Project Pro for Office 365 Service Description
Applies to: Project Pro for Office 365, Office 365
Topic Last Modified: 2014-09-11
Microsoft Project Pro for Office 365 delivers the latest version of Project Professional as a desktop subscription through Office 365, and your software is automatically kept up to date with options for customizable policies.
When you add Project Pro for Office 365 to your Enterprise Office 365 subscription, you have more options for project management through its integration with SharePoint Online. Teams can create, assign, and update tasks, add a timeline to their SharePoint site, and collaborate from almost anywhere on nearly any device. Task details can be viewed in Project Pro for Office 365 for additional project management rigor and reporting. Team tasks can also be imported into Microsoft Project Portfolio Management (PPM) solutions, such as Project Online or Project Lite, for more advanced scenarios.
To compare features across plans, see Office 365 service comparison.
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| Project Pro for Office 365 is a project management solution. If you’re looking for PPM solutions, see the Project Online Service Description. Confused about the differences between project management and PPM solutions? See Project, Project Management, and Project Portfolio Management. |
The following project management solutions are available.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Project Pro for Office 365 | A monthly subscription service that instantly streams the most current version of the Project desktop application to your Windows PC. Each subscription license allows for up to five concurrent installations. Project Pro for Office 365 can be purchased in one of two ways:
To buy Project Pro for Office 365, see Project Pro for Office 365. |
| Project Professional 2013 | A one-time purchase and installation of the Project Professional 2013 desktop application. Unlike Project Pro for Office 365, Project Professional 2013 is not a subscription product. |
For information about the operating systems, web browsers, and Office clients that are designed to work with Office 365, see Office 365 System Requirements.
The table below compares Project Pro for Office 365 with Project Professional 2013, an on-premises project management client.
| Feature | Project Pro for Office 365 | Project Professional 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Core functionality | ||
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | No | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Enhanced copy and paste across Microsoft Office applications | Yes | Yes |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Project planning | ||
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Task management | ||
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Resource management | ||
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Interoperability with Lync and SharePoint | ||
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes |
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