Dear Colleague

Welcome to the September edition of the PROJECT in a box newsletter.  This month we are delighted to introduce you to the new Community Edition and full PROJECT in a box both with PRINCE2-2009.

Also information on the upcoming Project Challenge expo and  our recently expanded training options.

Malcolm West, Managing Director

Community Edition 2.1 with PRINCE2-2009 now available

2009 sees the enhancements to Community Edition coming thick and fast.  It is now completely redesigned  as a .NET application capable of running as a portable application, it now provides multi methodology support, multi language support  and includes  the popular  DSDM Atern  method as standard.

This version 2.1 release caps off the functionality with the inclusion of the method hover tips and the availability of the new PRINCE2-2009 method template.  This include the official OGC template pack  plus a range of further value adding templates and tools from the author of the OGC template pack, exclusive to Community Edition.  As usual this is wrapped with high quality process diagrams and now comes with an extended library capability.

New PROJECT in a box version 2.5 with PRINCE2-2009 now available

After an extensive period of Beta test Version 2.5 is now available for download to new customers and upgraders, offering some fantastic new features:

• The new PRINCE2-2009 method template
• The new DSDM Atern method template
• An updated PPP2009 method
• Extended and customisable Portfolio Reporting tools
• Process diagram navigation in the browser client
• Methodology hover hints direct from the file explorer
• File access URLs allowing you to integrate content and make your PIAB documents directly accessible to others
• Extended drag and drop support
• A range of new options on report presentation formats

These great features add further to the great value represented by the £99 Personal Version and the multi user packages which are typically around £100 per user.  If you want to find out more contact us to arrange a web demonstration, a meeting or to discuss your requirements.

Project Challenge Expo

Focus on training

As many of our users migrate to full PROJECT in a box following use of Community Edition we find users can get a lot from the system without formal training.  But as with anything in life some formal training and being shown the ropes usually helps improve the performance level.

Traditionally training in PROJECT in a box has been via classroom courses and whilst these still remain very popular and excellent value for multi-user customers, their very nature makes them less relevant to the Personal Version or small team user.

So it should nave been no surprise to us to have seen the levels of take up for our on-line training, but have been pleasantly surprised by the degree this has been adopted by a wide range of customers both in the UK and internationally.  Having a tutor join you on your PC either to guide you through standard training agendas or to go through your specific questions as a tutorial has been very popular.  We are also finding customers asking us to run lunchtime briefings so that a team can find out more about aspects of their system while they each their sandwiches.  With prices from £75 per hour this is also extremely good value which is why it is attracting a significant demand. 

If you want to find our more about all training options there is further information on the training section of our website, if you would like to discuss which option is best for you or how the modes can be blended together we would be delighted to discuss.