Microsoft has changed the licensing of Project Online, which can now be accessed with the license of Project Plan 1.
Changes are already available for use by the owners and users of this version of the license.
Below is a comparison to better understand what each service offers:
Project Plan 1
- Technology: Project for the Web, Microsoft Power Plataform, Project Online and SharePoint.
- Public: For those who will manage or collaborate on projects through Project for the Web.
- How subscription works: A P1 signature works with projects created in Project for the Web and Project Online.
- Description: The P1 offers basic web-based features such as scheduling, project team creation, task assignment, and display of multiple views such as grid (list), frame and timeline (Gantt).
Project Online Essentials
- Technology: Project Online and SharePoint.
- Public: For those who will collaborate on the schedules or project sites of Project Online.
- How subscription works: The Project Online Essentials only connects to the Project Online service that must also have a subscription to Project Plan 3 or Project Plan 5 within the tenant.
- Description: Project Online Essentials features a web-based interface that allows users to send schedule frames and update tasks, problems and risks only in projects created in Project Online.
Here is a comparative table of licences:
| Appeal | Description | Public | Project Online Essential | Project Plan 1 | Project Plan 3 | Project Plan 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access to Project Online | Access to Project Online collaboration, allowing functions such as viewing the schedule, pointing out progress in projects, filling in the schedule of hours, including and editing documents, risks and project problems. | All users of Project Online | Yes | No, no, no. | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Project Professional License | Access to collaboration with Project Online via Microsoft Project Professional. | Project Online Project Manager | No, no, no. | No, no, no. | Yes | Yes |
| Administration of Project Online | Full access to the environment allowing the administrator to configure the entire environment without problems. | Project Online Administrator | No, no, no. | No, no, no. | No, no, no. | Yes |
| Access to Project for the Web | Collaboration access to Project for the Web. | All users of Project for the Web | No, no, no. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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