Project Online Essentials reaches End of Life on October 1, 2026: Action required

🚨 The Signal: Project Online Essentials will be retired on October 1, 2026. Organisations must migrate users to new licenses (Project and Planner Plan 1 or 3) to maintain access to Project Online, Project Server, and Planner Premium features, preventing service disruption.

The Impact

Organisations with Project Online Essentials licenses are affected, risking loss of access to project data and tools if licenses are not updated.

  • Project Online users risk losing access to project data.
  • Project Server users risk losing access to project data.
  • Planner Premium users risk losing access to advanced features.
  • Administrators must manage license transitions to avoid service disruption.

The Action

  1. Identify all users currently assigned Project Online Essentials licenses.
  2. Review current Project Online and Project Server usage to determine ongoing access requirements.
  3. Evaluate Project and Planner Plan 1 or Plan 3 for suitability based on user needs.
  4. Acquire and assign replacement licenses (Project and Planner Plan 1 or 3) to affected users.
  5. Verify continued access for all transitioned users to Project Online, Project Server, and Planner.

Domain: Other · Impact: medium · Workload: Other