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Excellent enterprise calendar
The interface is easy to work with and is clear and straight forward. Except for a few glitches when upgrading from version 3.0 this has been a stable program. Palm sync feature is nice, overall the software is almost as good as Entourage from Microsoft, but this app allows for network calendaring over the internet and within your LAN, Entourage does not. ... Read more

Features

• Manage personal and professional planning in one application
• Options to print and synchronize data with handhelds
• Daily and weekly productivity tools
• PowerNotes for integrating note-taking into Microsoft Outlook
• Built-in training from FranklinCovey's productivity workshops

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Finally PlanPlus gets is right...
I was one of the unfortunate ones to purchase FC PlanPlus v 1.x. Being an IT (Information Technology) person by trade, I was dumbfounded how a time and task management company could have put out such as lousy product with v 1.x. FC did not have the staff or plan to support it and I ended up sending it back for a refund.... Fortunately V 2.0 has addressed every one of the problems I reported and it looks like they have finally gotten it right... At least for the versions of the OS and Outlook I am using... I am running XP pro with Outlook 2003 hooked to Exchange server. The install went without a hitch for both the PC and my Pocket PC. The FC Plan Plus home page is a must. I finally have all the screens I use on one page. No more having to open a note to document my phone calls, then having to jump to calendar to enter a meeting request, or go to Mail to look at my e-mail etc. I can stay at the home page and do it all!!!. I can also print my pages with just about any layout I can think of (saving me from having to buy daily pages every year). On the printout I have all my notes, tasks, appointments, etc. I encourage all of you seriously thinking about buying this product to download the 30 day eval and give it a try. I think you will be pleasantly surprised. NOTE: The eval is 90 meg (has to load .net framework) so be patient. I would have given it a 5 star if ALL the added features of PlanPlus would have transfered to the Pocket PC... As it is now the Mission Statments, Goals, and Compass do not transfer: only the Daily Record and Prioritized tasks go over (along with the standard mail, calandar, etc from Outlook...) All in all I think this is a great product and hightly recommend it for the serious planner...

Do NOT Buy FranklinCovey PlanPlus
I have never written a review of a software product before. I felt compelled to write one about FranklinCovey's PlanPlus For Microsoft Outlook 2.0 because I hope to that it will dissuade people from wasting money on this product.

Until I bought this product, I had no beef with the company FranklinCovey. I have been using their paper planner for the last 6 years. I had hoped that PlanPlus would simplify my life by allowing me to use planning tools while in Outlook. In reality, I have had nothing but trouble with the nearly impossible installation, the buggy product, and the infuriating tech support.

It started when I tried to install the product on my laptop. I worked with their tech support online (they charge if you want to actually speak with someone). I went through quite a few tech support people, many of whom seemed to repeat the same mantra of "uninstall/reinstall" which I did countless times. I really had to push them to get them to help me. When they were stumped and they said they would research the issue and get back to me and of course they never did. Eventually I got someone online and I would not let them go until we resolved the installation problem. After 5 days of working at this, it was finally installed. To my horror, it slowed down outlook so significantly that I decided to uninstall it.

Around the same time I was dealing with problems with the install on my laptop, I was trying to also install this on my desktop PC. I worked with tech support for about 3 weeks off and on. Again, they were stumped. They kept repeating the phrase, "We will get back to you at the earliest." I never heard back from them. Now I wonder what they meant. Was it the earliest ice age? The earliest millenium? They kind of left it open for interpretation. It's been several months now and I have wasted so much time on this. I was never able to install the product, I kept getting an error message and the installation would stop.

I can't return the product because they don't accept returns on software if it has been opened. All I can do at this point is vow never to buy another FranklinCovey product again and encourage others to reconsider their plans to purchase this product. If you are a diehard Franklin Planner user, like I was, I would recommend that you stick with the paper planner - it's far less buggy and you won't have to deal with an indifferent tech support that will "get back to you at the earliest."

Perhaps 2.0 is better
I wouldn't risk it based on the reviews here. The first version ruined my Exchange profile - now I can't have tasks in Outlook -EVER. FC Support is worthless. So ironic that a company that puts so much emphasis on integrity and excellence put out such an incredibly shoddy product. I'm sorry - I can't trust a company that would release such an incredibly bad product.

Slow, Crashes, but nice idea...
I'd wait to buy this until they come out with version five or so. By then, the bugs might be gone. As it is now, I'm using Outlook 2002 on a Windows XP 3ghz machine with 1gb of RAM, and it takes me 34 seconds to load Outlook (time for the splash screen to go away). Occasionally it will tell me it had to disable PlanPlus on startup as well. The memory usage (if you leave it open all the time like I do) is high as well, although I don't notice it much, having such a leet box (translation: fast computer).

I do give them 2 stars instead of 1 because it's pretty. I decided to use it based on screenshots alone. Outlook 2002 on its own is really dull, especially after you've looked at it daily for years. The extras (like the Compass, Mission/Values, and Goals) are very similar to their planner kits' first few pages. So if you liked those, I'm sure you'll enjoy the extras on PlanPlus.

