Any tips or software for project planning?

That sure sounds serious Charly,
 
Are you a project planner in your "day job?"
 
I've never used planning software in my job as I'm a lowly designer.
 
Have you done a google search on open source stuff?
 
http://www.projectlibre.org/
 
https://www.openproject.org/
 
http://opensource.com/business/15/1/top-project-management-tools-2015
 
If it was me, I'd just use a spreadsheet.
 
cheers
 
andy

I do most of that stuff in Notepad because every computer on the planet can read those files but WordPad is a little easier to format. You could also check out NotePad+ which is like Notepad but with WAY cooler options and formatting.
 
Really you just need to make notes and lists and whatever so a text editor is fine. From there just create a master folder on your desktop and save the docs there. Just give each project it's own text doc (or even sub folders if you want to create multiple docs for each project like for alt versions or by session).
 
No need for anything fancy. Also you do know that Sonar has a dedicated "Notes" section write inside the projects right? Just a basic text editor where can write whatever you want. I don't use it but it could be a good solution and it stays with the project file. It's under Project > Info...
 
Cheers.

ANd don't forget there is a couple of places to leave notes right inside Sonar.. I use the lyric pane to leave notes. There's also a place in each track inspector. 

I found this on Google:
http://www.capterra.com/p..ct-management-software/
 
I don't know anything about any of those but it might be useful. I am looking into iMindMap, it's not exactly project planning but it's very useful for jotting down ideas.

Just be aware... installing random software from the intertubes onto your DAW may not be the greatest idea. I try to avoid installing anything I don't absolutely need and only from trusted software producers.
 
For the other stuff I use my trusty old laptop which I keep beside me at all times. When I'm in my little DAW room I keep it on an adjacent desk so I can search the web for solutions, stay logged into the forum, try out software like the stuff you are looking at and do generally internet stuff. I also use it to transfer files back and forth from for sending to other people instead of putting the DAW online unnecessarily (which I only do for updates and the like).
 
Just saying... you don't want to bork out your main rig. However if you DO decide to try out stuff like this make SURE you create a restore point in Windows so if something goes awry you have a reasonably simply (but not foolproof) escape plan.
 
To me though this type of stuff just sounds like one more thing to manage and fiddle with instead of just getting on with it. My projects usually speak for themselves and I version eveything with my wacky little codes and descriptions. The most positive motivation I get is from listening back to my work and hearing it come together. Don't need no project tracker for that... but we all work in different ways. Whatever helps keep you making music is my philosophy.
 
Cheers.

You can use Excel to "brute force" project scheduling/planning.  You will have to manually create the Ghantt chart if you find that useful but excel will do math on dates.

ESharpe
...I have found project planning software too complex/detailed for my needs...

+1
 
I've had MS Project and a number of other PM software apps that I've had to use in the past, and, for my purposes, they were all WAY too complicated. I would take a look at some GTD (Getting Things Done) solutions. Be careful, though. A lot of the GTD apps that come back in a Google search are little more than glorified To-Do lists. I wasted my money on a couple of them; great for what they are, but useless for my purposes. I needed more than "What". I also needed "Who", "When", "Where", "Which" (as in: which client), and sometimes "How Much" and/or "Why".
 
So, I made of 2-part list of my requirements (the "must-haves" and the "nice-to-haves")...and struck out, but that was about 10 years ago, when I was still busting my butt for someone else. Now? I could use the discipline of GTD, but am still enjoying not having to go to work every day.

Does OneNote have some sort of built in Gantt chart ability?  Or do you create it with brute force like Excel?

Try this for Gantt Charts. Free. Works really well. http://www.ganttproject.biz