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System	OpenProject
Description	Open source, web-based project management system. OpenProject is a fork of ChiliProject, which in turn is a fork of Redmine.
Category	Project Planning Issue Management Project Collaboration
Project Management Zone Rankingmeasures the popularity of Project Management Systems Ranking Trend	Score 8.28 Rank #82
Developer	OpenProject Foundation
Website	openproject.org
Technical documentation	docs.openproject.org
Social network pages	Twitter 5,261 followers
Initial release	2012
License	Open SourceGPL 3
Web-based architecture	yes
Programming language	RubyRuby on Rails
Operating systems	Linux OS X Windows
Mobile apps	no
APIApplication Programming Interface	yesREST
Multi-user	yes
Authentication mechanism	Password LDAPLightweight Directory Access Protocol
Notifications	Email RSS feeds
Project Planning Properties
Hierarchical tasksSupport for parent-child relationships of tasks	yes
Recurring tasksSupport for definition of tasks that occur repeatedly	no
Milestone trackingMilestones indicate the completion of major deliverables, normally by completing a set of tasks	yes
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 start	no
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 dependencies	no
Critical chain managementThe critical chain method expands the critical path method by additionally taking resource constraints into account	no
Gantt chartsBar chart to visualize a project's tasks and milestones schedule	yes
PERT chartsNetwork diagrams according to Program Evaluation Review Technique	no
BaselinesSupport for creating and using snapshots of a project's plan in terms of cost, scope and schedule	no
Resource managementSupport for managing a project's human and/or non-human resources	no
Resource levelingSupport for optimizing the allocation of a project's resources	no
Time trackingSupport for estimating and monitoring the time spent on a project's tasks	yes
Cost trackingSupport for monitoring a project's expenses	yes
Earned value managementSupport for tracking a project's performance and progress via earned value measurements	no
Risk managementSupport for identifying and keeping track of project risks and risk-related activities	no
Scrum supportSupport for typical Scrum techniques such as sprints, backlogs and burn-down charts	yes
Kanban supportSupport for typical Kanban techniques such as visualization of tasks on boards using cards	no
Project portfolio management Support for collectively managing a set of current or proposed projects, e.g. by evaluation and prioritization of projects	no
Issue Management Properties
Hierarchical issues	yes
Custom fields	yes
Custom workflows	yes
Project Collaboration Properties
Project wiki	yes
Discussion forum	yes
Online chat	no
Audio conferencing	no
Video conferencing	no
Screen sharing	no
Calendar sharing	no
Contact sharing	no
Document sharing	yes
File versioning	yes
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