Nice interface, but really slow
I am running PlanPlus on a 10 month old Gateway 450 laptop. XP is my operating system. Accordingly, I think my computer, while not brand new, ought to be able to accomodate the general office tasks I ask it to perform.

Plun Plus has a nice interface-- I like having all the outlook features in front of me and it's relatively easy to use the FranklinCovey tools. That said, it takes forever to load Outlook now and probably every third time I open an email box, I get 90 seconds of the hourglass. The irony is stark: this tool that promises increased productivity has become a barrier to that objective. I wish I had paid attention to the 30-day try-out period, because I would have sent it back. Wish I had bought it on Amazon, too, because I would have payed considerably less. ... Read more

Features

• Update your address book instantly, using Outlook, Palm Lotus Notes, ACT! and other popular tools
• Recognizes characters from up to 50 countries
• Scan & display your own business cards in color
• Synchronizes with your PDA and contact management tools

Features

• A powerful scheduling system
• View, print, publish, or email any schedule or report
• Keep track of time-off requests, sick days, and vacation
• Easily produce work schedules by shift, department, or location
• Easy-to-use interface

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What an easy and flexible system!
Visual Staff Scheduler PRO made scheduling my staff easy. After setting up my employees (by entering their names and positions), I defined the shifts that I use. My retail store is open form 8 am to 9 pm Monday through Friday, so I have a variety of shifts throughout the day (from 4-hours to 10-hours in length). VSS PRO was flexible enough to let me define my own shifts.

With that information entered into the program, I was able to easily schedule my employees by selecting a shift and assigning it. Once I was finished scheduling my first month, I used the requirement rows and coverage totals to tell if I was over or under scheduled by day and shift.

When my schedule was finished, I easily generated reports for all of my employees. Not only could I view and print calendars for each employee, I could print a monthly staff schedule to post so everyone would know who is coming in and when.

Lastly, I actually figured out a way to better manage my employees' vacations through Visual Staff Scheduler PRO. Because the schedule has no ending date, I can pre-schedule vacations as far into the future as my employees ask. Now vacations are on a first-come-first-served basis. AND, I can now look back in time to see who had the previous holidays off so I can give the next holiday off to someone else who deserves it. ... Read more

Features

• This completely integrated tool allows you to organize your schedule, set appointments and more -- all with just a click
• Filter out unwanted or unneeded information to keep your time within a professional, corporate environment
• Prioritizing and task management features keep you on schedule when multitasking
• Adding, eliminating and editing contact information is quick and easy
• Draft, send and receive emails, and filter out unwanted or urgent emails

Features

• Create you own unique look, with 800 fonts for your business cards, flyer, presentations, brochures and more
• Navigate the font library with a simple, built-in browser
• Select and install your fonts and change the size & color to match your needs
• Five different font categories -Script, Headline, Modern and Text

Features

• Business card productivity software with layouts, clipart, and fonts
• Create professional-looking business cards in minutes
• Choose from over 2000+ templates; import company logo
• Import graphics in formats including BMP, GIF, JPEG, and EPS
• Simple power tools provided to enhance the card; easy to use

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Features

• Easy-to-use, step-by-step approach to business planning
• Over 1,000 indexed business-plan samples to get you started
• Hundreds of business start-up resources and tips
• Create cash plans, balance sheets, financial ratios, and more
• Export to MS Word for additional editing capabilities

Reviews (4)

Going to try it anyway...
... even though a quick linguistic entropy analysis might suggest that all three 5-star reviews were written by the same person. Hmm.

This is the same software used by QuickBooks
I currently use another software program by Atlas Business Solutions called Customer Appointment Manager for our practice and became aware of Ultimate Business Planner through their website. As a CPA, I run into clients who need business plans all the time. I recently purchased QuickBooks Premier 2004 only to discover that Ultimate Business Planner is a "beefed up" standalone version of what's included in QuickBooks Premier (Atlas Business Solutions and Intuit must have some sort relationship). I recommend Ultimate Business Planner to all my clients. It's easy to use and does a fantastic job. Since Ultimate Business Planner was chosen by Intuit, I know it has to be the best business plan software on the market.

Excellent Software
I use this software with my clients who are applying for business loans. The product is very easy to navigate and the financial section is easy to use and prints out professional graphs, charts and spreadsheets that are banker friendly. It is very easy to navigate through the sections and is a definite improvement from the previous version. I recommend this to anyone who is serious about writing a business plan whether they have experience writing a plan or not.

helped us expand our business
Ultimate Business Planner helped my partner and I get the money we needed to expand our business. It helped us determine what to say in each section of our plan, and it guided us through our financials. Once we were finished, we printed out a professional looking business plan that included several useful charts and graphs, which we presented to our banker for a loan. We would recommend this software to anyone creating a business plan for the first time. ... Read more