` Licensing Project Server 2016 Volume Licensing

This document covers licensing for an on-premises deployment of Project Server 2016. Project Online is an alternative Microsoft hosted offering and is licensed via a subscription model.

MICROSOFT® PROJECT SERVER 2016 SERVER LICENSE and CALS Server 2016 is a flexible on-premises solution for Purchase a Server license for each server, and then purchase project portfolio management (PPM) and everyday work. Team Client Access Licenses (CALs) for either users or devices: members, project participants, and business decision makers can get A Device CAL started, prioritize project portfolio investments and deliver the is assigned to A User CAL is intended business value from virtually anywhere. the device and assigned to the allows user and allows that user to use multiple MICROSOFT PROJECT USER INTERFACES users to use multiple that device devices Project Standard 2016 is a standalone desktop application for project managers to create and manage projects Organizations with Project Professional 2016 licenses also receive one Project Server 2016 Device CAL for each license. Project Professional 2016 is a desktop application that enables project managers to create and manage projects, and publish them to Project Server 2016 to allow collaboration within the complete project team LICENSING EXTERNAL USERS

The Project Web App is a browser-based interface that allows External Users are users who are not the licensee’s or its affiliates’ project managers, team members, and portfolio managers to employees or on-site agents or contractors work with and report on Project Server 2016 information External Users are licensed with either User or Device CALs

TYPICAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT SCENARIOS VIRTUALIZATION The following table presents several roles in typical project management scenarios. The A Project Server license must be suggested client interfaces are the preferred interfaces to accomplish tasks for that role, assigned to a single physical server, and though users are free to use any number of client interfaces (including alternate interfaces then licenses Project to be run in either such as ) to access Project data. a physical or virtual operating system environment on that server. Suggested Client Roles Responsibilities Interfaces LICENSE MOBILITY

Team Perform day-to-day activities such as work on tasks, Project Server licenses purchased with Software timesheet submissions, status communication, and Project Web App Assurance have License Mobility rights. Member participation in project collaboration processes License Mobility across Server Farms allows the reassignment of Server licenses to other physical servers Project Create and maintain project plans, schedule tasks, Project Standard 2016 or in a server farm as often as required manage resources, track and analyze progress, and Project Professional 2016 Manager License Mobility through Software Assurance allows communicate project status with Project Web App Server licenses to be assigned to virtual machines running on Service Provider’s shared hardware or in Resource View resource capacity and utilization information, Project Professional 2016 Azure Manager and allocate resources based on different criteria with Project Web App

View the collective status of projects and portfolios Project Web App INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS Executive with dashboards, drill-through reports, and KPIs A Microsoft Project Server 2016 solution has an infrastructure requirement for Windows Server, SQL Project Manage workflows, templates, permissions, and Project Professional 2016 Management other settings (with access to all Project Manager, Server and SharePoint Server. Users therefore need to be with Project Web App Office (PMO) Resource Manager, and Executive capabilities) covered with the relevant licenses for these products. Note that other products may be required to enable Portfolio Help build, select, and manage projects that align Project Web App certain scenarios. For example, Exchange Server for My Analyst with business objectives Tasks synchronization in Outlook, and Server for presence integration in Project Professional or

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