What is PLpremium?

Based on Lotus IBM QuickPlace with ProjectLounge enhancements, PLpremium enables teams to work together more efficiently. Geographically dispersed teams are well supported with an inbuilt understanding of time zones. Security is a very strong feature of PLpremium. With the optional Project Management functionality, project managers can share information among their team, including client participants as appropriate. Similarly, Document Management functionality can be enabled so that documentation of any nature can be authored, edited and proofed in a secure environment, prior to approval and release. Plus Contact Management capabilities are available if required.

Most importantly, mobile team members do not need good Internet connections to continue working as PLpremium provides off-line functionality and automatic synchronisation when on-line.

Why use PLpremium?

Any organization that would like to get off the email treadmill and enable their teams to work efficiently and effectively under a www.projectlounge/theirorganizatoinworkplacename URL can use one or several PLpremium WorkPlaces to assist their teams to work together.

It is also the option featured for ProjectLounge's free two week trial. PLpremium WorkPlaces can be migrated to dedicated servers when required.

PLpremium
Technology QuickPlace Hosting, IBM Lotus business solution based on Quickr 8 and Domino.
Pricing $10 per-user per-month. First Two Weeks Free (Trial Period)
Space Charges 300Mb per user is included, excess storage has a charge of $5 per 300Mb ($50 per 3GB).**
Features
  • Instant Setup
  • Hosted Service
  • No Fixed Cost
  • 24/7 Administration Support
  • Free Software Updates
Security
  • Data Encryption
  • Works Across Firewalls
  • Discreet Role Based Security
  • Reader/Editor Permissions
  • Secure, Customizable Spaces for Selected Members
  • SSL Certificate support
Flexibility
  • Work Online and Offline
  • Multiple Offline Members
  • Time-Zone Awareness
  • Works Across Firewalls
Project Management
  • Established Structure
  • Gantt Charts
  • Task Assignees Receive Email Notification
  • Optional Inclusion of PRINCE2 Templates
Document Management
  • Established Structure
  • Revision Control
  • Check-in / Check-out
  • Approval Workflows
Information Sharing
  • File Sharing (Any type of attachment - max size 50MB - with option for MSOffice files as HTML)
  • Rich Text Content
  • Message Boards / Discussion Threads
  • Shared Calendars
  • Meetings and Events
  • Send Email Notification of New Content
  • Daily News/Weekly News and Subscription to Email Newsletter Style Notification of New Content
  • Bookmarks
  • Contacts Database (Customizable)
  • Simple and Advanced Search Across WorkPlace and Most Attachments
User Support
  • Online Tutorial
  • Online Help
  • Time-Zone awareness
  • Access Level Controls
User Management
  • Simple Add and Remove Member Process
  • Invite Members by Email
  • Members Directory
  • Member Groups
  • Secure Spaces for Selected Members
Quality Control and Content Management
  • Check-in / Check-out
  • Revision Control
  • Index
  • Cleanup
  • Reader/Editor Permissions
  • Approval Workflows
Quickr Customization
  • Custom Visual Quickr Themes
  • Custom WorkPlace Organization
  • Secure Spaces for Selected Members
  • Approval Workflows
  • Custom Quickr Forms
  • Custom Databases
  • Create Quickr Placetypes***
  • Create Quickr Placebots***
  • Specify Which Users Can Add Placebots
Other Features
  • Choice of 14 Languages
  • Choice of North American, UK and Asian Pacific Server Locations
  • Select Your Own Attachment Size Limit
PLpremium WorkPlace Establishment Services

A range of services are offered to establish PLpremium WorkPlaces.

These optional services include:

  • buseness analysis and consulting services
  • organizational change management
  • web/graphic design
  • administrator and user training
  • technical consulting services

The following table provides a guideline to the potential establishment costs to implement simple business requirements with basic customization.

DescriptionCost USDCost GBP
Server Setup 4 hours
@ $150/GBP82.50 per hour		 $600.00 GBP330.00
Technical Consulting (QuickPlace Customization) 4 hours
@ $100/GBP55 per hour		 $400.00 GBP220.00
Web/Graphic Quickr Design 4 hours
@ $150/GBP82.50 per hour		 $600.00 GBP330.00
Quickr Training 4 hours
@ $150/GBP82.50 per hour		 $600.00 GBP330.00
Total Initial Costs $2200.00 GBP1210.00

NB. There are no allowances for travel in the above guides. Quotes can be provided when travel, corporate requirements and/or workflows require face-to-face sessions.
  ** ProjectLounge will monitor your storage use and notify you if it exceeds the storage limit for the numbers of users in your account. We will apply the excess storage charges once we have confirmed with you that the excess storage use will be permanent.
*** Advanced users only