We’re a 2025 Microsoft Partner of the Year Finalist!

Innovative-e has once again been recognized by Microsoft! We're honored to be named a 2025 Partner of the Year Finalist for Project & Portfolio Management. This marks our eighth Microsoft Partner honor in seven years, making us one of the most awarded PPM partners globally.

Mike Taylor and Tad Haas Recap Ignite 2025: Agentic AI, Copilot, and the New Project Management Era

Microsoft Ignite 2025 delivered a powerful vision for the future of work. One driven by Agentic AI, deeply integrated workflows, and a reimagined Planner experience. In this video recap, Innovative-e’s Mike Taylor and Tad Haas break down the major announcements: from the rise of facilitator agents that can sit in meetings and propose next steps, to Copilot being assigned as a full-fledged team member in Planner. They also explore Microsoft’s vision for Planner as a true work hub, pulling in tasks from across Outlook, Jira, Azure DevOps, and more. With Project Online set to retire on September 30, 2026, Mike and Tad emphasize the real story isn’t just about moving off a product—it’s about moving forward to a smarter, AI-powered platform where your tools work together, your agents work with you, and co-intelligence reshapes how teams plan, prioritize, and deliver.

Watch the Recap | Download our Modernization Whitepaper

Planner Evolves: Agentic AI, Copilot Integration, and the New Way to Manage Work

In their breakout session “Planner & Agents: Driving Work Across Teams, Outlook, and Copilot Chat,” Microsoft leaders Howard Crow and Robyn Guarriello unveiled major updates to Microsoft Planner and the evolving AI-powered project management landscape. The big shift? Co-intelligent agents are now woven directly into Planner, Outlook, Teams, and Copilot—taking on real work like building plans, writing status reports, and tracking progress across tools. With floating agent buttons, unified notifications, task chat, and agentic workflows across Jira, Azure DevOps, and GitHub, Planner is no longer a simple task list—it’s a full-on work hub. And with a single plan type on the horizon, this is the start of a deeply integrated, agent-first future for PMOs and work teams alike.

Watch the Session Replay | Read the Microsoft Planner Blog

Microsoft Announces the Retirement of Project Online

Microsoft has officially announced that Project Online will be retired on September 30, 2026. For organizations with years of customizations, reporting, and dashboards built on this legacy platform, the clock is now ticking. While the change may feel disruptive, the good news is this isn’t the end! It’s just the beginning of a journey towards a smarter, platform-first, AI-powered era built on Teams, Teams4PM, Planner, Power Platform, and Copilot.