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’.

The simplest, most effective way to evaluate and improve your PIE from Daniel O'Brien on Vimeo.

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