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Microsoft Project Online • September 30, 2026

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Structure Advanced

Visualize all your Jira data across programs, projects,and portfolios in one place.


  • ✓Cross-project dependency management
  • ✓Dynamic portfolio rollups
  • ✓Custom fields and formulas

Beyond the basics

Timesheets

Cutting-edge automation means your team can Log, collect, and report on data with just a few clicks.

  • ✓Time tracking against any Jira issue
  • ✓Budget burn and cost rollup
  • ✓Approval workflows and audit trail

Capacity Planner

Know who is working on what, when, and at what cost.


  • ✓Team capacity heatmaps
  • ✓Capacity vs demand views
  • ✓Resource scheduling

Weeks 1–2

Readiness sprint


Audit your Project Online data, map fields to Jira, and define success criteria for the pilot.

Days 1–30

Pilot: One Portfolio


Operational in weeks, not quarters.

Day 31 +

Full rollout


Expand to all portfolios. Native .MPP import means no data is lost in translation.

Final step

Cut the cord


Cancel Project Online licenses. The weekly export loop never runs again.

The de-risked migration

What you keep

  • ✓Your existing Jira boards and backlogs
  • ✓Sprint cadence and team workflows
  • ✓Existing issue history and custom fields
  • ✓Your Atlassian admin structure

What you retire

  • ✖Microsoft Project Online Business
  • ✖The weekly export-and-reformat loop
  • ✖Duplicate admin overhead
  • ✖The second vendor contract
Microsoft states Project Online will retire on September 30, 2026, with end of sale for Project Online-only SKUs for new customers on October 1, 2025.
Microsoft says that after Project Online is retired, you will no longer be able to access your projects or any associated data in the service, and recommends backing up your data before the retirement date.
If execution is in Jira, adding another planning tool can keep the "two sources of truth" problem alive. This webinar focuses on a Jira-native alternative – using Structure Advanced to plan and track portfolios directly on Jira issues.
Structure helps you visualize, track, and manage work across Jira projects and teams using adaptable, user-defined issue hierarchies in a spreadsheet-like view.
Yes – Gantt Charts for Structure adds familiar Gantt capabilities in Jira, including visualizing dependencies and timelines across multiple projects.
Structure by Tempo is listed as working with Jira Cloud and Jira Data Center/Server on the Atlassian Marketplace. However with the pending DC EOL deadline of 30 March 2026, announced by Atlassian for purchase of new subscriptions we highly recommend you consider the cloud version of our apps.
A common approach is:
  1. Inventory your Project Online portfolios/reports and what must be preserved
  2. Map to Jira issue types/fields and governance
  3. Pilot one portfolio in Structure Advanced
  4. Expand in phases well before retirement (and back up Project Online data)
Microsoft lists transition options including Planner, Project Server Subscription Edition, and Dynamics 365 Project Operations (plus Project desktop).

If you want to keep delivery anchored in Jira and minimize tool sprawl – then Tempo is for you.

Frequently asked questions

Three Jira native modules for a complete MS Project upgrade.

Start a trial and import your .MPP in three minutes

  • ✓Avoid bloated, overly complex solutions
  • ✓Built for the Jira environment your teams already work in
  • ✓Switch in weeks, not months
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MS Project Online retires September 30. Import everything to Jira in 3 minutes.

Switch to a Jira-native alternative in weeks, with one-click import and zero data loss.

MS Project Online retires September 30. Import everything to Jira in 3 minutes.

Switch to a Jira-native alternative in weeks, with one-click import and zero data loss.