Planforge combines the proven project planning capabilities of Project Online with modern usability, strategic program and portfolio management, and fully integrated resource management.
Planforge goes beyond Project Online with features for modern portfolio management:
Budgets, progress, pipeline, and KPIs in one centralized portfolio view.
Visually plan capacity and resolve bottlenecks with drag and drop.
Evaluate and prioritize projects using top-down and bottom-up criteria.
IPMA-compliant reports with traffic light indicators and evaluation fields.
| Planforge | Project Online | |
|---|---|---|
| Project Methodologies | Combines traditional, agile (Jira), and hybrid project approaches |
Primarily traditional |
| Strategic Alignment | OKRs, strategy, ideas, and projects are seamlessly connected |
Available, but not deeply integrated |
| Meeting Management | Meetings are structured and directly linked to projects, tasks, and comments |
Meetings handled via separate Microsoft tools |
| Reporting & Dashboards | Built-in across projects, programs, and portfolios |
Integrated via Power BI |
| Standards | Supports IPMA, PMI, PRINCE2, Scrum, and SAFe® |
No native framework support |
| Integration Capabilities | Integrates across tools and platforms |
Strongly Microsoft-centric |
| Future Viability | Continuously evolving for over 20 years |
Is retiring |
✓ fully supported
~ limited support
✕ not available natively
While Project Online spreads planning, reporting, and collaboration across multiple Microsoft tools, Planforge brings everything together in one consistent PPM platform.
GDPR-compliant hosting in certified AWS data centers within the EU.
Seamlessly import existing Microsoft Project files (.mpp, .mpx, Project XML).
Bidirectional synchronization of MS Planner tasks via the Teams connector.
Structured migration with support for setup, governance, and rollout.
✓ Get started for free ✓ Scales with your organization ✓ GDPR-compliant
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