MWPRO IMPACT SCORE
OPERATIONAL IMPACT
52
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25
50
75
100
HIGH IMPACT • REVIEW RECOMMENDED
Recommended Action:
Review the update and plan any required actions before rollout.
Review the update and plan any required actions before rollout.
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Primary Audience
Microsoft 365 AdminsTenant AdminsIT ManagersService Owners
Why this score?
AI Confidence
HIGH
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Assessment Reasoning
Microsoft announced the retirement of the Project usage report in the Microsoft 365 admin center, becoming unavailable and removing historical data from 4 December 2026. Admins who track Project adoption must export data before the cutoff and adjust internal documentation or reporting processes. The change is admin-facing only, with visible impact limited to administrators maintaining capacity or usage metrics rather than end users.
65
Admin Impact
15
User Impact
60
Urgency
45
Effort
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
AT A GLANCE
The Project usage report in the Microsoft 365 admin center is being retired in December 2026. Export any required data before it’s removed.
END USERS
No major end-user change expected.
IT ADMINS
Export Project usage data before November 20, 2026, and update any internal references to the report.
ROLLOUT TIMELINE
Upcoming:
December 2026
December 2026
📢 Official Microsoft Message Center Announcement
Microsoft 365 admin center: Project usage report retirement
Message ID: MC1539001
[What and why]
We are retiring the Project usage report (Project activity) from Reports > Usage in the Microsoft 365 admin center. Currently, the report shows how many users are active in the Project desktop client, Project Online, and Project for the web. Because Project Online and Project for the web have been retired, the Project usage report is also being retired. Starting December 4, 2026, the Project usage report will no longer be available in the Microsoft 365 admin center, and its historical data will no longer be accessible there.
[Rollout schedule]
- General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): Rollout will begin in early December 2026 and is expected to complete by early December 2026.
[Impact on your organization]
Who is affected
- Administrators who use the Project usage report in the Microsoft 365 admin center.
Platforms and services
- Microsoft 365 admin center
- Project usage report (Project activity)
- Project desktop client
What will happen
- Administrators will no longer see the Project usage report under Reports > Usage.
- This change applies only to the Project usage report. The Project desktop client remains supported under its published lifecycle. Its features, support, and project files are not affected.
- Planner usage data will continue to be available through the Planner usage report.
[Action required and recommendations]
- Export any Project usage data you want to keep before November 20, 2026, if you rely on this report.
- Use the Planner usage report in the Microsoft 365 admin center to view Planner and Planner premium activity.
- Update internal documentation or processes that refer to the Project usage report.
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Source: Microsoft Message Center • Analysed by MWPro
