Top 5 Benefits of Using the Project Center in SuiteProjects Pro
The Project Center is one of the most powerful features in SuiteProjects Pro bringing your work breakdown structure and resource bookings together in a single, unified view. In this Power Up Series video, Ronn Breaux walks through the top 5 benefits of using the Project Center and shows how project managers can take control of scheduling, actuals, and financial visibility all in one place.
Key Takeaways:
- Discover how the Project Center unifies your WBS and resource bookings into a single, seamless view—eliminating the need to toggle between screens
- Learn how to book resources at the project or task level, request generic or named resources, and run an advanced resource search by skill and real-time availability
- See drag-and-drop scheduling in action with real-time overbooking and off-schedule warning indicators to keep your team on track
- Understand how enabling Actuals lets you compare past time entries to future bookings—with automatic Estimate at Complete and Estimate to Complete calculations
- Explore cost and T&M billing views to project resource costs and charges, and compare them to your budgeted hours
Whether you're a project manager looking to streamline how you manage your team or an administrator considering enabling this feature, this video will show you exactly what the Project Center can do and why it's worth turning on.
Have not had a chance to watch the video yet? You can watch it here.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best option in SuiteProjects Pro to manage both my project as well as my project resources?
The project center merges project management with resource management allowing one place to see all aspects of my project data. If you don't see the project center in your account, it needs to be requested from support.
Do you have to enter hours by week to populate hours over a period of dates?
No, you do not. Using the 3 dot icon, you can add bookings setting a start date, end date and number hours in one action.
Can you see bookings daily?
You can only see bookings monthly or weekly.
Is there a way to see actual hours from timesheets in addition to booked hours in the future?
Yes, you can enable actual hours which will show time entry hours in the past and bookings in the future.
How can I see the availability of resources?
You can turn on and off indicators to show resource availability.
