Project Resource Management Support Ends in 2026

NetSuite will end support for the Project Resource Management SuiteApp on October 27, 2026. Accounts with it installed should stop using and uninstall it before that date. Review dependencies first: uninstalling does not affect existing project task assignment or resource allocation data, but dependent processes still warrant review.

What's Changing for Project Resource Management?

After October 27, 2026, Project Resource Management will no longer receive updates, issue fixes, or customer support. NetSuite's instruction is to stop using and uninstall the SuiteApp before the deadline—not simply to continue using it without support.

NetSuite identifies two alternatives to evaluate: Resource Allocation Chart/Grid SuiteApp and Project Task Manager SuiteApp. The documentation does not provide an automatic migration procedure or a feature-by-feature replacement mapping. Evaluate the alternatives against the allocation and task-staffing activities your business needs to retain.

What Should You Review Before Uninstalling?

Review dependencies on Project Resource Management across all six areas named in the notice:

Treat this review as a business-process check, not just an installation task. Ask each process owner which activities must continue after removal, then evaluate those activities against the proposed alternative. Preserving project data does not establish that every dependent customization will continue working unchanged.

Important: NetSuite explicitly states that uninstalling does not affect existing project task assignment or resource allocation data. That assurance is specific to those data categories; it should not be extended to every custom record or other dependency.

For planning purposes, separate three checks: dependency review, alternative evaluation, and post-uninstall validation. This is a recommended working approach, not a documented automated migration procedure.

When Should You Evaluate Resource Allocation Chart/Grid?

Resource Allocation Chart/Grid provides a visual tool for viewing, creating, and editing resource allocations. Users can display allocations as either a chart or a grid. Evaluate it when the process you need to retain centers on allocation visibility and maintenance.

Required roles and features

Before installation, confirm that the Administrator and Resource Manager roles are active at Setup > Users/Roles > Manage Roles.

Next, open Setup > Company > Setup Tasks > Enable Features and verify these prerequisites:

Time tracking is also required: the account must have the ability to track time to use Resource Allocation Chart/Grid. Include that requirement in your readiness review rather than checking only the allocation feature.

Installation and access checks

1. Open Setup > Company > Setup Tasks > Enable Features.
2. Under Resource Management, enable Resource Allocations if it is not already enabled.
3. Under Related SuiteApps, select Resource Allocation Chart.
4. On the SuiteApp Details page, select Install.

Installation alone does not establish access for every user. The documentation warns that relevant roles may be unable to access Chart/Grid pages unless role access is added. Verify access using the actual roles your team uses before retiring the old SuiteApp. This separates installation readiness from day-to-day usability for resource managers.

When Should You Evaluate Project Task Manager?

Project Task Manager brings project resources and tasks into one visual interface. Staffing managers receive a real-time view of resources and their assigned tasks, helping them identify staffing problems and address them directly within the tool.

Its documented capabilities include:

• Identifying tasks that are understaffed or overstaffed.
• Reassigning or rescheduling tasks for overbooked resources by dragging tasks to different time slots or assigning them to other resources.
• Adjusting project task details by resizing a task bar or editing information in the Task Assignment Detail popup.

Use these staffing activities as evaluation scenarios rather than assuming the alternative reproduces every existing process. For related reading, see Project Manager role and specialized access.

Prerequisites and installation details

Project Task Manager extends the Project Management feature, which must be enabled. It is also a shared SuiteApp: your account needs access before installation. Contact your account manager for more information about that access requirement.

To install it, open Setup > Company > Setup Tasks > Enable Features. On the Company subtab, find the Project section, select Project Task Manager under Related SuiteApps, and select Install to begin installing the bundle.

Project Task Manager is managed and updates automatically whenever there are changes. Issue fixes and enhancements become available as soon as the SuiteApp updates in your account. Include that automatic-update behavior in your ongoing validation planning.

Who This Affects

The notice calls for action in accounts where Project Resource Management is installed. Divide the review by responsibility:

• Administrators: Coordinate dependency reviews, prerequisites, installation, role access checks, and removal before the deadline.
• Developers and integration owners: Assess scripts, workflows, custom records, and integrations for dependencies.
• Resource and staffing managers: Evaluate allocation views, staffing visibility, reassignment, and rescheduling against daily work.
• Project managers and reporting users: Validate task assignments, allocation data, saved searches, and reports after the transition.

For related reading, see consultant features for project management.

Key Takeaways

• Stop using and uninstall Project Resource Management before October 27, 2026.
• Review all six documented dependency areas before removal.
• Existing project task assignment and resource allocation data are unaffected by uninstalling.
• Evaluate Resource Allocation Chart/Grid for allocation maintenance and Project Task Manager for visual task staffing.
• Check each alternative's prerequisites, including Chart/Grid role access and Project Task Manager's account-access requirement.