TruePPM

0.2 shipped (alpha) · pre-GA

TruePPM 0.2 shipped May 2026 (as the 0.2.0-alpha.1 pre-release) — the scheduling engine, REST API, real-time backend, the full web UI (Schedule, Board, Sprints, Risk, My Work, Programs), the settings/administration platform, program foundations, board and schedule depth, and the first import/export migration path are all functional. 0.2 is an alpha release; the first beta is planned for 0.4. The product is pre-GA: API contracts may evolve across 0.x point releases. Suitable for evaluation and early-adopter deployments; expect breaking changes before 1.0.

One platform, every methodology

Most P3M tools force a choice. TruePPM is designed from the ground up so teams can work the way they work — and every stakeholder still sees what they need.

Waterfall

CPM forward/backward pass, milestones, baseline comparison, Monte Carlo risk. The Project Manager gets a Gantt that computes the math — P50, P80, P95 confidence intervals, not a single optimistic date. PM guide →

Agile

Sprint boards, WIP limits, velocity tracking, burndown charts, retrospectives. The Scrum Master lives in the board view and never has to open a Gantt. Scrum Master guide →

Hybrid

The same task is both a WBS node and a sprint story. Sprint velocity feeds the CPM forecast — non-destructive suggestions today; automatic reforecast on sprint close landed in 0.3. Zero reconciliation meetings. Read the full story →

5-minute local demo

git clone https://gitlab.com/trueppm/trueppm.git && cd trueppm
docker compose up -d
docker compose exec api python manage.py seed_demo_project --with-personas
# Web UI → http://localhost:5173   (six persona logins, password: demo)
# API    → http://localhost:8000/api/schema/swagger-ui/

The persona password is demo because the local Docker stack runs with DEBUG=True; on a non-dev install the seed prints a one-time random password unless you set TRUEPPM_DEMO_PASSWORD. See seed_demo_project.

Or use the scheduling engine standalone — no server required:

pip install trueppm-scheduler

View trueppm-scheduler on PyPI →

from datetime import date, timedelta
from trueppm_scheduler import schedule, Calendar, Project, Task, Dependency

calendar = Calendar()  # Mon–Fri working days
project = Project(
    id="p-1", name="My Project", start_date=date(2026, 1, 5),
    tasks=[
        Task(id="t-1", name="Design", duration=timedelta(days=5)),
        Task(id="t-2", name="Build",  duration=timedelta(days=10)),
    ],
    dependencies=[Dependency(predecessor_id="t-1", successor_id="t-2")],
    calendar=calendar,
)
result = schedule(project)
print(result.tasks[1].early_finish)   # 2026-01-23
print(result.critical_path)           # ['t-1', 't-2']

Stack: Django 5.2 + Channels · React 19 + Vite · PostgreSQL 16 + ltree · Apache 2.0

Why TruePPM?

Real scheduling, not task lists

CPM forward/backward pass on every change. You always know which tasks drive your deadline and where you have float. All 4 dependency types with calendar-aware lag.

Monte Carlo risk analysis

Add three-point estimates and get P50/P80/P95 completion dates. Commit to P80 — there’s only a 50% chance you’ll hit the CPM date.

Self-hosted, Apache 2.0

Your data stays yours. Run it on your infrastructure. The scheduling engine ships standalone on PyPI — use it without the API if you just need the math.

Built for collaboration

Real-time WebSocket push, 5-role RBAC, offline-first sync for unreliable networks. Every mutation broadcast to connected clients.

Who is it for?

Persona	Methodology	TruePPM gives them…	Guide
Project Managers	Waterfall / Hybrid	CPM schedules, Monte Carlo confidence intervals, critical path, velocity-suggested Gantt durations (automatic reforecast added in 0.3)	Guide →
Scrum Masters	Agile / Hybrid	Sprint board, WIP limits, velocity tracking, burndown, retrospective-to-backlog automation	Guide →
Product Owners	Agile / Hybrid	Backlog management, velocity-based release forecasting, sprint scope protection	Guide →
Team Members	Any	Board-first task view, My Work cross-project surface, real-time updates, offline sync	Guide →
Resource Managers	Any	Per-project capacity preflight, allocation tracking; cross-program leveling in Enterprise	Guide →
PMO Directors	Any	Program coordination; portfolio health scores, demand intake, governance in Enterprise	Guide →
Executives	Any	Monte Carlo confidence intervals per project; portfolio RAG status, board-ready reports in Enterprise	Guide →

What’s built today

The Since column is the release a capability first shipped in. 0.2 (the 0.2.0-alpha.1 pre-release) is the current build; the 0.1 rows are the foundation it builds on.

