Microsoft Planner: Meeting-created plans will expire after 180 days of inactivity

🚨 The Signal: Microsoft Planner plans created from Teams meetings will automatically delete after 180 days of inactivity. This reduces data sprawl and improves lifecycle management for transient meeting-related content, but requires user awareness to prevent accidental data loss.

The Impact

Meeting organizers and users are affected by automatic deletion, posing a low risk of losing unmanaged task data.

• Meeting Organizers: Risk of losing Planner tasks if not actively managed.
• Users: Potential for task data loss if plans are not 'kept' or tasks updated.
• Admins: May receive support requests for recovering deleted Planner plans.

The Action

1. Communicate to users: Planner plans from Teams meetings will auto-delete after 180 days of inactivity.
2. Educate users: Explain how to 'Keep plan' via email notifications to extend retention.
3. Advise users: Emphasize that only active task creation/editing/deletion counts as activity.

Domain: Teams · Impact: low · Workload: Teams