Gary Spivack, Senior Product Manager
June 10, 2025
We’re thrilled to announce the release of Pro! v4.8, and trust us—it’s packed with the kind of enhancements that users will genuinely appreciate. From beautiful new reports to time-saving authoring tools and expanded API capabilities, this update brings powerful improvements across the board.
Let’s dive into some of the highlights.
View the Pro! v4.8 release notes for complete details
Poolbook Review: Introducing the HTML Item Report
The new HTML Item Report is a clean, presentation-ready export designed to impress. It’s customizable: pick which elements to include (rationales, references, classifications, comments—even partners and enemies). Preview it, download it as a ZIP, or share it from a central location. It’s modern, intuitive, and built for real-world use.
Clone Directions? Yes, Please.
Recreating Direction items manually is now a thing of the past. With Direction Cloning, Pro! makes it easy to reuse and adapt directions without starting from scratch. It’s a simple feature that saves time.
A Better Way to Work with Passages
Writing passage-based items just got a whole lot smoother. The new View by Passage mode allows item writers to organize and work in a passage-centric view. Even better, Pro! now remembers your sort and filter preferences across sessions.
Smarter Item Naming
We’ve all hit “save” on a new item and realized we forgot to give it a proper name. With intelligent item naming, items linked to passages automatically get clean, consistent names based on the passage name. No manual entry—just smart defaults that keep your item sets tidy and easy to manage. And yes, it’s fully customizable to match your team’s workflow.
Pro! is your partner for the item and examination development process. With a constant flow of new innovative features and a focus on efficiency, precision, and flexibility, there’s never been a better time to upgrade. Empower your team today!
Want a demo? Contact us now to see Pro! in action!
Coming Soon
We’re putting the final touches on a fully redesigned remote item writing and review experience—built to be faster, smarter, and more intuitive. We can’t wait to show you what’s next!
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About Pro!
Our enterprise item bank offers collaborative and systemized management of the entire exam development process. Pro! enables unlimited users to author and edit unlimited items anywhere across the internet. Use Pro!’s item development workshop functionality, and allow your staff to communicate with item writing and review teams. Write traditional multiple-choice items or design complex simulation items with Pro!. Assign metadata to the items, including classifications, rationales, comments, references, and user-defined fields through user-friendly, easy-to-navigate screens.
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About the Author
Gary Spivack brings decades of experience in the testing industry, beginning his career in the mid-90s as a software engineer building end-to-end solutions for item authoring, test delivery, scoring, and reporting. His passion for innovation and usability led him to his current role as Product Owner at Strasz Assessment Systems, where he helps shape a best-in-class suite of exam development tools. Outside of work, Gary is dedicated to lifelong learning through martial arts and is a proud follower of all things Philadelphia sports. (Go Birds!)