Microsoft Project Plan 3 & 5

Microsoft Project Online desktop client is a project management program with automated scheduling, project resource management, and built-in reporting. The Project Online desktop client can be used as a standalone application or connected to a Project-enabled SharePoint Online site (additional setup fees will apply). You do not need a Project-enabled SharePoint Online site to utilize the Project Online desktop client.

Before Purchasing Microsoft Project Subscriptions

UW-IT advises that only organizations with staffing resources and expertise in Project Desktop and Project Server and tightly controlled project management processes should use legacy Project Online. Organizations should carefully review Microsoft’s guide, Project Online Admin Documentation, to understand the configuration and the long-term maintenance work required to sustain this product. Specifically, Microsoft’s document Change Permission Management in Project Online is essential to review, as selecting the wrong permissions model has posed a significant challenge for some organizations. Please also check the Microsoft Project service description guide, as Project Online site configurations require at least one account with a Project Plan 5 license.

Planner, a lightweight task management system

In some cases, a less robust option is the better way to manage tasks for projects. Microsoft Planner is a low-overhead alternative to Project Online that allows organizations to get up and running quickly with managing projects. For more information on Microsoft Planner, please see the UW Office 365 page for Planner.

How to Get Microsoft Project Plan 3 & 5

Students can download the Project desktop application through Azure for Education.

We offer two types of Project Online licenses for faculty and staff: Plan 3 and Plan 5. To compare the features in each Plan, visit Compare project management solutions and costs.

Microsoft Project licenses are offered to UW departments on an annual contract basis running from June 1 to May 31, in alignment with our Microsoft contract. They include no service or support for the product itself, so the cost is not prorated when purchased midway through the contract year.

Click here to order Project Plan 3

Click here to order Project Plan 5

License Details

• Project Plan 3 and Plan 5 licenses are assigned to an individual. The Project Online desktop client may be installed on up to 5 devices, but can only be used by the named user on one device at a time.
• Project Plan 3 and 5  licenses can not be assigned to a shared UW NetID.
• UW-IT’s annual subscription billing is automatic:
UW-IT will automatically bill your UW funding source for this software subscription in the next license term, which begins every (fiscal) year on June 1.
• Do you need to reassign the license to another person? You can make a reassignment request anytime during the subscription period by going to Manage My Subscriptions and completing the request form to transfer the subscription.
• Should you need to cancel the subscription:
If you decide not to continue with another subscription term, you can stop UW-IT’s automatic billing and cancel the subscription. Canceling means your subscription will end on May 31. Use the Manage My Subscriptions Form, and do so no later than April 1.

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