MAJOR UPDATE: Microsoft Project for the web and Project in Teams will retire in August 2025 and redirect to Planner for the web and Planner in Teams

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Today, I am sharing one more MAJOR UPDATE from Microsoft related to Microsoft Project and Planner.

MAJOR UPDATE: Microsoft Project for the web and Project in Teams will retire in August 2025.

Details:

• Microsoft Project for the web and Project in Teams will retire in August 2025
• Users will be redirected to
  • Planner for the web
  • Planner in teams
• Existing Project features will be integrated into Planner
• Users should
  • migrate Roadmap data to Portfolios
  • re-pin Projects in Teams tabs using Planner

New Microsoft Planner – https://planner.cloud.microsoft/

• All users with an existing Project for the web license will have access to Planner.
• A Microsoft Teams license is also necessary to use Planner in Teams.
• Starting early August 2025, Microsoft will retire Project for the web and will redirect its users to Planner for the web and Planner for Teams, for a smooth transition
• Premium plans from Project for the web automatically will be available in Planner. This ensuring users experience a seamless migration without losing any data.
• Microsoft will rename Project Power app to Planner power app. The button to open the plan in Project will be replaced with a button to open the plan in Planner.
• Project settings in the Microsoft 365 admin center will move to the Planner page in the admin center.
• Tenants with only Project licenses will have access to basic plan functionality in Planner.
• Microsoft will remove the Project tab and Roadmap tab apps from the Teams app store.
• Users will need to migrate their existing Roadmaps to Portfolios because Planner does not support opening roadmaps.

Action needs to be taken in our organization

• Review the current configuration to assess the impact on our organization.
• Notify the users
• Migrate existing Roadmap data to Portfolios in Planner before the redirect rollout date.
• Inform users to proactively re-pin Projects in Teams tabs using the Planner in Teams tabs.

REFERENCES

• The new Microsoft Planner for the web – https://planner.cloud.microsoft
• The new Microsoft Planner – https://adoption.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-planner/
• Microsoft Planner – https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/microsoft-365/planner/microsoft-planner#Resources

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