Plan and prepare for Dynamics 365 Project Operations in 2021 release wave 2
Important
This content is archived and is not being updated. For the latest documentation, go to Project Operations updates. For the latest release plans, go to Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform release plans.
Important
The 2021 release wave 2 plan covers all new functionalities planned to be delivered to market from October 2021 to March 2022. In this article, you'll find the product overview and what's new and planned for Dynamics 365 Project Operations.
Overview
In one application, Dynamics 365 Project Operations connects your sales, resourcing, project management, and finance teams to win more deals, accelerate delivery, empower employees, and maximize profitability. The application provides the necessary visibility, collaboration, and agility across the project lifecycle to drive success for project-centric businesses. Powered by Microsoft Power Platform, customers are provided with an unmatched set of capabilities that enable everyone to analyze, act, and automate across their organization to transform their services business from the ground up. It's everything you need to run your project operations, from deal management to financials, all in one application.
For 2021 release wave 2, we're delivering functionally rich experiences in the following areas:
- Ability to create and manage subcontracts with vendors for projects.
- Ability to add recurring hotel charges.
- Task scheduling enhancements.
Updates to Dynamics 365 Project Operations 2021 release wave 2
Investment areas
To learn more about the entire set of capabilities being delivered during this release wave, check out the release plan for Dynamics 365 Project Operations below:
For application administrators
User-impacting features to the user experience enabled automatically
User-impacting features should be reviewed by application administrators. This facilitates release change management and enables successful onboarding of new capabilities released to market. For the complete list, look for all features tagged "Users, automatically" in the release plan.
Features that must be enabled by application administrators
This release wave contains features that must be enabled or configured by administrators, makers, or business analysts to be available for their users. For the complete list, look for all features tagged "Users by admins, makers, or analysts" in the release plan.
Get the most out of Project Operations
| Helpful links | Description |
|---|---|
| Release plan | View all capabilities included in the release. |
| Product updates | Stay up to date on latest product updates. |
| Release calendar | Know important release milestones. |
| Licensing | Improve your understanding of how to license Project Operations. |
| Product documentation | Find documentation for Project Operations. |
| User community | Engage with Project Operations experts and peers in the community. |
| Upcoming events | Find and register for in-person and online events. |
| Product trials | Get started with Project Operations. |