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Project Online retires September 30, 2026

We Won't Retire
In 6 Months.

Microsoft is retiring Project Online. Test a migration flow in Timezylla with Gantt, Grid, resources, baselines, stakeholder views, and AI-assisted plan review.

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The clock is ticking.

Here's the retirement timeline Microsoft set.

Apr 1, 2026

New tenants blocked

No new organizations can provision Project Online.

Apr 2, 2026

SharePoint workflows broke

Legacy workflow integrations stopped functioning.

Sep 30, 2026

Full retirement

Project Online goes dark. All data inaccessible.

Two ways to import. Both free during beta.

Bring your .mpp, .xml, or .csv files. We handle the rest.

Free Import

Your data, your timeline, no changes.

  • Import .mpp, .xml, or .csv files
  • All tasks, dates, and dependencies preserved
  • Swimlane structure auto-detected
  • Milestone validation included
  • Pilot checklist for data review

AI-Enhanced Import

Your project, but better.

  • Everything in Free Import, plus:
  • AI rewrites vague task names into clear actions
  • Auto-infers missing dependencies
  • Creates logical swimlanes from flat task lists
  • Risk detection — flags unrealistic timelines
  • Duration confidence scoring

The Project Online workflows beta teams ask us to preserve. Plus everything it didn't.

AI Generate

Describe your project in plain English. Get a full Gantt in seconds. Project Online never had that.

Critical Path

Real CPM with zero-float highlighting. See exactly which tasks will break your deadline.

Gantt Chart

Drag, resize, swimlanes, milestones, WBS codes. Everything you had, minus the SharePoint dependency.

Visual Themes

Phoenix light and dark plus custom brand colors. Your stakeholder decks just got a lot prettier.

Public Sharing

One-click share link. No Microsoft account required. No VPN. Just a URL anyone can open.

Real-time Collaboration

Live cursors, instant sync, zero SharePoint lag. Collaboration that actually works.

Feature-by-feature migration map

Everything Project Online did — and what Timezylla does instead.

Feature
Project Online
Timezylla
Gantt chart with dependencies
Yes — but tied to SharePoint
Yes — real CPM, zero-float highlighting, no SharePoint
Resource pool / capacity planning
Yes
Yes — swimlanes + per-lane capacity forecasting
Baseline comparison (planned vs actual)
Yes
Yes — baseline snapshot + ghost-bar variance
Native .mpp file import
—
Yes — drag-drop + AI rewrites vague task names
AI-generated timelines from plain English
No
Yes — unique to Timezylla
Real-time collaboration (live cursors)
SharePoint refresh lag
Yes — instant sync
Public share link (no account required)
No
Yes — one-click, password-optional
Runs in the browser
SharePoint only
Yes — no install, no VPN
Migration path Microsoft recommends
Planner Premium (limited) or Project Server SE
Direct .mpp / .xml / .csv import

Questions from the migration queue

Answers grounded in Microsoft's retirement announcement + migration community research.

What exactly happens to my data on September 30, 2026?

Microsoft will delete Project Online schedules, resource data, and linked SharePoint sites from their servers on the retirement date. Back up your plans before then — ideally import them into Timezylla now so you have a working copy alongside your existing tenant.

Why not just use Planner Premium (Microsoft's recommended path)?

Planner Premium is a different product with no native MPP support, no true global resource pool, and no advanced timesheet features. Project Online users typically describe it as a step backward. Project Server Subscription Edition keeps more features but requires you to run on-prem or in Azure — another migration project in itself.

Will my existing Project Online .mpp files import cleanly?

Timezylla's beta importer is designed to read .mpp, .xml, and .csv exports directly. During closed beta, we ask migration teams to validate task counts, dates, dependencies, resources, and milestones against the original before trusting the plan.

How long does a typical Project Online migration take?

Start with one representative project, then measure. A single-project pilot can usually be reviewed much faster than a portfolio rollout, but multi-project moves need time for validation, stakeholder review, and workflow cleanup.

What happens to my team during the switch?

Treat Timezylla as a pilot workspace first. Keep the source plan read-only until the migrated plan has been validated and the team can run a real project meeting from the new workflow.

Project managers are already switching.

Join the waitlist to be first in line when the importer launches.

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