This is one of best project management extension I have tested so far in Joomla! Project Fork is very simple and straight forward and I really like it that way.

One thing I've noticed and may also be beneficial in your future release, is that there is no easy way to track down listing of usergroups, their projects/tasks (-tasks-directories-files-comments)in a certain page tabulated of some sort so that group leaders can easily track/compare which usergroup/members have more task and who are performing well-->something like that :) I think it's really necessary and very vital specially in an output oriented group leaders and managers.

More power Project Fork staff!!! Looking forward to this promising extension.

1) I find it big disadvantage the fact that you can not relate Tasks with files. Filemanager comes a bit pointless if you do not have this flexibility.

2) The overall project completed percentage should have an option to be disabled because a project might never finish because it is active and always is going to tasks and by having the overall average of the tasks there might be confusing.

3) A proper way to add a project leader should be implemented and not by having to create a usergroup, make the appropriate permission settings, add the project leader and then make the group a Project Group.

4) Someone else said it but i will say it again that..Calendar is at the moment totally useless if it's not bound to tasks deadlines. Personally i would prefer not having it around making confusing than to have it and not be able to use it properly.


5) Importing a specific user at a website with more than 5000 members without a search filter is....very frustrating.

6) Proper notifications to the project leader by setting it at the Project options and not at each task individually. Automatically the project leader should receive a notification that a new task is added and the status on it each time is changed.

It definetely needs lot of work because things like the above are very basic stuff to project & task management.

Owner's reply:
hi there,



Thanks for pointing out the weak points of the component :)

I'm quite aware of these, and I'm working on improvements.



Thanks,

Tobias

I was looking for an extension that was close to DotProject in spirit, but simpler and well structured, and of course integrated to Joomla.
Project Fork matches exactly my needs, its interface is clear and intuitive, despite a few little bugs that will need to be fixed (however they do not prevent the system to work).

It's relatively easy to setup. It worked right away. Just awesome, does exactly what I need
ohrass

Our business involves people from all over the US in different offices. We were looking for an easy method to keep track of the various projects, tasks, milestones, progress and calendar. Project Fork is it! :-)

An unexpected bonus is the Document Management ability that allows us to link current documentation with specific tasks. What a great feature.

The installation was a breeze, and everything is working perfectly. I would recommend this handy tool to anyone using Joomla who wants their team to be more organized.

Woo-hoo!

nice but too much features into one extension... try ed to turn if off so that my users cant see it, but it's impossible...

if you have a website with less then 500px width, then you have a big problem.... hydra is wider...

I need a system where my clients can easy report a bug or a task for there project, this way with all the extra features it makes to difficult for them to easy report something...

pls change it, maybe I will try it then again, until then still flyspray will do the job for me..

This Hydra project manager looks very promising. They have put some very nice work into it. However, theres a couple of issues that I noticed.

No frontend access. This means you require all users to log into to joomla's backup. Not good idea

Whats the point in having the calendar if your tasks are not tied to it? Who wants to create tasks then turn around and post events for those tasks?

Owner's reply:
hi kipper!

You're right with the calendar..pretty useless at the moment :D

Hydra is a huge thing and I can impossibiliy work on everything at a time.



On the roadmap you see that I've promised the task/calendar integration in 0.6.5.

It's not there I know but I'm working on it.

hi i have instaled hydra in no time.
its very easy to understand.
help on the forum is also good and fast.

As a not-for-profit agency, we rely heavily on inexpensive resources to accomplish our mission. We continually seek out parnerships with reliable software developers and are huge supporters of the Open Source Initiative.

To this end, we are very impressed with Tobias Kuhn's Hydra Manager ! This software seamlessly integrates into our website and allows our board members to share tasks, documents and calendar events, even though they are scattered across two states! Tobias is friendly, responsive, and open to the needs of his user base. Although still in development (v0.6.1 is installed at the time of this writing), Hydra Manager promises a simple solution to our collaboration requirements. Thanks, Tobias!

Dave Simpson
CEO, First American Military, Inc.

I have been using FlySpray as a project manager. I didn't have any problems with it but it seemed a bit quirky at times and didn't have that fully integrated look and feel.

Hydra goes beyond all my expectations. It is very comprehensive and it looks very slick indeed.

Congrats to the Hydra team, you have done a great job for the community!

Great! I searched for a component like this a few month ago, but found nothing.

Now I saw this component, tried it and ... WOW! :)

It's exact what I searched for, perfect for managing all kind of projects!

This is perhaps one of the most beautiful components to ever look at, the design is simply perfect everything is at hand. Install was a breeze and the entire look of the component oozes class, i hear this is no where near finished but i couldnt give it anymore props truely wonderful hats off to the devs behind this.

This is a must component for any project management group. Its really fantastic! Great work guys and keep up the good work!

Brilliant. I'm a part time freelancer and this extension provides me with a structured environment in which to post my daily tasks as well as a place to direct my logged in clients. Once logged in each user is directed to their own personal project page where they can track my progress.

I'm thankful for this component~ kudos to hydramanager.com