PM Tools for Business
Tl;DR
We want it all “Good, Fast, Cheap”.
This is the project management trilemma.
Fortunately, there are project management tools to help you!
Intro: As a PM in any project, you will need to:
- Take good notes
- Create proper PPTs and diagrams
- Be aware of the PRD/BRD/FRD…
- How much time and focus matter
- Be good with your Architect and BA
Note Taking Apps
Call it note taking.
Call it knowledge management.
The thing is that you needs this in the information era.
AppFlowy
AGPL-3.0 license | AppFlowy is an open-source alternative to Notion. You are in charge of your data and customizations.
Built with Flutter and Rust.
Install appflowy is per: https://docs.appflowy.io/docs/appflowy/install-appflowy/installation-methods/installing-with-docker
#version: '3'
services:
appflowy:
image: appflowyio/appflowy_client:main
volumes:
- $HOME/.Xauthority:/root/.Xauthority:rw
- /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix
- /dev/dri:/dev/dri
- /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket:/var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket
- appflowy-data:/home/appflowy
environment:
- DISPLAY=${DISPLAY}
volumes:
appflowy-data:
AppFlowy, an open source project mgmt, documentation, and note-taking app for extreme productivity
Communication
You might be interested in F/OSS to Communicate with the Team.
There is one tool, that can do kind of all at once: PM + communication + KowledgeBase
Huly
Huly is an open-source all-in-one project management and team collaboration platform designed to replace or integrate the functionalities of tools like Linear, Jira, Slack, Notion, and Motion.
Huly — All-in-One Project Management Platform (alternative to Linear, Jira, Slack, Notion, Motion)
Key features of Huly:
- Workflow, project, and process management tailored to dynamic real-world team needs.
- Team planner and calendar for scheduling and tracking tasks.
- Real-time collaborative editing of documents with rich text, images, code blocks, and action items.
- Integrated chat, video, and audio conferencing to create virtual office spaces for remote teams.
- Notifications and time-blocking to boost productivity.
- Two-way synchronization with GitHub to manage tasks across repositories.
- Customizable virtual offices and meeting rooms.
- Knowledge base creation with powerful linking and tagging.
- Focus on streamlining team communication, coordination, and document management.
In essence, Huly is designed as a comprehensive “everything app” for teams to manage projects, communicate, plan, and collaborate seamlessly in one platform.[1][2]
Creating Presentations (PPTs)
You can also create PDFs with stirling-pdf
Creating Diagrams
- ExcaliDraw
- DrawIO
F/OSS to Manage Projects
A project is also a lot about Time Management.
These tools help to get an overview of where are we for your daily:
F/OSS Alternatives to Excel
Build AI-native spreadsheets. Univer is a full-stack framework for creating and editing spreadsheets on both web and server.
With Univer MCP, Univer Spreadsheets is driven directly through natural language.
Apache v2 | Univer is an open-source alternative to Google Sheets, Slides, and Docs
Airtable alternatives…
FAQ
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Already tired?
Looking for a job change because the market is bullish?
- Open Resume
- Reactive Resume
- OverLeaf - Latex driven CV as a Code, as commented here
How to BackUp My Projects
- Syncthing, together with https://github.com/nware-lab/sm2
Syncthing Multi Server Monitor aka smsm aka sm²
- Just use NextCloud, ,bro’.
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