Free Project Management Software for Party Planning Businesses

Configurable columns per status, card previews with assignee/priority/due date, and drag-drop updates across boards.

Timeline view with task bars, dependency lines, critical path highlighting, drag-to-reschedule, and cascade date updates.

Sprint backlog from kanban, sprint planning, velocity tracking, burndown charts, and retrospective notes.

Per-member capacity planning across all projects showing allocated vs available hours with overallocation warnings.

Multi-project roll-up view with health status (on track/at risk/behind), progress bars, budget summary, and owner filtering.

When-then rules -- 'when completed, assign next dependent task' -- with triggers on status, assignee, and date changes.

Auto-create tasks on daily, weekly, monthly, or custom schedules with recurrence indicators and next-occurrence preview.

App-scoped custom fields on tasks, click-to-edit directly in list view, and bulk actions for multi-select operations.

Drag-and-drop widgets for burndown, velocity, budget burn, status distribution, and timeline -- per project.

CSV import/export with subtask hierarchy support, plus bulk assign, status change, delete, and priority updates.

One-click from project time entries to Invoicing. Groups unbilled hours by task/date, applies billable rates, and previews a draft invoice before sending.

Link projects to CRM deals for profitability tracking. See budget vs actual spend, project health badges, and ROI alongside deal value.

Ask 'How is Project X doing?' and get a comprehensive summary — health score, budget burn rate, overdue tasks, team utilization, sprint velocity, and risk indicators.

Holistic capacity view combining Projects tasks, HR leave/PTO, Bookings appointments, and Field Service work orders with conflict detection.