There Is a Plan for Project

• The latest repositioning of Microsoft Planner will see it absorb Project for the Web, but leaves Project Online and Project Server unaltered.
• Project for the Web capabilities will eventually become part of an updated Planner cloud service, as premium subscription features.
• Project Online and Project Server remain supported and unchanged with no announced retirement date.

Project for the Web will become part of a “new Planner” cloud service rolling out in 2024. Since Project for the Web’s introduction in 2019, Microsoft has stated the service would replace Project Online over time. Microsoft has now altered those plans, indicating an intention to continue with Project Online (and Server) for in-depth “waterfall” project management while focusing on Planner for lightweight task and project management capabilities.

A New Planner Clarifies Cloud Project Management

Planner is a Microsoft-hosted task management service to organize and track small projects, which is included in all Microsoft 365 plans. Project for the Web is a Microsoft-hosted service targeted toward lightweight project management, with more support for automatic scheduling and other typical project management features than Planner offers.