What Sensei Project Solutions does

Sensei Project Solutions is a US-based, founder-owned software and services firm that builds Sensei IQ, a turn-key Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) platform delivered natively inside the Microsoft 365 and Power Platform ecosystem. The product extends Microsoft Planner premium plans with five integrated modules covering Work Management, Project Management, Program and Portfolio Management, Resource Management, and Strategy, and is designated a Microsoft Preferred Managed Solution. The company operates as a Microsoft Preferred Partner with PPM Leader recognition spanning 2014-2025 and serves enterprise customers across logistics, manufacturing, healthcare, gaming, financial services, and legal verticals, including DP World, Chemence, and Muckleshoot Casino. The team averages 20+ years of PPM domain experience, with leadership tenure on Microsoft Project Server platforms going back to 2001.

Sensei IQ differentiates through pre-built governance workflows, Power BI reporting templates, resource heatmaps, financial variance tracking, and a layered AI feature surface (AI Status Agent, Project Manager Agent, and four Copilot agents) that automates status reporting, data exploration, and natural language queries across 200+ indexed data columns. The technology stack relies on Microsoft Power Platform, Dataverse, Teams, Planner, and Copilot for Power Apps, with no public APIs and no proprietary foundation models - all AI capabilities are delivered through Microsoft's Copilot stack running inside the customer's Microsoft 365 tenant.

The business model combines recurring Sensei IQ software licensing with professional services (implementation, consulting) and training. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; customers are routed through demo requests and consultative enterprise sales motions. The company has no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, and operates with 11-50 employees from Phoenix, Arizona, selling into a global enterprise market with named deployments spanning the US and EMEA, including one case study covering operations in 78+ countries.

Name

Sensei Project Solutions

Legal name

Sensei Project Solutions, inc.

Website

https://senseiprojectsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sensei Project Solutions builds Sensei IQ, a turn-key PPM platform delivered natively on Microsoft 365 and Power Platform, serving enterprise customers (including DP World and Chemence) with AI-powered project, resource, and portfolio management through Microsoft Preferred Partner status.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Project and Portfolio Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (51321), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Other Computer Related Services (541519)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

iBPMS (Intelligent BPM Suites) & Process Automation Suites (HDAEAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

IT Program/Project Management (PMO) & Delivery Assurance (BPAEAAAO), End-to-End Enterprise AI Platforms (MLOps & Model Lifecycle Management) (HDAEANAA)

Keywords

• Project portfolio management
• Microsoft Power Platform
• PPM software solutions
• Enterprise project management
• Microsoft 365 integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Phoenix

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Sensei IQ™ Software Licenses/Subscriptions: The company's core product, Sensei IQ™, is a Microsoft Preferred Managed Solution that runs on the Microsoft Power Platform. Revenue is generated through software licensing, likely on a subscription basis for access to the PPM platform and its modules.
2. Professional Services: Implementation and consulting services to deploy Sensei IQ™ and Microsoft PPM solutions. The company focuses on understanding business problems and deploying their intellectual property uniquely to each engagement.
3. Training Services: Training classes provided to clients on the toolset with processes and procedures. Training covers administrators, report authors, and project managers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sensei Project Solutions sells Sensei IQ, a turn-key Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) software platform built natively on Microsoft Power Platform inside Microsoft 365, extending Microsoft Planner with enterprise work, project, program, portfolio, resource, and strategy management capabilities, AI-powered status reporting via Microsoft Copilot, and pre-built governance workflows. The company complements the software with professional implementation services and training for clients adopting the platform.

Product overview

Sensei Project Solutions offers Sensei IQ, a turn-key PPM (Project and Portfolio Management) platform built on the Microsoft Power Platform within Microsoft 365. The solution consists of a unified core platform with integrated modules for Work Management, Project Management, Program & Portfolio Management, Resource Management, and Strategy. Sensei IQ extends Microsoft Planner premium plans with enterprise-grade capabilities including AI-powered status reporting (AI Status Agent), governance workflows, financial management, resource management, and comprehensive reporting. The platform integrates natively with Microsoft Teams, Power BI, and Microsoft Copilot for AI assistance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sensei IQ™: Turn-key PPM platform in Microsoft 365 providing enterprise project and portfolio management with dashboards, reporting, governance workflows, and Microsoft Teams integration.

Products and services

• Sensei IQ Turn-key Project and Portfolio Management platform built natively on Microsoft Power Platform within Microsoft 365. Provides enterprise work management, project management, program and portfolio management, resource management, and strategy alignment in a single solution with integrated Power BI reporting and AI capabilities via Microsoft Copilot. Targeted at organizations already standardized on Microsoft 365.
• Sensei IQ Implementation Services Professional services engagement to deploy Sensei IQ and Microsoft PPM solutions, applying the company's intellectual property uniquely to each customer's business problems.
• Sensei IQ Training Services Training services covering toolset, processes, and procedures for administrators, report authors, and project managers using Sensei IQ and related Microsoft PPM solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Automated reporting delivered cleaner, streamlined view of project data within 3 months
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability8 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationSensei Project Solutions is a Microsoft Preferred Partner and recognized as a Microsoft PPM Leader for multiple consecutive years (2014-2025). The company builds all solutions natively on Microsoft technology including Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Teams, and Copilot. Their Sensei IQ™ product is designated as a Microsoft Preferred Managed Solution. This is a core, strategic partnership where Sensei extends Microsoft PPM capabilities with turn-key solutions and best-practice workflows.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Monday.com: Broad work management platform with growing enterprise PPM capabilities; competes for the same Microsoft 365-aligned enterprise customers seeking turn-key project management.
• Asana: Work management platform with portfolio and goal-tracking features; comparable horizontal alternative for organizations consolidating project work onto a single SaaS platform.
• Microsoft Planner / Project for the web: Microsoft's native work and project management offerings within Microsoft 365; directly comparable as the platform on which Sensei IQ is built and the primary alternative customers evaluate.
• ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management: Enterprise-scale PPM and portfolio management suite within the ServiceNow platform; targets the same large-enterprise PMO and IT portfolio buyers that Sensei serves.
• Adobe Workfront: Enterprise work management and PPM platform owned by Adobe; competing solution for large organizations standardizing on PPM and resource planning.

Emerging players

• Birdview PSA / Projectum: Microsoft-aligned PSA and PPM tools historically integrated with Project Online; comparable niche peers targeting Microsoft-centric PMO customers.
• Project Online (Microsoft) Migration Tools (FluentPro / FluentBooks): Migration specialists referenced by Sensei for Project Online-to-Planner transitions; adjacent players competing for the same Microsoft Project Online retirement migration wave.

Direct peers

• Smartsheet: Enterprise work management and PPM platform competing for similar buyers; Sensei's Due Date Calendar explicitly integrates Smartsheet schedules, indicating overlapping customer portfolios.
• Wrike: Project management and PPM platform with portfolio and resource management features; competes for similar enterprise buyers considering Microsoft-stack or third-party PPM.
• Planview: Established enterprise PPM and portfolio management vendor targeting program offices, resource planning and strategy execution - directly comparable to Sensei IQ's Program, Resource and Strategy modules.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/senseippm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sensei-project-solutions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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