I need to find tools for project/team work that does the following:
- Handles source code (integration), with version control (.svn, .git, .vss etc)
- It would be really nice if it handled creative assets too (.gif, .jpg, .png, .psd, .fla etc)
- Has task/bug tracking. Preferably connected to the source code.
- Has project planning/current/follow-up tools with time estimation. Preferably connected with task/bug tracking.
- It would be really good if it was adaptable to various project methodologies (and/or not dependent on a single specific one).
- It would be really nice if it had some type of messageboard or similar
- It would be really nice if it had some type of Wiki or other way of creating/storing project related documentation that is not source code (.xls, .doc, .ppt etc)
- It would be really nice if there was a client area that was specific, and shielded from the project team area
- It would be really nice if we could access it via mobile apps etc
- It would be awesomely nice if it had a nice intuitive GUI that didn’t instill non-developers with a feeling of that they’d rather eat a live hedgehog
Now, I can find tools that handle all of those things separately. Has no one ever needed to do all those things in their projects? Integrated with the other tasks? In any one app/service? Or am I just missing one link amongst those hundreds of links I have clicked through the last few weeks?
A few examples of what I have looked at
Basecamp – no surprise there, tricky to try out online Project management solutions without hearing about Basecamp. Ticks quite a few boxes, and seems to be common enough to be integrated to/from other tools.
Pivotal tracker – seems quite competent for Agile projects, only.
FogBugz – Used it at my last job and it ticks the most boxes so far.
Projectplace – does a few things, not the others
Sharepoint/Teamer – does a few things (not-so-impressively), not the others. This is what we have internally but feel it doesn’t do enough of the requirements above.
This is just to name but a few. I have had a look at Google Docs, Huddle, AgileZen, Clarizen, AtTask etc, and they all have their benefits…and their drawbacks. I still think I might have missed something though.
How do you and your team solve the questions above?
How do you and your team work/collaborate on projects?