Draft Inventory of Current Available Tools

Daptiv

Web based, hosted off site

Portfolio management: central repository used to generate project snapshots

https://login.daptiv.com/default.aspx

Take a tour of Daptiv:
http://www.daptiv.com/ppmtour/index.htm
IS&T Daptiv wiki: IS&T Daptiv PPM

JIRA

Web based

Bug tracking software

https://jira.mit.edu

JIRA Users Guide:  http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/v3.11/introduction.html

MIT Wiki

Web based

Collaboration software used for documentation, project plans, project notebooks, document sharing

http://wikis.mit.edu

Wiki help:
https://wikis.mit.edu/confluence/display/HELP/Home

Gliffy

Web based

Wiki plug in that allows users to produce process flow charts and diagrams

http://wikis.mit.edu

Gliffy help:
The Gliffy Plugin

Request Tracker (RT)

Web based

Ticket tracking system used in variety of ways, from issue management, bug tracking, email and change management

http://help.mit.edu

RT Documentation:
http://web.mit.edu/tooltime/notebook

Intervals (used by DCAD)

Web based

Collaboration tool that marries time tracking and task management.  Currently licensed by DCAD for project management

http://www.myintervals.com/

License fee.
30 day trial:  https://www.myintervals.com/signup.php

Microsoft Project

Windows

Project management desktop application used to develop project schedules, assign resources to tasks, track progress and produce Gantt charts

Purchase through Microsoft Campus Agreement: http://ist.mit.edu/services/software/msca/overview

OmniPlan

Mac

Project management desktop application used in a similar fashion to Microsoft Project, to produce Gantt charts, schedules, summaries, milestones, and map critical paths

Individual purchase

Visio

Windows

Microsoft desktop application that uses vector graphics to create diagrams

Purchase through Microsoft Campus Agreement: http://ist.mit.edu/services/software/msca/overview

OmniGraffle

Mac

Desktop application used to create diagrams, flow charts, org charts, and illustrations.  Has drag and drop and WYSIWYG capabilities

Individual purchase

SnagIt

Windows and Mac

Desktop application to capture screen shots

http://www.techsmith.com/snagit/

Individual purchase. 
30 day trial download: http://www.techsmith.com/snagit/default.asp?gclid=CJnc0YfsxqYCFaE65QodcUGgGg

Grab

Mac

Part of the Mac OS, a utility to capture screen shots

Comes standard on Macs

AutoCad

Windows

Adobe Professional

Mac and Windows

Desktop application used to create and manage portable document files, such as project scopes, plans and requirements documents

Stand alone licenses free to MIT community through IS&T software download website, only small number of licenses available on a first come, first serve basis: http://ist.mit.edu/services/software/available-software
IS&T staff also eligible to participate in concurrent license pilot by contacting "keyserver-advisory@mit.edu" <keyserver-advisory@mit.edu>

Word

Mac and Windows

Part of Microsoft Office suite

http://ist.mit.edu/services/software/available-software

Free to MIT community through IS&T software download website

Excel

Mac and Windows

Part of Microsoft Office suite

http://ist.mit.edu/services/software/available-software

Free to MIT community through IS&T software download website

PowerPoint

Mac and Windows

Part of Microsoft Office suite

http://ist.mit.edu/services/software/available-software

Free to MIT community through IS&T software download website