There are a few options available for managing projects available at the university that are no cost to you. Options are varied depending on your skills and the needs of your project. These include a variety of products from Microsoft as well as TeamDynamix. There are other PM tools used at the University for specific project management cases that are not listed here.
When working in any project and collaboration management tool, it is important to handle data responsibly, avoiding storage or sharing of sensitive information unless the tool is specifically approved for that data type classification, limiting external access to only what is necessary, and avoiding unreviewed, third-party integrations or exports. If you are unsure whether a tool, work flow integration, or data type is approved, contact OIT by submitting a ticket.
Microsoft merged Project for the web into Microsoft Planner to simplify things, though the official product names still reflect both during the transition. Project is not completely gone, but its web app is now officially part of Planner. The desktop client for power users is still named Project Desktop.
- Use "Planner" for Web & Teams: Direct users to open Planner in Microsoft Teams or at planner.cloud.microsoft. That is where all web-based project management and shared plans live. Planner Plan 1 (formerly Project Plan 1) | • Premium web-based project management
- Only Use "Project" for Desktop: The name "Project" is primarily reserved for the heavy-duty desktop app used by full-time project managers. Planner and Project Plan 3 (formerly Project Plan 3) | • All Plan 1 features + critical path, baselines, and resource scheduling.