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Security and collaborative project management should not be exclusive. Software designed to support secure project management and security-oriented projects can be both feature rich and hardened against attacks. Web applications such as Redmine offer just such a solution and can embrace the needs of project managers and security practitioners alike. Redmine is project management and bug tracking software built on Ruby on Rails with a focus on collaboration, functionality, and when enhanced with specific plugins, can be configured securely to facilitate security-oriented projects. As a productivity platform, Redmine allows convenient team workflow while embracing the needs of virtual or mobile project members with a focus on socially oriented processes. This paper will explore the secure implementation and configuration of a Redmine server, and then transition into step-by-step details for managing a real world web application penetration testing project using Redmine. This will include the distribution of a virtual machine ready-built for real world use during such projects, pre-configured with a project template based on workflow in the SANS 542 Web Application Penetration Testing course.