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Microsoft Project Online
Project Online
Project Online is cloud-based solution for project, portfolio, and resource management by Microsoft. Like Office 365, this series of products is subscription-based and offers the latest updates in features and functionality. This versatile software suite is well-suited to allocate resources and manage progress for a multitude of industries, including retail, healthcare, government, manufacturing, professional services, financial services, and oil & gas.
Microsoft currently offers three versions of Project Online:
- Project Online Essentials - $7 per user/month (from Microsoft); an add-on module for additional team members
- Project Online Professional - $30 per user/month (from Microsoft); cloud-based project management via web browser with up to 5 PCs per license
- Project Online Premium - $55 per user/month (from Microsoft); complete project and portfolio management system in the cloud with up to 5 PCs per license
With Project Online, project managers and teams will get access to a plethora of helpful tools to keep projects on task and on time through Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management (PPM), including the following:
- Updating tasks from any device
- Submitting time sheets
- Share documents with team members
- Communicate with team members using Skype for Business
- Synchronize projects with SharePoint task lists
Through Project Online Professional and Project Online Premium, users will gain access to the true power of Microsoft Project with tools like the following:
- Project planning and scheduling tools with charts and built-in customizable templates
- Business intelligence and reporting on project progress
- Save and edit projects in the cloud and view progress from any connected device
- Request resources for tasks and allocate resources to project tasks
Project Online Premium users will have access to more advanced project and portfolio management tools for enterprise users including the following:
- Create alternate portfolio scenarios that weigh different project proposals against business strategies to determine the best course of action
- Standardize a process by which project ideas are captured and evaluated
- See how resources are being used across all projects to optimize their allocation
- Get insights into portfolios by aggregating project data
