Two decades of Microsoft innovation and business results.
Founded in 2006, Protivix has evolved alongside Microsoft technology while remaining focused on one enduring goal: helping customers achieve better business outcomes.
2006Where our story began
Protivix started as a Microsoft Project Partner specializing in Project Server. That foundation in project and portfolio management continues to shape how we connect strategy, technology, and delivery today.
Vision
To be the trusted partner organizations rely on to turn intelligent solutions into lasting business value, building our reputation through every outcome we deliver.
Mission
Our mission is to earn our customers’ trust by combining experienced leadership, business understanding, and intelligent technology to solve meaningful challenges, deliver measurable results, and build lasting partnerships.
Our journey
Growing with the Microsoft ecosystem
As Microsoft technology changed, Protivix expanded its capabilities to help organizations modernize work, information, collaboration, and decision-making.
2006 — The foundation
Microsoft Project Server
Protivix began by helping organizations establish
stronger project and portfolio management capabilities with Microsoft Project Server.
Richard Cano and Jeff Raikes, Group Vice President, at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, where Richard introduced the Project Server solution during Jeff’s keynote. 2010 — The cloud transition
SharePoint and Project Online
As customers moved to the cloud, we extended our expertise to Microsoft SharePoint and Project Online, connecting project delivery, collaboration, and enterprise information.
Richard and the Protivix team demonstrating Project Online solutions at the Gartner Program and Portfolio Management Summit. 2017 — Connected business solutions
Dynamics 365 and Power BI
Our work expanded into Dynamics 365 and Power BI, helping organizations connect people, processes, customer information, and operational data.
Richard and the Protivix team at the Microsoft Inspire conference in Washington, D.C. 2024 — RICO for Planner
Real Intelligent Collaborator
RICO, the Real Intelligent Collaborator, is Protivix's AI-enabled project and portfolio management solution for Microsoft Planner and Teams. It analyzes project activity and performance information to surface exceptions, identify trends, recommend areas of focus, and help teams take informed action.
Richard presenting RICO solutions at The Business Show in Las Vegas. 2026 — Today's modern workplace
Teams, Power Platform, Planner, and Copilot
Today, Protivix combines Microsoft Teams, Power Platform, Planner, and Copilot to create connected, AI-enabled solutions designed around the way organizations work.
Richard and the Protivix team work closely with Microsoft product teams to deliver the best solutions for our customers.
Broad experience. Practical perspective.
Deep Microsoft expertise. Broad business perspective.
Over more than two decades, Protivix has delivered Microsoft-based solutions across a wide range of industries, business functions, and technology environments.
Industry perspective
Experience across major industries gives our team a practical understanding of different operating models, priorities, compliance needs, and business challenges.
Microsoft depth
Long-standing experience across Microsoft's evolving platforms enables us to connect established investments with today's cloud, collaboration, automation, and AI capabilities.
End-to-end delivery
We help customers move from strategy and architecture through implementation, adoption, operational improvement, and continued evolution.
performance
Our promise
Requirements are the starting point, not the finish line.
We take pride in meeting our customers' requirements, but our responsibility goes further. Protivix helps customers challenge assumptions, identify better approaches, and translate technology investments into improved business performance.
- Understand the business outcome behind every requirement
- Guide customers toward practical and sustainable improvements
- Design solutions that support adoption and measurable value
- Work to exceed expectations, not simply complete a scope
For me, success has never been about simply delivering a project. It is about building trusted partnerships, understanding what matters most to each customer, and helping them achieve better business outcomes. I have genuinely enjoyed every day of working alongside our customers, sharing in their successes, and seeing how their organizations improve as a result of the work we accomplish together.
Build what comes next
Put two decades of Microsoft experience to work.
Talk with Protivix about your Microsoft environment, AI strategy, project-management needs, or next high-value solution.
