Thought I’d kick off the new year with a little blog post as have been far too busy to blog as of recent. And due to being so busy I thought it time I invested some time in getting to know a Project Management System (PMS)

I embarked on a mission to find an open source Project Management System, and I came across ProjectPier, which is both brilliant, and free.

I now use it on a regular basis, and have found it works wonders for keeping everyone on the project involved, and making sure you keep track of what needs to be done. It may seem a little confusing at first, but once you get used to it’s layout it’s easy to use.

It’s easy to install as all you need a host with MySQL database functionality. It’s customisable as far as design goes; you can use many of the provided templates or do what I did and jazz it up with a bit of CSS. Each project is only visible by the clients / users you want it to be, so it’s confidential.

My favourite tool is the upload file / image feature which is perfect if you have many people working on the project – nothing gets lost in emails, no more searching through inboxes… all the files are there in a folder for you to download whenever you need them.

I now use it for each website and film project, or both my clients to see what is happening, and for fellow designers/programmers who are involved in projects so everyone knows what is going on.

Click here to find out more about ProjectPier; download and try it for yourself!

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