[Processdash-announce] Process Dashboard version 1.9 is now available

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The development team for the Software Process Dashboard Initiative is
pleased to announce the availability of version 1.9 of the Process
Dashboard.  To download version 1.9, visit:
http://processdash.sourceforge.net/

Version 1.9 includes these significant new features:

   - The Process Dashboard now displays an icon in the system tray:
      - Users can click on the icon to start/stop the timer, and tell
      from a glance at the icon whether the timer is running.
      - The tooltip on the icon displays the active task. Ctrl-click
      on the icon allows the user to select a new active task.
      - The popup menu on the tray icon provides quick access to many
      commonly used dashboard features.
   - In the Team Dashboard, you can now expand the weekly earned value
   report to show data for each individual team member. This resulting report
   can be very useful in weekly team meetings.
   - The play/pause button now displays new icons that make it easier to
   determine whether the timer is running or stopped.
   - Tasks labels (assigned in the WBS Editor) are now displayed for each
   task when you open an earned value plan in the Task & Schedule window or
   view a report in your browser.
   - Warning icons now appear when a task is planned to be completed
   before its dependencies.
   - Since version 1.7.1b-9, team members have been able to open the Work
   Breakdown Structure directly from their personal dashboard. A preference on
   the Team Project Parameters and Settings page controls whether individuals
   should be allowed to make changes to the WBS. Previously, this setting
   defaulted to "read-only," but with this release, the default is to allow
   edits. Teams that wish to keep the WBS read-only will need to adjust the
   value of this setting after upgrading.
   - A new project-specific parameter allows teams to disable
   (permanently or temporarily) the alerts telling individuals that they need
   to sync to the work breakdown structure.
   - Several common operations have been optimized, and now require much
   less time. For example, the dashboard may start in half the time, and export
   data in one-fifth the time.

Upgrade Considerations

   - Teams are encouraged to upgrade together. Some features may not work
   properly until all team members have upgraded, and exported their data at
   least once.
   - Teams using the built-in metrics collection framework will enjoy
   this functionality simply by upgrading. Teams that have defined their own
   custom metrics collection framework will need to refresh the
   definition<http://www.tuma-solutions.com/metricsFrameworkEditor.html#upgrading>of
that framework.

Download

For more information, or to download the Process Dashboard, visit:
http://processdash.sourceforge.net/

PSP(SM) is a service mark of Carnegie Mellon University. The open source
team that writes the Process Dashboard is not affiliated with Carnegie
Mellon University.