Dear Colleague

Welcome to the October edition of the PROJECT in a box newsletter.  This month we are focusing on Community Edition with a review of the recent 2.1 launch which broke all records.  We will be introducing you to some of the new CE features including portable operation and asking for your input to the PRINCE2 Primer update.

Malcolm West, Managing Director

Community Edition 2.1 Launch Review

It is a month since the launch of Community Edition 2.1 and in this time over 2,000 users have registered and downloaded the application in addition to those who have received it on CD.

This is a record performance which underlines the level of interest in Community Edition worldwide.

Click here to read the full article...

PRINCE2 Portable operation

The upgrade of Community edition to .NET at version 2.0 resulted in many clear and visible advantages for users including a more convenient layout, drag and drop, hyperlinks and support for multiple methods.

However there were just as many powerful new features introduced as part of the background technology set including multiple language support, files only data management, improved installation routines and portable mode. 

To find out more about the portable mode and how you can take your PRINCE2 and DSDM Atern projects with you anywhere click here...

PIAB Blog

We are delighted to launch the new informative and thought provoking Project Management Explored Blog from the team at PROJECT in a box.

The Blog will be a regularly updated resource tacking the leading PM Issues of the day as well as discussing the capabilities and developments of the PROJECT in a box products and services.

The Launching set of posts include the Community Edition topics above as well as a discussion on the pros and cons of using spreadsheets within your project data set and the benefits and issues of putting consistency at the forefront of your project thinking.

PRINCE2 Primer Review

For several years now the PRINCE2 Primer has been a consistently popular resource for visitors providing one one stop shop for links to the best in free PRINCE2 resources available on the web.

The team at PROJECT in a box have built this resource as we have come across materials and we have had the occasional contributor who recommends a useful resource which we have included.

With the risk of PRINCE2-2009 it is a sensible time to give the Primer a major overhaul and accordingly over the coming months we will be taking the following steps:

• Checking and refreshing the PRINCE2 materials for 2009 relevance
• Creating a PRINCE2 2005 archive
• Creating a DSDM Atern Primer
• Creating an MSP Primer
• Creating a Gateway Review Primer

So if you have any favourite resources you are using or have used in these areas please let us know and we would be delighted to check them over and make them available to other users, from self tests, to You Tube videos, favourite blogs to process maps it will all be helpful to your colleagues.