Project Management

Overview

Project management tools help teams plan, track, and execute work — from simple task lists to complex program management. Modern platforms increasingly blur the line between project management, collaboration, and knowledge management.

Market Size

The project management software market is valued at over $7 billion and growing as teams adopt more structured work management practices.

Top Players

Jira

• Company: Atlassian (Australia)
• Market Position: Dominant in software development project management
• Key Strengths: Purpose-built for agile development (Scrum, Kanban), deep customization, 3,000+ marketplace apps, strong for engineering teams
• Products: Jira Software, Jira Work Management, Jira Service Management
• Typical Users: Software development teams, IT operations

Linear

• Company: Linear (USA)
• Market Position: Fastest-growing modern project tracker for engineering teams
• Key Strengths: Exceptional speed and UX, keyboard-first design, opinionated workflows, GitHub/GitLab integration, beautiful design
• Key Features: Cycles, Projects, Roadmaps, Triage, Linear Asks
• Typical Users: Startups, modern engineering teams

Asana

• Company: Asana Inc. (USA)
• Market Position: Leader in cross-functional work management
• Key Strengths: Multiple views (list, board, timeline, Gantt), Goals and Portfolios, strong for non-engineering teams, AI teammate
• Key Features: My Tasks, Portfolios, Goals, Workflows, Reporting
• Typical Users: Marketing, operations, cross-functional teams

Monday.com

• Company: Monday.com (Israel)
• Market Position: Versatile work operating system
• Key Strengths: Highly visual and customizable, multiple product suites, automations, dashboards, accessible to non-technical users
• Products: Work Management, CRM, Dev, Service, Monday AI
• Typical Users: Diverse teams — marketing, PMO, operations, sales

Notion

• Company: Notion Labs (USA)
• Market Position: Leader in connected workspace (docs + projects + wiki)
• Key Strengths: Blocks-based flexible workspace, databases, wiki, project management, AI assistant, all-in-one replacement
• Key Features: Databases, Pages, Sprints, Projects, Notion AI, Notion Calendar
• Typical Users: Startups, small teams, personal productivity, knowledge management

Key Trends

• AI project management: Automated status updates, risk prediction, and resource optimization
• Connected tools: Integration between project management, documentation, and code
• Objectives and Key Results (OKRs): Goal-setting frameworks embedded in project tools
• Customizable work platforms: No-code workflow builders within project management tools