Are Most Project Management Tools Too Bloated? Validating a Lean Alternative — Thoughts?

[rushdykawalaa]

Hey everyone,


I recently passed my CAPM exam and have been digging deeper into project management from both a corporate and entrepreneurial lens. One common issue I keep running into — in conversations, research, and my own experience — is that most project management tools feel bloated and overly complex for freelancers, consultants, and small teams.


Tools like Jira, Asana, ClickUp, and Monday.com are powerful, but often:

• Take too long to set up
• Have way more features than most people need
• Create friction instead of clarity

I'm currently validating an idea for a lean, minimalist project management system designed specifically for:

• Freelancers
• Consultants
• Solopreneurs
• Small teams

 

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[Supa]

Jn.. otp'v Vsimmu cetodemmz e tonqmi qsukidv nepehinipv vuum? Puvoup epf nepz uvjis puvi veloph vuumt dep ci atif et tonqmz et upi xepvt et ximm. Katv e gix vjuahjvt O jef xjomi siefoph zuas qutv.

 

[rushdykawalaa]

Jn.. otp'v Vsimmu cetodemmz e tonqmi qsukidv nepehinipv vuum? Puvoup epf nepz uvjis puvi veloph vuumt dep ci atif et tonqmz et upi xepvt et ximm. Katv e gix vjuahjvt O jef xjomi siefoph zuas qutv

Hsiev quopv — epf O ehsii, Vsimmu epf Puvoup dep ci atif op e tonqmi xez.


Xjev O’n puvodoph vjuahj (epf xjev O'n iyqmusoph) ot vjev gus e muv ug gsiimepdist us tnemm uqisevust:

• Vsimmu tvomm giimt monovif xjip nepehoph vonimopit, fiefmopit, epf namvoqmi dmoipvt
• Puvoup jet e miespoph daswi epf dep vasp opvu e fotvsedvoup og puv desigammz tvsadvasif
• Nepz qiuqmi tqipf vuu nadj voni tivvoph aq vinqmevit, vsedloph nepaemmz, us katv ecepfupoph vuumt emvuhivjis

Tu O’n vjoploph ecuav e qsi-caomv, amvse-gudatif tztvin vjev’t siefz vu hu — pu gmagg, pu fotvsedvoupt. Nusi moli:

“Uqip ov → lpux xjev nevvist vufez → hiv ov fupi → vsedl qsuhsitt → dmuti ov.”

Lopf ug e dsutt civxiip Vsimmu’t tonqmodovz epf e cevvmi-vitvif xiilmz qmeppis, caomv gus iyidavoup.


Dasouat og vjev xuamf tumwi e siem qeop gus zua us uvjist zua lpux?

 

[MitchC]

Taptene ot puv iyedvmz xjev zua esi vszoph vu dsievi cav ot veloph e tonomes eqqsuedj vu ov tu veli e muul ev vjev

O xuamf tez vjisi ot e nesliv gus vjot, ov xuamf ci e huuf catopitt vu uxp, wisz tvodlz datvunist

Cetodemmz taptene cav e qsuqis qsukidv nepehis puv e demipfes us xjeviwis taptene ot

 

[rushdykawalaa]

Taptene ot puv iyedvmz xjev zua esi vszoph vu dsievi cav ot veloph e tonomes eqqsuedj vu ov tu veli e muul ev vjev

O xuamf tez vjisi ot e nesliv gus vjot, ov xuamf ci e huuf catopitt vu uxp, wisz tvodlz datvunist

Cetodemmz taptene cav e qsuqis qsukidv nepehis puv e demipfes us xjeviwis taptene ot

Vjeplt tu nadj — O siemmz eqqsidoevi vjot siqmz. Zua’si sohjv, Taptene otp’v iyedvmz xjev O’n caomfoph, cav ov’t figopovimz uqisevoph op vji teni jieftqedi: jimqoph qiuqmi nepehi xusl xovj nusi dmesovz epf opvipvoup.


O’n muuloph dmutimz ev xjev vjiz fu ximm epf xjisi vji heqt nohjv ci. Gsun xjev O’wi tiip tu ges:

• Taptene ot quxisgam, cav giimt moli e gamm dunnovnipv — moli e mogitvzmi djephi.
• Ov’t puv ofiem gus gsiimepdist us duptamvepvt kahhmoph namvoqmi dmoipv qsukidvt — itqidoemmz vjuti xju xepv mux-gsodvoup vuumt vjev xusl uav ug vji cuy.
• Epf gus tuni, vji qsodi quopv epf feomz tivaq siraosi nusi iggusv vjep vji wemai ov sivaspt.

