[482] in Project_DB
Re: rollout scheduling and other notes
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert Ferrara)
Wed Jun 9 17:31:48 1999
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Date: Wed, 09 Jun 1999 17:28:51 -0400
To: Mike Barker <mbarker@mit.edu>, project-db@mit.edu
From: Robert Ferrara <rferrara@MIT.EDU>
Cc: miki@mit.edu
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Mike, I looked at the test system on gypsy. OK so far, but I think these
would also help:
Directors are more interested in Priority than Start Date on Report.
I like your idea of the NAME of the link (e.g. Home Page) rather than the
URL. This also saves page real estate.
Every field (Start date, etc.) that appears in the report must be on the
single project page. Start date and End date, for example, are not yet
shown. The single project page must also be mirrored on the update screen
(which has yet to be fixed.)
Cheers, Bob
At 09:58 AM 6/9/99 -0400, Mike Barker wrote:
>Bob and I discussed some of what we would like to present to the project
>leaders on 6/18. This is an expanded set of notes from that discussion.
>
>First, a rough timeline of the rollout:
>
>6/8-13 Miki does modifications
>6/14-16 people look at prototype
>6/17-18 corrections
>6/18 project team leaders presentation
>6/19-22 project DB shutdown for switchover
>6/23 New Project DB up and running
>
>The test system is http://gypsy.mit.edu/fcgi-bin/brlfcgi/brlpdb/index.html
>(also available via http://gypsy.mit.edu/ )
>
>During the 6/14-16 period, we should let itlt know how to access the test
>system.
>
>A major change is the shift to notebooks for the project leaders. Please
>look at the templates (http://web.mit.edu/pm/projpage.html).
>
>One issue is training for ITLT and project leaders. At this point, I'm
>recommending that the directors simply send email to project-db, and one of
>us provide one-on-one coaching. Project leaders should probably be
>encouraged to do the same.
>
>Bob asked that we check whether the ADD button is consistent in the new
>system. Every page should allow the directors to add a new project (e.g., I
>think the page you get when you do a search doesn't have an ADD button. I'm
>guessing that the individual process pages also may not have ADD buttons --
>I think they were just search results.)
>
>If someone wants to add a new performing organization, they should send
>email to project-db.
>
>Bob was wondering whether we should think about putting the project-db
>contents into the project warehouse. He suggested we talk to Scott and/or
>Mary about this, and that it is pretty easy to do, allowing people to do
>brio query retrievals. We agreed that this was a long-term change, not
>something for 6/18.
>
>Mike
>
>
>
