[UPHPU] Collaboration tool

[miles]

Jim Anderson wrote:
> bugzilla and a wiki [keepin' it simple] ;)
>
> Ash wrote:
>> What do you guys use for collaboration/product development between 
>> management and programmers and for bug tracking/collaboration between 
>> programmers?
>>
>> I've used Jira and Confluence in the past, but there has to be a 
>> similar tool to those in the open source world.
Everyone has to find a way that "works" for them - the important thing 
is to use the simplest way possible adjusting for the  size of the 
project. 

Many large well run projects use a bug-tracker even for new features.  
Examples: Launchpad, Bugzilla, Trac(wiki based).  With these, your 
commit messages can serve as task tracking notes

I know many group sized projects using simply whiteboards, bulletin 
boards with file cards, ready-made web services like Basecamp, It should 
fit into whatever agile system you're using (you are working in an agile 
fashion aren't you ?) - so your reporting system can simply document and 
organize what is discussed at your daily/weekly "stand-up" meeting. 

37 signals actually eats their own dogfood with their tools like 
Basecamp & Campfire and since they are working virtually, productive, 
and profitable, and they are really smart guys, it's not a bad pattern 
to follow. 

Using a framework like Rails and a simple db like SQLite, you could 
throw together your own simple custom task tracker within a few hours - 
really.  You could do it in PHP if you wish but it will likely take you 
3x longer.

For real small groups of 1-3 (like us) - well, I've gone to simply 
having our various projects on a 1 page open office writer grid with 
boxes for operations, marketing, and admin and listing the current tasks 
inside.  Then at the end of each day, we pick the 3 most critical items 
for each of us to work on the next day, limiting 1 item per time block 
(am,aft,eve) - that's it , just the 1 most critical item - if those get 
done quickly, then something else from the list can be chosen.  I've 
already been exploring and testing Basecamp & Highrise since as we grow 
or get more virtual, I think those more organized and record keeping 
programs will be necessary. 






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