Ask HN: What are you using for project management? It seems like there are so many options out there, and I'm trying to decide what to use for my next project. (Just to be clear I don't mean source control) |
Ask HN: What are you using for project management? It seems like there are so many options out there, and I'm trying to decide what to use for my next project. (Just to be clear I don't mean source control) |
1. Walking around asking people what the fuck is going on
2. Outlook
To wake is pain; I long for the release of death
Nothing beats Jira as a bug database in my experience because it really is a database.
But you have to configure it for your own process (which for a healthy team mostly means lifting restrictions, IME), and there's a huge learning curve for initial configuration.
Plus it can be overwhelming for non-technical people to learn to use.
My experience is that engineers grumble for a week or two about the learning curve, but if you give them generous permissions plus a walk-through a couple days in, they quickly learn to appreciate its power.
Trello also works well alongside GitHub issues.
The rest of the week we stick to good old micromanagement. Jira is great for that.