Skip to content

03. Projects

Jump to bottom Edit New page
Zarina edited this page Sep 17, 2015 · 13 revisions

When you have a project and are ready to begin to work with your project team, the first step is to create a PMT project.

More about "PMT project"

Create a new project

To create a new project, select "(+) Create new project" under "Projects" from the top global navigation.

This form is used to quickly create a new project. More information on the project—such as project URL, Wiki category—can be added later in editing mode. All fields in this form can be changed later in editing mode.

  • Project name: This is a required field. Please don't leave this empty.
  • Description: A brief description of the project. This field supports Markdown and simple HTML for formatting. For Markdown formatting, please see the Markdown syntax cheat sheet for syntax rules.
  • PMT view: If a PMT project is marked "Public", any user in the PMT may view items in it and add items to it. "Private" projects are only accessible to those explicitly assigned to it.
  • Proposed release date: This is a required field. The proposed release date is used to create the default Final Release milestone target date, and to some extend, used as the projected completion date of the project. You can change this date by editing the Final Release milestone after you create the project.
  • Wiki category: The name for the project's category on CCNMTL Wiki. For example, if the URL of your project's Wiki page is http://wiki.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/index.php/Category:WACEP, then you type WACEP in this field.

Edit project

Once you've created your PMT project, you may want to edit or add more information, and you can do it through the editing mode from the menu items on the right sidebar.

  • Project name: This is a required field. Please don't leave this empty.
  • Project number: This is the number assigned to each project manually. The number should correspond to the project's directory in Syd server. Note however that not all projects have project numbers, and if this is the case, you can leave this blank.
  • PMT view: If this field is checked, any user in the PMT may view items in it and add items to it. Otherwise, the project is only accessible to those explicitly assigned to it.
  • Caretaker user: Generally, the "caretaker" is the project manager. However, there are a lot of "projects" in the PMT aren't necessarily formal projects that has a project manager. The primary responsibility of caretaker is to assign items that come in from someone outside the project. For example, if there are 5 developers working on a project and a user not assigned to the project wants to report a bug but has no idea who's working on what part and who they should assign it to, they assign it to "caretaker". The caretaker user then should look at it, figure out who it belongs to and reassign it to them. By default, the user who creates the project entry in the PMT is made the caretaker.
  • Description: A brief description of the project. This field supports Markdown and simple HTML for formatting. For Markdown formatting, please see the Markdown syntax cheat sheet for syntax rules.
  • Project URL: This is the final URL for the project. The URL may also be known as production site URL.
  • Information URL: URL for the project portfolio or similar information.
  • Evaluation URL: Some projects have gone through a formal evaluation, and have a published report. If your project has one, you can enter the URL in this field.
  • Wiki category: The name for the project's category on CCNMTL Wiki. For example, if the URL of your project's Wiki page is http://wiki.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/index.php/Category:WACEP, then you type WACEP in this field.
  • Proposed release date: This is a required field. The proposed release date is used to create the default Final Release: milestone target date, and to some extend, used as the projected completion date of the project. You can change this date by editing the Final Release milestone after you create the project.
  • Status: This indicates what stage your project is at. This should be kept updated as your project progresses.
  • Released: If you project is released, check this box. Otherwise, leave it.
  • Poster project: This is a deprecated field and will be removed in the future.
  • Type: This corresponds to the classification in the Projects Portfolio. Enter any of the following listed types in this field:
    • N/A (use this this field is not applicable to your project)
    • Case Studies
    • Collaborative Sites
    • Custom Software Applications and Tools
    • Distributed Learning
    • Event Archives
    • Field-Laboratory
    • Global and Distance Learning
    • Large Class
    • Multimedia Study Environments
    • Online & Directed Learning
    • Repositories and Reference Tools
    • Simulations
    • Training
  • Discipline: This corresponds to the classification in the Projects Portfolio. Enter any of the following listed disciplines in this field:
    • N/A (use this this field is not applicable to your project)
    • Architecture
    • Arts
    • Business and Finance
    • Culture and Society
    • Education
    • Engineering
    • History
    • Journalism
    • Languages
    • Law
    • Literature
    • Medicine and Health
    • Philosophy and Religion
    • Political Science and Social Policy
    • Sciences
    • Social Sciences
    • Social Work
  • Restricted: Projects may have restricted access. These are some of the common access levels used:
    • N/A (use this this field is not applicable to your project)
    • No (if your project has no acess restrictions)
    • Columbia (if your project is open only to those with Columbia UNI)
    • Private (if your project is open only to those with Columbia UNI and/or project-specific ID)
  • Approach: This is a deprecated field and will be removed in the future.
  • Scale: This is the scope of your project both in audience reach as well as the complexity of development
    • N/A (use this this field is not applicable to your project)
    • Small
    • Medium
    • Large
    • Flagship
  • Distribution: Where your project will be released and used.
    • N/A (use this this field is not applicable to your project)
    • Columbia
    • External

Add personnel

To add more personnel to the project, click "''Personnel''" tab on the Project's page. Select from the list whom you'd like to add into the project.

To remove a personnel, hover your cursor over the name, then click ''remove''.

Add a custom footer
Add a custom sidebar
Clone this wiki locally