OpenProj
Ever wondered what you could use instead of Microsoft Project? OpenProj (http:/openproj.org) is actually a good project management tool. It helps you build up your chart and account for the hours your team will and is spending on the project. As the developers of OpenProj have pointed out, it is "interoperable with Project, with a Gantt Chart and PERT Chart."
I personally like the fact that it's available for both Windows and Linux which means that I could share files with co-workers and not have a problem of reading and editing those made in OpenProj.
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I think that those who interact with clients who prefer Microsoft software and file formats would find it difficult. But there are apps that help make life a little bit easier by making it possible to import the file into Microsoft readable files. (Though of course, the reality is that there are constraints, because of the proprietary nature of Microsoft products.) A case in point would be MS Project files. I used to have a client whose project manager gave me an MS Project file and to make it easier on the team, it was exported as …read more