Tuleap Explained

Tuleap
Programming Language:PHP
Genre:Application lifecycle management
License:GPL-2.0-or-later, with some non-GPL dependencies[1]
Latest Release Version:14.1
Latest Release Date:[2]

Tuleap is an application lifecycle management system which facilitates agile software development, design projects, V-model, Requirement Management, and IT Services Management.[3] [4] It is open source, released under the GNU General Public License, version 2.[5]

Tuleap is an enterprise alternative to proprietary tools like CollabNet, Jira (and the Atlassian Suite) and Confluence, and Crucible.[6]

The software is developed and maintained by Enalean, a French tech company founded in 2011 and headquartered in France.

Overview

Tuleap is a software platform for project management that supports various development methodologies including Agile, traditional or hybrid or custom processes. It helps organizations meet industry standards such as Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) and ITIL. Tuleap facilitates the planning of software releases, the prioritization of business requirements, the assignment of tasks to project members, the monitoring of project progress, and the creation of reports.[7] It provides site-wide trackers and real-time reports on risks, requirements, tasks, bugs, change requests, support requests, and user stories. It supports Kanban, Scrum, and hybrid methodologies in project management. Tuleap has a built-in risk management system.

Tuleap is used by Fortune 500 companies, small and medium enterprises, and open source projects.[8] Its users include developers at major companies like STMicroelectronics, Ericsson, and Orange.

Notable users include:

Features

Tuleap integrates forge system functionalities to manage software sources, using Subversion, Git or CVS. Teams are able to share technical or project documentations, track bugs and consolidate communications with customers, developers or third parties.[11]

Tuleap's kanban tool enables teams to create task boards on the fly. Agile scrum workspaces can also be created.[12]

Awards

In 2018, Opensource.com named Tuleap one of the top 7 open source tools for Agile Teams.[13] It also named it one of the top 5 open source project management tools in 2015.[8] [14]

InfoWorld magazine awarded it the "Best Open Source Application Development Tools" (the Bossie Awards) in 2013.[15] [16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LICENSE file. 13 September 2018.
  2. Web site: tuleap/. 4 November 2022.
  3. Web site: Get to know Tuleap for project management. Tiwari. Nitish. 2017-01-19. Opensource.com. en. live. https://archive.today/20191030194739/https://opensource.com/article/17/1/interview-Tuleap-project. 2019-10-30. 2019-10-30.
  4. Web site: FLOSS WEEKLY 367: TULEAP. February 17, 2016. Tuleap.
  5. Web site: Raoul . Gaétan . 2021-02-16 . Comment la DSI de l'Université Grenoble Alpes est devenue agile . live . https://archive.today/20220520004707/https://www.lemagit.fr/etude/Comment-la-DSI-de-lUniversite-Grenoble-Alpes-est-devenue-agile . 2022-05-20 . 2022-05-20 . LeMagIT . fr.
  6. Web site: Tuleap. February 23, 2016. Framasoft.
  7. Web site: Top 11 project management tools for 2016. Muilwijk. Robin. 2016-03-28. Opensource.com. en. live. https://archive.today/C2eHb. 2019-10-30. 2019-10-30.
  8. Web site: Top 5 open source project management tools in 2015 . February 5, 2016. opensource.com.
  9. Web site: Chez Airbus, on s'inspire de la philosophie de l'open source. July 2017 . July 1, 2017. ZDnet/.
  10. Web site: Future of Indian e-governance begins with OpenForge . July 2017 . July 1, 2017. OpenSourceforu.com.
  11. Web site: Tuleap: Project Summary . March 13, 2016. Open Hub.
  12. Web site: Tuleap 9 allows software teams to adapt to their own agile-workspace needs . October 18, 2016 . October 28, 2016. SD Times.
  13. Web site: Top 7 open source project management tools for agile teams . February 1, 2018 . OpenSource.com.
  14. Web site: Top 11 project management tools for 2016 . March 29, 2016 . OpenSource.com.
  15. Web site: BEST OF OPEN SOURCE AWARDS 2013 . February 19, 2016. InfoWorld.
  16. Web site: La forge libre Tuleap gagne le prix américain InfoWorld Bossie Award 2013 . February 5, 2016. linuxfr.org.