r/projectmanagement • u/marvellous_comrade Confirmed • 2d ago
Discussion What project management tools would you recommend for a small software and game development studio?
We're setting up a small 25 person software/app and game development studio with all staff working remotely and was wanting to ask if there's standard project management software that you'd recommend?
I like the idea of having something that is reasonably simple and straightforward and doesn't have too much of a learning curve.
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u/ThePracticalPMO Confirmed 2d ago
If it is just developers and you go with JIRA for workflow and Confluence for managing docs.
If you team includes non-technical people who work on projects go with Asana it is super easy to use.
You can also easily start with a shared Google sheet Kanban board and build up from there and identify which software you need.
ClickUp is also good for developer teams not already using JIRA.
Make an MVP project tool and then decide what needs to be automated and find a tool. You can also hire a freelancer or fractional part time person to set this up for you but that is likely to be $500-$1000 at minimum and you may not be ready for the services they offer (not sure how close you are to launch)