What is Microsoft Project Online
Microsoft Project Online is a Cloud based Software as a Service (SaaS) offering based on the popular Microsoft Project Server which is available as an On-Premises product.
Here are the benefits:
- Employees who wants to work together from virtually anywhere
- Flexibility to manage Projects without up-front infrastructure costs
- Simplified subscription based Licensing vs. expensive on-premises implementation which requires additional licensing costs like SharePoint Enterprise, SQL Server and Windows Server.
- It provides more visibility and control over what people are working on. Using Project Online connector in Power BI, one can track project from their smartphones using the Power BI apps.
- Delivers full Project Portfolio Management (PPM) in the cloud
- Connect Online to on-premise Line Of Business Apps
- Achieve on-premise to Online migration
Read my post on Project Online Reporting
Here are the Offerings:
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Project Online
For team members, project participants, business decision makers
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Project Pro for Office 365
For project managers, resource managers
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Project Online with Project Pro for Office 365
For project managers, resource managers, PMO, business decision makers
In order to Get started with Project Online, follow these 4 easy steps
- Sign up for Office 365
- Get Started with Project Pro for Office 365
- Get Started with Project Web App
- Explore more features of Project Online
Visit the Microsoft Site to know more.