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==Projects==
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==Welcome==
===Getting Started===
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[[Starting a New Project]]
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===Purpose of the PIEmatrix Wiki===
#Go to projects, click on project list, you'll see a "Create Project" button [[File:open project.jpg|createprojectbutton]]
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Welcome to the PIEmatrix Wiki. This Wiki contains publicly accessible documentation contributed and maintained by anybody interested in working with PIEmatrix.
#Click on the "Create Project" button and a wizard opens[[File:Project Wizard.jpg|220px|projectwizard]]
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===[[What goes into the PIEmatrix Wiki?]]===
#Name the project
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#Choose the right business unit in which you are working
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===[[Guidelines for consistency]]===
#Choose "Draft" mode, this will allow you to play with the project without any team members receiving notifications
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===[[Who can contribute content to the PIEmatrix Wiki?]]===
#It is a Best Practice to include a description of the project
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#Click next and choose a template, a basic template is EZ PM (your area), it has just three slices called "Plan", "Execute", "Close"
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==[[What to use PIEmatrix for]]==
#Drag people into the roles: you are likely the "Project Manager", the "Project Administrator" might be your supervisor, include in "Team" everybody you think will be involved in this project
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===[[Why PIEmatrix and not my xls/doc/tasks etc. list?]]===
#Click next - for most projects the defaults work fine
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===[[Why PIEmatrix and not Basecamp?]]===
#Click next - add tags that will help you find the project, these should be keywords like FY15, Name of Area this project is in, etc., be mindful of spelling, tags cannot be deleted
 
#Click next - defaults are fine for most projects
 
#Click create - the project gets created and you'll be asked whether you want to open the project
 
#Note: at any given time the parameters entered into the wizard can be changed by going to the blue info button in the upper right-hand corner when you are in the project [[File:Infobutton.jpg|infobutton]]
 
  
===Check Ins===
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===[[Sample PIEmatrix Projects]]===
===Close out Projects===
 
==Templates==
 
== Edit Help ==
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Cheatsheet Wiki Cheatsheet]
 
* You may wish to use your userpage (click on your name at the top when logged in) to practice or "test" new content to make sure it looks good, before copying and pasting it elsewhere.
 
  
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==Getting Access to PIEmatrix==
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===[[Any Interested User]]===
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===[[At Green Mountain Higher Education Consortium Schools]]===
  
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==[[Usage Policy]]==
  
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==[[PIEmatrix Login and Use]]==
  
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==Your Own Settings==
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===[[Email Settings]]===
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===[[Log Out Timer]]===
  
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==Projects==
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===[[Getting Started]]===
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===[[Layers versus Pie Slices versus Boxes versus Steps]]===
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===[[Some Editing Suggestions]]===
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===[[How to get a list of tasks for one person]]===
  
<big>'''MediaWiki has been successfully installed.'''</big>
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===[[Issues versus Risks]]===
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===[[Stacking of Projects]]===
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====[[Examples]]====
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====[[How to Stack]]====
  
Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.
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==Templates==
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===[[What are Templates?]]===
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===[[When do you create boxes/steps in a template vs. a project?]]===
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===[[What do you do in Templates vs. Projects?]]===
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===[[Available Templates]]===
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===[[Duration in Templates and how it effects Live Projects]]===
  
== Getting started ==
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==[[What your Department should discuss before/when using PIEmatrix]]==
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
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==[[Need Technical Help with your Project?]]==
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
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==[[Wiki Edit Help]]==
* [http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]
 

Latest revision as of 12:08, 14 April 2015

Welcome

Purpose of the PIEmatrix Wiki

Welcome to the PIEmatrix Wiki. This Wiki contains publicly accessible documentation contributed and maintained by anybody interested in working with PIEmatrix.

What goes into the PIEmatrix Wiki?

Guidelines for consistency

Who can contribute content to the PIEmatrix Wiki?

What to use PIEmatrix for

Why PIEmatrix and not my xls/doc/tasks etc. list?

Why PIEmatrix and not Basecamp?

Sample PIEmatrix Projects

Getting Access to PIEmatrix

Any Interested User

At Green Mountain Higher Education Consortium Schools

Usage Policy

PIEmatrix Login and Use

Your Own Settings

Email Settings

Log Out Timer

Projects

Getting Started

Layers versus Pie Slices versus Boxes versus Steps

Some Editing Suggestions

How to get a list of tasks for one person

Issues versus Risks

Stacking of Projects

Examples

How to Stack

Templates

What are Templates?

When do you create boxes/steps in a template vs. a project?

What do you do in Templates vs. Projects?

Available Templates

Duration in Templates and how it effects Live Projects

What your Department should discuss before/when using PIEmatrix

Need Technical Help with your Project?

Wiki Edit Help