Tuesday Brief: With Project Online's retirement set for September 30, the smartest thing you can do right now is get your bearings before the deadline turns into a scramble. This week we're handing you two things to do exactly that: a free scoping checklist that surfaces the questions most teams forget to ask, and the recorded session that walks the four pillars of a clean migration. We're also opening a short series of questions to learn where your head is on the upcoming move, and looking forward to next Wednesday's session on governing AI-assisted work.
Featured Resource: 39 Questions for a Successful Project Online Migration
Microsoft MVP Erik van Hurck pulled together a scoping checklist that does the unglamorous work most migration plans skip: naming what you actually need to figure out before you touch a single project file. It runs through scope, data, stakeholders, and adoption as a set of plain questions you can take straight into your next planning conversation.
This is free and open to everyone, no sign-up required. If your team is even thinking about the September 30 deadline, this is a strong place to start.
Download the Free Guide
PM Master Class: 4 Pillars of Project Online to Be Aware of When Migrating
Erik van Hurck's June 3 session walks through the four areas that most migrations get wrong or overlook entirely. If the 39 Questions guide tells you what to ask, this session shows you the framework for organizing the answers into a plan that holds up.
This replay is available to MPUG members.
Watch the Replay + Earn 1 PDU (60 minutes)
Quick Poll: What's Your Biggest Open Question About Life After Project Online?
Project Online retires September 30, and we're shaping what comes next. As you look at the move ahead, we want to hear where your head is.
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Tap the one that's top of mind. Your answers help us focus what we line up for the weeks ahead.
Live Event (6/24): From Prototype to Production - Governing AI-Assisted Delivery in the Enterprise
AI assistants are shipping production code faster than most delivery frameworks were built to handle. Charan Atreya draws on a real financial-planning product built solo with AI assistance to show the operating model that turns fast AI prototyping into governed, production-grade delivery.
What You'll Learn:
- How to spot the governance gaps that appear when AI-assisted development scales, and where they tend to surface first
- How to update your threat modeling to account for risks specific to large language models in delivery work
- The difference between planned gates between lifecycle phases and triggered stops an AI agent must respect mid-task, and where each belongs in your process
- An "accuracy contract" pattern that keeps user stories and AI-generated code from drifting apart
🗓️ Wednesday, June 24, 2026
🕛 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
📍 Live on Zoom
🏅 1 PDU (0.75 Ways of Working, 0.25 Business Acumen)
Learn More + Register Here
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Upcoming Live Events
MPUG hosts live events with leading experts on Wednesdays from 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET! MPUG members get access to live events where you get direct access to industry leaders, actionable insights, hands-on training, and opportunities to earn PDUs.
6/24/2026: From Prototype to Production: Governing AI-Assisted Delivery in the Enterprise | Learn More + Register Here
7/1/2026: Why Project Online End of Life Might be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us | Learn More + Register Here
8/19/2026: Real Project Online Migrations: What Worked, What Didn’t – A Conversation with Ira Brown | Learn More + Register Here
More summer events coming soon!
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PM Best Practice: Publish Everything You Want to Keep
Project Online only migrates data from published databases. If a project manager forgot to hit publish, that schedule sits in the drafting database and won't make the trip. Before your migration window opens, send a clear directive to every PM in the system: publish all active and historical projects you want to retain. It takes minutes per project now. Discovering the gap after cutover takes considerably longer.
Publish the keepers this week!
