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I'm searching a software (web-based, php/mysql) that allows users to (anonymously/with registering) write suggestions or ideas on a project. The project itself does not necessarily have to be software-related, I also want to use it for some IRL projects I'm working on, but that may well need some suggestions from the people involved.
Guests can write suggestions
Registered users can vote suggestions up/down
Commenting etc.
Admins can approve suggestions to be considered, implemented soon, etc.
Highly customizable fields for projects, so I can use different fields for different projects (E.g. for a software project, I define "Version" and "OS" fields and for a design or layout for a website, I define "Page" and "Screenshot"... just as an example)
A simplistic implementation of SOs reputation-system for good suggestions etc.
Now that I write it, that sounds pretty like a clone for SO, but that's really not what I have in mind. I want my users to write suggestions on specific projects that defines very clear fields they have to fill out - I hope you don't mistake this as a try to copy SO.
It's more that I feel using a BugTracking software like Mantis to track both Ideas/Suggestions and Bugs will be too complex to use for users that just have an idea they want to express and then have to fill out multiple fields on Revision, Version, Program Component, OS Data and whatever else.
Having a software that enables even the users that never had anything to do with tracking the possibility to have their ideas heard would greatly improve the development of end-user software/projects.
You probably want something close to http://uservoice.com/, although it does not have customizable fields, I think.
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I'm not sure that I'm using the correct language here so I will give some examples of web sites which I believe have 'Web 2.0'look and feel
https://www.yammer.com/
http://www.heroku.com/
https://foursquare.com/
http://24sevenoffice.com/
http://www.formassembly.com
They all have big text, big buttons, plus very slick and tasteful AJAX/CSS. My question is how is this look and feel assembled? Some possible ideas I have had:
. Underlying library such as jQuery/GWT
. Handled by web framework such as Rails/Django
. Coded completely from scratch
To me all the sites have sufficient similarity that there does seem to be some type of underlying common mechanism. The reason I'm asking is that as a developer I'm wondering if I can assemble a Web 2.0 looking site using some type of tool kit.
There are common frameworks and tools to help with the development, sure. You mention two of them. However, a tool alone isn't going to do it. Not unless you just entirely conform to some kind of brown-and-serve framework. (I don't know of any off-hand.)
Good look and feel comes from good UI/UX design. I'll bet that each of those example sites you gave has a talented graphic designer behind it (either on staff or contracted for making the site) who is proud of their creative work, and simply used some tools to help facilitate that work.
I have just discovered Bootstrap and this is exactly what I was looking for
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I am looking something that:
Allows me to create projects (with a duration) and assign needed roles for them (I don't care about tasks or a gantt chart in this tool, just a project view)
Allows me to create people with one or more roles
Set desired start range date for each project
Calculate what people to assign to the project and a concrete start date:
this calculation could also indicate that there is not enough people to start the project, showing the next available start date and the missing roles to start in the desired date
this calculation could reallocate people to solve the problem.
When a new project is received could be added to the portfolio and recalculate.
I have googled a lot about this and all I was able to find were papers describing genetic algorithms or heuristics to resolve the problem, but haven't seen a software that actually solves it. (I suppose its a NP-Hard problem)
Thanks in advance!
Maybe this one will help, but I have to admit I dont know if it realy fits your needs (its quite complex to me):
Polarion
Our software solution, TrackerSuite.Net, provides tools for online project management and resource availability analysis. I think it will provide the features you are looking for, including project portfolio tracking and management, role based assignments, scheduling and workload tracking. It will also facilitate budget creation and tracking for projects. If you would like a hands on evaluation, you can register on the site (http://www.TrackerSuite.Net) for immediate access to a demonstration site.
Have you tried Trello? I use it to manage projects and upload attachments, files, etc.
It sounds like it would fit what you need perfectly.
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This will be quite a long way to ask my question, so please bear with me, I'm really interested in your opinion and need an advice.