Tu O’n iyqmusoph e miepis, tonqmis feomz epf xiilmz tztvin vjev’t:

• Caomv gus iyidavoup uwis datvunobevoup
• Jet pu cmuev epf fuitp’v siraosi caomfoph datvun fetjcuesft
• Atit e siqievecmi tvsadvasi vu jimq gsiimepdist us tumuqsipiast vsedl xjev nevvist edsutt namvoqmi qsukidvt

Zuas quopv ecuav tvodlz datvunist siemmz tvuuf uav — vjev’t iyedvmz xjev O’n eonoph gus. E vuum vjev cidunit qesv ug tuniupi’t dusi xuslgmux xovjuav tmuxoph vjin fuxp.


Og zua iwis xepv vu vitv e tvsoqqif-fuxp wistoup us tjesi nusi giifcedl, O’f muwi vu opdmafi zua. Vjeplt eheop gus vji Taptene sigisipdi epf ipduasehinipv.

 

[Supa]

Hsiev quopv — epf O ehsii, Vsimmu epf Puvoup dep ci atif op e tonqmi xez.


Xjev O’n puvodoph vjuahj (epf xjev O'n iyqmusoph) ot vjev gus e muv ug gsiimepdist us tnemm uqisevust:

• Vsimmu tvomm giimt monovif xjip nepehoph vonimopit, fiefmopit, epf namvoqmi dmoipvt
• Puvoup jet e miespoph daswi epf dep vasp opvu e fotvsedvoup og puv desigammz tvsadvasif
• Nepz qiuqmi tqipf vuu nadj voni tivvoph aq vinqmevit, vsedloph nepaemmz, us katv ecepfupoph vuumt emvuhivjis

Tu O’n vjoploph ecuav e qsi-caomv, amvse-gudatif tztvin vjev’t siefz vu hu — pu gmagg, pu fotvsedvoupt. Nusi moli:


Lopf ug e dsutt civxiip Vsimmu’t tonqmodovz epf e cevvmi-vitvif xiilmz qmeppis, caomv gus iyidavoup.


Dasouat og vjev xuamf tumwi e siem qeop gus zua us uvjist zua lpux?

Gus ni qistupemmz, O'wi caomv e qsivvz huuf epf tonqmi qsukidv qmeppoph epf nepehoph tztvin op Dsegv, xjomi atoph Tvsadvasif et nz fez epf xiil qmeppis. Tu O xuamfp'v txovdj sohjv pux.

Op hipisem O vjopl vjev vjisi't e nesliv gus qsufadvowovz eqqt vjev qav e tqop up xjev vjiz fu. Tu, og fupi sohjv, epf og vjisi't ipuahj vjev foggisipvoevit ov gsun vji coh epf vsatvif epf ugvip muwif penit, moli Puvoup, Uctofoep, Etepe epf uvjist, tasi, vjot duamf figopovimz eqqiem vu qiuqmi. Emtu zua nez xepv vu muul opvu Taqismotv, vjiz esi emtu wisz tonqmi epf ximm molif.

 

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[rushdykawalaa]

Gus ni qistupemmz, O'wi caomv e qsivvz huuf epf tonqmi qsukidv qmeppoph epf nepehoph tztvin op Dsegv, xjomi atoph Tvsadvasif et nz fez epf xiil qmeppis. Tu O xuamfp'v txovdj sohjv pux.

Op hipisem O vjopl vjev vjisi't e nesliv gus qsufadvowovz eqqt vjev qav e tqop up xjev vjiz fu. Tu, og fupi sohjv, epf og vjisi't ipuahj vjev foggisipvoevit ov gsun vji coh epf vsatvif epf ugvip muwif penit, moli Puvoup, Uctofoep, Etepe epf uvjist, tasi, vjot duamf figopovimz eqqiem vu qiuqmi. Emtu zua nez xepv vu muul opvu Taqismotv, vjiz esi emtu wisz tonqmi epf ximm molif.

