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Microsoft 365’s July wave is less about flashy new apps than it is about reshaping the everyday mechanics of collaboration: how teams turn meetings into tasks, how event staff coordinate behind the scenes, how SharePoint users package repeatable AI work, and how Outlook decides which...

Microsoft Project Online will retire on September 30, 2026, leaving construction firms that use its Project Web App environment barely 10 weeks to choose a replacement, archive their data and test the workflows that keep bids, resource plans and master schedules moving. The deadline is real, but...

Microsoft is preparing to add a built-in Planner Agent chat experience to basic Microsoft Planner plans, bringing natural-language queries, task discovery, and task-management actions to the standard Planner interface. Microsoft 365 Roadmap entry 567671, published July 14, lists the feature as...

Microsoft Planner is coming directly to the new Outlook for Windows, giving users a place to manage personal tasks and shared plans beside their email and calendar. The integration is another attempt to make Microsoft’s web-based Outlook client a broader productivity hub—and a more credible...

Microsoft added Microsoft Planner “Local Custom Fields/Columns” to the Microsoft 365 Roadmap on July 1, 2026, listing it as an in-development worldwide feature for desktop, Mac, and web clients, with general availability currently targeted for October 2026. The feature sounds small because it is...

Microsoft has placed Planner custom templates, Roadmap ID 512431, in development for General Availability in July 2026 across desktop, Mac, and web for worldwide standard Microsoft 365 tenants, with the roadmap item created on November 18, 2025 and updated on June 29, 2026. That sounds like a...

Microsoft is adding Microsoft Planner content to Purview Data Lifecycle Management, with Roadmap ID 486828 showing retention policies for Planner tasks in Microsoft 365 Group-backed plans in development for worldwide multi-tenant customers, previewed in April 2026 and generally available in July...

Microsoft Planner Agent is now generally available worldwide for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, rolling out in mid-to-late June 2026 as a Copilot-based way to create, edit, review, and organize Planner work without opening the Planner app directly. That sounds like another...

Microsoft has made Planner Agent generally available worldwide in mid-to-late June 2026 for customers with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, bringing natural-language task and plan management into Copilot experiences across Microsoft 365. The feature is not just another Copilot button grafted...

Microsoft is rolling out a major update to Microsoft Planner in early 2026 that both adds new capabilities and removes several longstanding features — most notably the ability to publish Planner tasks as an iCalendar (iCal/.ics) feed. The change is part of a broader Planner overhaul Microsoft...

Orchestry and Reality Tech, both esteemed Microsoft partners, have recently announced a strategic collaboration aimed at enhancing governance and provisioning solutions within Microsoft 365 environments. This partnership seeks to equip organizations with comprehensive tools to optimize...

Microsoft Planner has long served as the heart of lightweight project management in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, thriving on its simplicity and integration with Teams and other productivity applications. But, as remote work normalizes and cross-departmental collaboration becomes the baseline...

Microsoft’s productivity suite has long been synonymous with digital efficiency. While Word, Excel, and PowerPoint stand as its enduring flagships, an impressive array of lesser-known companion tools quietly powers the modern workspace. These under-the-radar applications address the nuanced...

Microsoft has rolled out a compelling suite of new features for Microsoft Planner, signaling a clear intent to elevate task management and collaborative productivity across its suite of tools. In a digital landscape where workplace efficiency and streamlined project oversight are top-of-mind for...

Facing a missing delete button in Microsoft Planner can turn what should be a simple clean-up task into a labyrinth of permissions and settings. It might feel like you’re trying to dismantle a puzzle with a piece missing—but fear not, fellow Windows enthusiasts, there’s a logical explanation...

Microsoft Planner is stepping up its game once again with a host of new features designed to improve task management, streamline workflows, and provide even more value to teams using Microsoft’s ecosystem. This latest update introduces premium templates, an AI-powered Project Manager Agent in...

Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, I’ve been a lifelong adventurer who enjoys camping in the great outdoors with few amenities and the ability to disconnect from the urban world. When I had the first of my two daughters ten years ago, I knew things would change and they did. As the girls got...