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Smartsheet

Modern Project & Work Management Platform

About Smartsheet

Smartsheet is a modern project and work management platform designed to help organizations manage projects, automate processes, and scale enterprise programs and portfolios from a single solution. It serves teams across departments that need real-time visibility, standardized workflows, and coordinated execution.

Key Features

Key capabilities support project and portfolio leadership across departments:

Real-time project/portfolio visibility

Provides up-to-date status across projects and portfolios, enabling faster decision-making.

Connected workflows across tools

Spans multiple apps and data sources to keep work synchronized and reduce manual handoffs.

Cross-team resource planning

Supports capacity planning and allocation to optimize workloads across teams.

Portfolio-level dashboards

Delivers governance-oriented dashboards that summarize portfolio health, progress, and risks.

Summary

For PMOs, IT leaders, and client-delivery teams, the platform provides a centralized space that unifies planning, execution, and reporting across projects and portfolios, enabling governance and scalable collaboration. Its differentiating factor is the integration of project management, automation, and cross-tool connections within a single platform, reducing handoffs and providing real-time visibility into portfolio performance.