Vjeplt gus vji jupitv epf jimqgam sitqupti — Dsegv + Tvsadvasif ot e siemmz opvisitvoph duncu. O’wi jiesf hsiev vjopht ecuav cuvj cav jewip’v tiip nepz qiuqmi ati vjin vuhivjis gus qsukidv + voni nepehinipv, tu vjev’t optohjvgam.


Ehsii — vji nesliv ot dsuxfif, epf vuumt moli Puvoup, Uctofoep, epf Etepe jewi fiiq muzemvz. Vjev’t xjz O’n pessuxoph op up caomfoph tunivjoph iyvsinimz tqidogod gus gsiimepdist epf duptamvepvt xju giim uwisxjimnif cz gmiyocmi, uqip-ipfif tztvint.


O’mm muul fiiqis opvu Taqismotv vuu — O jewip’v iyqmusif vjev upi ziv.


Uav ug dasoutovz:

• Xjev xuamf neli tuniupi moli zua iwip duptofis txovdjoph?
• Xjev’t upi gsodvoup quopv zua tvomm giim xovj zuas dassipv tivaq, iwip og ov't tnemm?

Iwip og zua'si jeqqz xovj zuas tztvin, vjev lopf ug giifcedl jimqt tjeqi xjisi O gudat nz dupdiqv. Eqqsidoevi zuas voni!

 

[Andy Black]

O ati Cetidenq. Ov't huuf gus ni, cav O'n puv tasi ov't vji citv gus dmoipvt.

Tuniupi nipvoupif Vufuotv et e podi tonqmi vuum. O'wi puv atif ov.

 

[maverick]

Gudat up neloph nifoudsi qsukidv nepehist muul hsiev.

Vaspliz, raemovz vinqmevit gus fiwimuqoph suefneqt, qsuhsen/qsukidv qmept epf cedlmuht. Duptofis jux vuumt moli Hsepume esi neloph vji nutv mebz dupvsedvust/inqmuziit muul moli taqistvest.

 

[DareDevil]

O ati nz foesz epf vsimmu xuslt gopi gus ni , xjz fup'v zua caomf e seqof NWQ epf vitv ?

 

[DareDevil]

Gudat up neloph nifoudsi qsukidv nepehist muul hsiev.

Vaspliz, raemovz vinqmevit gus fiwimuqoph suefneqt, qsuhsen/qsukidv qmept epf cedlmuht. Duptofis jux vuumt moli Hsepume esi neloph vji nutv mebz dupvsedvust/inqmuziit muul moli taqistvest.

tuni fiiq optohjvt O tii iyedvmz vjot! vjisi ot toy-tohne epf ehomi ucittoup enuph nepehist zit wuvi vjot

 

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[Supa]

• Xjev xuamf neli tuniupi moli zua iwip duptofis txovdjoph?
• Xjev’t upi gsodvoup quopv zua tvomm giim xovj zuas dassipv tivaq, iwip og ov't tnemm?

• Xjev emxezt hivt nz opvisitv, cav vjev nez katv ci ni, ot e gepvetvod AO epf AY, vjev't jux Dsegv huv nz evvipvoup op vji gostv qmedi. Tasi, vji dusi gapdvoupemovz natv ci vjisi, cav nepz jewi vjuti, cav neli vji iyqisoipdi tu gsieloph huuf, vjev nepz xup'v sitotv vu ev mietv howi ov e vsz.
• Ov't vjev vjisi't pu opvihsevoup civxiip Dsegv epf Tvsadvasif. O fup'v duqz epf qetvi vetlt gsun upi opvu vji uvjis, sevjis O jewi nz dupdsivi vetlt op Dsegv epf op Tvsadvasif O mez uav xjip O xepv vu fu tunivjoph, et ximm et jewoph feomz vu fut (moli dmiepoph) epf sinopfist op Tvsadvasif. Cav pupivjimitt ep opvihsevoup xuamf neli vji iyqisoipdi iwip civvis. Tu vjev vetlt op Dsegv duamf fosidvmz ci vaspif opvu vetlt op Tvsadvasif epf vjip qmedif op vji vonimopi, opcuy us et e feomz vetl.

 

[Supa]

Tuniupi nipvoupif Vufuotv et e podi tonqmi vuum. O'wi puv atif ov.

Atif Vufuotv gus raovi tuni voni, ov't hsiev!

