Selecting a method
From version 2.2 Community Edition has been shipped with a more complete set of method
templates all updated and with now capabilities so now you have a much more extensive
choice of which methodology you can use for your project.
Provided as Standard
- AP2-2011 - A very light interpretation of PRINCE2 2009 for single deliverable projects
- BP2-2011 - A light interpretation of PRINCE2 2009 for use on mid complexity projects,
includes repeatable stages
- PRINCE2-2011 - The complete PRINCE2 2009 method as shown in the official manual,
use this to support your training/learning for exams.
- PRINCE2-2005 - The complete PRINCE2 2005 method as shown in earlier versions of the
manual for people who have yet to refresh onto the 2009 method.
- DSDMAtern - the official DSDM Atern agile method template use for your agile projects
- ITILv3 - The ITIL version 3 Framework suitable for supporting your training/learning
to Foundation level.
- PPP - A Proposal Preparation Process for working on RFPs or Tender responses and
large scale sales opportunities in a structured way.
All these method templates are now identical to the ones we provide in our commercial
packages so you can make use of the planner tool and the risk, issue and quality
management tools more easily. If you then want to upgrade to Personal Edition or
our multi-user platforms you will be able to immediately start creating project and
portfolio reports on your transferred projects.
Further information
This video tour gives you a twenty minute introduction to the methodologies available
and how to add them. They are presented in order so you can skip forward to the
methods which most interest you if required.
The slides from this tour are available here as a PDF if you are after a quicker
introduction or to print out and refer to.