Project Mentor Applet

This page contains an applet, and requires a Java-enabled browser.

This applet demonstrates the generation of a project instance (for the Planner project management tool) from a Project Management Method (PMM) specification.

The scrollable box at the top of the applet is for output, and at the bottom of the applet is a one-line text input box. You can also get debugging output on the Java console of your web browser.

There is an animated version of this applet that uses SVG graphics.

Example

Suppose you wanted to use the Extreme Programming PMM to create a project instance. When the applet at the top of this page runs, it first asks for a Project instance. You could use the default empty project instance: emptyproj.xml for this (all file names should be appended to the applet codebase URL, which is already in the text box). The applet then asks for a PMM. You can enter for this. Finally, you are asked for a textual description of the goal for this project.

The applet runs the PMM, and prints the tasks required as it goes. You will also be asked questions about selecting tasks from a list (selection), whether to continue loops (repetition), and how many instances of parallel tasks to create.

Normally, the applet will output the project instance when the PMM has finished running. However, if you enter "q" when you are prompted for input, you can make the PMM stop half-way through and output a half done project, which can be picked up again by the applet (as long as you use the same PMM, of course) and continued on with. Try entering halfdoneXP.xml to try this out. Note that, since the PMM is embedded in the Project instance, you don't need to re-enter it.

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