iCalendar, Project Management, Agenda, CVS and Perl?

parasew asks: "I am searching for Web-based Project Management Software, which should be (mod-)perl based, so I can enhance it or put it into an existing environment using MovableType, which is in a sort of alpha-state. I found a site about Call Center, Bug Tracking and Project Management Tools for Linux and also this short listing, but sadly they are just a bunch of projects which only come close to the kind of tool I am searching for. Gantt and Chronos, seem to be a very nice Web-Calendar packages written in Perl. I was just wondering why no one is using iCalendar (does anyone know of Perl-based Software using iCalendar), as most of the Agenda Software uses iCalendar, and even Mozilla Calendar is capable of subscribing to remote-Calendars. This looks very interesting to me. In general, I wanted to ask you Monks for the best way to do this. Should I create a new app from scratch or reusing existing stuff?"

"Here are the features I am looking for:

• The use of Calendars (multiple users) and iCalendar Support
• File-Pool for projects (CVS-based or similar)
• Progress-bar for showing the current state of a project
• A public calendar where users can publish events from their private calendars

I found a simple Calendar script from PerlMonks, and another easy one here. Of course, there are really lots of Calendar scripts out there, but I am asking you for hints. Which ones do you know of that comes close to my needs? There are several existing Modules for iCalendar on CPAN, and i thought about reusing stuff to maybe create a dirty hack of Chronos, Bricolage and add the CVS and iCalendar support on my own.

Please also see my topics on PerlMonks and MovableType

Thanks for any help, hints or suggestions."

Comments

Use Project and Exchange Server

[gristlebud]

There don't seem to any on-topic posts for this yet, so I'll add my $0.02.

Microsoft Project Server 2002 and Exchange will do everything you require, and is availbale right now to get you working without a lot of scripting or project-specific configuration.

The use of Calendars (multiple users) and iCalendar Support Exchange is iCalendar compatible, has web access and does a great job of group scheduling.

File-Pool for projects (CVS-based or similar) Public Folders on the Exchange Server will work, as long as the requirements aren't too massive. They're also web-accessible.

Progress-bar for showing the current state of a project Microsoft Project Server will do this, is web-accessible, and integrates with exchange.

A public calendar where users can publish events from their private calendars Again, Exchange excels in this capacity.

I know solutions from Microsoft aren't too popular here on /., but the project manager's focus must be on maintaing a successful project. The choise of software platforms is irrevalent as long as it does what is required.

Re:From freshmeat...

[GooseKirk]

ACE looks beautiful - clean and functional and fast. But $700/year seems a wee steep for what it is... do you run this? Is it worth it?

Re:Will TUTOS meet your needs?

[Anonymous Coward]

I, too, have looked at TUTOS. I certainly has lots of excellant features, but unfortunately, UI design is not one of them. Geeks and some developers might be able to pick up on the interface and get around, but I have major concerns over end-users being ablt to use it with little or no training.....(unless you have mostly power-users). For running most projects, you have varying types of resources - developers, tech support, managers, marketing, doc specialistsm etc. Finding something to work for all is VERY difficult, especially with OSS.