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DescriptionKanboard is an open source visual task board software based on the Kanban methodology.Open source, web-based project management system. OpenProject is a fork of ChiliProject, which in turn is a fork of Redmine.
CategoryProject Planning, ranked #127Project Planning, ranked #79
Issue Management, ranked #28
Project Collaboration, ranked #62
DeveloperFrédéric GuillotOpenProject Foundation
Websitekanboard.netopenproject.org
Technical documentationkanboard.net/­documentationopenproject.org/­help/­user-guides
Social network pages
Twitter281followers
Twitter4,855followers
Initial release20142012
LicenseOpen SourceMIT LicenseOpen SourceGPL 3
Web-based architectureyesyes
Programming languagePHPRubyRuby on Rails
Operating systemsFreeBSD
Linux
Windows
Linux
OS X
Windows
Mobile appsnono
APIyesyesREST
Multi-useryesyes
User rolesyesyes
Authentication mechanismPassword
LDAP
GitHub sign-on
Google sign-on
Password
LDAP
NotificationsEmail
RSS feeds
Email
RSS feeds
Project Planning Properties
Hierarchical tasksSupport for parent-child relationships of tasksyesyes
Recurring tasksSupport for definition of tasks that occur repeatedlynono
Milestone trackingMilestones indicate the completion of major deliverables, normally by completing a set of tasksyestasks can be defined to be milestonesyes
Task dependenciesDependencies between tasks are logical relationships that restrict the sequence of task executions, e.g. one task must be completed before another task can startyesno
Critical path managementThe critical path method calculates the set of tasks that cannot be delayed without increasing the project's duration, taking into account task dependenciesnono
Critical chain managementThe critical chain method expands the critical path method by additionally taking resource constraints into accountnono
Gantt chartsBar chart to visualize a project's tasks and milestones schedulenoyes
PERT chartsNetwork diagrams according to Program Evaluation Review Techniquenono
BaselinesSupport for creating and using snapshots of a project's plan in terms of cost, scope and schedule nono
Resource managementSupport for managing a project's human and/or non-human resourcesnono
Resource levelingSupport for optimizing the allocation of a project's resourcesnono
Time trackingSupport for estimating and monitoring the time spent on a project's tasksyesyes
Cost trackingSupport for monitoring a project's expensesyesyes
Earned value managementSupport for tracking a project's performance and progress via earned value measurementsnono
Risk managementSupport for identifying and keeping track of project risks and risk-related activitiesnono
Scrum supportSupport for typical Scrum techniques such as sprints, backlogs and burn-down chartsnoyes
Kanban supportSupport for typical Kanban techniques such as visualization of tasks on boards using cardsyesno
Project portfolio management Support for collectively managing a set of current or proposed projects, e.g. by evaluation and prioritization of projectsnono
Issue Management Properties
Hierarchical issuesyes
Custom fieldsyes
Custom workflowsyes
Project Collaboration Properties
Project wikiyes
Discussion forumyes
Online chatno
Audio conferencingno
Video conferencingno
Screen sharingno
Calendar sharingno
Contact sharingno
Document sharingyes
File versioningyes
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