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Project Online
Topic Last Modified: 2013-02-26
Microsoft offers flexible online service or on-premises solutions for project portfolio management (PPM) and for every day work.
Project management features are supported by using the Project desktop application; purchased either as a single download license for Project Professional 2013 or Office 365 customers can buy a monthly subscription license to Project Pro for Office 365.
Work management features are part of SharePoint Online in Office 365 and SharePoint Server 2013. Teams can easily create, assign and update tasks, add a timeline to their site and collaborate from nearly anywhere on nearly any device. The task information can be opened in Project Professional and Project Pro for Office 365 for additional project management rigor and reporting. The team tasks can also be imported into Microsoft’s PPM solutions for more advanced scenarios.
To learn more about Project Online, see Getting Started with Project Online.
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The following project management and project portfolio management offers are available:
- Microsoft Project Online with Project Pro for Office 365 A flexible solution for project portfolio management (PPM) and everyday work. Delivered as a service by Microsoft, it enables organizations to get started quickly, prioritize project portfolio investments, and deliver the intended business value. Project Online enables team members to work and collaborate on their projects from anywhere with an Internet connection. This service includes Microsoft Project Pro for Office 365—for people who need full project management capabilities on the desktop and want to participate online from virtually anywhere on almost any device.
- Microsoft Project Online Includes all of the capabilities of Project Online with Project Pro for Office 365, but does not include Project Pro for Office 365.
- Microsoft Project Pro for Office 365 Microsoft Project Pro for Office 365 is a monthly subscription service that instantly streams the most current version of the Project desktop app to your Windows PC. The service also installs updates seamlessly, simplifying IT management. Each subscription license allows up to five concurrent installations.
- Microsoft Project Server 2013 A flexible on-premises solution for project portfolio management (PPM) and everyday work. Team members, project participants, and business decision makers can get started, prioritize project portfolio investments and deliver the intended business value from virtually anywhere. Requires SharePoint Server 2013, sold separately.
- Microsoft Project Professional 2013 Gives you powerful new ways to effectively manage important projects. Unlock easy collaboration capabilities to quickly start and deliver winning projects while leveraging the power of Office 365 or SharePoint to work from virtually anywhere. Make communication instantaneous through seamless integration of Lync 2013 to call or instant message team members. Extend Project’s functionality with Apps for Office to meet your specific business needs. Unlike Microsoft Project Pro for Office 365, Project Professional is not a subscription product. This is a one-time purchase and install of the Project desktop application.
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| If you have Project Online and SharePoint Online subscriptions, you can add Project Web App to a SharePoint Online site. Learn more about setting up Project Web App on an existing SharePoint Online site |
The following tables compare Project feature availability across on-premises and online plans.
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See Compare feature availability across Project Portfolio Management offers to compare Project Server feature capabilities to Project Online.
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See Project Management features to compare Project Professional desktop client feature capabilities to Project Pro for Office 365.
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