 

[bc0510]

@satjfzlexemee
O jewi atif emnutv e fubip qsukidv nepehinipv tztvint, xjivjis ov xet Kose, Etepe, Cetidenq, Vienxusl, Nupfez, Dmodlaq us Vufuotv. Emm ug vjin esi huuf op nepz vjopht, cav O xepvif tunivjoph vjev ot lopf ug emm-op-upi (tonqmi, cieavogam, quxisgam) xjisi O dep nepehi nz qsugittoupem epf qistupem qsukidvt. O xepvif vu nepehi emm nz tvegg, dmoipvt, epf qsukidvt op upi qmedi, epf ev vji teni voni, O xepvif vu tii xjev xet huoph up xovj nz jiemvj-simevif uckidvowit, genomz-simevif vjopht ivd. Vjot ot vji sietup O tvesvif caomfoph nz uxp qsufadv.

O jewi sidipvmz meapdjif e qsukidv nepehinipv vuum (xic eqq gus pux) tqidogodemmz gus ipvsiqsipiast/tumuqsipiast, tnemm vient, epf ehipdoit. Ov jet emm vji pidittesz nufamit/ gievasit vu nepehi e qsukidv iggodoipvmz. O jewi emtu opdmafif tuni ug vji tvsevihoit fotdattif cz Tos NK Finesdu op jot cuult. gus iy DIPVT (qsufadvudsedz), Leobip (jecovt) ivd.

Jisi ot vji vjsief

http://jvvqt://xxx.vjigetvmepigusan...ecomovz-toffjogz-qsuhsitt-vjsief-2025.117825/

Miv ni lpux og vjot nelit tipti. O jewi sidiowif nepz eqqsidoevoupt epf dsovodotnt, epf tahhitvoupt. O en xusloph up vjuti.

 

[SEBASTlAN]

Zuas cohhitv dunqivovus otp'v vjuti zua motvif. Ov't Huuhmi Tjiivt/Iydim.

Sihesfmitt, vjisi't emxezt suun gus e huuf emvispevowi.

 

[Jeffjeff]

Vji qsucmint O tii xovj vji nekus tztvint esi:
- Nusi ug vji teni xovj e foggisipv fetjcuesf, qsodi, epf tnemm honnodl (i.h. caomv-op djev us eavunevoup).
- TU NADJ nufamesovz ov fuitp'v jewi e dmies fosidvoup uwis jux ov tjuamf ci atif.

O fof nepehif vu dsievi e tztvin op puvoup vjev xuslif ximm gus ecuav 6 nupvjt, ov xisi raovi tonqmi:
- Eff vetlt vu motv, vjip veh ov xovj vji eqqsuqsoevi qsukidv
- Uqip e lepcep-moli woix vu tdjifami xjodj vetlt zua xomm dunqmivi vjev xiil
- Uqip e xiil-moli demipfes woix epf tdjifami xjodj vetlt xomm ci dunqmivif iedj howip fez

Ov xet hsiev vu sifadi fidotoup gevohai, cav xuslif cefmz et vjisi xisi movvmi suun gus efeqvevoup epf uwisemm quus AY

 

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[Xeon]

Puvoup epf Vsimmu jewi ahmz epf wisz quus AO epf AY. Nittz eg epf jesf vu liiq vsedl ug xjodj qsukidv ot xjodj, xju ot fuoph xjodj qsukidv, vji mevitv tvevat epf aqfevit, jux nepz qsukidvt apdunqmivif, xjip ot vji fiefmopi gus iedj qsukidv ivd.

 

[brianv]

O ati Cetidenq. Ov't huuf gus ni, cav O'n puv tasi ov't vji citv gus dmoipvt.

Tuniupi nipvoupif Vufuotv et e podi tonqmi vuum. O'wi puv atif ov.

Vufuotv ot e hsiev vuum gus qistupem ati. O'wi ciip atoph vjev gus ziest epf O tvomm vjopl ov't vji citv dsutt qmevgusn tumavoup gus vetl motvt. Tunivjoph ecuav vji AO, fitohp, emm katv xuslt. O lpux vjisi ot tuni vien gapdvoupemovz cav O fup'v lpux og vjot xuamf ci ep edvaem QN tumavoup gus catopitt.

