Transitioning to Microsoft Planner and retiring Microsoft Project for . . . As Microsoft consolidates Project for the web into Planner to deliver a unified work management experience, many PMOs and project-intensive organizations will still need deeper portfolio, resource, and financial controls than Planner provides
Microsoft Project Online is retiring: What you need to know Can I continue using Project desktop? Yes Project desktop is not impacted by this change and will continue to be available What happens to my Project Online projects at the end of September 2026? After Project Online is retired in September 2026, you will no longer be able to access your projects or any associated data within the service
Everything you should know about Project 2016 and Project 2019 end of . . . Important! Given the upcoming end of support date for Project Server 2016 and Project Server 2019 on July 14, 2026, it is important to note that Planner and Project Plan 3 also includes the client software to connect to the on-premises Project Server and is a great option if this is how users are using Project 2016 or Project 2019 today
Data access after Project Online (PWA) retirement | Microsoft Community Hub That said, it would be extremely helpful if Microsoft could offer a **read-only retention window** (even limited) after retirement, for example, continued read access to PWA data and linked SharePoint project sites, or at least to the OData or CSOM export endpoints