Ongoing Project Management

Here are some of the ongoing tasks typically performed by administrative users:

Manage items. Create, change, and action items specifically related to project management, such as project status reports and milestone checklists.

Manage changes. Drive the change process by creating requests, relating them to items, delegating them to developers, and actioning them. Also receive requests for review and approval. You can also create requests from requirements generated in Dimensions RM.

For more information, see Managing Changes and Managing Requirements.

Generate reports. Use user reports to list information you have set up in your Dimensions database.

User reports use criteria like request status and item status to answer questions such as these: "Where are we in relation to the next milestone?" "Is this feature going to be in Friday's build?"

You can use Dimensions report building to carry out sophisticated reporting.

You can also use filters to display lists of objects that satisfy certain conditions.

Create and manage baselines. At project milestones, the administrator, or individual developers may create baselines.

As development progresses, the administrator typically actions a baseline through its lifecycle. This moves the entire project to the next milestone.

The administrator may need to compare two projects or baselines to determine which files have changed.

Create and manage releases. When the product is ready for release, the administrator or a designate may create and manage releases and customers.

For more information, see Managing Releases