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Mixing Creativity and Tech: A Conversation with Maya Berdygylyjova, OpenProject’s Lead Documentation Writer

Mixing Creativity and Tech: A Conversation with Maya Berdygylyjova, OpenProject’s Lead Documentation Writer

Maya’s journey with OpenProject exemplifies adaptability, creativity, and a deep commitment to delivering value to users. In this interview, we learn how her ability to bridge the gap between technical…
OpenProject recognized for best customer support in 2024 by Gartner Digital Markets

OpenProject recognized for best customer support in 2024 by Gartner Digital Markets

We are proud to announce that our customer support team has been awarded the Best Customer Support Badge by Gartner. This is not the first time we’ve been honored by Gartner. This year we were also recognized…
Building relationships and empowering customers to thrive

Building relationships and empowering customers to thrive

At OpenProject, we believe that exceptional customer support goes beyond answering questions—it’s about building relationships and empowering our users to thrive. In this installment of our company culture…
Growing with purpose: How OpenProject’s People & Organization team is preparing for the next big leap

Growing with purpose: How OpenProject’s People & Organization team is preparing for the next big leap

In this edition of OpenProject’s culture series, we sat down with two key members of the People & Organization Team, Dorothee and Giuseppe, to discuss their roles, their experiences so far, and their vision…
openDesk 1.0 is here!

openDesk 1.0 is here!

Now it’s official: openDesk 1.0 is here! We at OpenProject are very happy and excited to contribute the component for project management to this platform. Currently, we are at the Smart Country Convention…
OpenProject's Creative Director on the evolution of OpenProject's UI, AI in design, and more

OpenProject's Creative Director on the evolution of OpenProject's UI, AI in design, and more

When it comes to your project management tool of choice, a few key features are vital to supporting the work you do every day. Those may differ from person to person, team to team, company to company.…
Interview with Frank Weber on customer success at OpenProject

Interview with Frank Weber on customer success at OpenProject

Frank Weber has been with OpenProject for a little over 3 years but has known CEO Niels Lindenthal for 20 years, since 2004. They met at Georgia State University when Niels was an MBA exchange student…
Interview with Birthe Lindenthal on 10 years of OpenProject

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…
Interview with Kabiru Mwenja on work culture at OpenProject

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.…
Insights: FAQ about our recruiting process

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…
How to successfully implement a remote working culture

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…
Interview with Markus Kahl on maturing the OpenProject Cloud offering

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.…
How we manage meetings with the OpenProject software

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

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

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 recognized as top project management software in 2024 by Gartner Digital Markets

OpenProject recognized as top project management software in 2024 by Gartner Digital Markets

We are pleased to share the recent recognition OpenProject has received in 2024. Our dedication and hard work have set us apart, resulting in an impressive overall score of 4.5 out of 5 across all three…
OpenProject at FOSDEM 2024

OpenProject at FOSDEM 2024

We at OpenProject are excited to participate again this year at FOSDEM. Being an open source platform, we aim to engage with fellow developers in the open source community, exchange ideas, network, and…
Looking back: OpenProject's highlights of 2023

Looking back: OpenProject's highlights of 2023

The year 2023 will soon be over and so we look back: What happened at OpenProject this year? What were the highlight features and changes to the software - and what also happened in the OpenProject team…
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