Software of the Month 11 Project Management Software

1. Harvest 2. Bitrix24 3. Asana Harvest is a great software for Bitrix24 is a project management Asana is an intuitive task management your resource -based project system that complete suite of social system that works best for teams management and reporting. In collaboration, communication and seeking real-time interaction. Asana this, you have a different invoicing management tools for your team. allows its users to visualize their system, through which you can You can use the self-hosted version goals, track their time, assign priority easily bill up to your clients with a of Bitrix24 to run on your server. You to their tasks, and get updates on the click of a single button. It makes get full control over data, source code project right in the program. It also the billing systems easy. access, and additional tools, such as has a calendar function to graph the helpdesk and e-learning, as well as team’s tasks right onto the dashboard. integration and customization options. It is added an Android app, the ability to convert a task to a project, conversations, and dashboards.

4.Trello Trello uses a method called Kanban, a project management system 5. Gantt Project which allows users to move cards— The management platform allows users 6. Orange Scrum to quickly create a structured schedule representative of tasks—to create Orange Scrum is a modern project man- for any project. It offers task assignment a visual representation of where a agement tool for freelancers, agencies, and and milestone implementation. project is in development. It supports small and medium businesses. Features The open-source software also iPhone, Android and Windows 8 mobile include a scrum task board, resource enables project managers to identify platforms, however, its website has planning, progress tracking, and more. problem areas in the workflow so been designed to be accessible on most It is designed for use by IT companies, that companies can set goals for mobile web browsers. It added support education and health services, construc- improvement. Gantt Project is another for an unlimited number of tags, in tion and manufacturing, and others. The open-source free project scheduling the form of colored labels that can be OrangeScrum developer community has an and management tool. Reviewers have renamed and new ones created. Cards active forum and roadmap. It provides the compared this heavy-hitting application accept comments, attachments, notes, groundwork for agile software development to Microsoft Project—both in terms of due dates, and checklists. and resource management. features offered and complexity.

7. MyCollab MyCollab-Project is the tool we’re look- 8. Agilefant 9. LibrePlan ing at in this case and has many fea- Agilefant offers a free and open source LibrePlan is a web-based application, tures, like a Gantt chart and milestones, product that can be downloaded and making project management available to time tracking, issue management, deployed into your own private cloud. to not just the project manager, but the risk and problem management. MyCol- Called a solo plan, you can also sign up entire project team, and if necessary lab-Project comes in three editions, of for a free cloud offering. Agilefant has across organizations. This is another which the Community Edition is the free focused on agile approaches involving full-featured tool supporting resource option. The source code is on GitHub Kanban and Scrum, but also can be allocation, Gantt charts, financials, and .GitHub is used in place of a traditional bent to support traditional approaches more. These features coupled with a forum, where they accept contributions to project management such as the web-based application make LibrePlan and provide support. waterfall method. a great collaboration platform.

62 PCQuest JULY 2016 pcquest.com twitter.com/pcquest facebook.com/pcquest linkd.in/pcquest [email protected] 10. Taiga 11. Odoo Taiga is an open source project management platform Odoo, formerly known as OpenERP, is a full suite of business in beta for startups, agile developers, and designers. applications, of which Odoo project management is just one. Taiga is a tool that aims to solve the basic problem It is multiplatform and supports Windows, Fedora, CentOS, of software usability. Designed with this sole aim, RHEL, and others.Odoo has a professional community with the developers claim it’s beautiful to look at all day everything a user or developer needs, including forums, long. With a focus on agile development, Taiga has all documentation, IRC, tracker, GitHub, and more. The tool can of the required features such as a backlog, Kanban, easily be adapted to meet your own project management tasks, sprints, and issues. Taiga is open source under methods. It’s also highly collaborative, allowing for multiple the GNU Affero GPLv3 and available on GitHub. members to work on proposals or minutes at the same time and sending tasks as emails automatically. 5 Web Developer Tools

1. Droplr 2. Xampp 3. JS Bin As a developer, working with designers A live testing environment should be JS Bin was one of the first public paste or co-workers often means sharing an essential element in every web bins that rendered output live in your documents, images, and text. Droplr developer’s toolbox, and XAMPP is a browser, allowing users to collaborate makes that incredibly easy, packaged highly recommended open source, on and debug Javascript, HTML and in a blazingly fast, slick, intuitive configurable web server. It contains CSS code snippets. It supports remote interface. Without even signing up, Apache, MySQL, PHP, OpenSSL, rendering, enabling you to check on we can upload files and share them FileZilla FTP server and more, bundled multiple platforms while the output with a generated URL for a period of together for a smooth configuration. automatically refreshes as you edit seven days, while signing up for a free Also of note is MAMP (for Mac OS X), the code. Once you start typing, JS Bin account allows uploads of up to 25MB which works the same way as XAMPP, saves your work .If you want to stop files and up to 1GB of storage. with some slight differences. saving, just create a milestone and live saving will apply to the new revision.

