# Explore Asana Portfolio Features, Manage Multiple Projects

> Group related projects in a single portfolio. It’s your mission control center to monitor connected initiatives and collaborate across teams.

Source: https://asana.com/features/goals-reporting/portfolios

#### Get a bird’s-eye view

See the health of key initiatives at a glance, and drill down for more information.

#### Streamline reporting

Create custom dashboards and track metrics like budget and time across projects.

#### Keep teammates informed

Use our status update builder to share project highlights and progress in minutes.

#### Organize work around company-wide goals

#### Add work with a click

Search for existing projects and add them to your portfolio.

#### Organize at scale

Label each initiative so you can sort by priority, type, and more.

#### Know who’s responsible

View and assign owners for each project.

#### Monitor progress and adjust plans in real time

#### See progress in one pane

Click into a portfolio to see which projects are on track and which ones need your attention.

#### Track data at a glance

Automatically summarize data across each project, like time spent or available budget.

#### Build custom dashboards

Visualize stats like incomplete tasks and employee workloads, so you can stop problems before they start.

#### Share progress with teams across the business

#### Share information

Invite teammates to your portfolio to give them all the details they need in one place.

#### Keep work private

Choose which initiatives are private and which ones your team can see.

#### Send status updates

Share updates with every stakeholder in your portfolio with a few clicks.

- [Reporting dashboards](/features/goals-reporting/reporting-dashboards)

Visualize the state of your team’s work with real-time charts and insights.

- [See reporting dashboards](/features/goals-reporting/reporting-dashboards)

- [Workload](/features/resource-management/workload)

See how busy your team is, so you can rebalance work quickly.

- [See workload](/features/resource-management/workload)

- [Time tracking](/features/resource-management/time-tracking)

Measure how much time you’re spending on work, so you can correctly budget the time you need.

- [See time tracking](/features/resource-management/time-tracking)

#### Put it all together

- [See all features](/features)

#### Still have questions? We have answers.

#### Still have questions? We have answers.

#### Which Asana plans include portfolios?

The Asana plans that include portfolios are Advanced, Enterprise, and Enterprise+ plans.

#### What's the difference between a portfolio and a project?

The difference between a portfolio and a project is that a portfolio is a high-level collection of multiple projects, allowing monitoring of health and progress across them, while projects contain tasks for specific initiatives.

#### What are portfolio status updates?

[Portfolio status updates](https://asana.com/guide/help/premium/portfolios#gl-status-updates) allow you to quickly share how the projects in your portfolio are performing. Build your update with a few clicks and share it with every member of your portfolio.

#### What are nested portfolios?

You can [add portfolios](https://asana.com/guide/help/premium/portfolios#gl-add)—not just projects—to another portfolio. That’s what nested means: portfolios within a portfolio. This allows you to track and organize work at a higher level.

#### Can I view the health/status of all projects in a portfolio?

You can view the health/status of all projects in a portfolio with a bird's-eye view of project health, with indicators showing on-track vs at-risk status and the ability to drill in for details.

#### Can I create custom dashboards and charts in a portfolio?

You can create custom dashboards and charts in a portfolio using portfolio dashboards to track metrics like budget, time spent, task status, and visualize them as customizable charts.

#### How do I add projects to portfolios?

To add projects to portfolios, projects can be added with one click by searching for existing projects and adding them to any portfolio for centralized visibility.

#### What is a nested portfolio and how does it work?

A nested portfolio is a feature that lets you include portfolios within other portfolios, enabling hierarchical tracking across multiple layers.

#### Can I track team workloads across projects in a portfolio?

You can track team workloads across projects in a portfolio using the Portfolio Workload view, which shows team bandwidth and allows drag-and-drop reassignment and rescheduling across projects.

#### Is there a timeline view to coordinate project schedules?

There is a timeline view to coordinate project schedules that lets you see start/end dates and milestones across all projects, and adjust schedules directly from the portfolio.

#### How can I monitor shared custom field data across projects?

To monitor shared custom field data across projects, you can use custom field roll-ups where budget or time fields in projects automatically aggregate in your portfolio overview.

#### Which Asana plans include portfolios?

The Asana plans that include portfolios are Advanced, Enterprise, and Enterprise+ plans.

#### What's the difference between a portfolio and a project?

The difference between a portfolio and a project is that a portfolio is a high-level collection of multiple projects, allowing monitoring of health and progress across them, while projects contain tasks for specific initiatives.

#### What are portfolio status updates?

[Portfolio status updates](https://asana.com/guide/help/premium/portfolios#gl-status-updates) allow you to quickly share how the projects in your portfolio are performing. Build your update with a few clicks and share it with every member of your portfolio.

#### What are nested portfolios?

You can [add portfolios](https://asana.com/guide/help/premium/portfolios#gl-add)—not just projects—to another portfolio. That’s what nested means: portfolios within a portfolio. This allows you to track and organize work at a higher level.

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#### Portfolios

Your mission control center to monitor connected projects and collaborate across teams.

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Goals and reporting
