Abstract: An abstraction for one or more commands associated with a client application may be received upon deployment of a host application. The abstraction may be an extension with a same package and code such that the extension is enabled across a variety of platforms, host applications, and devices. For example, the extension may be displayed through a user interface of the host application based on definitions contained within the abstraction such that the extension is compatible with a platform and device on which the host application is deployed. The commands may be translated into graphical control elements, and displayed in conjunction with the extension based on the definitions. Upon invocation of one or more of the commands, an action may be performed based on the definitions enabling the client application to interact with content being created, edited, and/or viewed in the host application in an appropriate context.

Abstract: Techniques to allocate project resources are described. An apparatus comprises an enhanced PPM component operative to manage a model project investment portfolio of multiple projects for an organization. The enhanced PPM component may include a portfolio definition module operative to receive one or more portfolio parameters controlling resource allocations for multiple candidate projects, a resource allocation module communicatively coupled to the portfolio definition module, the resource allocation module operative to allocate resources to the multiple candidate projects based on the portfolio parameter to form resourced candidate projects and unresourced candidate projects, and a portfolio planning module communicatively coupled to the resource allocation module, the portfolio planning module operative to generate a graphical user interface planning view having resourced candidate projects, unresourced candidate projects, and time-phased information for each candidate project.