Capability	Since	Description
Scheduling engine	0.1	CPM + Monte Carlo. Ships standalone as trueppm-scheduler on PyPI.
REST API	0.1	Full CRUD for projects, tasks, dependencies, resources, calendars, members, sprints. OpenAPI 3.0.3 schema.
RBAC	0.1	5-role per-project permissions (Owner / Admin / Scheduler / Member / Viewer) on every endpoint.
Real-time	0.1	WebSocket broadcasts for all mutations, deferred to transaction commit.
Offline sync	0.1	WatermelonDB-compatible delta protocol with soft-delete tombstones.
Schedule (Gantt)	0.1	Custom canvas renderer — critical path, baseline comparison, milestones, build mode.
Board / Kanban	0.1	5-column board with WIP limit overload detection and drag-to-status.
Sprints	0.1	Full plan → activate → close lifecycle, burndown, velocity, capacity preflight, retrospective.
Risk Register	0.1	Probability × impact scoring, lifecycle states, task links, CSV export.
My Work	0.1	Contributor surface — flat task list across projects, planned vs. estimated dates.
Velocity feedback loop	0.1	Sprint velocity suggests revised CPM durations non-destructively (ADR-0065).
MS Project import / export	0.1	.xml import/export; .mpp accepted when the optional MPXJ dependency is installed (full .mpp support lands in 0.6).
Inbound task sync	0.1	Webhook ingest endpoint for upstream task systems.
Helm chart	0.1	Kubernetes deployment with vendored sub-charts for PostgreSQL and Valkey.
Settings & administration	0.2	Workspace / Program / Project settings shell on live APIs — members, roles, methodology, workflow, notifications, access, integrations, and lifecycle.
Programs (OSS)	0.2	Program entity with rollup KPIs, cadence, cross-project risk policy, and a dual-level program backlog (epic / feature / story / task).
Recurring tasks	0.2	Recurrence-rule generator with custom and fractional work hours, excluded from the CPM critical path.
Durable execution	0.2	Outbox-dispatch hardening, Beat heartbeat, dead-letter alerting, retention purge editor, and Idempotency-Key support.
Task collaboration	0.2	In-drawer comments with threaded replies, @mention fan-out to project members, emoji reactions, file and external-URL attachments, and a notification bell + inbox (ADR-0075).
Notifications	0.2	Per-user email and Slack-webhook notifications with a preference matrix; Git-aware task automation.
MS Project import UI	0.2	In-app create-from-import flow layered on the 0.1 import / export REST endpoints.
Sample projects	0.3	Four richly-modeled sample projects (waterfall, agile, hybrid, and a multi-project program) loadable in one click, plus universal JSON project import / export.
Program schedule	0.3	Compute-on-read merged cross-project critical path for a program — within-program scheduling visibility (the program-true critical path across member projects).
Daily standup	0.3	A walk-the-board standup surface — step person-by-person through assigned work, projector-friendly and keyboard-driven.
Today view	0.3	A personal “what needs me today” surface that pulls your due and in-progress work across every project into one list.
Retro board	0.3	A live, multi-column sprint retrospective board with a team-health pulse and retro-to-backlog action items.
Flow analytics	0.3	Cumulative-flow diagram, weekly throughput, cycle / lead-time percentiles, and throughput-based flow forecasts for continuous-flow teams.
Scope-change audit	0.3	An audit trail for post-activation sprint scope changes — every injection and removal recorded, with forecast-transparency on accepted-only scope.
Task classification	0.3	Task type, readiness, and governance-class fields powering board readiness chips and Product Backlog grooming.
v2 interface & View focus	0.3	The navy/sage v2 interface refresh — unified app-shell bar, ⌘K command palette, and context bar — plus the role-context “View focus” lens.

Beyond the new capabilities above, several 0.1 rows gained substantial 0.2 depth that doesn’t surface as its own line — schedule UX (continuous zoom, drag-to-pan, backlog-to-timeline promotion, dependency-chain hover, pull-to-commit), board depth (bulk actions, full-text search, swimlanes, activity feed, PDF export, per-card real-time sync), and the velocity → CPM hybrid bridge (sprint-close calibration, sprint → milestone rollup). The 0.2.0-alpha.1 CHANGELOG entry is the full record.

Next steps

Install

Set up a local instance with Docker Compose in under 5 minutes.

Try the API

Create a project and schedule — tasks, dependencies, and CPM results via curl.

Find your guide

Project managers & waterfall PMs, team members & agile teams, resource managers, executives & PMO directors.

Evaluate

Architecture overview and API reference for technical evaluation.