# VPO
 
> VPO is a cloud-based construction project management information system (PMIS/CMIS) built natively on Microsoft 365. Designed exclusively for capital project owners and construction management firms, VPO centralizes project data, documents, workflows, and communications in a single secure platform — replacing scattered spreadsheets and email threads. VPO has been improving construction project management through technology since 1984 and is a certified Woman-owned Business Enterprise (WBE).
 
## Product Overview
 
VPO gives capital project owners real-time visibility, accountability, and control across every project and portfolio. Unlike off-the-shelf "Big Software," VPO is flexible and fully customizable, configured to each customer's unique workflows and processes — typically going live within weeks via a proven QuickStart onboarding methodology.
 
VPO runs inside a dedicated Microsoft 365 tenant, meaning customers benefit from Microsoft's enterprise-grade security, compliance, and familiar tooling (SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, Power BI, Power Automate, Project Online, and more).
 
## Core Capabilities
 
- **Document & File Management**: Centralized cloud storage accessible from any device (PC, Mac, tablet, smartphone), with offline sync support.
- **RFI Management**: Real-time tracking of Requests for Information to prevent delays and lost items.
- **Submittals & Change Orders**: Structured workflows for processing, approving, and archiving submittals and change orders.
- **Scheduling & Task Assignments**: Integration with Microsoft Project Online and Project Professional.
- **Daily Field Reports**: Mobile-friendly forms for superintendents to log work, visitors, weather, equipment, and photos from the job site.
- **Reporting & Dashboards**: Built-in reports ranging from HTML summaries to interactive Power BI dashboards; executive-level visibility across the entire project portfolio.
- **Centralized Communications**: Replaces fragmented email threads with structured, traceable correspondence for all project participants.
- **Role-Based Permissions**: Granular access control — including item-level permissions — ensuring each user sees exactly what they should.
- **VPO Archive**: End-of-project documentation tool that captures and preserves submittals, reports, documents, version histories, and attachments in a formatted, organized package for owners and construction managers.
- **VPO Playbook**: Customized, illustrated onboarding guide for each customer team, serving as the definitive reference for workflows and best practices.
 
## Target Customers
 
- **Capital Project Owners** (public and private sector): Municipalities, utilities, universities, infrastructure owners, and private developers managing complex construction programs.
- **Construction Management Firms**: CMs and program managers overseeing projects on behalf of owners.
- **Industries Served**: Public works, transportation, water/wastewater, education, healthcare, industrial/manufacturing, and more.
 
## Key Differentiators
 
- Built exclusively for **owners** — not retrofitted from contractor tools.
- Runs natively on **Microsoft 365**, leveraging tools teams already know.
- **Highly customizable** — tailored to each customer's processes, not locked to out-of-the-box workflows.
- **Full-service partnership**: includes administration, training, and ongoing support for all internal and external users.
- **Fast deployment**: Production-ready systems delivered in weeks via QuickStart methodology.
- Customers **own their data** and control all sharing permissions.
- In business since **1984** — one of the longest-tenured PMIS providers in the AEC industry.
 
## Pricing
 
Annual subscriptions start at $30,000. Pricing is based on usage rather than construction value. A sandbox/trial program is available for prospective customers in active discussions with VPO Solution Consultants.
 
## Security & Compliance
 
VPO is hosted in a dedicated Microsoft 365 tenant managed by VPO. Microsoft's enterprise security, privacy, and compliance standards apply (99.9% uptime SLA). Customers retain full data ownership. Audit trails and compliance documentation are built in — particularly important for public-sector owners accountable to boards, ratepayers, and taxpayers.
 
## Onboarding
 
VPO's QuickStart onboarding includes kickoff meetings and custom, role-based training sessions (live and recorded). New tenants are typically created within days of engagement. Average onboarding duration is approximately five weeks, though this can be accelerated based on team availability.
 
## Company
 
- **Founded**: 1984 (originally as The Simplex Group, Inc., one of the first Primavera Systems resellers)
- **Headquarters**: United States
- **Certification**: Certified Woman-owned Business Enterprise (WBE)
- **Website**: https://www.getvpo.com
 
## Key URLs
 
- Homepage: https://www.getvpo.com
- How VPO Is Different: https://www.getvpo.com/how-were-different
- Public Sector: https://www.getvpo.com/public-sector-construction-management-software
- About VPO: https://www.getvpo.com/who-we-are
- FAQ: https://www.getvpo.com/faq
- Request a Demo: https://www.getvpo.com/request-a-demo
- Trust & Security: https://www.getvpo.com/trust-us
- Blog: https://www.getvpo.com/blog