Get on the Project Portfolio Management ladder

Are you starting your Project Portfolio Management (PPM) journey and would like an affordable option that delivers benefits in weeks, not months?

Meet Power Framework for Planner.

Meet brand new Power Framework for Planner. It is built around Microsoft’s new Planner scheduling and work management tool, extending it to consolidate all your projects in the Microsoft cloud. It comes with services and support to make sure your implementation will be a success.

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Out of the box features

These are just some of the features delivered out of the box. Created with Microsoft low-code technologies PowerApps, Power BI and Power Automate, it is a completely configurable and extensible app, deployed in your own Microsoft cloud.

Collect project requests, turn them into projects and monitor lifecycle stage gates

Manage risk, issues, benefits and all other important program and project information

Collect regular status updates from project managers and report them across the portfolio

Schedule and track work with Microsoft Planner, collaborate in Microsoft Teams

Manage resources, tracking work allocation against capacity, for roles and individuals.

Rich out-of-the-box reporting with Power BI. Want to create your own reports? Single source of truth data model is included for use by your data analysts.

Get a complete package

Planner Foundation app

Your very own PPM App built around Microsoft Planner, with full functionality available on Day 1.

Stage gate governance, Risk and Issues, status updates, rich reporting – these are just some of the features.

Complete Implementation and Onboarding

Get familiar with Planner quickly, understand technical background and licencing, and deploy rich out-of-the-box capability in just two weeks.

You’ll be guided by an experienced solution consultant, helping you to avoid the pitfalls of PPM tool implementation.

Full Team Training

You can only get the most out of your project and work management tools when users are using them with confidence.

Get comprehensive training for different user groups, administrators, and report authors, as well as your own internal trainers.

All-year support

Receive ongoing support through the whole year, including:

Assistance with issues detected within the standard software
Support for queries relating to Microsoft PPM configuration or administration
Assistance with issue escalation to Microsoft
Process and functional queries
Assistance with infrastructure related issues
Early warning of critical updates being released by Microsoft

Exclusive User Community

Join the Power Framework user group for Planner. Get together with fellow users and Power Framework experts to hear insider updates, share implementation case studies and best practices, and get answers to your questions.

Exec Discovery Briefing (optional)

Bring on board executives and technology strategists in your organisation, who wish to understand the key aspects of this technology.

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Where next?

Once you’ve laid your PPM foundation with Power Framework for Planner, you may want to build on it.

Add-on: Enhance and Extend

There are many ways to take your PPM further. From custom reporting solutions to integration with other systems, automation of processes or custom app development – just choose from the menu of capabilities.

Add-on: Change Management

Transforming work and project management is not a technology deployment or IT exercise, it’s a people exercise. To ensure you bring about lasting change in your organisation, make use of Change Management consultancy services.

Taking your enterprise PMO to the next level?

Once you’ve covered your basics with Power Framework for Planner, you may want to progress to a more mature PPM solution.

Step up to Power Framework PPM and enjoy these and many other advanced features:

Strategic Portfolio Management

With prioritisation against strategic drivers, scenario modelling, portfolio roadmaps and cross-project dependencies.

Full Investment Control

With configurable Capex/Opex cost categories, accounting system integration, detailed financial reporting and many other features.

Enhanced Resource Management

With roles & skills management, resource request processing, resource costing, integrated timesheets and more

Super-charged Governance

With enhanced programme management, document management, compliance reporting, snapshot trends – the list goes on.

Integration With Multiple Planning Tools

Allow teams to use the scheduling and task management tools of their choice, such as Planner, Azure DevOps, MS Project, Jira and many more.