I would like to modify or convert an existing phpBB3 setup because my users don't like it anymore. They definitely don't like the (otherwise professional) design of the templates based on proSilver or subSilver2 - they find it boring. We're talking about young girls and boys; it's quite possible that this is the first forum they've ever wanted to use (for some of them at least). Because I maintain that forum for a quite small community I must do something with this situation, so I've started thinking about how to dress up phpBB3 and make it more lovely.
Do you know any other forum software which could satisfy our needs better, perhaps a more Web 2.0 targeted solution? Do you have any ideas how should I design a forum style that 10-15 years old people can really use and enjoy? (I'm not talking about the IT specialists of the future here.)
I know it's not about programming on the surface, but we're talking about UI design here. I ready to do quite a lot of coding if we could find a nice concept - I wonder if I should create a new phpBB3 style with custom code from scratch or something.
I don't know phpBB, but to your question on other forum software...
I have used bbPress for a large project and I was very happy with it. It shares a lot of code with Wordpress and one can easily integrate the two, and even add more sophisticated social networking features using the BuddyPress plugin.
bbPress itself is lightweight and fast in my experience. It is easy to create a completely customized experience using only HTML, CSS and a few PHP template tags. There is a plugin architecture that allows you to customize the heck out of it without modifying the core.
One drawback is that it's future within the Wordpress stable has seemed a little uncertain recently.
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I'm working on a project where I'm using mindmeister.com as a tool when brainstorming new ideas.
Now I need a tool where I can define roles and what responsibilities they have, and link this to a person / persons. It would also be nice if I could add tasks with a due date for each person.
Are there any open source websites which has this?
PS.
The tool must be light weight, and not strictly for programmers only.
Main usage would be before development stage.
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Ok, after some more thinking, it looks like I need some kind of project template tool.
I have this project. In order to be succesfull, I need to cover task A, B and C.
Task A has sub tasks like a1, a2 and a3.
Now this is still just descriptions of things I must think of / answer, in order to have a successful project.
When those Qs have ben answered, I can start delegating tasks to project members which again can break down the tasks.
I personally like Trac - it is a lightweight wiki and issue tracking tool.
"Redmine" has many features to collaborate with others in projects.
Also, using a Redmine client app, such as "mintRedmine", will help your team get the best outcome out of the features in Redmine fast and easy.
GanttProject is good for breaking down project responsibilities to persons and defining timelines.
Collabtive is the best one I've used. I think it should cover the functionality you're asking for. They also offer hosting for reasonable prices.
DotProject is also an alternative, but without the good looks...
Redmine is great.
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The company is growing and we're starting to implement more and more complex software designs. I feel a need for some tracking software... I just don't know if it exists.
I currently maintain a Google Doc Folder (shared by our 3 developers) with a well-organized doc for each module. A doc is also created per major upgrade to a module or modules. For all other "tracking"... we have interal forums.
I want the following:
I want get an immediate printout of all Project_01 features or bug fixes on a particular project with the option to hide or show developer comments that have been implemented in the last X number of days.
This clearly suggests a web-based system where developers enter issues, bugs, and features with appropriate tagging. Entries should be commentable, taggable, dated, editable and reporting should be based upon tags, dates, developers, projects, etc.
I figure I'm going to be perceived as naive by the grizzled veterans floating around here, though I've been running this business for 4 years (so I've been around). I don't think we have the resources to absorb the overhead of implementing something like CMMI... but then again, I don't really know what's best.
My personal evolution to using Google Docs per Application Module + internal phpbb forums for everything else has been pretty nice compared to the way we started out (marker boards, Microsoft Word docs). I just feel like I can go a long ways towards exceeding client expectations if I had the ability to track features/bugs/issues better with superior on-demand reporting.
Thoughts?
Update: Went with MediaWiki integrated with Mantis
Take a look at fogbugz. It looks like it meets all your requirements.
Also, take a look at this other SO question: Free/Cheap Task/Bug Management software
I've good experiences with mantis. http://www.mantisbt.org
Yes, FogBugz and Trac are recommended.
I hope it helps.
I find this comparison of issue tracking systems either interesting or overwhelming.
I think with 3 developers, in the same building, you probably can get by without software tools. But, adopting something now, before you're so big/complex that you can't survive without it may save a lot of future pain.