Frequently Asked Questions

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We manage your data in Microsoft’s cloud solution, Microsoft 365 (formerly known as Office 365). Learn more about Microsoft 365. And because your data belongs to you, it’s also yours to take with you if you decide to leave our service.

Microsoft takes every precaution to make sure that your environment is secure and compliant. We invite you to visit the Microsoft 365 Trust Center to find detailed and up-to-date information.

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We provide Microsoft 365 as part of VPO. And if your company is considering moving to Microsoft 365, you’ll be one step ahead because we’ll set up Microsoft 365 when we set up VPO.

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Whether your company is using Microsoft 365 or desktop versions of Microsoft Office, there’s no additional licensing fee required for VPO; however, VPO runs in its own, separate Microsoft 365 tenant so that we can provide better administration and support services for our customers.

“Microsoft 365” doesn’t just describe the desktop applications of Microsoft Office like Outlook, Word, and Excel. It’s also Microsoft’s managed services for hosted email, file sharing, online meetings, and more. Learn more about Microsoft 365.

Typically we create and configure new VPO tenants within a few days of engagement. You’ll have early access to your environment, but you’re not on your own. Included in our QuickStart onboarding program are kickoff meetings as well as custom, role-based training sessions that we deliver live and record for you. Often customers like to have one training session per week, equating to an average onboarding/training duration of five weeks (though these services may be delivered more quickly based on your team’s availability).

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Many of our customers request features that are unique to their requirements or their end clients’ requirements. VPO is flexible, and that’s one major difference between our solution and an off-the-shelf application. We get you up and running right away with our Best Practices template, and then we work with you to tailor VPO so that it’s truly yours. Customizations and enhancements may include adding new functionality or adjusting existing capabilities. We believe that a solution should support your processes, not force you to change your processes.

VPO is an application that’s installed in the Microsoft 365 cloud, in an environment that we create and maintain. As our customer you’ll have access to an online, browser-based, and mobile-friendly experience. As the owner of your VPO data and documents, you’ll decide how and with whom (architects, engineers, vendors, subcontractors, etc.) to share project information and documentation, securely. We administer VPO for you, leaving you free to manage your projects.

Yes, VPO is a Web-based application and works with Web browsers like Chrome, Safari, and Firefox, as well as with Microsoft’s browsers.

It depends on each customer’s requirements and needs; however, we typically leverage the following apps in our VPO deployments:

SharePoint, OneDrive, Project Online, Project Professional, Teams, Power BI, Power Automate, Office Online, Office Mobile App, Office Desktop App–which includes the latest versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and more. Some third-party apps are used as well.

As new Microsoft apps become available, we add them to our VPO solution if they enhance our customers’ ability to manage projects more effectively.

Microsoft Project Online provides Project Portfolio Management capabilities, including what-if analysis, resource management, and visibility across your projects. It works with Microsoft Project Professional, the desktop version of Project, enabling you to work with your tool of choice to create and manage your projects. Alternatively, you can use Project Online in a Web browser to edit project information. You can start new projects using templates, and take advantage of central resource planning.

Learn more about Project Online.