Good (simple) Project Planning Software

[citizenzen]

I'm a designer looking to implement some project planning. I'm interested in something visual (designer) simple, and cheap.

I think it's a Gantt Chart, but am open to other ideas.

Of course, it has to be Mac.

Any thoughts?

 

[Queso]

OmniPlan

 

[citizenzen]

OmniPlan

It's a quibble, but I wish Omniplan would let you more intuitively assign a detailed note to the task.

Like I said... quibble.

Plus it's at least twice what I want to pay.

Other than that...

 

[Jaro65]

I'm not sure what is available for less than $100. I use MS Project simply for compatibility reasons. Merlin is supposedly a great OS X-based app, though it retails for $199.

Depending on the features you need, you can get quite a bit done in Excel. It won't do a Gantt chart and automatic scheduling and resource allocations, but if you're looking for something quick and dirty (and for relatively simple projects), it could be a workaround.

Merlin: http://www.projectwizards.net/en/merlin/?gclid=CNH-1M3Up6ICFQJfagodOiPQPQ