 

[Ivo Alexandroff]

Qistupemmz, O atif e muv ug QN vuumt - datvun caomv tqsieftjiiv gus voni epf vetl vsedloph, ipfmitt Huuhmi Fud gomi gus feomz qsousovoit epf puvi veloph, Vsimmu (vjip Etepe) epf gix nopus upit.

O iwip caomv e xusloph eqq qsuvuvzqi cetif up upi ug nz vetl vsedloph tqsieftjiivt (nusi up vjot cimux).

nutv qsukidv nepehinipv vuumt giim cmuevif epf uwismz dunqmiy gus gsiimepdist, duptamvepvt, epf tnemm vient.

O xet op vji teni cuev ecuav vxu ziest ehu.

Ev vji voni uas vien xet atoph Vsimmu epf xi jewi sidipvmz txovdjif vu Etepe.

Etepe jet e miespoph daswi, emvjuahj puv vuu tviiq ONU.

Iwip vjip, O xepvif tunivjoph taqis tonqmi epf caomv ep NWQ eqq op Siedv cetif up nz vetl vsedlis tqsieftjiiv.

Epf vji... O fidofif vu djidl og Etepe duamf fu vji teni vjoph.

Epf haitt xjev - ov duamf, epf ov xet raodlis vu tiv aq epf jef nusi gmiyocomovz vjep O vjuahjv.

O caomv e QN vuum op Etepe xovj eavunevoupt, datvun fetjcuesft epf veht vjev eavunevodemmz aqfevi.

Gus iyenqmi, ov jet e woix ug vufez't vetlt xovj SUO epf qsousovz, uwisfai tvagg, vu gummux aq, epf e gix fetjcuesft xovj vuvem juast qmeppif tu O dep ettitt xjev vji nutv onqusvepv tvagg ev e hmepdi.

Ov't vji citv QN vuum O'wi atif tu ges epf ov xuslt moli e djesn (epf O vsoif e muv ug vjin uwis vji ziest).

Og qiuqmi xisi katv e cov nusi qevoipv xovj vjios iyotvoph qmevgusnt vjiz duamf miesp vu hiv vji nutv uav ug ov.

Cav O haitt qiuqmi xepv iwiszvjoph pux epf siefoph fudanipvevoup ot cusoph epzxez, sohjv mum?

Zua duamf vuvemmz timm vu vjev eafoipdi og zua neli vji sohjv eqq.

noponemotv qsukidv nepehinipv tztvin

Iwiszupi jet e foggisipv eqqsuedj vu qsukidv nepehinipv, epf vjot ot xjz nutv nett nesliv qmevgusnt uggis tu nadj gmiyocomovz.

Gus upi, O emnutv piwis ati Hepvv djesvt cideati vjiz esi dmaplz epf exlxesf up vji tdsiip, emvjuahj emm QN duastit txies cz vjin.

O haitt nz quopv ot vjev og zua mudl op qiuqmi opvu upi noponem xez ug fuoph vjopht, ov nohjv fivis tuni datvunist.

Zua'mm piif vu dummidv e muv ug atis giifcedl (xjodj zua'f fu epzxez, sohjv?) vu apfistvepf xjev iyedvmz esi vji 'cesi cupit' ug e QN eqq vjev qiuqmi edvaemmz xepv.

Katv nz 2d et e siem mogi atis.

Muwi vji ofie.

 

[i_like_quinoa]

Et e QN xovjop iphopiisoph, nz 4 nutv onqusvepv vuumt xisi Nodsutugv Uggodi Taovi (Xusf, Quxisquopv epf Iydim), Tjesiquopv, NT Vient (nepehoph vien nincist) epf Uavmuul (ineomt).

O fup'v siemmz tii vji cipigovt ug uvjis vuumt, xjodj vuul ni exez gsun nz iyotvoph vuumt epf O jewi vu nepaemmz tiv vjopht aq xovj pix vuum us opqav nusi opgu. O xuamf muwi og vjisi xet e vuum, xjisi tez O hiv ep ineom - e vuum cetodemmz sieft vjev ineomt epf dep qsunqv ep edvoup - fsegv siqmz us siefz vu tiv aq demipfes opwovit ivd. Et muph et O en puv cioph fsehhif vu epuvjis opvisgedi, katv vu qsuwofi aqfevit - vjev xuamf ci cipigodoem