What is Microsoft Project for the Web?
MS Project for the web (also known as Project) is Microsoft’s most recent offering for cloud-based work and project management. Project for the web provides simple, powerful work management capabilities and can be used by project managers and team members to plan and manage work of any size.
With Project, all members of the project team are provided with a simple and intuitive way to track schedules, tasks, and task progress. Microsoft has included multiple ways to interact with a project plan and personalize your experience based on the needs of your organization and your own personal preferences.
Licenses
Project for the web is available for resources with Project Plan licenses 1, 3, or 5. If you are currently using Project Online, your existing license will likely work with Project for the Web.
Access
On the Microsoft Project Home page, select the “+ New project” option.
Create a new project
Create a new “Blank project” or use one of Microsoft’s pre-made templates

Once you have selected an option, your new project will open and you are ready to work on your project!

Name your project – click the “Untitled project” section to begin entering project details
Enter tasks – Click “+ Add new task” and begin entering a task name. To quickly enter task details, press “Tab” to move from one column to the next.

Capture additional task details by hovering over a task and selecting the “Open Details” option. Additional task details display on the right panel.

Note: Tasks can only be assigned to resources that are included in your organization’s Power Platform environment.
Views
The views provided by Microsoft allow you to work on schedule updates in multiple ways.

The Grid view uses columns to organize task details and includes a detail pane to capture task details.
The Board view works like MS Planner and uses cards to track task details and allows dragging and dropping to make quick task updates.
The Timeline view includes an interactive Gantt chart that can be used to add dependencies, schedule tasks, and update durations.
The Charts view displays the state of project tasks at a glance.
The People view uses cards, grouped by resources, and provides a way to view tasks based on assignments.
The Goals view allows you to track project tasks based on specific goals identified by the project manager.
The Assignments view allows tracking of tasks assigned to each resource, and the distribution of effort over time.
Your project will save automatically. When you want to revisit an existing project, you will see it listed on the MS Project Home page.
Microsoft has created a straightforward, intuitive, and flexible way to build and maintain schedules in Project.
Expanding with PPM360
In addition to tracking project schedules and tasks, most organizations will also require tracking additional project details.
At Marque360, we have extended Project capabilities with our PPM360 accelerator which provides efficient ways to track projects throughout the project life cycle, including intake requests, time tracking, program/portfolio management, RAID tracking, Resource Management, MS Teams integration, Cost tracking, and reports. PPM360 is pre-configured and it is modular, so you can focus on the parts that will bring the most value to your organization and add more as you grow.