The New Microsoft Planner: Is It Finally Ready for Enterprise PPM?

Microsoft has officially unified its work management apps into the New Microsoft Planner. While it’s a great leap forward for team productivity, long-time Project Online users are asking: “Is this a true replacement for my Enterprise PPM?” The short answer? For many organizations, the answer is no. While the New Planner offers slick Gantt charts and “Premium” features, enterprise-level portfolio management requires more than just task tracking—it requires complex resource capacity planning, financial modeling, and strategic alignment that the out-of-the-box experience simply doesn’t provide.

Join the OnePlan Partner of the Year team at PPM Works as we take an objective, “no-fluff” look under the hood. We’ll show you exactly where the New Planner shines and, more importantly, where it falls short for a modern PMO.

What we will discuss:

• The Capability Gap: Why the New Planner’s “Premium” features often aren’t enough for enterprise-scale resource and financial management.
• The “OnePlan” Bridge: How we use OnePlan to provide the “Single Pane of Glass” that the New Planner lacks—connecting your strategy to your schedules.
• Governance vs. Flexibility: Understanding the reporting limitations of the New Planner and how to fill the gaps using the Power Platform and OnePlan.
• Right-Sizing Your Solution: A framework to help you decide if your organization can survive on Planner alone or if you need the enterprise power of a “OnePlan + Microsoft” hybrid approach.
• The Migration Trap: Why simply “lifting and shifting” from Project Online to the New Planner might leave your leadership team in the dark.

Don’t settle for a tool that your organization will outgrow in six months. Join us for a candid look at how to build a PPM environment that scales with your ambition.