Project management console

The Project Management Console is the main console for Project Management. It provides a single point for Project Managers, Project Masters and Portfolio/Program Managers, where they can monitor the progress of projects as they move through their lifecycle.

To access the project management console, log in to the Portfolio Management application and click Workspace > Projects.

The following figure shows the options once you access the project console.

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The following table describes the project console UI elements:

Annotation	UI element	Description
1	Navigation bar
	Access menus	Navigate to the following options available in the Portfolio Management application: Dashboard: The dashboard is visible to all resource contributors, managers, and masters. It consists of the Pre-Configured Cards and a Card’s settings icon that would allow the currently logged-in user to create new Custom Cards for easy access. Workspace: The menu displays the available workspaces, which include, Ideas, Demands, Projects, Programs, Project Tasks, Resource Requests, and Resource Assignments. The respective workspace displays the list of ideas, demands, projects, programs, project tasks, resource requests, and resource assignments created within the application. Create: It displays the options to create a new Idea, Demand, Project, Program, Portfolio, and Resource Request. Portfolios: This has two categories, Business and Application Portfolios, that redirect you to the respective list of Portfolios created within the application. Resources: This menu displays the list of consoles related to Resource Management, which includes Foundation Data, Timecard Approvals, Resource Timecards, Resource Availability and Competency Search.
		Messages: Shows the notifications for your profile. For example, when a project task is assigned to the currently logged in user, they will get a notification that will appear under this bell icon.
		Application Settings: Shows the configuration settings in Portfolio Management application. For more information, see Administering.
		Application Launcher: Contains all the applications, offered by BMC. Click to launch the Reporting dashboard and access reports. For more information, refer to Viewing Reports.
		My Profile: Displays the following user options: My Competencies: Redirects the users to the My Competencies section, where they have different consoles to add and manage their qualifications, trainings and examination certificates and keep track of their assessment history. For more information, see Managing My Competencies. Log Timecards: Redirects the user to the Timecard Dashboard, where they can enter a new timecard. For more information, see Timecard Dashboards. My Availability: An availability tag that can be applied to a user's profile to show they are available for assignment. My Preferences: A field to enter the preferred language of the user. Sign Out: Click to log out of the application.
2	Workspace	List of Projects.
3	Project ID	Open a Project.
4	Search grid	Search for a project by entering the keywords or project ID.
5		Filter the listed records by entering or selecting values. For example, you want to view demands within Portfolio Innovation. To view these records, in the Filter list, enter Innovation from the Portfolio field and click Apply. You can use preset filters that are available for cases, tasks, and knowledge articles to narrow down your search. Preset filters are filters that are available out of the box for cases, tasks, and knowledge articles. Learn more about creating filters in Defining filter presets to search records.
6		Modify the visible columns in the workspace. The list of columns contains - Created by Demand ID End Date ID Modified Date Portfolio Portfolio Manager Primary Label Project ID Project Manager Project RAG Status Project Type Start Date Status Status Reason Summary Target Date

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