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Microsoft Project for Office
I am looking around trying to find the best method for our company to purchase Microsoft Project. There will be multiple computers needing this program and thought I would connect here before making any decisions. Is there a project that we can purchase a company license for all computers, or do we have to purchase a key for each computer? Thank you
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Here are the main options - https://products.office.com/en-us/project/microsoft-project-licensing
A company licence isn't an option, rather there is Project Online, licensed on a per-user basis. If you have access to the Office 365 admin center, assuming that's what you have and go to Billing -> Purchase Services, you should see the pricing and option to buy. Project Online Professional "allows for up to five concurrent installations of the Project desktop application". Further details are here - https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/project-online-service-description.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396.
There may also be the option to buy Project, such as Project Standard 2016 using the traditional Volume Licensing if the company has a suitable arrangement. Here is a nice https://getlicensingready.com/HandoutStore/Project%20Server%202016%20v16.405.pdf with further details. There can be complications in this approach if using Office 365 ProPlus for example, further details here:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/DeployOffice/install-different-office-visio-and-project-versions-on-the-same-computer
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/DeployOffice/use-the-office-deployment-tool-to-install-volume-licensed-editions-of-visio-2016?redirectSourcePath=%252farticle%252f82691bd7-a3d5-47ca-8d8a-0ee43ec2c01f
It's always a good idea to consult a licencing rep or partner to give specific advice per your circumstances, with costings etc.
If you are using Office 365 Business then you'll want to purchase licenses via Office 365 and then assign licenses as needed. This is especially important if your users are using Office 2016 ProPlus (click to run version) already.
If instead you are using stand alone copies of Office 2016 then you should purchase stand alone copies of Project, enough for the number of users that need Project.
If your organization purchases copies via a Volume License then you'll want to contact your reseller for pricing.
