Draft:Merlin (Software)
Project management software for macOS, iPadOS, and iOS
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Merlin Project (formerly marketed as Merlin in earlier releases) is a project management software for macOS and iOS developed by the German company ProjectWizards GmbH.[1][2]
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| Merlin Project | |
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| Developer | ProjectWizards GmbH |
| Stable release | 9
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| Operating system | macOS, iPadOS, iOS |
| Type | Project management software |
| License | Proprietary commercial software |
| Website | www |
The software supports hybrid project management across multiple views, including Gantt charts, Kanban boards and mind maps, alongside resource and budget management functions.[3]
Hybrid project management
Hybrid project management combines elements from different project management approaches, such as waterfall planning and agile methods, within a single project. Instead of following one fixed methodology, hybrid approaches adapt planning techniques to the characteristics of the work and the project context.[4]
In Merlin Project, the same project data can be viewed and edited through different planning perspectives. Time-oriented planning can be reviewed using a Gantt chart, which is commonly associated with predictive or waterfall-based project management. For agile and flow-based approaches, Merlin Project provides a Kanban view that represents work as cards arranged in workflow columns and is typically associated with .[5]
Editions
History
The first versions of Merlin were released for Mac OS X in 2004.[8]Merlin 2 followed in 2006.[9]
An iPhone companion application was released in 2009.[10]
A separate server product, Merlin Server, was introduced to support server-based collaboration around project files.[11]
In 2014, ProjectWizards introduced the Merlin Project product line as the successor to the earlier Merlin releases.[12]
In 2016, ProjectWizards introduced Merlin Project Express as a separate macOS edition.[13]
A dedicated iPad edition of Merlin Project was released in 2019.[14]
Literature
- Frank Blome; Antoni Nadir Cherif: Project Management with Merlin – The Official Handbook. Hanser Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-446-41927-8.
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