OrangeScrum Ranked Among Top 5 Most Affordable Project Management Software

We at OrangeScrum always believe Project Management should be simple and affordable. We’re glad that after being ranked among top open source project management software by Capterra, OrangeScrum has also been ranked among the top 5 most affordable project management software.

We always tried to provide a best possible user-friendly solution which should be simple, world-class, feature rich and affordable too for teams of all size.

The ranking & review was done by the leading online software resource directory, Capterra. It is a leading platform helping companies to choose the right software and ranks a large number of software solutions.

OrangeScrum was selected out of more than 700 project management software products. The research conducted on pricing, customer review, customer support and of course, the features Task management, Collaboration features, Document management/file sharing, Project planning, Reporting/dashboards (“project tracking”), Time tracking, Budgeting, Resource management, Gantt charts, Kanban boards, User permissions are available in the tool.

 

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Five Ways to Find and Fix Open Source Vulnerabilities - Guest Post by Limor Wainstein

Open source software has proven to have many benefits for enterprises as well as developers; however, they also pose significant risks as they are prone to a number of open source vulnerabilities. These are particularly related to application security.

A number of developer teams rely largely on open source software to quicken the delivery of digital innovation. Traditional, as well as agile development processes and workflows often make use of pre-built and reusable open source software components.

However, the problem lies in the fact that most open sourcesoftware is often not subject to the same level of checks as compared to software that is custom built. Most of the development work is crowd-sourced to a large community of developers who often have little understanding of the security concerns that may arise based on the organization’s use of the software.

Use Relevant Tools to Find Vulnerabilities in OSS

Listed below are some of the popular tools and their USPs that might help you manage vulnerability in open source software.

Node Security Project (NSP)

The NSP is known largely for its work on tracking security of Node modules and NPM dependencies. The project offers tools that scan and finds vulnerabilities using some public vulnerability databases like NIST National Vulnerability Database as well as its own, inbuilt database. The project was recently acquired by npm and integrated into the latest version of npm in the form of npm audit. It is a script to check whether any public vulnerability has been found in your packages and node modules.

npm audit automatically checks for issues in your  for direct dependencies, bundle dependencies and development dependencies. When you install a new package or update an existing one, it shows a brief summary of the issues found in your local dependencies. You can also use the tool to generate security reports for JavaScript projects.

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Execution In Project Management

Once you have successfully passed the Planning Phase it is time for real action – Execution! The Project Execution Phase of the project management lifecycle is all about deliverables & outputs. It is here that the intended product or service is delivered to the customer for approval.

In official terms – The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) states – "The Executing Process Group consists of those processes performed to complete the work defined in the project management plan to satisfy the project specifications."

The Project Execution Phase is usually the longest phase in the project management life cycle and consumes the most energy and resources. It is pretty evident by now as to how crucial it is to ensure your plans are realized with clinical precision and none to minimal deviation.

To enable you to monitor and control the project during this phase, you will need to implement a range of project management processes. These processes help you to manage time, cost, quality, change, risks and issues. They also help you to manage procurement, customer acceptance and communications.

The primary objective of Execution and Control is to construct deliverables as per the master project plan and consistently evaluate the processes and plans involved to deliver the output as per the agreed specifications.

It is all about action and direction!

The Execution Phase will broadly involve the following actions. The priority or sequence is entirely dependent on the nature of the project and organizational practices and preferences. But nevertheless, they are performed to enable successful project execution.

• Acquire Develop & Manage the Team who will work on the project.
• ExecuteProject Scope.
• Recommend changes, bug fixes, preventive and corrective actions coming from Planning, Executing and Monitoring and Controlling process groups.
• Timely Communication with allstakeholders.
• Implemented approved changes to the processes, documentation and plans.
• Team Building exercises.
• Give recognition and rewards to team members and keep them motivated.
• Hold Status Review meetings to ensure project is on track and any deviations are attended to at the earliest.
• Use Work Authorization systems to allocate work.
• Request Seller responses to your tender and outsourcing needs.
• Select Seller for your procurement needs.

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