Jira may be extremely sluggish and require a large amount of memory on the client side.
Asana - Asana project management is an effort to re-imagine how we work together, through modern productivity software. Fast and versatile, Asana helps individuals and groups get more done.
ImageJ - and Other Health Care
Trello - Infinitely flexible. Incredibly easy to use. Great mobile apps. It's free. Trello keeps track of everything, from the big picture to the minute details.
MediaLab Document Control - Other Laboratory
Wrike - Wrike is a flexible, scalable, and easy-to-use collaborative work management software that helps high-performance teams organize and accomplish their work. Try it now.
OpenCFU - A powerful, user-friendly and free software to count and characterise bacterial (and other cell) colonies forming units from pictures.