{"id":59441,"date":"2025-06-12T10:11:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T08:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/?p=59441"},"modified":"2025-06-12T10:26:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T08:26:24","slug":"microsoft-project-fully-becoming-part-of-planner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/microsoft-project-fully-becoming-part-of-planner\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Project fully becoming part of Planner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Between late April and early September 2025<\/strong>, Microsoft is fully integrating\u00a0Microsoft <strong>Project for the web<\/strong>\u00a0into the\u00a0<strong>new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/microsoft-planner-announced\/\">Microsoft Planner<\/a> experience<\/strong>. This change follows the 2024 naming updates and now introduces functional and platform-level changes.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-59442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-06-12-Website-Microsoft-Planner-800x472.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-06-12-Website-Microsoft-Planner-800x472.png 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-06-12-Website-Microsoft-Planner-500x295.png 500w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-06-12-Website-Microsoft-Planner-150x89.png 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-06-12-Website-Microsoft-Planner-768x453.png 768w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-06-12-Website-Microsoft-Planner-1536x906.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-06-12-Website-Microsoft-Planner.png 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What is Changing?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Between\u00a0<strong>late April and early September 2025<\/strong>, the following changes will take place:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Project for the web<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Project in Teams<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Roadmap in Teams<\/strong>\u00a0will be\u00a0<strong>redirected to Planner<\/strong>\u00a0starting\u00a0<strong>August 2025<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>All\u00a0<strong>basic and premium plans<\/strong>\u00a0will now be managed within\u00a0<strong>Planner for the web<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Planner in Teams<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Project Power App<\/strong>\u00a0will be renamed to\u00a0<strong>Planner Power App<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Roadmaps<\/strong>\u00a0will be replaced by\u00a0<strong>Portfolios<\/strong>\u00a0in Planner.<\/li>\n<li>Users will be able to <strong>access and manage plans that are stored in custom or non-default environments<\/strong>\u2014such as those created for specific departments or organizations\u2014<strong>directly within Planner, without needing to switch<\/strong> platforms or tools.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Project admin settings<\/strong>\u00a0in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/microsoft-license-assignments-move-to-microsoft-365-admin-center\/\">Microsoft 365 admin center<\/a> will move to the\u00a0<strong>Planner admin page<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tenants with Project Premium licenses<\/strong>\u00a0but no Microsoft 365 license will gain access to\u00a0<strong>basic Planner functionality<\/strong>. Previously, if an organization had Project Premium licenses but did not have Microsoft 365 licenses, users in that organization could not access Planner at all\u2014even its basic features.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What changed back in 2024?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2024, Microsoft primarily introduced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/microsoft-project-plan-3-and-5-name-changes\/\">branding and licensing updates<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/microsoft-project-plan-3-and-5-name-changes\/\">Project Plan<\/a> 1<\/strong>\u00a0became\u00a0<strong>Planner Plan 1<\/strong>\u00a0(April 2024).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Project Plan 3<\/strong>\u00a0became\u00a0<strong>Planner and Project Plan 3 <\/strong>(September 2024).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Project Plan 5<\/strong>\u00a0became\u00a0<strong>Planner and Project Plan 5<\/strong>\u00a0(September 2024).<\/li>\n<li>These changes were reflected in Microsoft\u2019s\u00a0<strong>Product Terms<\/strong>\u00a0and aimed to align naming with the new\u00a0<strong>Planner app in Teams<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No functional changes<\/strong>\u00a0were made to the web experience at that time\u2014Project for the web still existed as a separate app.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What does this mean?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>2024 changes<\/strong>\u00a0were about\u00a0<strong>branding and licensing<\/strong>\u00a0(e.g., Project Plan 1 became Planner Plan 1).<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>2025 changes<\/strong>\u00a0are about\u00a0<strong>how and where you manage your projects<\/strong>\u2014everything is moving into Planner as the single interface.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Why the Change?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>new Planner experience <\/strong>is designed to <strong>unify task and project management across Microsoft 365<\/strong>. By bringing Project for the web, Project in Teams, and Roadmap into Planner, Microsoft is simplifying how users manage work\u2014from simple tasks to complex projects.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What is Microsoft Planner?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2023\/12\/Microsoft-Planner-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Microsoft Planner<\/strong> is evolving into a <strong>central hub for all work management<\/strong> in Microsoft 365. It now <strong>supports both basic and premium project planning features<\/strong>, including:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Task boards and timelines<\/li>\n<li>Project portfolios (replacing Roadmaps)<\/li>\n<li>AI-powered planning tools<\/li>\n<li>Integration with Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 apps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>How to Access Microsoft Planner<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Access Point<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Availability<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Microsoft Teams (Planner app)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Full experience, including new AI features, Portfolios, and premium plans<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Planner for the web<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Web-based access via tasks.office.com or planner.microsoft.com (redirects may apply)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Planner Power App<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>For advanced scenarios and custom environments (formerly Project Power App)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Mobile App<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Available for iOS and Android (basic task management)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>More information<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Announcement<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/blog\/plannerblog\/transitioning-to-microsoft-planner-and-retiring-microsoft-project-for-the-web\/4410149\">https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/blog\/plannerblog\/transitioning-to-microsoft-planner-and-retiring-microsoft-project-for-the-web\/4410149<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Planner for the web<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/planner.cloud.microsoft\/\">https:\/\/planner.cloud.microsoft\/<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Microsoft licensing consultancy<\/strong>: For help with your Microsoft licensing or to understand how this change affects your organization, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/contact\/\">contact our licensing experts<\/a> at\u00a0<strong>SCHNEIDER IT MANAGEMENT<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Between late April and early September 2025, Microsoft is fully integrating\u00a0Microsoft Project for the web\u00a0into the\u00a0new Microsoft Planner experience. 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