Microsoft Planner: Basic vs. Premium Plan – Which is Right for Your Project? Microsoft Planner is a powerful tool for managing work, but with two versions available—Basic and Premium—it’s important to know the key differences. This guide will help you determine which plan best fits your project needs. Basic Plan: Simple and Effective for Small Projects The Basic Planner plan is included with most Office 365 subscriptions and...
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In the ever-evolving landscape of project management tools, Microsoft has once again raised the bar with its latest integration: Microsoft Planner now seamlessly connects with Project, offering users a consolidated work management solution that adapts and scales to meet their needs. This integration not only streamlines task management but also enhances collaboration across projects. One of the standout features of this integration is the ability for...
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Power BI is central to all reporting needs. As you expand the usage of PBI within the Project Environment, we wanted to share some helpful tips & tricks that will enable you and your team to interact with the reports, export and share reports and even visualize reports based on your needs. Power BI Reports Basic Functions Exporting Reports – reports, individual visuals, or data from a...
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Project for the Web, soon to be renamed as Planner, is Microsoft’s newest, user-friendly, project and portfolio management tool. This article will outline 3 best practices for project users when using Project for the Web. Scheduling is an area that is consistently receiving Microsoft updates, which make scheduling tasks and assigning users to tasks more seamless and user-friendly. Users should familiarize themselves with advanced scheduling features...
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Microsoft’s newest Project and Portfolio Management tool, Project for the Web, continues to become a more frequently used tool with many robust features which increase efficiency and team collaboration. Microsoft continues to invest in new features and upgrades that aim to automate many project management processes and project needs throughout the project lifecycle. The ability to create Word Templates assists in creating project documentation by using your...
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One of Microsoft’s recent and most exciting features released for Project for the Web is the new assignment’s view. Like the “Task Usage” and “Resource Usage” views in Project Online, we now have the assignments view in Project for the Web, which can be grouped by resource or task, in a daily or weekly view. We can also add hours to a task for a...
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Importing a project from Microsoft Professional into Project for the Web is a rather simple process. Simply navigate to your project’s view or even within a project. In the top right-hand corner, select “Import” and choose “Import from MPP”. A pop-up window will appear where you will be able to select your schedule file. Once uploaded, select “Import” to begin the import process. You will...
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Advanced Dependencies Microsoft’s newest feature enhancement allows advanced dependencies to be added in the schedule for each task. This feature can be utilized by adding dependencies directly in the Project for the Web app, or in Microsoft Professional, prior to importing the schedule from Microsoft Pro Professional (MPP) file into Project for the Web. Prior to this new feature, only limited (default) dependencies were included in...
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