Terminology for the PIE Abacus
NB: should you ever need to contact the Opeus Helpline for any technical support, it may also be useful to have in mind - and have to hand - a short document that explains the way the the Opeus team use slightly different terminology for some of these terms.
PIE Abacus initial licence : The ‘initial’ licence just gets you started, with a ‘starter pack’ allocation of 10 Abacuses (aka ‘forums’)
‘Starter pack’: just a handy phrase to describe the initial minimum ‘allocation’ of 10 Abacuses
PIE Abacus project manager : The person who arranges (and funds) the contract with Opeus/TDK, via Robin’s company as intermediary
PIE Abacus project lead : Any other individual tasked with the deployment of the IAbacus within their agency or network (often but not necessarily the same person as the PIE Abacus project manager.)
Abacus: The specific on-screen (on the 'cloud') location for in-put (and reading) of the data for any project or group of teams
iAbacus: the software on which the PIE Abacus is built
Contributor : Someone who enters the data in an Abacus, whether for a team, or their own. A.k.a a 'user'
Scribe : A contributor (or 'user')who enters the views & plans of their team
Individual Abacus : someone with an Abacus for their own individual use
Team Abacus : An Abacus for use by a team
Topic Abacus : An Abacus intended for collaboration between other teams and/or individuals
Overview : The ‘Top Tier’ picture obtained from overlay or stacking of all Abacuses that an agency manages.
Agency : Any organisation that runs any kind of services
Network : Any network of organisations or individuals participating for a common purpose.
Project : A specific development planned by either an agency, team or network, with participation by any kind of invitees.
Community of practice : A specific project run by either an agency, team or network, with participation by invitees, usually professionals or other ‘practitioners’.
All PIE Abacus FAQs
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All FAQs
What exactly is an Abacus? HERE
What is the basic ambition behind the PIE Abacus? HERE
Why is it called the PIE Abacus? HERE
How do we get a licence? HERE
What are typical costs for a licence? HERE
What other terms of use are there? HERE
How are PIE Abacus costs calculated? HERE
How will the income be re-invested? HERE
What is meant by a 'Lead agency"? HERE
What is meant by a 'contributor'? HERE
Why have individuals as 'contributors' at all? HERE
What do all these other terms mean? HERE
Can we use the PIE Abacus with PIEs 1? HERE