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What are resource pools? How are resource pools different from groups? Use cases where resource pools are useful Resource pools workflow FAQs Related topics What are resource pools? Resource pools are ad hoc groups of resources that administrators or resource managers can create in Polaris. These groupings can help...

You may be able to choose which language you’d like to view Polaris in. To choose your language: Click the gear icon located in the bottom, left-hand corner of the page, and select Settings. Select the Formatting tab, then select the language you wish to use from the Language drop-down. Click Save. Log out of Polaris, and then log back...

Changes for project managers Changes for resource managers Other related changes In April 2023, we’ll be adding cost optimization features to resourcing in Polaris. These features should help project managers better control the costs of resources allocated to their projects, and better understand how each resource impacts thei...

A portfolio is a bucket of projects that typically have a single budget and manager, and often share a single resource team. Projects and requests belonging to the same portfolio may also share other features. They might: Belong to the same business unit Be part of the same product line Have similar sized budgets Share goals or initiatives ...

The Polaris suite is aimed at Professional Services companies (PSOs) and acts as a replacement for Replicon's billing, costing, and expense products, such as TimeBill Plus, TimeCost Plus, Professional Services Automation, Project Portfolio Management, ProjectTime, and Expense Plus. It doesn't, by default, include payroll and attendance functionali...

Product teams and IT departments often receive project ideas from within their organizations and from external sources, like customers. However, they don't always have the resources to immediately implement those ideas. Therefore, they need a method of collecting and storing ideas, while they evaluate them. Polaris PPM lets IT and portfolio manag...

We publish improvements to Polaris every week. To keep up to date, you can subscribe to categories in the Replicon community to have updates delivered straight to your inbox. See the table below for information on all of your options for keeping up with changes in Polaris. Type of document When is it posted/sent? What does it in...

Below are video overviews of key new features we released for Replicon and Polaris in past quarters. For information on our planned new features for the current quarter, and the release status of upcoming features, refer to our New Features page. Q3 2024  Find out what we added to Replicon and Polaris in the second quarter of 2024. These fe...

The total score lets you compare the priority of requests, by combining their value, investment, and risk scores into a single number: Total Score = Return on investment (ROI) * Adjustment for risk ROI = (Value - Investment) / Investment * 100 Adjustment for risk: Risk score % to adjust ROI Adjustment value in formula – if...

This topic gives an overview of the new features added to Replicon and Polaris in the past few quarters. You can subscribe to have our weekly product updates delivered directly to your inbox. Updates include information on upcoming features, newly-released features and improvements, and bug fixes. If you're looking for information on older new ...