2008 November newsletter

In this issue:

1. Easy Projects .NET 5.2.5 Build Available
2. Easy Projects .NET 6.0 is coming
3. Tip of the Month
4. Current Promotions and Offers
5. Testimonial of the Month
6. Project Management Book of the Month
7. Quote of the month

Now Available: Easy Projects .NET Build 5.2.5

• Customizable symbols for activity and project statuses are added
• Graphic progress bar on activity and project lists is added
• Timeliness feature is added
• Task name coloring possibility is added
• Content compression is implemented (helps improving performance on slow network connections)
• Gantt charts printing is improved (images are split across pages)
• Other minor fixes and improvements

Easy Projects .NET Version 6.0 is coming

• Portfolio Management
• Customizable Dashboard with Graphs and Charts
• Special permissions to access Billing data
• Budget fields for project and activities
• and more...

Tip of the Month

Q: I've created a custom field for my projects. How can I filter my list of projects using this field?
A: First, go to the project list page.
Then click on the "Customize" link in the "Filters" section (top left corner of the screen).
Choose your custom field from the drop-down list and then select the way this field is going to act as a filter. "Prompt for single value" means that you will be able to enter the filter criteria in the list.
"Select from all values" means that all available values for your custom field will be displayed as criteria.
Finally, click the "Add field" button and then "Close".

Current Promotions and Offers

• a $150-value coupon that can be used toward any future purchase of additional licenses, source code or upgrade, or
• a $50 Amazon Gift Card

Testimonial of the Month: Cronus Consultancy Limited

"Easy Projects.net fits our needs perfectly. We have developers all over the world, working in decentralized teams. And Easy Projects.net is there to help them. 24/7 and via any internet computer in the world."

Project Management Book of the Month

Communicating at Work
by Tony Alessandra

About this book:
In today's competitive workplace, your ability to communicate is your most important business skill.

This valuable handbook to better business communication can help you develop the skills you need to succeed. Using real-life examples, it offers practical, easy-to-use instruction in writing effective memos and reports, making memorable presentations, and leading productive meetings. It also introduces key telephone skills, shows you how to interpret body language and personal communication styles -- and teaches you the critical listening and questioning skills you need to get ahead.

Whether you're a top manager trying to lead a large organization or one of the millions of people who actually get the work done, Communicating at Work can help you be more effective, get more of what you want out of work, and improve your chances for success.

Want to judge more than the cover? See the book here: http://www.amazon.com/Communicating-at-Work-Tony-Alessandra/dp/0671788558/

Do you have a favourite PM book? Don't keep it a secret! Email us at info@easyprojects.net and we'll feature the book in our next newsletter!

Quote of the Month

Powerful project managers don't solve problems, they get rid of them!

That concludes our November newsletter. We hope that you enjoyed your read and we'll see you in another month. Until then, Take IT Easy!