Pivotal Tracker, in addition to being a great project management tool, is really all about communication. Tracker at its best will help keep feedback loops tight, make project status more transparent, and surface issues quickly. It works best when you keep an eye on it all the time.
When I am managing a project with Tracker, I keep it open on a separate monitor at all times. When you can't do that, iPivotal (App Store Link) is a recently-updated iPhone app that lets you view multiple projects, collaborate with the team, see progress and velocity, and do it all in real-time. iPivotal is also completely open source.
Are you ever at your desk and have a quick idea for a user story to add to your project? Thomas Vie has created a Mac OS X Dashboard Widget to help you quickly capture the story and inject it into your Tracker project. Learn more in his blog post.
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