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Hello,
My team recently acquired Planner and Project Plan 3 for GCC licenses, and we all downloaded the Project desktop app.
My understanding is that the Planner and Project Plan 3 for GCC license only includes the Project Online desktop client. Is that correct?
When Project Online is retired later this year, I assume the Project desktop app we all just downloaded will no longer be usable. Is that correct?
I want to make sure I understand fully so we don't spend time incorporating Project into our workflows if our subscriptions will end later this year.
Thank you for your help!
Cheers,
[Moderator note: personal info removed]
Microsoft project management software used to plan, manage, and communicate a project schedule and other information among workgroup members, project managers, and other stakeholders.
Perhaps I should clarify that our team only has Planner and Project Plan 3 for GCC licenses. We do not have and will not be purchasing other licenses that include Project (e.g., Project Standard or Project Professional). Thanks!
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Dear @Kate McConnell,
Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Q&A forum.
I understand your concerns about planning your team’s work as Project Online approaches retirement, and I’m happy to clarify what your licenses include and what to expect.
To prepare for the future, it may be helpful to move new project work to Planner, since it now includes advanced scheduling tools such as dependencies with lead and lag, baselines, critical path, and roadmaps. These are already included in your Plan 3 license.
Additional information is available in the following resources:
Project Online - Microsoft Lifecycle | Microsoft Learn
Microsoft Project Online is retiring: What you need to know | Microsoft Community Hub
Transitioning to Microsoft Planner and retiring Microsoft Project for the web | Microsoft Community…
Export user data from Project Online - ProjectOnline | Microsoft Learn
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