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System	Trac
Description	Trac is an enhanced wiki and issue tracking system for software development projects.
Category	Project Planning Issue Management Project Collaboration
Project Management Zone Rankingmeasures the popularity of Project Management Systems Ranking Trend	Score 12.86 Rank #48
Developer	Edgewall Software
Website	trac.edgewall.org
Technical documentation	trac.edgewall.org/­wiki/­TracGuide
Social network pages	Facebook 118 followers LinkedIn 62 followers Twitter 164 followers
Initial release	2006
License	Open Sourcemodified BSD license
Web-based architecture	yes
Programming language	Python
Operating systems	FreeBSD Linux NetBSD OS X Windows
Mobile apps	Android3rd-party apps iOS3rd-party apps
APIApplication Programming Interface	yesPython
Multi-user	yes
Authentication mechanism	Passwordbased on HTTP authentication LDAPLightweight Directory Access Protocolavailable via plugins
Notifications	Email RSS feeds
Project Planning Properties
Hierarchical tasksSupport for parent-child relationships of tasks	no
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	yesavailable via plugins
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	yesavailable via plugins
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	yesavailable via plugins
Cost trackingSupport for monitoring a project's expenses	yesavailable via plugins
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	yesavailable via plugins
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	yesavailable via plugins
Custom fields	yes
Custom workflows	yes
Project Collaboration Properties
Project wiki	yes
Discussion forum	yesavailable via plugins
Online chat	no
Audio conferencing	no
Video conferencing	no
Screen sharing	no
Calendar sharing	no
Contact sharing	no
Document sharing	nointerfaces to various version control systems exist
File versioning	no
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