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Two years ago, we launched Envisio Projects with a simple idea: give public-purpose organizations a clear, reliable place to plan work, manage progress, show results, and align day-to-day project work with strategic priorities. No fuss, no clutter, just a clean home for the real work that keeps communities running.
Today, that idea has grown into something much bigger. And now, Projects is turning two … and the platform has been busy!
We’ve watched cities, counties, colleges, hospitals, and nonprofits use Projects in ways that surprised even us. Some started small, tracking a single plan or department. Others jumped in across their whole organization. But all of them used Projects for the same reason: to make their work visible, track progress with confidence, and keep priorities on track.
So we invite you to join us in celebrating two years of Envisio Projects the big day with a look at how far Projects has come, the teams who helped shape it, and the impact on our communities.
Why Envisio Projects?
We did a deep dive into how public sector organizations are using the Envisio Projects platform, and three strengths rise to the top:
1. Strategic Alignment
Projects is home-base for connecting department work to organizational priorities. Many of the most active departments using Projects are directly responsible for:
- Executing strategic plans
- Coordinating cross-department initiatives
- Reporting to councils, boards, and leadership teams
- Work doesn’t happen in the dark, and everything ties back to the big picture.
For our local government customers, strategic alignment shows up in projects such as citywide ADA transition planning, affordable housing strategies, comprehensive plan updates, economic development initiatives, and long-range mobility or transportation plans. These cross-departmental efforts rely on Projects to connect big-picture policy goals with day-to-day execution.
2. Transparency
Cities, counties, and campuses use Projects to bring clarity to their communities through:
- Public dashboards
- Project status updates
- Mapped infrastructure projects
- Image carousels
- Council and board reporting
Some of the most-visited Envisio Projects public dashboards include road resurfacing programs, stormwater upgrades, park improvements, and safe-routes-to-school projects—exactly the kinds of highly visible, neighborhood-impacting efforts residents always want updates on.
3. Public Sector Project Management
The range of operational work inside Projects has been really incredible to see! Infrastructure, safety, environmental initiatives, academic programs, capital projects, planning, events, internal processes—it’s all tracked in the same place.
This is real public sector project management built around real public sector needs.
Top recurring project types in Envisio Projects include water/sewer rehabilitation, traffic signal upgrades, fleet and equipment replacement, sidewalk and curb programs, facility renovations, tree maintenance, and citywide ADA improvements—essential operational programs that keep a city running.
What We’re Celebrating at Two Years Old
If Projects has taught us anything over the last two years, it’s this: public-purpose work is powered by people who care deeply about their communities. Behind every milestone logged in Projects, there’s a team making things happen. They’re the ones smoothing the way for safer streets, modernizing systems, improving services, and coordinating the kinds of initiatives that make daily life better for residents, students, and families.
Across 100+ departments and 2,871 projects, these teams have shaped what Projects is today.
Local Government Project Management
Local government is where Projects first took root, and the adoption and innovation has been rapid. City and county teams use Projects as the shared home for capital improvements, long-range planning, public safety initiatives, environmental programs, budgeting cycles, transportation planning, and internal operations.
Public Works and Infrastructure crews were some of the earliest champions. They’ve used Projects to coordinate everything from roadway and resurfacing programs, water-system upgrades, stormwater work, parks revitalization, accessibility improvements, fire station upgrades, fleet management, and citywide maintenance cycles.
The clarity they gain inside Projects translates directly into smoother planning and better outcomes on the ground.
The City of Cedar Park’s Capital Improvement Dashboard
Planning and development teams have also made Projects their home base, organizing zoning updates, redevelopment efforts, and housing and community development projects. Cedar Park, Texas, is a standout example—using Envisio’s mapping visuals to help residents follow along with construction on new infrastructure work and understand exactly what’s happening in their neighborhoods.
Public Safety teams—Police, Fire, APD units, and emergency management—bring their operational work into Projects as well. Training cycles, equipment upgrades, department initiatives, and community-safety efforts all get managed and tracked inside the platform.
And across Finance, HR, Communications, Economic Development, CAO leadership teams, and administrative services, Projects offers something that spreadsheets can’t: connected work, visible progress, and a shared sense of direction.
Local government is full of moving parts. Envisio Projects helps those parts move together seamlessly.
Healthcare Project Management
Healthcare organizations face a different kind of complexity around patient care, compliance, service delivery, and continuous improvement. Projects has become a valuable partner in that environment.
Clinical operations teams use Projects to coordinate service enhancements, update protocols, manage quality-improvement strategies, and track initiatives that directly influence patient outcomes. Nursing groups, safety and compliance teams, and research units rely on Projects to keep multi-step initiatives organized, make responsibilities clear, and ensure that progress is documented.
These organizations often operate with tight resources and high stakes. Projects brings structure to work that must be both steady and responsive, helping teams move thoughtfully toward better patient care and stronger community health outcomes.
Nonprofit Project Management
Nonprofits are community-centered entities; they are resource-constrained, and often spread across programs, partnerships, outreach, fundraising, and administrative needs.
Inside Projects, nonprofit teams coordinate everything from annual strategic priorities to public-facing programs, community or housing developments, grant applications and reporting tracking, facilities upgrades, software implementation, and administration and internal operations. Strategy and innovation teams map out long-term goals.
Program staff manage service delivery. Philanthropy and development teams track campaigns.
Communications teams organize public information work. People and Culture teams manage internal initiatives that keep organizations healthy.
The throughline across all nonprofit usage is clarity. Projects gives these organizations a space where plans aren’t buried in documents or siloed across teams—they’re visible, shareable, and actionable.
Gantt charts, file upload capabilities, and embedded images are all critical features in Envisio Projects to help nonprofits to showcase progress and keep their mission-driven work moving in the right direction.
Higher Education Project Management
Higher education emerged as one of the most exciting growth areas for Projects.
Colleges and universities operate like entire cities, complete with infrastructure, safety services, financial administration, academic programs, technology implementation, communication and public engagement, human resources, and long-term strategic planning. Projects fits naturally into that environment.
Leadership teams, including Offices of the President and academic affairs units, use Projects to track institutional priorities and keep campus-wide initiatives moving. Deans offices and academic programs, such as dentistry, nursing, and teaching excellence units, rely on Projects to coordinate:
- Curriculum updates
- Accreditation activities
- Program improvement strategies
- Cross-faculty initiatives
Executive Education units and student services teams add yet another layer, coordinating events, enrollment strategies, outreach, professional programs, and community partnerships.
Higher education institutions are complex ecosystems. Projects helps bring that complexity into focus so campus communities can grow in thoughtful, coordinated ways.
Across all of these groups—from infrastructure crews to academic leaders, public safety staff to nonprofit program managers—the common thread is a commitment to meaningful, community-centered work. Their projects may look different on the surface, but they all rely on teamwork, coordination, and steady progress.
Projects has become the home for that work. These teams give life to every update, report, dashboard, milestone, and plan that appears in the platform. Their commitment is the reason Projects has grown so quickly in just two years. Thank you to them.
Dive Into Envisio Projects
Envisio Projects is purpose-built project management software for the public sector. It was built to help you:
- Align your projects with strategic initiatives
- Give residents insight into projects happening in their neighborhood through interactive maps
- Get visibility into all the work happening across
- Deliver projects on time and on budget.
Ready to learn more? Book a demo and we’ll show you around.
