MicrosoftThe retirement of Project Online has at least one upside, the market finally has a clear answer and customers can stop hesitating!
What’s still missing is a coherent trajectory. An agents and Dataverse centric vision will not, in many cases, meet timelines or "real-world" constraints. Since Project Server 2010, large organizations have built solid processes and integrations. You don’t rebuild governance overnight. For many of these customers, we’re talking about projects that span more than two years. Within the imposed timeline, transitioning to Microsoft’s current vision won’t always be attainable, given procurement cycles, business decisions and deep customizations. On top of that, the major blind spot for these customers is Microsoft’s silence on backup, archiving and end-of-life data access.
Given the expeditious “pull-the-plug” stance, partners will once again have to absorb the shock and protect Microsoft’s image. Especially since, in the absence of a clear roadmap for P4W/Planner, it is precisely the partners who have shaped the aligned vision and kept up appearances.
This disregard will mean that many will first stabilize their operations on Project Server Subscription Edition to buy time and reduce risk… an additional step that will mechanically lengthen the trajectory toward Dataverse. Hence the need for a realistic roadmap that safeguards continuity, plans for reversibility, and avoids rushed cutovers.
The king is dead... long death the king.✌️
