I migrated the team’s projects from Asana to Microsoft Planner — converting all the project data and winding Asana down before its annual renewal — eliminating an Asana Premium bill of about $270 a month for 20 users by using tooling already included in our Microsoft environment.
Paying Twice for Project Management
The team ran projects in Asana Premium while Microsoft Planner sat unused inside a license we already owned. With the annual Asana renewal approaching, the window was open to move everything to Planner — but only if the project data came across cleanly and the team didn’t lose a step.
What I Delivered
Projects migrated to Planner
Moved all Teams projects from Asana into Microsoft Planner.
Project data converted
Carried tasks and project data across so nothing was lost in the switch.
Asana wound down
Retired Asana Premium ahead of its annual renewal to stop the recurring charge.
~$270/mo saved, 20 users
Cut roughly $270 a month by using Planner, already included in the MS environment.
Skills & Tools
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The Impact
Project management now lives in Microsoft Planner alongside the rest of the team’s Microsoft tooling — Asana Premium is gone, about $270 a month back in the budget for 20 users, and no loss of functionality in the move.
Use What You Already Own
The most avoidable software bill is the one that duplicates something you already pay for. Moving the team to Planner — cleanly, before the renewal — erased a $270 monthly charge and put project management where the rest of the work already happened.
