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title: Version 8.5 of Deltek's Open Plan Is Coming Soon; Here Is What to Expect
description: On Friday, November 13th, 2020 Deltek announced the release of Open Plan 8.5. Check out our blog for more information.
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# [Version 8.5 of Deltek's Open Plan Is Coming Soon; Here Is What to Expect](https://www.pinnaclemanagement.com/blog/version-8.5-of-deltek-s-open-plan-is-coming-soon-here-s-what-to-expect)

 Written by [Sara Marks](https://www.pinnaclemanagement.com/blog/author/sara-marks) | Friday, November 13, 2020

On Friday, November 13th, 2020, Deltek announced the newest release of Open Plan; version 8.5.

 

### What's New?

**New Report Types**

- Shows you the starts or completions of activities comparing baseline to plan or actual to baseline
- Time phased schedule reporting

**IPMDAR Updates**

- The latest updates to the IPMDAR Schedule export and Microsoft Project Import/Export will help you meet compliance requirements with ease

**Fix Redundant Logic Faster**

- With this new enhancement, you can identify and fix redundant logic within a schedule 

With this new release, Open Plan 8.4 will be moving to Maintenance Support starting in December 2020 and will move to sustaining support in December 2021. 

Open Plan 8.3 will move to Sustaining Support in December 2020 and will not receive a year-end update. 

For more information on Open Plan, visit this [link](https://www.deltek.com/en/products/project-and-portfolio-management/open-plan). More information on the latest release will be released soon. 

Contact us today for help with your Open Plan system.  or . 

 

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