This overview maps typical problems in project work to the plugins that solve them. The plugins of the AlphaNodes Core Stack are included in every hosting package, the remaining ones can be added.

If you run Redmine yourself, part of the plugins can be bought individually or as a bundle, as a 12 month support license with updates and plugin support.

Cost and time

ProblemPlugin
Budget frame missing or unrealisticReporting
Costs and effort only roughly estimatedReporting, HRM
Effort is booked irregularly or not at allTimesheet, Reporting
Overdue tasks and deadlines surface too lateAutomation, Reporting
Planned hours are exceeded without anyone noticingReporting, Automation

Resources and team

ProblemPlugin
Unclear who has capacity in the coming weeksHRM
Holidays and absences live outside the systemHRM
Employees cannot submit requests themselvesHRM
Outdated or orphaned user accounts go unnoticedAutomation, Reporting

Project scope and planning

ProblemPlugin
Goal and milestones are not visibleReporting
Dependencies and dates cannot be movedGantt
Recurring projects are set up from scratch every timeTemplates
Definition of done is interpreted differentlyIssue Checklists
Tasks added later blow up the scopeReporting, HRM

Requests and communication

ProblemPlugin
Requests get lost in a shared mailboxServiceDesk
Response and resolution times cannot be measuredServiceDesk, Reporting
Recurring replies are written from scratch each timeTemplates, ServiceDesk
Reports to stakeholders are missing or outdatedReporting

Knowledge and documentation

ProblemPlugin
Information sits scattered and unstructuredWiki Guide, DB
Nobody knows which version of an instruction appliesWiki Guide
There is no proof of who read a briefingWiki Guide
Contracts, licenses and inventory have no fixed structureDB
Answering recurring questions costs timeAI

Development and operations

ProblemPlugin
Commits and issues live in separate systemsDevOps
Deployments are not traceableDevOps
Repetitive manual steps cost time and create errorsAutomation

Security and access

ProblemPlugin
Credentials sit in spreadsheets and chat historiesPasswords
Old accounts and excessive permissions remainAutomation, Passwords
Login does not run through your own identity providerSAML
File attachments are not scanned for malwareClamAV

Reporting and overview

ProblemPlugin
Figures only come from an export to a spreadsheetReporting
There is no overview across several projectsReporting
In large instances everyone builds their own filtersReporting

A complete description of all functions is available in the plugin overview. Everything can be tried out in the demo, without registration.