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System |
| 2-plan has been discontinued. |
Description | 2-plan offers three partly integrated project management applications: 2-plan Desktop, 2-plan Team and Work 2-gether |
Category | Project Planning |
Developer | 2-plan |
Website | 2-plan.com (offline) |
Initial release | 2010 |
License | Open Source GPL, 2-plan Team only Web-based service (SaaS) Software-as-a-Service model 2-plan Team and Work 2-gether |
Web-based architecture | yes 2-plan Team and Work 2-gether |
Programming language | Java 2-plan Desktop PHP 2-plan Team |
Operating systems | Linux OS X Windows |
Mobile apps | no mobile version of web interface |
API Application Programming Interface | no |
Multi-user | yes 2-plan Team and Work 2-gether |
Authentication mechanism | Password |
Notifications | Email RSS feeds |
Project Planning Properties |
Hierarchical tasks Support for parent-child relationships of tasks | yes |
Recurring tasks Support for definition of tasks that occur repeatedly | yes 2-plan Desktop only |
Milestone tracking Milestones indicate the completion of major deliverables, normally by completing a set of tasks | yes |
Task dependencies Dependencies between tasks are logical relationships that restrict the sequence of task executions, e.g. one task must be completed before another task can start | yes 2-plan Desktop only |
Critical path management The critical path method calculates the set of tasks that cannot be delayed without increasing the project's duration, taking into account task dependencies | no |
Critical chain management The critical chain method expands the critical path method by additionally taking resource constraints into account | no |
Gantt charts Bar chart to visualize a project's tasks and milestones schedule | yes |
PERT charts Network diagrams according to Program Evaluation Review Technique | no |
Baselines Support for creating and using snapshots of a project's plan in terms of cost, scope and schedule | yes via 2-plan Desktop plug-in |
Resource management Support for managing a project's human and/or non-human resources | yes |
Resource leveling Support for optimizing the allocation of a project's resources | no |
Time tracking Support for estimating and monitoring the time spent on a project's tasks | yes |
Cost tracking Support for monitoring a project's expenses | yes via 2-plan Desktop plug-in |
Earned value management Support for tracking a project's performance and progress via earned value measurements | yes |
Risk management Support for identifying and keeping track of project risks and risk-related activities | yes via 2-plan Desktop plug-in |
Scrum support Support for typical Scrum techniques such as sprints, backlogs and burn-down charts | yes Work 2-gether |
Kanban support Support for typical Kanban techniques such as visualization of tasks on boards using cards | yes Work 2-gether |
Project portfolio management Support for collectively managing a set of current or proposed projects, e.g. by evaluation and prioritization of projects | yes 2-plan Team |