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I am looking for a basic and simple-to-install digital version of a Scrum board.

  • I do prefer physical index cards, but in this case logistics makes it hard. Thus, I need to have it on the computer.
  • No real need to share data between several clients. To us it is enough if it runs on one single machine.
  • Just need basic functionality. A drag-drop board and a sprint burndown would do fine.
  • Due to regularly constraints I cannot use an online SaaS, must keep the data local.
  • Time is short, so simple install and ready-to-go.
  • Does not need to be free, but of course price is interesting.

I have not had this set of constraints earlier, so I am unfamiliar.

I have done some research and have some general experience. For example VersionOne, Mingle and Hansoft seem to have a good reputation. Anyone can comment on how those fit the above list? Anyone have other recommendations?

Vadim Kotov
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This thread is a bit old now, but leaving my find in the hope to help others searching the same topic.

If you are looking for a simple tool for developers to collaborate on a Scrum project, http://trello.com/ is very simple and intuitive. Absolutely no clutter and easily lets a small team manage their cards.

fozylet
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    To the person who down-voted this: would really help to see your reasons for it, if it wasn't just for fun. Trello isn't an offline tool (as OP asked) but is a real help as a scrum board. I've even mentioned that the comment is being made because of the search relevance of this query. – fozylet Feb 14 '13 at 08:39
  • +1 Worked with it, forgot about it, it's simple and elegant. – eddy147 Nov 27 '13 at 07:29
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I would have a look at Atlassian Jira with the GreenHopper plugin - it has a nice dashboard. http://www.atlassian.com/software/greenhopper/

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    I feel greenhopper is trying to fit a square peg (jira) into a round hole (scrum) [/editorial] – Jody Apr 05 '11 at 12:58
  • I've found it to work rather well. You can work almost entirely with the hole, but have the peg if you need it. And the two are not as incompatible as a square and a circle. – Andy Thomas May 05 '11 at 14:20
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Have a look at Mingle from ThoughtWorks. A really great tool. Wall looks like this

Free download/install for 1 year / 5 users.

SteAp
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Excel (or OpenOffice) spreadsheet? Why do you need a special tool for this?

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  • I have a link for templates for both excel and hosted google docs burn down charts. It is such a simple way to manage tasks and with the google docs versions, team members can update their progress and be more involved with the entire project as a whole. [Click here to go to the article - Burn Down Chart Tutorial: Simple Agile Project Tracking](http://joel.inpointform.net/software-development/burn-down-charts-tutorial-simple-agile-project-tracking/) – i8abug Jun 16 '11 at 02:22
  • Then don't comment, post an answer! – Tom Anderson Jun 16 '11 at 20:42
  • http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:i3AaHvRVKhYJ:joel.inpointform.net/software-development/burn-down-charts-tutorial-simple-agile-project-tracking/+&cd=1&hl=nl&ct=clnk&gl=nl site in link of @i8abug is broken, here is the google cache link. The google docs links are broken but you can still download the excelsheet. – mariomario Aug 24 '15 at 13:40
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I had a similar decision to make a year ago and went for Version One Team Edition - which is free.

http://www.versionone.com/Product/Compare_Editions.asp

It's easy to deploy the SQL database wherever you want it - so locally in your case. Our team found using the software easy and intuitive.

The free version (up to 10 users) has ample features - the sprints/stories/tasks are easy to setup and view. The burndown chart is good.

All in all, I've no regrets with choosing Verison One - it's easy to install, easy to use and free.

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