Changing Concepts are proud to present the following applications:

Meeting Manager Module

Risks and Issues Modules

Web Reporting Pack

AutoMethod CORE

AutoMethod 'Off the Shelf'

AutoMethod Custom

AutoMethod Online Prince Manuals

Meeting Manager Module

Either running as a module within the AutoMethod Core system or as a standalone application, the Meeting Manager module is your company's answer to managing all your meeting related requirements.

This centralised enterprise-based server application provides an intuitive, easy to use front end application which sits over a complex database engine that centrally manages your staff's Meetings,  Actions and Minutes. 

Meeting Manager Primary Features

Using this collaborative, centrally managed environment, you will see an immediate reduction in lost or incomplete actions.  This is achieved by the system recording all Minutes and Actions and ensuring they are completed on time and by the right people.

Features Include:

• Centralised, collaborative database for Meetings, Actions and Minutes
• Full workflow features using Metastorm BPM To-Do lists (for allocated actions)
• Automatic RAG (Red, Amber, Green) status management
• External user management
• Automatic Priority upgrades
• Full Auditability - tracks all changes/updates to actions & minutes
• Access Control features including Administrative users (Eg Personal Assistants)
• Manage by Project, Programme or Business Area
• 3 level sorting
• Meeting Date & Type Navigation buttons including 'All Dates' & 'All Types'
• Filter by RAG, Item Type, Item Status & Meeting Status
• Automatic emailing on Auto RAG 'RED' status change
• Automatic emailing of Agenda and Calendar Appointments to Attendees
• Full searching facilities
• Can be configured to be Project Management and/or Business Area based
• Seamless integration into the Web Reporting Pack

Want to know more?

For further information please contact our sales team and they would be happy to give a demonstration.

Risks & Issues Modules

Like the Meeting Manager, these two modules allow the user to manage Risks and Issues via a centralised enterprise based solution.

By providing the ability to allocate the management of Risks and Issues to individuals, the project manager can take a holistic view of all project and programme risks and issues.  Using the control panel, the project (or programme) manager can see the current progress of each risk and issue as well as manage, sort, print and report on them.

Features Include:

• Centralised, collaborative database for Risks and/or Issues
• Compliant with most project management & risk management methodologies including Prince 2
• Full workflow features using Metastorm BPM To-Do lists (for allocated risks and issues)
• External user management
• Automatic Priority upgrades
• Full Auditability - tracks all changes/updates to actions & minutes
• Access Control features including Admin users (eg Personal Assistants or PMO) and users who can only add risks and/or issues (eg Project Team members)
• Manage by Project or Programme
• 3 level sorting
• Filter by RAG(Red,Amber,Green) status as well as Status
• Full searching facilities
• Seamless integration into the Web Reporting Pack

By taking advantage of the system's access control features, you can provide area's such as your PMO or Programme Management team access to manage/view entire programmes and/or portfolios.

Gone are the days of managing Risks and Issues via clunky, individual spreadsheets.  By adopting this system, you can not only make great savings in PMO staff costs but also give your project managers the support needed to significantly improve their project delivery.

Both Risks and Issues can be purchased independently or together.  When purchased together, they can also be reported on together using the Web Report Pack's Web Risk and Issue Log.

Want to know more?

For further information please contact our sales team and they would be happy to give a demonstration.

Web Reporting Pack

The web reporting pack gives the user a more detailed and more available method of viewing Meeting Manager, Risk or Issue data.

Unlike the modules, the web reporting pack does not require a Metastorm BPM licence, making it ideal for providing meeting data to individuals outside your Metastorm (ie. Module) environment.  This can be inside or outside your organisation and include areas such as your PMO for managing/reporting entire programmes or portfolios .

Features include:

• Web based and can be configured to be accessible outside your office network

• Fully centralised reporting - no need for collating of spreadsheets or documents

• Live - know exactly the status of your Meetings, Risks and Issues at that exact time.

• Filter by: **

  • RAG status, 

  • Meeting Date, Type & Status,

  • Risk or Issue Status

  • Item Type

  • Action or Minute

• Manage by Project, Programme or Business Area

• Can be configured to be Project Management and/or Business Area based

• Seamless integration into Modules

** Dependant on which report being used

Want to know more?

For further information please contact our sales team and they would be happy to give a demonstration.

AutoMethod Core

Running on the Metastorm E-Work ^TM Business Process Management system, AutoMethod will ensure that your Project Managers are using Prince 2 to its best while providing Corporate or Programme Management detailed information on how the Project is performing.

Although difficult to list them all, AutoMethod Core has the following features:

-          Automation of the Prince 2 process including SU, DP, IP, SB, CS, PL, MP & CP.

-          Centralised data management

-          Quality Management

-          MS Project integration

-          Gantt Charting

-          Planning Management

-          Document Management

-          Automated Document Creation

-          Automated Email creation

In addition, the AutoMethodsystem has the following add-on modules:

- Risk and Issue Management

- Meeting Management

- Reporting

- Change Management**

- KPI Dashboard**

**Please note: Change Management and KPI Dashboard are currently under development.

Add-on modules such as Risk and Issue Management and Meeting Management can be used on their own or packaged to provide the ultimate Prince 2 Project Management suite of applications. Alternatively, Changing Concepts can, technology permitting, integrate your company's existing Risks and Issues and Document Management systems into AutoMethod Core.

Many companies are different, as a result AutoMethod Core is designed with this in mind.  After installation of the core system, Changing Concepts will configure your system to your environment.  We will tailor AutoMethod core to your company's branding, documentation templates, reporting lines, email content, reporting requirements etc, to ensure your AutoMethod solution is built around your company, not vice versa.

Want to know more?

For further information please contact our sales team and they would be happy to give a demonstration.

AutoMethod 'Off the shelf'

If your company is new to Prince 2 or has a very strict Prince 2 implementation, then the 'Off the shelf' version of AutoMethod is for you.

With this version, we provide the 'Core' system along with OGC standard Prince 2 templates, email content  and generic reporting lines.

AutoMethod Custom

As some companies can run a variant of Prince 2, Changing Concepts can provide a custom version of AutoMethod especially designed around your company's Prince 2 methodology.   Please contact our sales team for further information.

AutoMethod Online Prince Manuals.

As an optional extra, Changing Concepts will soon hopefully be able to provide your company with the entire Prince 2 Manual incorporated into the AutoMethod system.  This will  provide context specific lookup of Prince 2 procedures and process at a click of a button.  So wherever you are in the Prince 2 Process, AutoMethod can provide you with the right information at the right time.