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Leverage your full Microsoft ecosystem

Sensei has an exclusive commitment to the Microsoft platform because we choose to partner with the best and bring this value to our clients.

If you are looking to implement Microsoft work and project solutions or want to leverage the investment you’ve already made in Microsoft technology, Sensei is here to work with you, bringing our experience, thought leadership and best practice to help your organisation make the best decision for now and into the future. And we’ll get you up and running quickly.

Microsoft Planner

Microsoft Planner is well known as an entry level collaborative work and task management tool with a user-friendly interface, suitable for lightweight work delivery and simple, task-based projects. It’s ideal for informal project managers and small teams that need to collaborate.

Features include:

  • Microsoft Teams integration
  • List and board views
  • Simple filters and task buckets
  • Ability to sort by individual tasks or plans

Meet the new Microsoft Planner Premium

The new Microsoft Planner Premium is a single, unified, collaborative work management experience. Built on the Microsoft Power Platform, it brings together the simplicity of Microsoft To Do, the collaboration of Planner, the power of Microsoft Project for the web, and the intelligence of Microsoft Copilot into a single, simple solution that spans individual task management to professional project management needs.

Key features include:

Project execution

  • Collaborative work management 
  • Project goals
  • Backlog and sprints
  • Roadmaps
  • Baselines and critical path
  • Advanced dependencies, lead and lag
  • Timeline (Gantt view)

Project & portfolio management

  • Resource requests, management & allocation
  • Project financials, budgets, costings
  • Configured templates
  • Real-time reports
  • Program & portfolio views

Microsoft integration

  • Access all work in Microsoft Teams
  • Harness the power of Copilot in Planner
  • Microsoft 365 security, compliance, data privacy,
    accessibility and customer support
These capabilities make it ideal for project managers, team leaders, and organisations aiming to enhance productivity and collaboration by leveraging their Microsoft technology investment.

Sensei has implemented Planner Premium for a range of organisations and is happy to discuss how this latest Microsoft solution could work for you.

Integrate with Altus

Sensei implements the full range of Power Platform solutions recommended by Microsoft for replacing its legacy project toolset.

Altus, our recommended enterprise project and strategic portfolio management tool, fully integrates with Planner Premium and Project Desktop to provide the next logical step in your PPM maturity journey.

Whether you’re ready to step up to more advanced tools, or want to explore an enterprise build, our expertise ensures a seamless transition, delivering a solution that meets your needs, leverages your Microsoft technology investment and aligns with industry best practices.

Upgrades and migrations

Time to review your current tools? We partner with you to determine the next steps and how to achieve them. Whether you are using a long-time solution, like Microsoft Project Online, or a range of legacy tools and systems, Sensei works with you to achieve the right outcome for your organisation, ensuring your systems are future ready and optimised for your needs.

Whether exploring Planner, Planner Premium or Altus, which integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Project Desktop, we guide you through the process of assessing and selecting the right replacement solution and step out an effective data and project migration plan.

Get the whitepaper: The next generation of Microsoft PPM

Crafted by our PPM and Microsoft technology experts, this whitepaper provides an in-depth exploration of Microsoft’s PPM toolkit, to help organisations make informed decisions about selecting the right tools.

In addition to detailed comparisons for Planner, Planner Premium and Altus, find out more about Dynamics 365  Project Operations for organisations that earn their revenue from a project-centric operational model, and at the Agile technology delivery end, DevOps.