Open Source Project Management; Simple and Free

While organizations are spending more and more money on sophisticated project, program, and portfolio management software, let's not forget that there are some pretty nifty software products available for free.

Here's just one example, GanttProject 2.0, which has a decent user interface for Gantt-based schedules and resource management. There are many more such products at Sourceforge.net.

So, if you're looking for simple, but effective, ways to begin building project management capabilities but don't want to spend a fortune (or anything), check out the many Open Source products on the market.