Project Portfolio Management release notes

  • Release version: Xanadu
  • Updated August 1, 2024
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    Summary of Project Portfolio Management Release Notes

    The ServiceNow® Project Portfolio Management application allows users to create and manage a variety of planning items, from small tasks to large project portfolios. The Xanadu release introduces enhancements and updates to improve user experience and functionality.

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    Key Features

    • New Analytics Dashboards: Customers can now access the Analytics Time Sheet, Analytics User Manager, and Analytics Project Manager dashboards directly in the Next Experience.
    • UI Changes: The Time Sheet Dashboard has been renamed to Analytics Time Sheet, User Manager Dashboard to Analytics User Manager, and Project Manager Dashboard to Analytics Project Manager.
    • Project Workspace Application: The new Project Workspace application offers a streamlined approach to project management, although traditional Project Portfolio Management remains supported.

    Deprecation Information

    • Allocation Workbench: Deprecated in the Xanadu release, it will be hidden but remain supported. Users are encouraged to transition to the Resource Management Workspace.
    • Timeline Visualization/CIO Roadmap: This feature is being prepared for future deprecation. Users should migrate to Strategic Planning (SPM Pro) or Portfolio Planning (SPM Standard) for the latest functionality.
    • Classic Project Workspace: Also being prepared for future deprecation, it will become hidden but continue to be supported.

    Activation Information

    Project Portfolio Management is an active feature of the ServiceNow AI Platform by default.

    Related Applications

    For more details on using the Project Workspace in the Next Experience, refer to the Project Workspace documentation.

    The ServiceNow® Project Portfolio Management application enables you to create and manage a wide range of planning items ranging from a few small tasks to large portfolios of projects. Project Portfolio Management was enhanced and updated in the Xanadu release.

    Project Portfolio Management highlights for the Xanadu release

    View the New Analytics Time sheet, Analytics User manager, and Analytics Project manager dashboards for time sheet and time card users in Next Experience.

    See Project Portfolio Management for more information.

    New in the Xanadu release

    Time Card Management
    Starting with the Xanadu release, new customers can directly access the Analytics Time sheet, Analytics User manager, and Analytics Project manager dashboards in Next Experience.

    UI changes

    Project Portfolio Management
    • Renamed Time Sheet Dashboard to Analytics Time sheet.
    • Renamed User Manager Dashboard to Analytics User manager.
    • Renamed Project Manager Dashboard to Analytics Project manager.

    Changed in this release

    Project Portfolio Management
    The new ServiceNow® Project Workspace application provides a more efficient, streamlined way for you to work. For information about how to upgrade, see Project Workspace. Project Portfolio Management is still supported in this release.

    Deprecation information

    Allocation workbench
    Allocation workbench is deprecated starting with the Xanadu release. It will be hidden and no longer available for installation but will continue to be supported. For details, see the Deprecation Process [KB0867184] knowledge article in the Now Support Knowledge Base.
    Resource managers are encouraged to use Resource Management Workspace to allocate, approve, and manage resource assignments.
    Strategic Planning
    Starting with the Xanadu release, Timeline Visualization/CIO Roadmap (com.snc.timeline_visualization) is being prepared for future deprecation. It will be hidden and no longer available for activation but will continue to be supported. For details, see the Deprecation Process [KB0867184] knowledge article in the Now Support Knowledge Base. For the latest experience for this functionality, migrate to the Strategic Planning (SPM Pro) or Portfolio Planning (SPM Standard) application.
    Project Workspace
    Starting with the Xanadu release, Classic Project Workspace is being prepared for future deprecation. It will be hidden and no longer available for installation but will continue to be supported. For details, see the Deprecation Process [KB0867184] knowledge article in the Now Support Knowledge Base.

    Activation information

    Project Portfolio Management is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is active by default.

    Related ServiceNow applications and features

    Project Workspace
    See the Project Workspace documentation for more details about using ServiceNow® Workspace in Next Experience.