4. GitHub - Gist If you use Git, you will want to make use of GitHub and 5. Git Gists. GitHub is a place to securely store your code, Git is an open source revision control and source code and Gist is a simple way to share snippets and pastes management system that tracks the history of your project in a with others. With native clients for Mac, Windows, and data structure called a repository. Git is a decentralized system mobile devices, GitHub offers the ability to work on that allows for multiple backup repositories. Branching and your projects from anywhere. It’s a powerful way to merging make it simple to work on new features in a separate collaborate, review and manage your code on both public branch. They only merge when stabilized, making it easy to and private development projects. Hosting your code experiment quickly and safely. This is particularly useful if you’re using an external service such as GitHub means it’s safe working in collaboration with others, as you can share the history and secure, should your web host get hacked or your of the project, merge between their work and yours, then compare computer crashes, for example. and revert to previous versions of individual project files. pcquest.com twitter.com/pcquest facebook.com/pcquest linkd.in/pcquest [email protected] JULY 2016 PCQuest 63 Software of the Month 5 Enterprise Architecture Tools

1. Iteraplan 2. Modelio Iteraplan is an open-source tool for Enterprise Architecture It is an open source modeling environment. Modelio delivers Management (EAM). It is based on the best-practice EAM a broad-focused range of standards-based functionalities methodology by iterate for modeling business and technical for software developers, analysts, designers, business landscaping in enterprises. architects and system architects. 3. Archi A free and open source modeling tool to create ArchiMate models and sketches. The Archi modelling tool is targeted toward all levels of Enterprise Architects and Modellers. It provides a low cost to entry solution to users who may be making their first steps in the ArchiMate modeling language, or who are looking for a free, cross-platform ArchiMate modelling tool.

4. Sketchboard 5. Blender It is 3D CAD software that can convert sketch into a simple It lets users create and deliver superb photo-realistic animation polygon. SketchBoard is a sketch-oriented tool for the – in convenient, compact files. It’s ideal for walkthroughs.Enter designer. Its recognition system can help designer to work Blender: Make models, design, and present interactively in your with their simple sketch. own product environment, and without straining budgets. 4 Useful Testing Tools for Agile Testers

1. Selenium Web Driver 2. Jmeter Selenium Web Driver is the most widely used test tool Jmeter is an open source performance testing tool written for browser test automation. By running automated tests entirely in Java. It can be used to load test websites (HTTP, on the UI, we can simulate what the user sees when HTTPS) as well as Web Services(SOAP and REST) and they interact with the web application. One of the main Databases. The HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder can be used advantages of using Selenium WebDriver over other UI to record and replay requests. Jmeter can be extended by automation tools is that you can write your automated tests plugins to support further functionalities and there is also a in a variety of supported programming languages, such as Jenkins plugin which means you can run performance tests Java, C#, Ruby, Python, and PHP. as part of the delivery pipeline.

3. SoapUI 4. XMind SoapUI tool is primarily used for functional testing of Web XMind is the most popular and feature-rich mind mapping Services. The tool is relatively easy to use and you can create tool. You can use it to create stunning mind maps to tests for web services in just a few minutes. You can execute highlight the features of a website, or to create a user tests and analyze the reports all inside SoapUI GUI. A nice journey flow through the application. Mind maps have feature of SoapUI is its ability to create mock web services become very popular in the world of software testing which are handy when you are creating tests for a web because they provide nice visuals and can be of great help service which are not yet developed. when designing test cases.

