What is Sensei IQ?
Sensei IQ is a turn-key project and portfolio management solution built entirely inside Microsoft 365. It gives organizations a structured, best-practice approach to PPM — without the months of custom development, the external data storage, or the separate authentication that traditional solutions require.
Your data stays in your tenant. Your users stay in Microsoft 365.
Connecting Strategy to Execution
Most organizations struggle to connect the work that teams are doing day-to-day with the strategic goals set at the top. Sensei IQ bridges that gap across five integrated capability areas:
| Capability | Who it's for | What it delivers |
|---|---|---|
| Strategy | Executives, benefits managers | Strategic themes, goals, and benefits realization |
| Portfolio & Program Management | Portfolio managers, PMO, program managers | Intake, prioritization, programs, portfolios, investment decisions |
| Project Management | Project managers, citizen PMs | Governance, RAID, financials, deliverables, status reporting |
| Resource Management | Resource managers, department leads | Availability, requests, allocations, capacity planning |
| Work Management | All team members | Timesheets, My Work view, task visibility across tools |
All five areas share a single data model in Dataverse and a consistent reporting layer through Power BI — so insight flows seamlessly from team member to executive.
Works With the Tools Your Teams Already Use
Sensei IQ doesn't require your teams to abandon the task management tools they already use. It natively integrates with the most common work management platforms and surfaces all tasks in one place:
- Microsoft Planner (including premium plans)
- Project Online (end of life September 2026)
- Project Server Subscription Edition
- Azure DevOps
- Jira Cloud
- Monday.com
- Smartsheet
- Wrike
- Asana
- Trello
Work managed in any of these tools gets the same governance process, the same resource management, and the same portfolio visibility inside Sensei IQ.
The Sensei Difference
Secure inside your Microsoft 365 tenant. All data lives in your Dataverse environment. Sensei never moves your data, and users authenticate through your existing Azure Active Directory. No third-party cloud. No additional logins.
Scale to your maturity — tailor to your needs. Sensei IQ is a flexible template, not a rigid system. Start with the features that match your current maturity, turn on more over time, and tailor the solution to your specific business needs without losing the ability to receive future updates.
Benefit from on-going Sensei innovation. Sensei IQ is a managed solution. As we ship improvements and new capabilities, you choose when to pull them in — on your schedule, without disrupting your current deployment.
On-demand e-learning for adoption. Success depends on adoption. Every Sensei IQ deployment includes embedded training resources: e-learning, procedure documents, and step-by-step guides built for every role.
Benefits at a Glance
| Benefit | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| Rapid deployment | Fully functioning PPM environment in weeks, not months |
| Cost effective | PPM at a fraction of the cost of a "blank canvas" deployment |
| Automated reporting | Instant visibility into your portfolio without manual effort |
| Embedded training | E-learning and guides included — no separate training budget required |
| Scalable | Supports small teams and large enterprises equally |
| Proven processes | Aligned with industry standards and PPM best practices |
| Instant ROI | Demonstrate value to stakeholders within the pilot phase |
| Evolving innovations | Continuous updates keep your solution current |
Who Uses Sensei IQ?
Sensei IQ is designed to serve every level of the organization:
- Executive leadership — strategy dashboards, benefits realization, portfolio health
- Portfolio & program managers — intake, prioritization, program oversight, investment decisions
- Enterprise PMO — governance standards, reporting consistency, top-down planning
- Resource managers — availability, demand forecasting, allocation decisions
- Professional & citizen project managers — project governance, RAID, financials, status reporting
- Project teams — task management, timesheets, My Work view
- Benefits managers — strategic goals, benefits tracking and reporting
Built on Microsoft's Platform
Sensei IQ runs on the Microsoft Power Platform inside your existing Microsoft 365 environment. The licenses you likely already have cover most of what you need:
- Microsoft 365 (E1, E3, E5, or equivalent) — Teams, authentication, document storage
- Power Apps (Pay-as-you-go, Premium, or Per App) — the core Sensei IQ application
- Power BI (Pro or Capacity) — all embedded reports and dashboards
The Microsoft platform gives you thousands of data connectors, an AppSource marketplace for partner add-ons, and the security and compliance posture of Microsoft's cloud — all without any additional external services.