Announcing Public Preview of Project Manager agent in Shared Premium Plans

Project Manager agent (PMA) is now available in all shared premium plans to enhance planning and execution. Key updates include broader availability, new chat entry point, and improved admin controls. Rollout begins in August 2025. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required for full access. No compliance considerations identified. What and Why To help teams and individuals plan and execute work more efficiently, we’re expanding the capabilities and availability of the Project Manager agent (PMA) to all shared premium plans (both new and existing premium plans). These updates are based on customer feedback and aim to make PMA more accessible, easier to use, and more configurable. Enhancements include broader availability across Premium Plans, support in Planner for Web, a new chat entry point, and improved admin controls. PMA is an AI-powered agent in Planner that can take a goal and create a plan by generating structured tasks and support task execution grounded in your plan context and web. To access Project Manager agent in Planner, a Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required. Users who also possess Planner Plan 1, Planner and Project Plan 3, or Planner and Project Plan 5 license will gain access to premium features. Individuals without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license can participate in plan collaboration but will not be able to interact with the Project Manager agent, including assigning tasks to the agent.  Rollout Schedule PMA in existing Premium Plans: Begins early August 2025; expected completion by early September 2025. New PMA chat entry point and name: Begins early August 2025. PMA in Planner for Web: Begins early August 2025. Advanced PMA admin settings: Begins mid-July 2025. Impact on Your Organization Key capabilities include: Assign tasks to PMA for execution with results captured in embedded Loop pages. Use the Goals tab to generate structured tasks from natural language goals. Ground PMA with context from SharePoint, Word, Loop, or web links. Access PMA Chat (previously “Copilot in Planner”) via the rocket icon to plan, manage, and track projects. Action Required/Recommendations Compliance Considerations No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization. Who is affected: Organizations using Microsoft Planner […]

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