Subscribing to Online Content
An Online Subscription to Best Management Practice guidance gives you instant access to the latest authoritative text for one year without the need for any maintenance agreement. It avoids the need for you to host the material on your intranet and manage this internally. All amendments, revisions and editions issued throughout the year are instantly accessible via the My Online Subscriptions area on this website.
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Each Online Subscription purchased is available for you to access within 24 hours and is active for the duration of one year.
How to purchase an Online Subscription
- Locate the Online Subscription product you require.
- Click 'Add to Basket'.
- Accept the terms and conditions and click 'Continue'.
- You will be shown when your subscription will begin and end - click 'Continue' and your product will be added to your shopping basket.
- Once you have selected your payment option, confirm your purchase.
- You will receive an e-mail within 24 hours containing a username and password for you to use to view your online subscription.*
- When you have these new login details simply click on the My Online Subscriptions tab (as pictured below) and login.
- Your new Online Subscription product will be available to view.
*If you have previously purchased an online subscription product your existing 'My Online Subscriptions' username and password will also give you access to your new subscription which will be available within 24 hours.
How to use your Online Subscription
All the online products use simple forms of navigation, making access to the content as quick and as simple as possible.
Navigating using the Table of Contents
Each Online Subscription uses Tables of Contents (see below for Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2) which sit on the left-hand side of the content display area. You can navigate to any section within your Online Subscription by clicking on the Table of Contents links. The Table of Contents can be expanded or collapsed by clicking on the 'Expand' and 'Collapse' buttons. However, when within a chapter, the Table of Contents for that chapter will remain expanded. Click 'Hide/Show Navigation' at the top of each content page to remove the Table of Contents, giving you more screen space to view the content, clicking again to reinstate the Table of Contents.
Navigating Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2
The Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 Online Subscription uses Table of Contents for navigation but also has a 'Standard', 'Process', and 'Role' view function.
» Standard view - This view of the text presents Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 in a way that most closely reflects the printed edition. Your screen view will change so that the content is presented in a main content area to the right, whilst on the left a Table of Contents allows you navigate through the chapter. To change chapters, click on the 'Standard' link at the top of the screen to return to the main menu.
» Process view - Users of PRINCE2 will quickly become familiar with the Process Model. By using the Process view of PRINCE2 you can follow through the method process by process: to view a stage, click on the relevant part of the Process image. This enables quick access to the each process for you to get the information you need. Like the Standard view, the text will be presented to you with a Table of Contents on the left-hand side. To change process, click on the 'Process' link at the top of the screen to return to the main menu.
» Role view - The PRINCE2 methodology identifies ten key roles within Project Management. When clicking on a role, you will be presented with a description of the role along with the specific responsibilities of that role. These are:
- Project Board
- Executive
- Senior User
- Senior Supplier
- Project Manager
- Team Manager
- Project Assurance
- Project Support
- Configuration Librarian
- Project Support Office (PSO)
To change to a different Role view, click on the 'Role' link at the top of the page to return to the main menu.
Previous/Next Buttons
Each Online Subscription allows you to navigate between pages in a sequential manner by using the Previous/Next buttons at the top right-hand side of each content page.
Searching the content of your Online Subscription
Each seach result is displayed according to the section heading. Each section heading is a link, and by clicking this link the full text of the section will be displayed. When you view the full text of your search results, you will find that every occurrence of your search term will be highlighted.
There are a number of different types of search that can be conducted:
- Keyword
- Wildcard
- Phrase
- Boolean
- PRINCE2 Advanced Search
Keywords Search
An individual word can be entered and the documents returned in the Search Results must contain the search word.
- Example Search - 'manage'
- Search Results - documents must contain the word 'manage'
More than one keyword may be entered:
- Example search - manage organisation
- Search Result - documents must contain manage or organisation (one or the other and ones which contain both)
The space which seperates the two words is treated as an 'OR' Boolean condition.
Wildcard Search
An individual word can be entered with the character '*' to return any words that begin with the search term.
- Example Search - manage*
- Search Results - documents will contain words like 'manage', 'manages', 'management', 'managed' etc.
Phrase Search
A phrase can be entered into the search box. The phrase must be surrounded by quotes.
- Example Search - "managing change"
- Search Results - documents must contain the exact phrase "managing change"
Boolean Search
Keyword, Wildcard, and Phrase searches can contain Boolean operators. The Boolean operators are AND (you are looking for all terms), OR (you are looking for at least one of the terms), and NOT (you are excluding a term).
- Example Keyword Boolean Search - manage AND organisation
- Search Results - documents must contain both keywords
- Example Phrase/Keyword Boolean Search - "service management" AND change
- Search Results - documents must contain both the phrase and the keyword
- Example Keyword/Wildcard Boolean Search - management NOT process*
- Search Results - documents must contain the keyword without any wildcard variations of process
PRINCE2 Advanced Search
The Advanced Search can be reached by clicking on the 'Advanced Search' link at the top of the content screen. This search facility enables you to construct a more refined search by limiting your search to particular areas within PRINCE2. By entering your search term, including phrases, boolean or wildcards, and combinations of these three searches, you may search within the following areas:
- Section
- Roles
- Process
- Glossary Terms
Click the 'Search' button to conduct your search. Each section heading is a link, and by clicking this link the full text of the section will be displayed. Click on the 'Advance Search' link at the top of the content screen to perform annother advanced search.