64 PCQuest JULY 2016 pcquest.com twitter.com/pcquest facebook.com/pcquest linkd.in/pcquest [email protected] 6 Bug Tracking Tools

1. 4. Request Tracker A or defect tracking system is a Request Tracker is an enterprise-grade ticketing / helpdesk software application that keeps track of reported software software which enables a group of people to intelligently bugs in software development projects. It may be regarded and efficiently manage tasks, issues, and requests as a type of issue tracking system. It is a very mature and submitted by a community of users. It is widely used as feature rich application with features like advanced search a helpdesk system. RT manages key tasks such as the capabilities, bug lists in multiple formats, scheduled reports, identification, prioritization, assignment, resolution and automatic duplicate bug detection, capability to file / modify notification required by enterprise-critical applications bugs by email, time tracking, request system, private including project management, help desk, NOC ticketing, attachment and comments, patch viewer etc. CRM and software development, provides a mobile- optimized interface for iPhone, Android and Web OS devices, Dashboards and relationship graphs, rich text editing, easy branding and custom theming.

2. Mantis BT 3. Mantis BT is a web-based bug tracking system that not Redmine is a free and open-source, web-based project only keeps track of bugs but includes a user system so that management and bug tracking tool. It provides integrated multiple users can interact and multiple projects can be project management features, supports multiple projects, tracked. The application has features like an integrated wiki, issue tracking, support for multiple version control options, chat, RSS feeds, time tracking, source code integration, flexible role-based access control, calendar & Gantt charts built-in reporting, email notifications, attachments, multi- to aid visual representation of projects and their deadlines, DBMS support, support for mobile devices etc. feeds & email notifications, time tracking, project wiki, project forums etc.

5. 6. Php Bug Tracker Fossil is a distributed bug tracking, version control, wiki, Php Bug Tracker is a web-based bug tracker with and blog mechanism all in a single integrated package. functionality similar to other issue tracking systems, It has a built-in and easy-to-use web interface, supports such as Bugzilla. The design focuses on separating the auto-sync mode, is CGI-enabled, provides simple presentation, application, and database layers. networking, is a robust and reliable software and is easy Php Bug Tracker is lightweight and easy to install, to use & deploy with one single binary that works on operate and administer. Most text can be customized for every platform. your application. pcquest.com twitter.com/pcquest facebook.com/pcquest linkd.in/pcquest [email protected] JULY 2016 PCQuest 65 Software of the Month 5 Full and Free Games

1.Chronology 2. Zombie Shooter 2 Chronology is a unique blend of platform jumper, puzzle and adventure Zombie Shooter 2 is a unique blend of two game genres - Action and game where you will guide the Old Inventor through challenging levels. RPG. Every player can choose a character to the liking, get experience The graphics and animations are truly beautiful and make this puzzle to develop skills, earn money and spend it at weapons, medications game stand out of the crowd. You will have to use the special skill and useful devices. All of this will be used against thousands of of traveling back and forward in time to manipulate objects in order enemies. The zombies fill the game screen, never letting you rest, even to solve puzzles. Funny characters and level design that makes your for a minute. Imagine yourself coming to visit an unknown city and brain work hard to figure out the solution. seeing it almost ruined, with all the citizens turned into zombies.

4. Golden Trails 5. Soviet Bike Crafty bandits have robbed the bank in the provincial Sunnyvale. Guide your buxom blonde bombshell through bombed out Bolshevik And none but you, the brave Sheriff Jack, can solve this knotty military bases in post-soviet Russia in this free game. As an case. Search in every nook and cranny in the provincial borough, independent and capitalist-minded blonde beauty in the ruins of the scour gold mines, Grand Canyon, wigwams, dusty ranches and Soviet Union’s collapse, you must take your finely tuned motorbike more to unravel who could realize this insidious heist. Featuring skills and put them to the test against all of the perils of your homeland. exciting game play, innovative mini games, intriguing detective The only thing that is more dangerous than your Russian beauties’ and romantic storylines and lovely western characters, Golden curves are the perils of this Russian wasteland that are unwilling to let Trails: The New Western Rush is your chance to have the her leave. Streamlined graphics, side scrolling motocross action and greatest adventure! simple controls make this quick-to-learn and fun-to-play bike game a winner deserving of the finest Russian royalties praise.

Disclaimer: All software descriptions have been taken from their respective download sites, and PCQuest does not endorse them in any way whatsoever. Also, while the PCQuest team spends a lot of time in carefully identifying, compiling, and thoroughly testing each and every software mentioned here, we 3. Mystery Expedition: Prisoners of Ice are not responsible for any kind of mal-function Solve Inuit people mystery in this ice-cold mystery adventure. Your or damage they might cause. grandfather spent his life in search of Inuit people treasure but he never returned. Find your missing grandfather and solve Inuit people mystery. Inuit people had a legend of the great treasure.

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