Replacing MS Project Online: Real Talk on What to Look For, What to Avoid, and What Comes Next

Microsoft Project Online is Retiring — and for many Enterprise PMOs, the Clock is Ticking.

Microsoft Project Online retires in September 2026 — and for enterprise PMOs, the clock is already ticking. In this on-demand session, Byron Garbutt, Director Solutions MIGSO-PCUBED and Pierre Hulin, Chief Strategy Officer at Cora Systems cut through the noise and share what PMO and IT leaders actually need to know to make a confident, well-informed decision before the deadline arrives.

Webinar Speakers

Byron Garbutt - Director of Solutions, MIGSO-PCUBED

Byron leads solutions at MIGSO-PCUBED, one of the world's leading project management consultancies. With deep experience advising enterprise clients on PMO transformation, portfolio management, and technology selection, Byron has sat across the table from this exact decision more times than most. He brings the independent implementation perspective - what works in practice, what doesn't, and what clients wish they'd known before they started.

Pierre Hulin - Chief Strategy Officer, Cora Systems

Pierre is a CxO with 20+ years transforming product strategy and market positioning in enterprise SaaS. At Cora Systems, he works at the intersection of customer experience, product direction, and go-to-market - giving him a uniquely honest view of where enterprise PPM platforms genuinely deliver and where they fall short.

Key Webinar Takeaways

• Why This Decision Is More Complex Than It Looks
  Most organisations aren't just losing a tool — they're losing workflows, integrations, and years of embedded business logic. Pierre and Byron explain what's really at stake before you make a move.

• How to Assess What You Actually Need
  Before you speak to a single vendor, there's groundwork to do. This session walks you through the capability inventory that every organisation should complete first.

• Making Sense of a Crowded PPM Market
  Pierre introduces a practical framework for cutting through vendor noise and identifying which tier of platform your organisation genuinely needs — without getting overwhelmed.

• Getting Stakeholder Alignment Right
  Alignment failures sink more evaluations than feature gaps. Byron and Pierre explain the one thing most organisations get wrong before the vendor process even begins.

• Avoiding Common Evaluation Mistakes
  Polished demos, overstated maturity levels, and the wrong people in the room — Byron breaks down the pitfalls that lead organisations to the wrong platform, and how to avoid them.

• Change Management: The 60–70% You Can't Ignore
  Technology is only part of the challenge. Byron explains what a realistic migration plan actually needs to account for — and why skipping this step is where most projects come unstuck.

• Data Migration: What Moves, What Doesn't
  Not everything survives a platform switch. Pierre explains the critical distinction that catches most organisations off guard — and how to protect yourself before you migrate.

• Building a Business Case That Holds Up
  Licensing costs are just the starting point. Learn the questions you need to ask every vendor — and what most organisations forget to factor in.