress and work estimates
Features 

News from the Product Desk: Significant changes to progress and work estimates

Important: In one of our future releases, the way that progress and work estimates are tracked and calculated will change in a significant manner. Some previously-entered values might be changed on update…
OpenProject Roadmap 2024: Which topics are we planning to work on?
Features  Company 

OpenProject Roadmap 2024: Which topics are we planning to work on?

Transparency and openness are core values of OpenProject. That is why we are excited to share our roadmap 2024 with you and show in more detail which features and topics we plan to work on. At the same…
OpenProject 13.4: A GitLab integration and more
Releases 

OpenProject 13.4: A GitLab integration and more

We are happy to announce that we have released OpenProject 13.4. We are particularly pleased about the GitLab integration, which was developed from a community plugin. Version 13.4 also includes advanced…
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