Getting started with projects, teams, and process

The topics in this section introduce key concepts and help you learn how to connect to a repository, create projects and teams, and customize the process for your project.

About this task

The following figure outlines the steps for getting started with project areas, team areas, and process. The steps are explained in more detail in the topic links below the figure.

Figure 1. Steps for getting started with project areas, team areas, and process.
The figure shows steps for installing client and server software, creating a project area, defining iterations, team areas and categories.

The following topics help you get started with projects, teams, and process:

Procedure

  1. Connecting to a repository and project areas. Users must create a connection to a repository for access to existing projects or to create a new project.
  2. Creating and modifying a project area. Create a project area to manage the project deliverables, team structure, process, and schedule.
  3. Creating timelines and iterations. Add timelines and iterations to your project area. Assign start and end dates to each iteration.
  4. Creating and modifying a team area You can create a hierarchy of team areas within a project area. The team process can be modified to meet the needs of the team, as permitted by the parent process.

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