check before: 2024-10-01
Product:
Microsoft 365 admin center, Planner, Project, Project for the web, Teams
Platform:
Online, Teams And Surface Devices, TeamsAndSurfaceDevices, Web, World tenant
Status:
Rolling out
Change type:
Admin impact, Feature update, Updated message, User impact
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Details:
Summary:
Microsoft is introducing a new Portfolios feature in Planner for Premium license holders, which includes a list of plans and a Roadmap. Admins can enable/disable this feature and the existing Roadmap in Project for the web via the Microsoft 365 admin center. Rollouts begin late October 2024, with full availability in late December 2024. The features are enabled by default.
Details:
Updated November 19, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
\Coming soon for Microsoft Planner customers with Premium Planner licenses (P3 and P5):
Users will be able to create Portfolios in Planner, which will have a list of plans and an associated Roadmap, giving Planner users an upgraded experience compared to the Roadmap in Microsoft Project for the web. The Project for the web Roadmap will not be changed and will continue to work as it currently does.
Admins will be able to enable/disable the Roadmap in Project for the web and Portfolios in Planner in the Microsoft 365 admin center.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 187140.
[When this will happen:]
Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late October 2024 and expect to complete by late October 2024.
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early November 2024 and expect to complete by late December 2024 (previously mid-November).
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General Availability, Preview
Created:
2024-10-15
updated:
2024-11-21
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Direct effects for Operations**
Feature Activation without Preparation
If the new Portfolios feature in Planner is enabled without prior preparation, users may face confusion due to the sudden introduction of new functionalities, leading to a potential decrease in productivity as they adapt to the changes.
- roles: Project Managers, Team Members
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=187140
User Experience Disruption
The automatic rollout of the new features may disrupt existing workflows, as users may not be familiar with the new Portfolios feature, leading to frustration and inefficiencies in project management.
- roles: Project Managers, Admins
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=187140
Inconsistent Settings Across Tools
If the Roadmap in Project for the web is disabled prior to the rollout, users may experience inconsistencies in their project management tools, as the same settings will apply to the new Portfolios feature, potentially leading to confusion.
- roles: Admins, Project Managers
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=187140
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2024-11-21 | MC Last Updated | 10/15/2024 00:59:03 | 2024-11-20T23:15:17Z |
| 2024-11-21 | MC Messages | Coming soon for Microsoft Planner customers with Premium Planner licenses (P3 and P5):
Users will be able to create Portfolios in Planner, which will have a list of plans and an associated Roadmap, giving Planner users an upgraded experience compared to the Roadmap in Microsoft Project for the web. The Project for the web Roadmap will not be changed and will continue to work as it currently does. Admins will be able to enable/disable the Roadmap in Project for the web and Portfolios in Planner in the Microsoft 365 admin center. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 187140. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late October 2024 and expect to complete by late October 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early November 2024 and expect to complete by mid-November 2024. | Updated November 19, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
\Coming soon for Microsoft Planner customers with Premium Planner licenses (P3 and P5): Users will be able to create Portfolios in Planner, which will have a list of plans and an associated Roadmap, giving Planner users an upgraded experience compared to the Roadmap in Microsoft Project for the web. The Project for the web Roadmap will not be changed and will continue to work as it currently does. Admins will be able to enable/disable the Roadmap in Project for the web and Portfolios in Planner in the Microsoft 365 admin center. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 187140. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late October 2024 and expect to complete by late October 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early November 2024 and expect to complete by late December 2024 (previously mid-November). |
| 2024-11-21 | MC Summary | Microsoft is introducing a new Portfolios feature in Planner for Premium license holders, which includes a list of plans and a Roadmap. Admins can enable/disable this feature and the existing Roadmap in Project for the web via the Microsoft 365 admin center. Rollouts begin late October 2024, with full availability in mid-November 2024. The features are enabled by default. | Microsoft is introducing a new Portfolios feature in Planner for Premium license holders, which includes a list of plans and a Roadmap. Admins can enable/disable this feature and the existing Roadmap in Project for the web via the Microsoft 365 admin center. Rollouts begin late October 2024, with full availability in late December 2024. The features are enabled by default. |
| 2024-11-21 | MC MessageTagNames | Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact, Admin impact |
| 2024-11-21 | MC End Time | 01/31/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-02-10T09:00:00Z |
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