--- title: "Altus app Overview" url: "https://help.altus.pro/nl/article/altus-app-overview" language: "nl" last_updated: "2026-09-25T04:37:47.232Z" --- # Altus app Overview [Altus Overview](https://player.vimeo.com/video/1210398709?badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479) This platform is a new way of working with the Power Platform and Teams in the Microsoft Cloud. It is delivered through these **core capabilities.**     1. In **Personal Productivity,** we pull together the work for teams and individuals; across tools and systems to help individuals prioritize their work in the context of what is important to the organization.    2. **Collaborative Work Managemen**t is all about bringing the teams together to work on the project.    3. It supports integration with **multiple project execution or management tools** based on specific requirements and delivery approaches while integrating key high level information back to projects.    4. To keep everyone informed, there are many **Power BI reports** called **Insights** which allow you to monitor work and exceptions over all elements from challenges through to benefits realization.  **Insights** exist for **Strategy, Portfolio/Programs, Innovations, Intake, Projects,** and **Work.**     5. In **Enterprise Resource Management,** we provide visibility into potential bottlenecks for teams, roles and individuals across all work in the organization.    6. And finally, you can ensure you maximize your **Strategic Planning** and **Benefits Realization** by managing the complete lifecycle, tracking the work from inception to completion and beyond with benefits realization tracking.     In terms of **areas:**    - **Work** is a section of **Project** that highlights the personal productivity of individual team members based on what is assigned to them across projects.    - **Projects** delivers on features to enable task management, project management, reporting and general collaboration around projects.    - **Portfolios** adds the ability to manage portfolios and programs as well as coordinate intake through proposals, challenges and ideas.    - **Strategy** at the top, hooks in strategic themes, strategic goals and benefits realization features.    - **Resources** adds the ability to manage resource capacity and demand across all work, optimize utilization; limit delays and resolve bottlenecks.  ***Tip:*** *Training resources are available through the* ***Altus Help widget****. Use them to familiarise yourself with the platform’s components and build your knowledge at your own pace, helping you become a more efficient and effective user.* In terms of **audiences** as defined by the [**security model**](https://hub.sensei.cloud/Docs/IQ/Configuration/Security/Index.html) which is based on Microsoft 365 groups:    - The **Project users,** which typically includes all the project resources; project managers, team members and subject matter experts, have full access to all the projects and details based on membership in the project group.    - The **Project executives** have access to all projects in the organization and do not need to be members of the project group.    - **Portfolio users,** in addition to having access to all projects, also have access to all the elements of **Portfolios** including Portfolios, Programs, Proposals, Challenges and Ideas.    - **Strategy users** build on the access of the Portfolio users and also have access to Strategic Themes, Strategic Goals, and Benefits.    - **System administrators** can use all components including setting organisational configuration settings. ## Information Security Altus has achieved **ISO 27001:2022 certification**, demonstrating that information security is managed through a formally governed Information Security Management System (ISMS). This certification provides independent verification of Altus security governance, risk management, and information security practices. Benefits include: - Formal security governance - Risk management processes - Continuous security improvement - Independent external certification - Support for organisational security and compliance requirements For more information about the platform, go to the following key resources: - [Altus PPM | Altus Docs](https://docs.altus.pro/solutions/Altus-Atsumeru/Index.html) -  [Released - Altus Product Roadmap | Product Roadmap](https://portal.productboard.com/yyt7thvepjsnv8mh5ifqk1yo/tabs/3-released)    [Altus Overview](https://player.vimeo.com/video/1210398709?badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479) This platform is a new way of working with the Power Platform and Teams in the Microsoft Cloud. It is delivered through these **core capabilities.**     1. In **Personal Productivity,** we pull together the work for teams and individuals; across tools and systems to help individuals prioritize their work in the context of what is important to the organization.    2. **Collaborative Work Managemen**t is all about bringing the teams together to work on the project.    3. It supports integration with **multiple project execution or management tools** based on specific requirements and delivery approaches while integrating key high level information back to projects.    4. To keep everyone informed, there are many **Power BI reports** called **Insights** which allow you to monitor work and exceptions over all elements from challenges through to benefits realization.  **Insights** exist for **Strategy, Portfolio/Programs, Innovations, Intake, Projects,** and **Work.**     5. In **Enterprise Resource Management,** we provide visibility into potential bottlenecks for teams, roles and individuals across all work in the organization.    6. And finally, you can ensure you maximize your **Strategic Planning** and **Benefits Realization** by managing the complete lifecycle, tracking the work from inception to completion and beyond with benefits realization tracking.     In terms of **areas:**    - **Work** is a section of **Project** that highlights the personal productivity of individual team members based on what is assigned to them across projects.    - **Projects** delivers on features to enable task management, project management, reporting and general collaboration around projects.    - **Portfolios** adds the ability to manage portfolios and programs as well as coordinate intake through proposals, challenges and ideas.    - **Strategy** at the top, hooks in strategic themes, strategic goals and benefits realization features.    - **Resources** adds the ability to manage resource capacity and demand across all work, optimize utilization; limit delays and resolve bottlenecks.  ***Tip:*** *Training resources are available through the* ***Altus Help widget****. Use them to familiarise yourself with the platform’s components and build your knowledge at your own pace, helping you become a more efficient and effective user.* In terms of **audiences** as defined by the [**security model**](https://hub.sensei.cloud/Docs/IQ/Configuration/Security/Index.html) which is based on Microsoft 365 groups:    - The **Project users,** which typically includes all the project resources; project managers, team members and subject matter experts, have full access to all the projects and details based on membership in the project group.    - The **Project executives** have access to all projects in the organization and do not need to be members of the project group.    - **Portfolio users,** in addition to having access to all projects, also have access to all the elements of **Portfolios** including Portfolios, Programs, Proposals, Challenges and Ideas.    - **Strategy users** build on the access of the Portfolio users and also have access to Strategic Themes, Strategic Goals, and Benefits.    - **System administrators** can use all components including setting organisational configuration settings. For more information about the platform, go to the following key resources: - [Altus PPM | Altus Docs](https://docs.altus.pro/solutions/Altus-Atsumeru/Index.html) -  [Released - Altus Product Roadmap | Product Roadmap](https://portal.productboard.com/yyt7thvepjsnv8mh5ifqk1yo/tabs/3-released)