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Re: Project Management Software/System you use
A general comment is that "Project Management" is not one single thing. It can mean all kinds of different things to different people.
There are some common project management themes because of the way the universe works (such as "you can't assemble parts you don't possess", or "you can't finish writing an article about your complete FTC season until the season ends"); but there are many different ways to handle the rest of whatever you decide "project management" is.
Pick a method that gives you the answers you will use to accomplish your current or next activity(s). In other words, pick a method that produces results that you will "consume" in some way.
Avoid methods, or products, that record/track/produce a lot of information that might look pretty, but that doesn't affect what you do from one day to the next.
A whiteboard and a stack of post-it notes can work much better than more complicated methods for many projects. On the other hand, I know some of the other methods/products mentioned here can also work very well. I have used some of them successfully.
Bottom Line: Let the type of project (the work to be done, and the types/locations of the workers) determine the method you use. Don't let the method determine how you will organize the project.
"Don't let the tail wag the dog."
Blake
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Words/phrases  I avoid: basis, mitigate, leveraging, transitioning, impact (instead of affect/effect), facilitate, programmatic, problematic, issue (instead of problem), latency (instead of delay), dependency (instead of prerequisite), connectivity, usage & utilize (instead of use), downed, functionality, functional, power on, descore, alumni (instead of alumnus/alumna), the enterprise, methodology, nomenclature, form factor (instead of size or shape), competency, modality, provided(with), provision(ing), irregardless/irrespective, signage, colorized, pulsating, ideate
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