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Prior to this commit, the Odoo documentation was mainly split between
two repositories: odoo/odoo/doc and odoo/documentation-user. Some bits
of documentation were also hosted elsewhere (e.g., wiki, upgrade, ...).
This was causing several problems among which:
- The theme, config, Makefile, and similar technical resources had to
be duplicated. This resulted in inconsistent layout, features, and
build environments from one documentation to another.
- Some pages did not fit either documentation as they were relevant
for both users and developers. Some were relevant to neither of the
two (e.g., DB management).
- Cross-doc references had to be absolute links and they broke often.
- Merging large image files in the developer documentation would bloat
the odoo/odoo repository. Some contributions had to be lightened to
avoid merging too many images (e.g., Odoo development tutorials).
- Long-time contributors to the user documentation were chilly about
going through the merging process of the developer documentation
because of the runbot, mergebot, `odoo-dev` repository, etc.
- Some contributors would look for the developer documentation in the
`odoo/documentation-user` repository.
- Community issues about the user documentation were submitted on the
`odoo/odoo` repository and vice-versa.
Merging all documentations in one repository will allow us to have one
place, one theme, one work process, and one set of tools (build
environment, ...) for all of the Odoo docs.
As this is a good opportunity to revamp the layout of the documentation,
a brand new theme replaces the old one. It features a new way to
navigate the documentation, centered on the idea of always letting the
reader know what is the context (enclosing section, child pages, page
structure ...) of the page they are reading. The previous theme would
quickly confuse readers as they navigated the documentation and followed
cross-application links.
The chance is also taken to get rid of all the technical dangling parts,
performance issues, and left-overs. Except for some page-specific JS
scripts, the Odoo theme Sphinx extension is re-written from scratch
based on the latest Sphinx release to benefit from the improvements and
ease future contributions.
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Introduction to Odoo Project
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.. youtube:: PWKez0gn6Ts
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Transcript
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As a business manager, I have a varied job involving
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multiple stakeholders. To manage every task seamlessly,
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Odoo Projects is of great help.
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With Odoo Projects, our project team members can easily
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plan and execute the launching of a new product line in
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Canada. I organized this project by creating different
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stages. It allows us to clearly identify the status of
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any task at any time, and for any user. It is convenient
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for any other project manager too.
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These well-structured project stages are fully customizable.
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Here I identify one missing stage, I can easily add it
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in just a click. In our project management process, I
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proceed to a final review, so I add this stage. Odoo
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projects is designed to work for any kind of business.
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Once a task is done, each colleague can highlight it by
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changing its status. That will help the project manager
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to review the task before changing the stage with a
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simple drag and drop. Easy, right?
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We can also organize the different tasks by adapting the
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view. Here, I select the list view, which shows other
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information such as the working time progress. If I click
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on my task, I land on the form view where I can edit the
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planned hours and enter my timesheets. This is a great
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tool for any project manager. Controlling the working
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time progress and the time spent for each team member is
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essential. I set the time for the sales team training to
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24 hours. Today, I prepared the material, so I will log 4
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hours in the timesheet. The working time progress updates
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automatically. Thanks to this timesheet integration, the
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project manager has a thorough follow-up on the progress
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of each task.
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Another great feature in Odoo projects is the forecast
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tool. When it is activated, I can plan resources per
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project and the workload. Therefore, the time allocation
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for other projects is much easier. For this project, I
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have to train members of the sales team. It will require
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50% of my time until the end of the week. As project
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manager, I can do this resource allocation for any user
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and adapt it according to their other projects. This will
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prevent any form of time overlap. I can reassign a task
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or adapt the deadline. Odoo projects is the perfect app
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for strategic and executive planning.
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Plus, every aspect of any project can be analyzed, thanks
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to the reports. For example, We can have a report of
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effective hours spent in comparison with the planned
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hours. I can assess the profitability of any project,
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any task, or any team member. I can also look at the
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number of hours assigned to each team member.
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Another element of an excellent project management is
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communication. This is a key factor for the success of
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any project. While dealing with multiple stakeholders,
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being able to share documents directly in the task is
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very helpful. With Odoo projects, I can discuss through
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the chat feature that is always one-click away. I can
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also start a new conversation with anyone in my team.
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In addition to being a powerful app for managing projects
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seamlessy, Odoo projects is also an effective customer
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service or after-sales app. With it, I can follow any
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customer issue, even create a dedicated support project.
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The app also automatically creates an invoice of time
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spent on tasks or issues.
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Odoo projects is a powerful, yet easy-to-use app. At
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first, I used the planner to clearly state my objectives
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and set up the project app. Get this app, it will help
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you get started quickly too.
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