Project Portal Overview
When you first login to the project portal, you should see a page like the following.
You can start adding projects by clicking the Create Project link. The next page will allow you to edit your newly added project.
You must fill in a Project Name. It should be unique among your projects. Next add a project description. This is a good place to give an overview of the project and if you need Java/PHP/dotnet etc. programming if that is applicable.
Project Type
Project types can be
- New. A brand new project from the ground up.
- Existing. Project work needed for an existing project.
Bid Preference
The selects how you would like your project bids to work.
- Hourly. This option means that the project may take a variable amount of time and you will honor the team to bill you hourly for the project. The bid is the hourly amount.
- Project. This option means that you want bids to include the billing for the entire project regardless of how many hours it takes. The bid is a total amount.
Preferred Timezone
This defaults to your preferred timezone of the browser you are entering the project in. If you desire a different timezone, you can select this here. This would signal Teams when they would be needed for any communication with you.
User Stories
Click the Add New User Story link to begin adding details about your project. You need to add at least one User Story before you can save or publish the project. More about User Stories are documented here.
Be sure to save
Make sure to save frequently by pressing the Save Draft button.
