MC1539001 - Microsoft 365 admin center: Project usage report retirement
Microsoft 365 Message Center announcement MC1539001.
MS Message Center's Summary
Microsoft is retiring the Project usage report from the admin center on December 4, 2026, alongside the phase out of Project Online and Project for the web. Administrators must export any required historical activity data before November 20, 2026. Organisations should transition internal reporting workflows to the Planner usage report while noting that the Project desktop client remains fully supported.
- Administrator impact
- Administrators must export historical report data before the removal date and update internal documentation.
- End user impact
- No direct end user impact is expected.
- Importance
- 4/10: This is a planned retirement requiring data export before the service removal date.
Microsoft Summary
The Project usage report in the Microsoft 365 admin center will be retired on December 4, 2026, due to the retirement of Project Online and Project for the web. Administrators should export needed data by November 20, 2026, and use the Planner usage report instead. The Project desktop client remains supported.
- Message Center ID
- MC1539001
- Category
- plan For Change
- Severity
- normal
- Services
- Project for the web
- Tags
- Admin impact, Retirement
- Published
- 2026-11-05
- Last updated
- 2026-11-05
- Expires
- 2027-01-08
- Action required by
- 2026-12-04
[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. [Learn more] Microsoft 365 Reports in the admin center: Planner activity