NEWS
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Version 1.0.0 (07 Jan 2011)
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This is the first statble release of *NavalPlan*, a free software web
application for project management.

Main features
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* Multiproject management. It offers a global vision of the company managing
  several projects sharing resources.
* Group resource allocations: dynamic groups based on criteria.
* Flexible calendars.
* Configurable Gantt chart from Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
* Resource Breakdown Structure (RBS) chart.
* Overload resource allocation control.
* Earned Value Management (EVM).
* Cost analysis based on work reports.
* Integration with other *NavalPlan* instances and third-parties.
* Other functionalities: materials, quality forms, project templates, planning
  scenarios, multiple task progress measurement ...

Latest features
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* Backwards planning with new restrictions (AS_LATE_AS_POSSIBLE and
  FINISH_NOT_LATER_THAN).
* Two direction resource allocation schemes. Forwards and backwards strategies
  supported depending on Gantt conditions.
* Time unit inferior to hours in calendars. Minutes and seconds are allowed.
* Experimental support for limiting resources.
* Monte Carlo technique for project duration simulation. Duration probability
  functions are calculated based on likelihood estimations.
* Sigmoid advance resource allocation function approaching what happens in real
  world.
* Monitorization of project progress based on critical path progresses.
* Human readable codes generation for data.
* Configurable display of advances and cost in planning tasks.
* Database migration support. Automatic management of database refactorings
  keeping former data.