Software
Tool | Platform | Description | Who Uses (IS&T Team) | For What Purpose | Location | Other Information |
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Daptiv | Web based, hosted off site | Portfolio management: central repository used to generate project snapshots |
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| https://login.daptiv.com/default.aspx | Take a tour of Daptiv: |
JIRA | Web based | Bug tracking software |
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| JIRA Users Guide: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/v3.11/introduction.html | |
MIT Wiki | Web based | Collaboration software used for documentation, project plans, project notebooks, document sharing |
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| Wiki help: | |
Gliffy | Web based | Wiki plug in that allows users to produce process flow charts and diagrams |
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| Gliffy help: | |
Request Tracker (RT) | Web based | Ticket tracking system used in variety of ways, from issue management, bug tracking, email and change management |
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| RT Documentation: | |
Hermes | Web based | IS&T knowledge base used for documentation, FAQs, articles and end user support. Also allows for community contributions |
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| https://mv-ezproxy-com.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/confluence/display/home/Hermes | Hermes Rules of Use: https://mv-ezproxy-com.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/confluence/display/handbook/Hermes+Rules+of+Use |
Intervals (used by DCAD) | Web based | Collaboration tool that marries time tracking and task management. Currently licensed by DCAD for project management |
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| License fee | |
Microsoft Project | Windows | Project management desktop application used to develop project schedules, assign resources to tasks, track progress and produce Gantt charts |
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| Purchase through Microsoft Campus Agreement: http://ist.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/services/software/msca/overview | |
OmniPlan | Mac | Project management desktop application used in a similar fashion to Microsoft Project, to produce Gantt charts, schedules, summaries, milestones, and map critical paths |
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| Individual purchase | |
Visio | Windows | Microsoft desktop application that uses vector graphics to create diagrams |
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| Purchase through Microsoft Campus Agreement: http://ist.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/services/software/msca/overview | |
OmniGraffle | Mac | Desktop application used to create diagrams, flow charts, org charts, and illustrations. Has drag and drop and WYSIWYG capabilities |
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| Individual purchase | |
SnagIt | Windows and Mac | Desktop application to capture screen shots |
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| Individual purchase | |
Grab | Mac | Part of the Mac OS, a utility to capture screen shots |
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| http://www.macworld.com/article/47480/2005/10/impossibleshots.html | Comes standard on Macs |
AutoCad | Windows and Mac | Desktop application used for design and documentation. Facilities uses this software for construction projects, IS&T often needs the software to read the designs Facilities is producing for projects in which we partner. CAD stands for "Computer Aided Design" |
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| http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?id=13779270&siteID=123112 | Individual purchase |
Adobe Professional | Mac and Windows | Desktop application used to create and manage portable document files, such as project scopes, plans and requirements documents |
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| Stand alone licenses free to MIT community through IS&T software download website, only small number of licenses available on a first come, first serve basis: http://ist.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/services/software/available-software | |
Word | Mac and Windows | Part of Microsoft Office suite |
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| Free to MIT community through IS&T software download website: http://ist.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/services/software/available-software | |
Excel | Mac and Windows | Part of Microsoft Office suite |
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| Free to MIT community through IS&T software download website: http://ist.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/services/software/available-software | |
PowerPoint | Mac and Windows | Part of Microsoft Office suite |
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| Free to MIT community through IS&T software download website: http://ist.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/services/software/available-software |
FY2011 Templates
For the most current version of the templates, please visit the IS&T Project Community of Practice space: Project Community of Practice Home
Template | Description | Location | Other Information |
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Business Case and Budget | Documents the reasoning behind initiating a project or enhancement | ||
Scope Document | Documents the work that needs to be accomplished to deliver a product, service, or result with the specified features and functions |
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Stakeholder Analysis | Process by which a project identifies the individuals or groups that are likely to affect or be affected by a proposed action, and sorting them according to their impact on the action and the impact the action will have on them | ||
Project Kick Off Guidelines | Checklist outlining people and topics to be covered in a Project Kick Off Meeting |
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Communication Plans | Document that describes the methods for gathering, distributing, and storing various types of information and to whom | Weekly Project Status Report Template.pdf | |
Other |
| Project Lifecycle At A Glance.docx |
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Sunsetted Tools (for reference)
Tool | Information |
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IS&T PMM Toolkit | |
Risk Assessment Analysis | |
Customer Engagement Guidelines | |
Business Case Development | |
Project Management 101 |