Abstract: A distributed project management system is disclosed. In this embodiment multiple clients on a network share control over and responsibility for a project defined in a project management folder that is stored on the network and that is accessible by the clients. The project management folder contains one or more records each including source and destination file names and application program code. Each client on the network executes a management process to locate the project management folders and to undertake using their resident applications those records which are both incomplete and which call for an application found on the processing client.