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INTRODUCTION
About this manual
This manual describes how to use the Twiddlebit Plan project planning tool. This manual is
specific to Plan running on the Nokia Series 9XXX Communicator (9210, 9210i, 9300 or
9500).
The section “Project planning” describes key concepts used throughout this manual and
should be read before the rest of the manual. Plan is easy to use, provided that the
fundamental concepts are understood. This manual should be sufficient in order to use Plan,
however if you are unfamiliar with project planning in general then you may wish to read one
of the many books available on the subject.
The “Fast start tutorial” section describes the main features of Plan and provides a quick
method of getting up to speed with Plan. The rest of the manual contains detailed information
on all of the features of Plan.
Screenshots shown within this manual are from Plan running on a Nokia 9500.
What is Plan?
Plan is a project planning tool designed for use on a range of handheld and desktop
computers. It allows an initial project plan to be created and refined and subsequently, when
the project is underway, provides facilities for tracking progress.
A project consists of a set of resources, (individuals/groups) who are assigned to specific
tasks within the project. The project is split into a number of separate tasks. Each task has a
start and end date, an amount of work, and a number of assigned resources. Dependencies
may be set between tasks, indicating that a task cannot start until another finishes. In this way
if one task is updated within Plan, any tasks dependent upon it will be recalculated
automatically.
Plan on a Nokia Communicator may be used as a stand-alone project planning tool or may be
used in conjunction with PC based project planning tools such as Twiddlebit Plan for
Windows or Microsoft Project. When used with a desktop version of Plan, Plan for the
Communicator provides an ideal means of transporting project plans out of the office. A
project plan may be transferred from Plan for Windows on a PC to Plan on the
Communicator and readily updated “on the move”. The project may subsequently be
transferred back to the PC upon return to the office.