How to migrate from Project Online to xPM
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Trish Malone
7/3/20261 min read
How to migrate from Project Online to Context& xPM
Project Online retires on 30 September 2026, and Microsoft offers no migration path for your data. Here is how a planned move to Context& xPM works, step by step.
Step 1 - Free assessment
It starts with a 30-minute call to scope your portfolio, your configuration and your data, and to confirm a fixed quote before any work begins.
Step 2 - Migrate and configure, with the Accelerator
Our Migration Accelerator is a set of tools built as a Power Platform solution. We tailor it to your build, deploy xPM in your tenant, configure it to match your process, and migrate your projects, tasks, resources and history. Throughout the whole process, your data never leaves your Microsoft 365 tenant.
What happens to documents and project artefacts?
• Project sites and documents: your project sites move to a supported site collection, with documents linked into xPM through the SharePoint integration.
• Risk, issue and other project lists: Microsoft limits clean export of these by design - there is no consolidated access. Our toolset consolidates and exports them into xPM, where they stay consolidated.
Step 3 - Train and go live
Role-based training, go-live coordination and hypercare, so the new platform gets used rather than just installed.
Before you start - prepare
Three things to do now: notify your users and update internal documentation; evaluate your options and plan the move; and back up your Project Online data before the retirement date.
How long it takes
For most SMEs, 3-7 weeks depending on size and complexity - roughly 3-4 weeks for a Launch migration, 5-7 for Standard, and 8-10 for a larger, more complex Premium move.
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Project Online retires 30 September 2026. Let’s plan your move.
A free 30-minute assessment, then a fixed quote before any work begins.
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