Project Management Software for Technology Startups in Doha

Small team, many hats

In a five-person startup, the same person writes code in the morning, interviews a candidate at lunch and answers an investor's email at night. The work isn't hard to do; it's hard to keep track of. Tasks live in chat, in a notebook and in the founder's head, and things are dropped when the founder is busy.

ShipSprint gives that work one home. On the Free plan, up to 5 people get the core boards for 2 projects, with every project template and no time limit. One board can run the product sprint; another can run hiring, with candidates moving through stages like any other card.

Everyone starts the day on a "my day" screen showing just their own items, with an "I'm blocked" button that pulls in the right person with the context attached. For a team with no project manager, that replaces a lot of "where are we with this?" messages.

Ramadan, Eid and a launch date

A small team feels every missing day. In Qatar, Ramadan often brings shorter working hours, and the Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha holidays take the whole team out at once. Both move about eleven days earlier each year, so a launch date chosen without checking the calendar can easily land in the wrong week.

On Team and up, capacity planning counts approved leave and public holidays, so a sprint over Eid is planned for the people who'll actually be working. On Business, delivery forecasts are recalculated from measured velocity as each sprint closes, which gives a founder a date to share with investors that reflects the real pace, Ramadan included.

The decisions made along the way go into the built-in wiki, with page history. When the first hires join, the reasons behind early choices are written down, and any sentence on a page can become a task.

Using ShipSprint from Doha: the essentials

Who you're buying from. ShipSprint is built and sold by Quantuva Technologies Pvt. Ltd. of Hyderabad, India. There's no office or local entity in Qatar, and support comes by email and in-app chat.

Time zones. IST is 2 hours 30 minutes ahead of Doha year-round, which leaves most of the working day shared. Replies usually come the same working day, Indian time, though a Sunday message may wait until Monday.

Billing. Paid plans are charged per seat in Indian rupees via Razorpay, and your bank converts the amount to riyals. Ask your accountant whether any local tax applies to a service bought from abroad.

Data protection. Qatar's Personal Data Privacy Protection Law applies to the personal data you collect, from early users to job applicants. Read the sub-processor list and the security overview against your obligations and any customer contracts first.