Microsoft Project Online Plan 5 - Monthly Microsoft Project Online Plan 5 *Monthly subscription based on 1 year commitment Manage your portfolios, programs, and resources for optimal outcomes Drive portfolio value Smart online tools help you strategically evaluate and optimize your project portfolio to maximize its value and deliver on business goals. Improve project outcomes Robust tools for scheduling, time and task management and resource assignments help you optimize project plans to deliver better results. Boost collaboration Seamless integration with collaboration tools like Skype for Business and Yammer encourages teamwork and ultimately produces better results across projects. Make smarter decisions Built-in reports and BI tools let you visualize data to gain insights across projects, programs, and portfolios, and make more informed decisions. Features Robust portfolio management Simplified ideation Enable teams to submit project ideas with Office apps like Outlook and SharePoint, so you can capture portfolio suggestions from all organization levels. Strategic alignment Compare project ideas against business objectives to evaluate competing requests, eliminate misaligned initiatives, and streamline project initiation. Portfolio optimization Run optimization scenarios based on specific factors, like budget and resource requirements, to select a portfolio of projects that delivers the most value. Powerful reporting Immediately gather insights about selected portfolios using point-and-click reporting capabilities and summary dashboards. Enterprise resource management Consolidated view Consolidate all your potential project resources into a single view so that resource managers can compare resources across standardized data to build best-fit teams. Optimized resources The Resource Engagement feature lets a resource manager respond to resource requests depending on availability across the portfolio. Smart design Intuitive start screen Visual tiles make it easy to navigate the PPM solution and identify the important steps in managing your project portfolio. Familiar interface Delivered through Office 365, Microsoft PPM includes familiar Office capabilities that teams will quickly recognize, reducing training time. Anytime, anywhere access Teams can use their favorite devices and web browsers to view, edit, submit, and collaborate on projects, portfolios, and everyday work. Integrated workflows Project teams can easily import workflows into PPM, helping improve governance and control. Efficient project management Mobile time and task entry Improved time and task entry lets team members submit updates from most browsers. Project managers get instant visibility to make informed decisions faster. Optimal resource use Built-in resource management features let you systematically handle resource requests. Intuitive heat maps help you forecast and manage resource use. Multiple timelines Built-in multiple timelines help you effectively represent complex schedules and understand all aspects, or just specific slices, of a project. Integrated collaboration Real-time communications Integrated communication tools like Skype for Business enable project team members to collaborate using voice, video, or chat from within Project. Greater visibility Use a SharePoint site to share project calendars and task updates. Teams can also send task notifications via email, and store project files in OneDrive for Business. Collaborative social feeds Dedicated Yammer newsfeeds in SharePoint are useful for communicating with colleagues in real-time on project details using enterprise social capabilities. Better decision-making Project reports Use one of the built-in, customizable reports, like Burndown and Resource Overview, to gain insights, communicate information to stakeholders, and achieve results. Powerful BI Gain valuable insights into projects, programs, and portfolios using flexible, self-service business intelligence tools through Excel Services and Power BI. LOB integration Native OData lets you quickly aggregate project data from other line-of-business (LOB) systems for advanced reporting. Office Store Office add-ins Visit the new Office Store to get Office add-ins that extend the functionality of Project to solve unique business and project problems. Simplified IT Always up to date As an online service, Microsoft PPM is always current with the latest tools, features, and updates, so IT won’t have to worry about costly upgrades. Reliable service Microsoft PPM comes with a 99.9% uptime guarantee, as well as continuous data back-up, best-in-class disaster recovery, and data centers around the world. 24/7 support With 24/7 IT support from Microsoft, PPM service helps you keep your business up and running and frees up IT to work on more important things. Low-cost solution Microsoft PPM requires no upfront infrastructure costs and offers flexible subscription plans, helping you keep your technology costs low. Multi-tenancy support Run isolated instances of PPM independent of each other. Separate IT and PMO settings allow each side to manage its own settings. Custom programmability Your IT team can tap into robust application architecture and create custom functionality with a readily available software development kit (SDK). World-class compliance Microsoft PPM complies with various industry-specific standards, including ISO 27001, EU Model Clauses, HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (BAA), and FISMA. 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