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| | ===Purpose of the PIEmatrix Wiki=== | | ===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. | | 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?]]=== |
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| − | ===What goes in the PIEmatrix Wiki?=== | + | ===[[Guidelines for consistency]]=== |
| − | Some examples of content are:
| + | ===[[Who can contribute content to the PIEmatrix Wiki?]]=== |
| − | *What are the benefits of using PIEmatrix
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| − | *How to get a PIEmatrix account
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| − | *How to start a project
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| − | *Examples of what PIEmatrix can be used for
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| − | *What a department should be mindful of when using PIEmatrix
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| − | ===Guidelines for consistency=== | + | ==[[What to use PIEmatrix for]]== |
| − | *Users are strongly encouraged to watch Wiki pages with content that relates to their functional work in order to ensure content is accurate and current.
| + | ===[[Why PIEmatrix and not my xls/doc/tasks etc. list?]]=== |
| − | *Do not create lengthy Wiki articles. Instead, organize content thematically and create links between relevant content using Hyperlinks and Categories.
| + | ===[[Why PIEmatrix and not Basecamp?]]=== |
| − | *Add/update content on wiki stub (incomplete) pages.
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| − | *Create a Table of Contents (if page is NOT short) by adding section headings (if the page includes 4 or more sections, add a Table of Contents)
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| − | *Assign tags/categories to each page. Categorize carefully and frequently. Check for relevant tags/categories before creating new categories.
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| − | ===Who can contribute content to the PIEmatrix Wiki?=== | + | ===[[Sample PIEmatrix Projects]]=== |
| − | Anyone. (Individuals watching a Wiki page will receive automatic notification of changes made to Wiki articles. Changes may be reverted at any time.)
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| | + | ==Getting Access to PIEmatrix== |
| | + | ===[[Any Interested User]]=== |
| | + | ===[[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== |
| | + | ===[[Email Settings]]=== |
| | + | ===[[Log Out Timer]]=== |
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| | ==Projects== | | ==Projects== |
| − | ===Getting Started=== | + | ===[[Getting Started]]=== |
| − | [[Starting a New Project]] | + | ===[[Layers versus Pie Slices versus Boxes versus Steps]]=== |
| − | #Go to projects, click on project list, you'll see a "Create Project" button [[File:open project.jpg|createprojectbutton]]
| + | ===[[Some Editing Suggestions]]=== |
| − | #Click on the "Create Project" button and a wizard opens[[File:Project Wizard.jpg|220px|projectwizard]]
| + | ===[[How to get a list of tasks for one person]]=== |
| − | #Name the project
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| − | #Choose the right business unit in which you are working
| + | ===[[Issues versus Risks]]=== |
| − | #Choose "Draft" mode, this will allow you to play with the project without any team members receiving notifications
| + | ===[[Stacking of Projects]]=== |
| − | #It is a Best Practice to include a description of the project
| + | ====[[Examples]]==== |
| − | #Click next and choose a template, a basic template is EZ PM (your area), it has just three slices called "Plan", "Execute", "Close"
| + | ====[[How to Stack]]==== |
| − | #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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| − | #Click next - for most projects the defaults work fine
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| − | #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
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| − | #Click next - defaults are fine for most projects
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| − | #Click create - the project gets created and you'll be asked whether you want to open the project
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| − | #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]]
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| − | ===Check Ins===
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| − | ===Close out Projects===
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| | ==Templates== | | ==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]]=== |
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| − | ==Need Technical Help with your Project?== | + | ==[[What your Department should discuss before/when using PIEmatrix]]== |
| − | PIEmatrix provides the best resources for technical questions about PIEmatrix use so you can get help when you need it:
| + | ==[[Need Technical Help with your Project?]]== |
| − | *A Live Chat link found at the bottom right of the Helpcenter when you are logged into PIEmatrix.com
| + | ==[[Wiki Edit Help]]== |
| − | *Phone support: 802.318.4891
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| − | *Email support: support@piematrix.com
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| − | == Wiki Edit Help == | |
| − | * 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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| − | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Cheatsheet Wiki Cheatsheet]
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| − | * [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.
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| − | * [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
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| − | * [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
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| − | * [http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]
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