GERENCIAMENTO DE PROJETOS COM SOFTWARE LIVRE: uso do Redmine em projetos "não-softwares" para leigos em gerenciamento de projetos

Abstract

This paper proposes to use the Redmine free software to optimize the project management done by people who have no specific training in project management. Although the Redmine has been developed to meet the need of software engineering sectors, the proposal would also show its use in projects from other areas.

The rapid changes in world market trends have forced companies and institutions to adapt their organizational structure to meet the new demands for products and services. For new projects that arise and the management of these are assumed by professionals from various fields, but without the specific and desirable training for project management. In a rapidly changing scenario, the number of professionals who fall into this situation are mostly in management positions, which contributed to the choice of the theme of this work.

A search on the problems encountered in project management and results based, was

carried out applied research was conducted, seeking qualitative methods to assess the resources available in Redmine to minimize such problems.

Appendix A details how it was obtained access to the Redmine environment, using the technique of server virtualization, chosen because it is the most simple, quick and inexpensive way to start the use of Redmine.Appendix B explores the appeal and functionality of Redmine, showing the simplicity of use of the same by creating a hypothetical example of a project focused on the area of industrial engineering, different from what the area was conceived Redmine.

The work shows that the Redmine meets basic needs for project management in any area, even being run by people without specific training in project management, besides the advantage of being open source and having no licensing costs.